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Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company’s XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Video: Boom’s XB-1 cleared for supersonic test flights
NASA has given the green light for the nuclear-powered Dragonfly rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Approval for the 2028 interplanetary mission comes after years of delay due to COVID-19 and a series of cost overruns.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Dragonfly rotorcraft given green light for mission to Titan
Future Moon bases may be a bit tidier thanks to an electric shield that protects equipment from destructive lunar dust. NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology promises to tame the destructive dust that clings to equipment.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading NASA’s electrodynamic dust shield will repel clingy, abrasive Moon grit
When NASA returns to the Moon, its astronauts will enjoy tooling around in a pressurized camper van courtesy of JAXA and Toyota. The two-person vehicle is part of a US/Japan agreement that includes putting the first Japanese astronauts on the Moon.Cont… Continue reading Japan to build NASA a pressurized Moon campervan for 30-day trips
NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift off on April 24.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Advanced solar sail mission prepares to catch the wind in the void of space
NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift off on April 24.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Advanced solar sail mission prepares to catch the wind in the void of space
Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to the colonization of Mars. In an address at SpaceX’s Starbase facility at Boca Chica, Texas, he gave an update on how the advances in the company’s Starship rocket and plummeting launch costs could one day… Continue reading Musk plans 1,000-ship fleets to colonize Mars
Northrop Grumman introduces its first completed prototype Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that it is developing for DARPA. The extra-large submarine glider is designed to carry out long-range undersea missions without human assistance.Conti… Continue reading Northrop Grumman debuts Manta Ray robotic underwater glider
NASA engineers have narrowed down the problem with the Voyager 1 deep space probe to a single faulty chip. It may now be possible to work around the corrupted memory and return the 47-year old interstellar spacecraft to an operational condition.Continu… Continue reading Faulty chip may be clue to Voyager 1 computer fix
Demonstrating that semi-autonomous weapons are the mainstay of the future and not an oddity, the US Navy and Lockheed Martin have completed a test of four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) simultaneously in flight with minimal human guidance.Contin… Continue reading Four long-range anti-ship missiles team up in historic test