SpaceX Rocket Falcon Heavy Lights 27 Engines Before Launch
Preparing for today’s launch, Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently conducted a key test of its new rocket – the Falcon Heavy. All 27 Merlin engines of the rocket were fired up to make sure they are…
Aviation
Animation Shows How the Falcon Heavy Rocket Will Release Tesla Roadster in Space
SpaceX’s highly anticipated Falcon Heavy Rocket is scheduled to finally be launched, however, many people are interested in the fact that a car will also be included in the payload. The Tesla Roadster, the company’s…
Zapata Ezfly: The Aerial Segway Anyone Can Fly
For the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on.…
Little Ripper Lifeguard Drone Saves Two Off Australian Coast
The Little Ripper Drone has gotten a good bit of publicity for its potential as a lifesaving drone. Yet, up until now, it really was all about potential. Now, the lifeguard drone has lived up…
Russia Plans to Build a Luxury Hotel in Space
If you can afford to spend $40 million, you may soon be able to vacation in outer space. Talk about a room with a view! Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, plans to build a five-star hotel…
Chinese Space Station Will Crash-Land in March
Sometime this March, the Chinese space station known as Tiangong-1 — 18,753 lb. of equipment — will come hurtling to Earth. It has to land somewhere, but it probably won’t be on you. Back in…
India Gearing Up for Second Moon Mission in 2018
In 2013, China landed a rover called Yutu on the moon. Since then, there have been no manned or unmanned moon landings. But India is soon going to join the ranks of the moon landers…
Concorde Successor May Break Sound Barrier Soon
The Concorde, which was considered one of the safest planes in the world, was permanently grounded three years after the crash of Air France Flight 4590 in July 2000, in which all passengers and crew…
3200 Phaethon: Asteroid Will Pass Earth Tomorrow
A three-mile-wide asteroid, known as 3200 Phaethon, will pass by the Earth tomorrow — Dec. 17. Earlier, NASA described it as a “potentially hazardous asteroid,” but now scientists say the “close” encounter isn’t a cause…
Flat Earth? Self-Taught Rocket Scientist Plans to Prove It
A man in California who believes that the Earth is flat plans to launch a homemade rocket to prove that he is right. “Mad” Mike Hughes, a 61-year-old limo driver, built the steam-powered rocket from scrap…
