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Top 5 supersonic aircraft models that attract attention
Long after Concorde was discontinued, commercial companies are now developing new models of supersonic passenger aircraft.
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Admire the inside of the 'Made in China' plane that first arrived in Vietnam
China Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) allowed viewers to freely visit the two aircraft C919 and ARJ21-700 parked at Van Don airport (Quang Ninh).
Space science
For the first time in history, a commercial satellite successfully surveyed the entire sky of the Earth
The success of China's equipment shows the potential for big data mining in private companies.
AI - Artificial intelligence
The first supertanker with artificial intelligence to drive itself across the Atlantic Ocean
Prism Courage, a 134,000-ton commercial oil tanker, steered itself from the Gulf of Mexico to South Korea by the HiNAS 2.0 artificial intelligence system.
Scientific works
China's 2 gigawatt commercial fusion reactor
A Chinese research team has designed the world's first plant that can turn fusion energy into electricity without shutting down the power grid.
Space science
SpaceX will set a record for launching a satellite weighing 9.2 tons
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is expected to put the heaviest commercial satellite in history into geostationary orbit at an altitude of 35,785km.
Scientific works
American company to open space entertainment complex with artificial gravity in 2025
This is an ambitious and possibly unrealistic timeline.
Science Events
China plans to welcome tourists on Tiangong space station
China is encouraging commercial space tourism. Accordingly, the Thien Cung space station can open its doors to space tourists within the next 10 years.
Animal world
Genetically modified glowing fish run away from the farm
Striped fish genetically engineered to glow in different colors escape livestock farms, possibly disrupting biodiversity in the Atlantic forest.
Science Events
Chinese rocket sets record for simultaneous launch of 22 satellites
China on February 22 launched a space mission that set a domestic record for the most number of satellites launched by a rocket.
Science Events
The world's largest aircraft test flight high 4,500m
Roc transport aircraft with a wingspan of 117 m, more than twice as long as conventional commercial aircraft, successfully took off for the 4th time.
Space science
Image of the Earth seen from the Moon's south pole
NASA hopes astronauts will be able to see Earth first-hand from the Moon's poles by the end of the 2020s.
New technology
Development and testing of the world's largest zero-emissions commercial aircraft
Alaska Air Group and ZeroAvia are developing and testing an improved De Havilland Q400 76-seat aircraft with a range of 805km.
Space science
SpaceX usher in the era of commercial space travel
The flight of the two astronauts to the ISS station, jointly conducted by SpaceX and NASA, created a new turning point in the field of space travel.
Space science
The SpaceX is about to take astronauts into space for the first time
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will fly aboard the Crew Dragon, marking the first time the US spacecraft has been carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS since 2011.