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On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 AM, the predawn darkness on what was then the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, was suddenly lit up with… Continue reading 75 years ago, the Trinity atomic bomb test changed the world forever
Boeing has been awarded a US$916 million contract extension for continued support of the International Space Station through September 2024. Valued annually at US$225 million, the agreement covers the provision of engineering support services, resource… Continue reading Boeing awarded US$916 million contract to support the ISS through 2024
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Advanced trainer has passed another milestone, with a test prototype flying upside down for the first time. Flown by Boeing Test & Evaluation pilots Matt Giese and William Berryman, the trainer jet flew inverted over a dozen time… Continue reading Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet flies upside down for the first time
BAE Systems has unveiled the futuristic smart factory that will be used to develop and manufacture Britain’s Tempest fighter jet. Billed as a first-of-its-kind factory, the new facility at Warton, Lancashire combines robotics with other advanced techno… Continue reading BAE unveils smart factory that will build the Tempest fighter
Boeing has won a contract worth almost US$1.2 billion from the US Air Force to build the first tranche of eight F-15EX fighter jets. The most advanced version of the venerable F-15 that began production in the 1970s, the first two jets are already unde… Continue reading Boeing awarded US$1.2 billion for first eight F-15EX fighter jets
Panasonic is trialing a new robotic mobility system that uses three electric wheelchairs equipped with autonomous “follow-the-leader” tracking functionality.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Panasonic, Robotics, Tokyo Continue reading Panasonic tests autonomous tracking robots at Tokyo railway station
The spacecraft containing NASA’s Perseverance rover has been successfully mated with the rocket that will propel it to Mars. The autonomous rover inside its protective aeroshell, along with the cruise stage and descent stage, are now fixed to the upper… Continue reading Perseverance rover attached to Atlas V rocket ahead of Mars launch
Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role H160 helicopter has received type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Three prototypes of the twin-engine rotorcraft have completed over 1,500 hours of test and demonstration flights and i… Continue reading Airbus’ H160 mutli-role helicopter awarded EASA certification
An archaeological conundrum may have been solved by DNA analyses carried out by a team of Stanford Medicine scientists led by Alexander Ioannidis that indicates Native Americans and Polynesians came into contact centuries before the arrival of the firs… Continue reading DNA suggests Polynesian and Native American contact pre-European arrival
Research led by scientists associated with the American Museum of Natural History suggests that the giant reptiles of the age of the dinosaurs were descendants of a very tiny ancestor, shedding light on how the characteristics of dinosaurs and flying p… Continue reading Giant dinosaurs may have evolved from tiny insect eaters