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Rear seat is safer when the plane falls
Aviation experts have just tried a crash on a Boeing 727 passenger plane, to find out what happens when the plane crashes to the ground.
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If lightning hits the plane ...
On average, all American civil aircraft are struck by lightning at least once a year. However, since 1967 until now, no American civil aircraft has fallen because of lig…
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The secret of specialties of heads of state (1)
Each aircraft on duty carrying heads of state, government or royal family is considered to be specialized. The aircraft have very special equipment
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The secret of specialty of heads of state (3)
The interior of the specialized vehicles is specially designed, even following the lead of each leader. The plane of the Sultan of Brunei is like an overhead palace that…
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The specialized secret of heads of state (4)
One of the most controversial stories about specialization is the case of Zaire President Mobuto Sese Seko. The Concorde rented not only for him to go public but also se…
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Incidents with the chief's specialty (5)
Presidential planes are always the number one priority in every country, but there are also ones that are still in use even if they are too old like the Fokker F28 of th…
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Piloting UFO sightings in the UK
Two unidentified flying objects (UFOs) appeared in the sight of some pilots as they were flying airplanes in the English sky a few months ago.
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NASA wants to test Starline aircraft to become a space mission
This is a move that shows NASA wants to speed up the time fund to relay private companies' astronauts to the ISS International Space Station.
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An asteroid that just flew close to Earth without being detected
The planet is estimated to be 78m long (the size of a Boeing 747 passenger plane), three times the meteorite that once plunged into our atmosphere in 2013 and exploded i…
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The US developed the new generation XS-1 supersonic spacecraft
The XS-1 unmanned spacecraft is about the same size as a civilian aircraft, capable of taking off vertically like a missile's working mechanism and flying at supersonic…
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Boeing designed a space station to serve people to Mars
Boeing's new generation of space stations designed to allow people to explore further in the universe could become a reality in the next three years.
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NASA's new astronaut suit is the same as in 2001: A Space Odyssey
This suit not only replaces the bulky old version, but also makes astronauts look cool.
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Boeing decided to defeat SpaceX in the race to bring people to Mars
Boeing's CEO revealed his ambition to build rockets to send people to Mars first, surpassing billionaire Elon Musk's rival SpaceX.
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How much does NASA pay for each ticket to space?
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has to accept huge costs to borrow Russian Soyuz ships on trips to the space station and return to Earth.