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NASA's space paraglider inventor
Francis Rogallo's invention will help bring space vehicles back to safety on the runway, instead of exploding in the oceans. T
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This is what really happens if you want to open the airplane door while in the middle of the sky
Do you think you will be sucked out? The answer is completely not what you think!
Space science
There were potential space tourists for flights on 'Soyuz'
American Space Adventures is currently the only tour operator involved in space flights.
New technology
Close up of Uber's first passenger taxi interior
Uber plans to test the Uber Air taxi next year and deploy the service in 2023.
New technology
The US company is about to build a supersonic passenger plane of 6,000km / h
If successful, the model of Hermeus could shorten the flight time between New York and London to 1.5 hours compared to the current 7 hours.
New technology
German flight taxi successfully flew the first flight
The prototype of Lilium Jet electric taxi has successfully piloted the first trip in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany).
Space science
The most important tasks in NASA history (Part 2)
While Mercury's missions give people basic trajectories, Gemini's mission shows us the necessary techniques to get to the Moon.
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Jet propulsion technology hybridized the rocket into reality
The jet-stopping jet technology at supersonic speeds was successfully tested, reducing the flight time from London to New York by one hour.
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The world's largest aircraft has 6 Boeing 747 engines taking off for the first time
On April 13, the world's largest aircraft consists of two Boeing 747 aircraft and six engines with the first test flight in California, USA.
Space science
Jeff Bezos is making 'the most important rocket engine of the century'
Elon Musk has SpaceX, Richard Branson has Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos has Blue Origin. 3 giants with three aerospace startups are opening up a new generation of spac…
Conquer Mars
Radiation when flying to Mars takes 2 and a half years of astronaut life
Each flight that lasts two years on Mars will take 2.5 years of life for each crew member due to direct contact with radiation during the flight.
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American supersonic aircraft carrying people to space successfully
Virgin Galactic's supersonic jet launches on the edge of the universe during an important test flight yesterday, helping the company move closer to the goal of bringing…
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The CIA instructs how to fly 10 hours of continuous flight without bothering to go to the bathroom
A U-2 flight usually lasts 9 hours or more, the cockpit is not designed to accommodate an extra pilot, so the toilet is much more difficult than you think.
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Three pilots saw UFOs scouting on airplanes off Ireland
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is investigating reports of glowing objects and UFOs flying through the south-west waters of the country.
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The black box of the Lion Air plane has been decoded
The newly extracted data from the black box is thought to be consistent with the hypotheses that previous researchers have made.