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Astronauts on interplanetary missions will be a bit less thirsty after a new NASA system succeeded at reclaiming 98% of waste water aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by converting things like urine into a drinkable state.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading NASA converts pee to drinkable water on International Space Station
At this year’s Paris Air Show, Boom Supersonic announced a raft of new supplier agreements that reveal technical specifications for the company’s planned Overture supersonic commercial airliner and its custom Symphony engine.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Boom reveals supersonic specs at Paris Air Show
One of the buzz generators at this week’s Paris Air Show was the public debut of French-based Turgis & Gaillard’s AAROK self-funded medium altitude long endurance (MALE) combat Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) prototype.Continue ReadingCategory: Military,… Continue reading Game-changing Gallic combat drone brings the buzz to Paris Air Show
If your local hummingbird is getting a bit aggressive, it may have a drinking problem. A recent study by University of California, Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley indicates that, along with nectar, hummingbirds get alcohol from flowers and feeders.Con… Continue reading Are hummingbirds getting drunk on flowers?
Airbus is looking towards a greener aviation future, revealing major projects to build hydrogen jet airliners with not only a complete hydrogen-fueled propulsion system, but also a hydrogen Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to generate electricity onboard.Con… Continue reading Airbus pursues new technology for 100% hydrogen-powered airliner
Better known for building and flying lightweight small and medium orbital launchers, Rocket Lab is branching out. The company has announced the successful full launch of its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) launch vehicle, which … Continue reading Rocket Lab launches hypersonic boost vehicle
To give big aircraft better protection against missile attacks and small ones some, Elbit Systems has unveiled its Nano Self Protection Electronic Attack and Reconnaissance (SPEAR) disposable anti-radar decoy at this year’s Paris Air Show.Continue Read… Continue reading Nano SPEAR anti-radar decoy puts big protection in a small package
NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator full-scale single-aisle research plane designed to explore net-zero aviation emissions and faster, more economical passenger flight near the speed of sound has been named the X-66A by the US Air Force.Continue Rea… Continue reading NASA’s X-66A transonic plane doesn’t have a perfect wing, but it tries
DARPA has announced its new Anesthetics for Battlefield Care (ABC) program, which is aiming to develop a new combat anesthesia that can be applied to casualties in the field without requiring specialized medical training or complex monitoring apparatus… Continue reading DARPA goes fundamental to find game-changing battlefield anesthetics
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has taken the wraps off “Sky Sonic,” its advanced system for intercepting hostile hypersonic missiles traveling five times the speed of sound that will make its public debut at next week’s Paris Air Show.Continue Reading… Continue reading Israel’s Rafael shows off home-grown hypersonic missile interceptor