Mars One Gets 80,000 Applications in Two Weeks, Can It Work?
There will be an attempt to reach Mars and colonize it over the next half century but “Mars One Project” (MOP) will not be leading the charge. MOP may create some buzz about a Mars…
Aviation
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Problematic Battery System Raises More Questions
Following on from a fire on board a Boeing 787 dreamliner plane, the manufacturer is to undergo further federal investigation into the safety and stability of the aircraft. The issues are rooted in the model’s…
Will Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano Eruption Disrupt Air Travel?
Scientists are monitoring the remote Cleveland Volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain for further eruptions that could launch an ash cloud capable of wreaking havoc on intercontinental air travel. The volatile peak came to life…
Boenig 747 Falls From The Sky, Killing Seven (Video)
NATO reported today that a National Airlines Boeing 747-428 cargo plane crashed as it took off from US-run Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on its way to Dubai yesterday killing all seven on board. A dramatic…
Solar Impulse Plane Takes Another Step Toward Crossing USA – Slide Show
An Aviation First The creators of the solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse, recently completed their first test flight of the aircraft, flying for two hours over San Francisco. The test flight was conducted in advance…
Profile: Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk: “I would like to die on Mars, not just on Impact”
Seldom do we see such a young life where big dreams and ambitions are transformed into reality in the span of a few short years; his story is a testament to vision, passion, determination with…
Heavy Lifting Quadcopter Lifts 50 Pound Loads. It’s a Gas Powered HULK (HLQ)
A gas powered quadcopter capable of autonomously picking up and delivering a payload of 50 pounds. Four senior mechanical engineering students at San Jose State University, California are designing and developing an autonomous gas-powered quadcopter,…
High Tech Olympics in Outer Space. Does the Biggest Budget Win?
Where is the international space race headed? Are regional space races likely? As early as the 1930’s Russians began activities that would lay the foundation for the pre-modern space era: building the first intercontinental ballistic…
Flying Cars now a Reality with PAL-V
One way to reveal your age is to admit you remember flying cars in “The Jetsons” in the 1950’s-60’s. In 1956 the Aerocar was designed: it looked like a car but had wings; it turned…
NASA & Burt Aerospace Developing New Launch Systems
NASA is developing a space launch system for the purpose of carrying spaceships, both manned and unmanned, into Earth orbit. NASA’s design is similar to the Stratolaunch System already under development by Paul Allen and…
