May 19 2011

SpaceShipTwo Re-entry System Tested

Tag: Aviation,Private Spaceflight,Space Commercialization,Space People,Space Shuttle — Irene Klotz @ 7:24 pm
Virgin Galactic has released a video clip of the latest test flight of SpaceShipTwo, featuring the spacecraft's unique "feathering" technique.

May 13 2011

Robot Train-Plane Could Levitate Future Commuters

Tag: Aviation,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Flying Robots,Inventions,Public Transportation,Robotics,Robots,Transportation,Transportation Infrastructure,Vehicles and Equipment — Nic Halverson @ 7:11 pm
The Aero Train is a free-flying, robotic train-plain that levitates on a cushion of air.

May 09 2011

Water-Propelled Jetpack Makes a Splash

Tag: Adventure Sports,Air Sports,Aviation,Future Aviation,Water,Water Sports — Nic Halverson @ 8:37 pm
JetLev R200 lets pilots fly 22 mph over water and soar 30 feet.

May 09 2011

Human-Powered Helicopter to Take Flight

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Aviation,Engineering,Future Aviation — Nic Halverson @ 1:23 pm
The Gamera is more than 1/3 the size of a football fields and weighs just 140 pounds.

Apr 21 2011

Russian Dead Alien Video Surfaces

Tag: Alien Life,Aviation,Mystery,Science Fiction,SETI,Skepticism,Space Culture,Space People — Benjamin Radford @ 10:19 pm
Is a new viral video of an alien body recovered in Russia for real?

Apr 20 2011

Michelle Obama’s Plane: Never in Danger

Tag: Air Force,Aircraft,Aviation,Government — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:28 am
An official plane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama had to abort a landing at an air force base near Washington on Monday due to an air traffic controller's error.

Apr 13 2011

Money: The Next Human Spaceflight Incentive?

Tag: Apollo Program,Aviation,Current Events,Mars,NASA,Private Spaceflight,Soyuz,Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 7:04 am
Are we at a cross-roads in human spaceflight? Or are we in a steady decline? On the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight, Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill shares his opinion.

Apr 04 2011

Explosives-detecting Ink Could Help Ground Terrorists

Tag: Aviation,Biotechnology,Chemistry,Crime,Future Aviation,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Safety and Prevention,Terrorism,Transportation — Nic Halverson @ 9:22 pm
Ink-like substances change color in the presence of explosives.

Apr 03 2011

Southwest Cancels Flights After Emergency Landing

Tag: Air Travel,Aircraft,Aviation,Safety,Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:20 pm
The airline was inspecting its aircraft after a hold in a fuselage forced a plane to land.

Mar 23 2011

Online Sleuth Tweeting Secret Libya Psyops

Tag: Aviation,Communication,Government,Military Inventions,Military Weapons,Privacy,Terrorism,Weapons — Nic Halverson @ 8:14 pm
A Dutch man has been intercepting radio broadcasts from Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya and tweeting them.
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