Airbus has officially been granted US patent approval for a new hypersonic passenger plane. The new hypersonic plane is rumored to be called the Concorde 2.0, an ode to the original Concorde that was retired years ago and successfully flew passengers between Europe and the US in less than half the time of other aircraft […]
Read MoreJapan has announced they will be rebooting a reactor for the long term after a two year hiatus resulting from the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The country’s return to nuclear energy is being protested by the public, but the government is set on reopening nuclear activity as a means to keep energy domestic and to save […]
Read MoreNot to long ago, Elon Musk literally said Tesla was developing a car charger “that automatically moves out from the wall and connects like a solid metal snake. For realz”? Yep. Those were his exact words, and yes, he just brought the idea to fruition in the form of a metal snake-like prototype charger for […]
Read MoreConstructed by The Washington Post, the map in the featured image above lays out every power plant around the country with the accompanying fuel type and power output. Each circle on the map is an individual power station and the corresponding color represents the type of station, while the size denotes power capacity. As you […]
Read MoreIn 2014, the United States defense budget surpassed the combined expenditures of China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, India, and South Korea. Yep. You read that correctly… In fact, the world’s second-largest military spender, China, spent merely 22% of what the US spent on defense in 2014. The infographic below from the […]
Read MoreGM’s Chevrolet continues to attack rival Ford’s innovative aluminum-body F-150 pickup through a series ads basically saying Ford’s new truck is too costly and tedious to repair. In the ad below, Howie Long and Chief Engineer Eric Stanczak review a third party test on the time and cost of repairing the Chevy Silverado and Ford’d […]
Read MoreBoeing lowered its guidance for EPS to a range of $7.70 – $7.90, from $8.20 – $8.40 for the rest of the year after crushing second-quarter earnings expectations. The aerospace giant reported an 11% increase in revenues to $24.5 billion due to “record commercial deliveries” before the marked opened today. CEO Dennis Muilenburg said in […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, Boeing unveiled a Seattle Seahawks-themed 747-8 freighter out of the paint hangar at Everett’s Paine Field. As we gear up for another NFL season, Boeing saw it fit to give the “12th Man” of Seattle a Jumbo Jet dedicated to their incredible fandom. Painted above the Boeing logo toward the rear of […]
Read MoreSeoul’s military procurement agency has announced that Airbus beat out Boeing for a $1.33B contract to supply air refueling tankers to South Korea. Airbus Defense and Space will supply four A330 MRTT aircraft by 2019 to South Korea’s air force as part of the 1.488 trillion won deal. The state agency added that the A330 […]
Read MoreThe term “transparent aluminum” has been tossed around for some time now, but no one has ever really come close to creating a viable product. That is, until now… While the United States Navy is working diligently to develop a new bulletproof material called Spinel, Surmet Corportation is already commercially producing its own version called […]
Read MoreElon Musk and SpaceX couldn’t have had worst timing in regards to the company’s recent midair explosion on June 28th. The malfunction comes at a time when the company is competing against the Colorado-based United Launch alliance, and might have put SpaceX behind the eight ball. “There’s never a good time for a launch failure […]
Read MoreNASA has announced that the International Space Station has received its first new supplies since April 14th, thanks to the Progress 60 Russian cargo ship. The Progress 60 docked with the ISS yesterday, bearing three tons of cargo, including “1,940 pounds of propellant, 106 pounds of oxygen, 926 pounds of water, and 3,133 pounds of […]
Read MoreIn an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by burning jet fuel in commercial aircraft, United Airlines has announced an initiative to fly planes using fuel derived from farm animal poop and fats. A short flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco will be the first animal waste-powered aviation test, and if all goes […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded just minutes after its launch from Cape Canaveral, ending hopes of the first successful landing of a reusable rocket for the time being. It marked the first time the Falcon 9 has ever failed, following 18 successful missions. While the rocket was on a resupply mission to […]
Read MoreBoeing has announced its new Huntsville, Alabama research center has opened, which will mainly work on materials for future advanced aircraft and possibly spacecraft. NASA’s Space Launch System for deep space travel has been in by Boeing engineers in Huntsville. “The next 100 years of innovation starts here,” said Steve Swaine, leader of the Boeing […]
Read MoreSpaceX has moved the scheduled Falcon 9 launch from Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28, which happens to be Elon Musk’s birthday. Musk could potentially receive an incredible 44th birthday gift if the rocket can finally land on the floating barge after its resupply mission to the International Space Station. Check out how close […]
Read MoreThis past Sunday, United Technologies announced it would be selling its Sikorsky Aircraft unit and getting out the helicopter business as a whole. CEO Gregory Hayes said in a statement that the, “separation of Sikorsky from the portfolio will allow both United Technologies and Sikorsky to better focus on their core businesses.” In the end, […]
Read MoreSpace debris of all shapes and sizes can cause an incredible amount of damage to spacecraft once they are in orbit. In order to prepare for potential damage at high speeds, space agencies run all types of tests to get an idea of what could happen and how to prevent issues from taking place. Recently, […]
Read MoreAirbus is showing off a CO2 emission-free electric plane, capable of hitting 136 mph and flying for an hour, at the Paris Air Show. The E-Fan 2.0 electric prototype weighs left than half a ton and is powered by lithium-ion polymer batteries held in its 197kg (434lb) wings, in addition to dual electric motors. In […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force recently announced the of a brand new hypersonic aircraft capable of going 5 times the speed of sound. For now, the target date for completion of the unmanned flying weapon is 2023, which is obviously subject to change. “The key thing is, hypersonics go really fast,” outgoing Air Force chief scientist […]
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