Next-Gen Spacecraft Needs No Fuel
One of the major problems a rocket has is the weight of fuel a shuttle engine requires, which weighs more than the object it’s propelling. In simple words, the weight of fuel dwarfs the weight…
Aviation
$1 Trillion In Perspective: The F-35 Lightning II, US National Debt & More
Humans are increasingly thinking in larger and larger numbers; let’s take a look at some examples where “trillions” are involved. In the US, the Air Force is building 2,443 F-35 Lightning II’s, the world’s most…
“One Planet, One World, One Incredibly Beautiful Miracle”: Earth Time Lapse From International Space Station
The following time lapse video is 3 minutes and 45 seconds and may be the best 3:46 you’ve spent in a while. The video is a compilation of footage and images taken from the International…
SpaceX Will Attempt To Land a 70-Foot-Wide, 14-Story-Tall Rocket On a Drone Ship Friday
This Friday, SpaceX will attempt to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on an “autonomous spaceport drone ship”, essentially a floating platform in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The platform is…
Converting Sunlight To Jet Fuel Using Water & Carbon Dioxide…
Energy insecurity and environmental concerns are forcing scientists to seek alternative fuels that can be used interchangeably with today’s jet fuel. The EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has led the way in generating truly sustainable fuels with virtually unlimited feedstock in…
Open-Source, 3D Printed Military Grade Drones
What was once a pleasant hobby for nerdy kids and engineers has “shapeshifted” into a full out struggle over low altitude skies in the pursuit of both blood and treasure. Below traffic patterns of civilian…
Getting You There Faster With LORADS III: The World’s Most Advanced Air Traffic Management System
Aimlessly flying around in circles awaiting air traffic approval to land may be a thing of the past with the introduction of Singapore’s new automation system, LORADS III, designed by TopSky-ATC. Singapore-the world’s 5th busiest…
‘Athena’ Just Became The First Paying Humanoid Robot Airline Passenger
This afternoon, a humanoid robot named Athena will become the first paying humanoid robot airline passenger according to the Los Angeles International Airport’s Twitter feed. Athena will be on a commercial Lufthansa flight to Germany,…
Emirates Upset At The Possibility Of Airbus Discontinuing The A380 Superjumbo
Emirates is clearly upset after Airbus publicly announced it might discontinue the A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest airliner project. Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline said, “I am not particularly happy as you can imagine.”…
Space Elevators Built With New Superstrength Materials Could Replace Launch Rockets
Biomimetics or biomimicry seeks to build human technologies using nature as an a template. With the rapid progress in material science, researchers are beginning to imagine a day when carbon nanotubes, inspired by spider silk…
