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…
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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…
Inflatable Habitat Will Orbit the Moon
Aerospace companies Bigelow Aerospace and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) have announced plans to launch a large space capsule that will eventually help astronauts plan for future space exploration missions. By 2022, this inflatable habitat will orbit…
Project Loon Deploys LTE Balloons To Puerto Rico
In collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation Authority, FEMA, and other cellular spectrum and aviation authorities, Alphabet’s Project Loon has officially deployed its LTE balloons to Puerto Rico. The ultimate goal is…
Lockheed Martin Laser Weapon Shoots Down Aerial Drones
Drones have no doubt opened a world of possibilities for carrying out some amazing and useful tasks. These versatile, pilotless flying machines have proved their usefulness in areas such as aerial photography, surveillance, and law…
Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet
Roughly 48 percent of the world’s population is without internet access. But the semi-secret research facility X, founded by Google in 2010, has a plan to bring that number down. Project Loon, a network of…
Cincinnati Airport’s Use of Technology Helps TSA Staffing Meet Growing Passenger Demand
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), with local Transportation Security Administration (TSA) collaboration, is using live and empiric data to identify irregularities at the security checkpoint. Thanks to BlipTrack technology, this airport, which was recently rated one of…
