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An international team of scientists has calculated that a crewed mission to Mars should only last a maximum of four years if the astronauts’ health isn’t to be endangered by prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scienc… Continue reading Radiation could restrict crewed Mars missions to less than four years
Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have completed flight tests of an improved version of Martin’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as part of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition to replace the aging RQ-7B Shadow … Continue reading Flight testing of future tactical drone for the US Army completed
Known for their sense of whimsy, MB&F and L’Epée 1839 have released another playful clock that looks like it’s half timepiece and half puzzle. At first glance, the Orb looks like a huge enameled eye, but opening the four beetle-like wings provides some… Continue reading MB&F’s oddball Orb clock is inspired by eyes and beetle wings
Purdue University engineers have developed a space-debris-clearing drag sail called Spinnaker3 that is designed to speed up the deorbiting of space junk up to 400 miles (645 km) high so it safely burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere. The sail will be put… Continue reading Space-junk sail to help deorbit its own launch vehicle
Private orbital debris removal company Astroscale has validated its magnetic capture system that is designed to tackle the problem of space debris. Its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) servicer satellite managed to capture a si… Continue reading ELSA-d spacecraft captures “space debris” in orbit for the first time
Dawn Aerospace has successfully completed five test flights of its uncrewed Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane in the skies over Glentanner Aerodrome on New Zealand’s South Island. The flights were conducted by the New Zealand-Dutch space transportatio… Continue reading Reusable spaceplane demonstrator completes 5 test flights in 3 days
The Kingdom of Denmark just got a teeny bit bigger after researchers from the University of Copenhagen accidentally discovered the world’s northernmost island. Measuring only 30 x 60 m (100 x 200 ft), the still unnamed isle is located 780 m (2,560 ft) … Continue reading Denmark grows after world’s northernmost island discovered off Greenland
A team of researchers is using state-of-the-art forensic techniques to solve the riddle of the origin of uranium cubes that were used as part of the Nazi effort to develop nuclear weapons during the Second World War.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTag… Continue reading Modern forensics seeks origin of uranium cubes from Nazi A-bomb project
Boeing, the US Air Force, and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have celebrated the rollout and naming of the first of 36 production F-15QA fighter jets in the run up to the first deliveries. Formally named the “Ababil,” after the flock of birds mention… Continue reading Most advanced version of venerable F-15 fighter jet rolls out
UAV Factory has rolled out its new Penguin C Mk2 VTOL pilot-less rotorcraft, which increases flight efficiency thanks to automatic hoods that stow away the lift rotors when not in use. The company says its new Aeroflow boom technology reduces drag in h… Continue reading Penguin C drone hides rotors in flight for efficiency boost