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How would you like to 3D-print something aboard the space station?
Enterprise In Space, an international initiative of the nonprofit National Space Society, is teaming with the Kepler Space Institute and tech firms like Made In Space, 3D Hubs, Sketchfab…
NASA tests new blended wing design with lasers
Deep inside a 14-by 22 foot subsonic tunnel, engineers at the Langley Research Center in Virginia are using lasers to map the air flow around the new Boeing Blended Wing Body aircraft.
The…
Elon Musk unveils plan for colonizing Mars
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk recently announced his company’s plans to colonize Mars with one million people.
The plan, which SpaceX hopes to begin in 2024, would be undertaken…
NASA’s record-breaking astronaut lands safely on Earth
NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth recently after his fourth mission aboard the International Space Station
Williams now has a cumulative 534…
Drone racing to begin airing on ESPN
While drones are perfect for uses like surveillance and delivery service, they can also be a whole lot of fun. And now pilots who have been known to fly their drones at speeds of up…
Cessna company formed in 1927
Clyde Cessna first got the aviation bug in 1911 at the Moisant International Aviation Air Circus in Oklahoma City. Cessna, a farmer and an auto mechanic decided he would try his hand…
Four-year-old's reaction to aerobatic flight will make you smile
Lea Langumier, the four-year-old daughter of French Canadian pilot Raphael Langumier has been flying with her dad since she was two. But when her first experience with inverted flight…
Boeing creates largest 3D-printed piece in the world to help make wings
Boeing made news recently with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for creating the world’s largest single 3D-printed object according to the Guinness Book of Records. The product, a…
NASA finds lost craft in deep space
After 22 months without a trace, NASA has found one of its Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories, known as STEREO-B.
The spacecraft, which went missing in October of 2014, was found…
World's largest aircraft takes flight
The world’s largest aircraft – the 302-foot Airlander 10 – set off on its maiden voyage recently in England.
The aircraft, which has been in production by Hybrid Air…
Perseid meteor shower puts on a show
The Perseid meteor shower gave skywatchers a treat this past week as thousands of meteors shot across the sky including this one over Spruce Knob, West Virginia.
According to NASA,…
Chinese company breaks world record for dancing robots to showcase encryption tech
Records are meant to be broken and recently in a China another one fell as the Ever Win Company became the owner of the Guinness World Record for Most Robots Dancing Simultaneously.
The…
Boeing's 737 MAX completes first successful flight
The Boeing 737 MAX made its public debut last week at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in and aviation enthusiasts were pretty excited.
Featuring cutting edge turbofan engines and a redesigned…
Matt Chapman takes flight at Oshkosh 2016 in 360
Check out this amazing 360-degree view from inside the cockpit of airshow pilot Matt Chapman at his first performance of the EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2016 fly-in convention.
His plane,…
Celebrating the anniversary of mankind's giant leap in 1969
It was 10:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969 when NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong prepared to become the first human to step foot on another world. With the world watching, Armstrong climbed down…