aeronautics
NASA Brings Back the X-Plane, and This One’s Electric
While NASA has had a long and storied history of building and testing experimental aircraft – called X-planes -- it…
Dramatic Imagery from NASA of Supersonic Shock Waves
NASA is using a 150-year-old photographic technique with a few 21st century tweaks to capture unique and stunning images of…
Say Goodbye to Boring Airline Safety Presentations
No more falling asleep before takeoff during those boring safety presentations – at least on Virgin America Airlines. Delta Airlines…
The Awesome Complexity of Hypersonic Flight
Researchers at Stanford University are working on solutions to the inherent difficulties of hypersonic flight -- speeds of over Mach…
Star Lab: Space Science on the Wings of Starfighters
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – A NewSpace company based out of New Port Richey in Florida is working to provide…
Your Flying Car is Here
[/caption] Here’s your flying car. And it’s just gotten approval from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to hit…
Stealth Unmanned Combat Vehicle Makes First Flight
[/caption] Looking like something straight from a 1950’s science fiction magazine, the stealthy Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully…
Solar-Powered Airplane Makes Maiden Voyage
A solar powered airplane that one day will attempt an around the world non-stop flight took its maiden voyage yesterday…
NASA’s Version of Star Trek Replicator Ready for On Orbit Test
[/caption] It's not quite like requesting "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" and having a steaming drink appear, but almost. The Electron…
Controversial NASA Aviation Report Released
NASA released the results on Dec. 31 from an $11.3 million federal air safety study. The agency previously withheld the…