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New Evidence Points to Icy Plate Tectonics on Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa features a warm subterranean ocean covered in ice. For years, scientists have wondered if certain surface features are the re... (2017)
After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters | Ars Technica
This week, the scientists and engineers on the Voyager team did something very special. (2017)
The Colorado School of Mines Wants to Launch the First-Ever Space Mining Program
WIRED: The first-ever graduate program for space miners-in-training is set to launch next year. And the inaugural class is already taking lessons. (2017)
Bacteria found on International Space Station may be alien in origin, says cosmonaut
Bacteria found on the outside of the International Space station could be alien life, according to a cosmonaut who has visited the satellite. Space... (2017)
Concorde moment
I recently searched for the term "Concorde moment" and did not find it. The term has appeared on Top Gear some years ago (though I can't find the c... (2017)
Armed with tough computer chips, scientists are ready to return to the hell of Venus
Silicon carbide transistors could let landers survive for months rather than hours (2017)
What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane
The story of a supersonic legend. With a sleek needle nose and a swept double-delta wing with two prominent nacelles, the supersonic SR-1 Blackb... (2015)
International Space Station - Google Maps
virtually explore the International Space Station - Google Maps (2017)
Forget Flying Cars: Passenger Drones May Be Hovering Soon at a Location Near You
Scientific American, 2017: "Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics prob... (2017)
What Happens If China Makes First Contact?
The Atlantic, 2017: "As America has turned away from searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, China has built the world’s largest radio dish f... (2017)
The man who built a plane on his rooftop
BBC, 2017: "Amol Yadav is a young pilot with a big dream: to make and fly India's first home-made aeroplane. Seven years ago, Amol Yadav announce... (2017)
Remembering Laika, Space Dog and Soviet Hero
Sixty years ago, for the first time in history, an animal was launched into orbit. What is her legacy? (2017)
The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde
BBC, 2017: "The world’s first supersonic airliner was not the Anglo-French Concorde but a Soviet design intended to show the world the superiority ... (2017)
Why Airbus’s tie-up with Bombardier is so damaging for Boeing
The Economist, 2017: "The American aerospace giant’s campaign for tariffs against the C-Series aircraft has backfired. Aviation Week, a trade jour... (2017)
Were the Wright brothers really first? Not in Brazil
cnet, 2013: "In the U.S., the Wright brothers are recognized for making history with the world's first airplane flight. In Brazil, the first aviato... (2017)
The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde
BBC, 2017: "The world’s first supersonic airliner was not the Anglo-French Concorde but a Soviet design intended to show the world the superiority ... (2017)
Pivotal kicks off U.S. sales of its lightweight electric personal Helix aircraft | TechCrunch
Pivotal, the Palo Alto, California-based company backed by Larry Page, kicked off online sales Monday night at CES 2024 for Helix, a lightweight el... (2024)
Pivotal: Flying cars. No license necessary
A flying car that anyone can use will soon go on sale. No pilot’s licence will be necessary to fly the Helix | Science & technology (2023)
Why China fears Starlink. China in space
And why it wants to build its own satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit | China (2023)
What Happened During Ispace’s Moon Landing Attempt - The New York Times
The Japanese company aimed to complete the first moon landing by a private company, but its M1 lander joined numerous spacecraft that have crashed ... (2023)
Starlink’s performance in Ukraine has ignited a new space race | The Economist
Never mind the moon; look to low-Earth orbit | Leaders (2023)
NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time | Ars Technica
"The entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the core strengths of the United States." For more than three years, NASA has been intensely focused on... (2022)
Software engineers are the backbone of space tech — this is what they do
When we think about space exploration, we tend to ignore the people who write the software that keeps the satellites orbiting and the rockets on tr... (2022)
NASA’s next lunar rover will run open-source software | MIT Technology Review
The VIPER mission could turn the space industry on to less expensive, more accessible technologies. (2021)
Space Debris Has Hit And Damaged The International Space Station
The inevitable has occurred. A piece of space debris too small to be tracked has hit and damaged part of the International Space Station - namely, ... (2021)
Here’s what China wants from its next space station | MIT Technology Review
The project is all about prestige and international clout—and maybe even a neat science experiment or two. (2021)
Amazon buys nine ULA rocket launches for its space internet satellites - The Verge
Amazon announced a deal with United Launch Alliance on Monday to launch nine batches of Kuiper satellites into orbit, marking the company’s first l... (2021)
SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon – TechCrunch
The winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by which... (2021)
OneWeb has now raised $1.4B, with $400M from SoftBank and Hughes, to help fund its first satellite fleet
After a troubled year that saw broadband satellite operator OneWeb file for bankruptcy, get rescue finance from the UK government and Bharti, and t... (2021)
3D Printed Rockets are Genius, Here's Why (Relativity Space)
3D Printed Rockets are Genius, Here's Why (Relativity Space) (2024)
Why The World Is Rushing Back To The Moon
During the Cold War, competition between the the United States and the former USSR was fierce, as the two countries rallied for the chance to make ... (2024)
New technology aims to put a whole new spin on space travel
A new form of technology is trying to send items into space with an innovative new method. The SpinLaunch aims to reduce the carbon footprint of sp... (2023)
Why India and Russia Were Racing to the Moon’s South Pole | WSJ
India became the first country to successfully land on the moon's south pole with its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, just days after Russia’s Luna-25 cr... (2023)
How Space Factories Are Becoming A Reality
Space offers a unique environment for research and development because its higher levels of radiation, microgravity and near vacuum-less state allo... (2023)
How SpaceX & NASA Plan To Establish The First Moon Base!
