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Japan tests self-driving cars at airports.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, is experimenting with using self-driving vehicles to tow cargo containers in an effort to address labor shortages as the number of touris…
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Space science
'Strange smell' detected on cargo spacecraft to ISS
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have had to temporarily shut down a module after discovering
Discover science
Russia mass produces mobile nuclear bomb shelters
The KUB-M shelter is designed as a reinforced cargo container and consists of two modules that can accommodate about 54 people.
Space science
China sends 'Moon bricks' into space
On November 15, China launched the Tianzhou-8 cargo ship to deliver equipment to the Tiangong space station.
Space science
International Space Station leak, NASA fears 'catastrophic failure'
A segment of the Russian-controlled International Space Station is leaking, causing pressure and air to flow out.
Space science
China unveils reusable space shuttle
China on October 29 revealed the design of the Haolong spacecraft, a commercial spacecraft used for low-cost cargo trips to the space station.
Space science
China launches Shenzhou-19 spacecraft to Tiangong station
Early in the morning of October 30, China launched the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station.
Space science
'Space warehouse' can be delivered anywhere on Earth
The spacecraft of American startup Inversion Space will act as a warehouse, transporting goods anywhere in just one hour.
Videos
The world's first commercial space plane
Tenacity, the space plane that transports cargo to the ISS, enters the final stages of preparation for its first launch at the end of 2024.
Archeology
Discovered a 1,700-year-old ghost ship with strange cargo still intact
Despite being swallowed into the Mediterranean since the 4th century, the objects inside the Roman ghost ship are still strangely intact.
Discover science
Why did the bridge in the US collapse so quickly when a freight train hit it?
The 1970s design of the Francis Scott Key Bridge may not have been strong enough to protect it from strong impacts from large container ships.
Archeology
Next April, the ship carrying $17 billion in treasure will be salvaged
Colombian authorities announced they could salvage the San José ship carrying treasures of gold, silver, emeralds and many other goods as early as next month.
Archeology
Aircraft system towing gliders to carry cargo in the air
The American startup develops a cargo system consisting of an aircraft towing a cargo glider behind with connecting wires, helping to significantly save transportation c…
Scientific works
Dubai built the world's largest airport in the desert
The construction process of Al Maktoum International Airport with the capacity to accommodate 160 million passengers will take decades in the desert near Dubai.
Science Events
World's largest plane flies record high
Giant cargo plane Roc completed 7th test flight with record altitude - 8,200 m.