How SpaceX & NASA Plan To Establish The First Moon Base! (2023)
To win the race to Mars, NASA is prepared to go nuclear
Tom Costello reports from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where NASA is developing nuclear rockets to take humans to the M... (2023)
How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing SpaceX Starship!
Today we'll do a full rundown on how exactly to visit Starbase, what and where Starbase is, tips on how to visit like where you can and can’t go, w... (2023)
Partnership Series: Blackshark.ai - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Learn about our partnership with Blackshark.ai to showcase groundbreaking technology. (2023)
Why Rocket Lab Will Be The Next SpaceX!
Why Rocket Lab Will Be The Next SpaceX! Today we're covering Rocket Lab, a company that is doing really cool inovated space design. Today, we're c... (2022)
Why Elon Musk is really building Starlink
Your internet isn't in space. It's in the ocean. But that might change, and here's why.Subscribe to learn: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub_co... (2022)
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming (2021)
Why the Hype Around Hypersonics?
Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here:https://try.magellantv.com/sabinehossenfelder. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free ... (2021)
Former Air Force Pilot Breaks Down UFO Footage | WIRED
Andrea Themely, current commercial pilot and former Air Force colonel, dissects some famous UFO footage released by the U.S. government. Andrea exp... (2021)
How SpaceX, Blue Origin, And Virgin Galactic Plan On Taking You To Space
Tech Insider 2.81M subscribers Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all want to send private citizens to space. Their respect... (2019)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Debunks Space Myths | WIRED
WIRED Published on Apr 23, 2018 Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in... (2019)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on 13 Moments That Changed His Life | WIRED
WIRED Published on Feb 27, 2019 Astronaut Chris Hadfield reflects on 13 important moments from his life and career, from learning to fly to be... (2019)
What I learned from going blind in space - TED talk - Chris Hadfield
TED Published on Mar 19, 2014 There's an astronaut saying: In space, "there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse." So how do you dea... (2019)
What It Takes To Become A Pilot — inside United's Simulator - CNBC
CNBC got an inside look at United Airlines Flight Training Center in Denver. At nearly half a million square feet, this facility is one of the larg... (2018)
Hindenburg disaster
This is the original reel about the famous Hindenburg disaster in 1937, Lakehurst. For more information, please go to airships. net (2018)
How Does A Wing Actually Work?
Lift is an important concept, not only in flying but also in sailing. This week I'm talking to Olympic Sailor, Hunter Lowden. But before I get to t... (2018)
The Evolution of the Satellite Economy | Andreessen Horowitz
The cost of launching payloads to orbit has dramatically dropped, igniting a space renaissance. In 2022, a record 186 rocket launches (41 more than... (2023)
Astronomers Worry SpaceX Starlink Program Could Alter Night Sky : NPR (2019)
The private space company run by Elon Musk launched 60 satellites into orbit this week. Science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel explains why astronome... (2019)
Airships and the Future that Never Was - 99% Invisible
They are hulking, but graceful — human-made whales that float in the air. For over a century, lighter-than-air vehicles have captured the public im... (2018)
Flying cars: (podcast) “Free as a bird”, an episode from The Economist on Spotify
Travellers have long dreamed of soaring above traffic jams. Those dreams may come true, in the form of passenger-carrying drones. We look at the co... (2018)
Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship by Bill Hammack
Fatal Flight brings vividly to life the year of operation of R.101, the last great British airship—a luxury liner three and a half times the length... (2018)
Microsoft Flight Simulator - The next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. (2023)