Space & Aviation

[VIDEO] Meet キロボ Kirobo: The First Companion Robot to Go to Space Returns to Earth After 18-Month Journey

After a 18-month mission aboard the International Space Station, the tiny Japanese robot Kirobo returned to Earth on February 2015. During a press conference, organizers celebrated the successful project. The Japan [...]

The Wave Machine: Photo Rocket Engine Testing Facility, Cleveland OH, Aug 28 1962

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A Cosmic Quest for Dark Matter

Scientists are hunting one of the biggest prizes in physics: tiny particles called wimps that could unlock some of the universe’s oldest secrets Gautam Naik writes: A mile under Italy’s Gran Sasso mountain, scientists are seeking one of the [...]

Meet Valkyrie, NASA’s ‘Superhero Robot’

Designed to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, this “female” robot could be the precursor to robo-astronauts that will help colonize Mars. What if NASA’s Robonaut grew legs and indulged in steroids? The result might be close to what NASA [...]

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle : What is the Pentagon’s Secret Space Drone Doing?

Sharon Weinberger writes: For almost two years, an unmanned space plane bearing a remarkable resemblance to NASA’s space shuttle has circled the Earth, performing a top-secret mission. It’s called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle — but that’s [...]

[VIDEO] A Robot on a Hoverbike – Why Not?

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NASA: Curiosity Team Studies Martian Rock, Chooses Not to Drill ‘Bonanza King’

After studying the flat Martian rock, @MarsCuriosity team chooses not to drill ‘Bonanza King’ http://t.co/ZDpT24zZGR pic.twitter.com/R47PcMNTgt — NASA (@NASA) August 22, [...]

Big Bang Extra Loud: Space Missile Brand Best Quality Supercharged Firecrackers

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Martha Stewart: Why I Love My Drone

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Driving Distances on Mars & the Moon

From a great tumblr site, spaceexp: This chart provides a comparison of the distances driven by various wheeled vehicles on the surface of Mars and Earth’s moon. Of the vehicles shown, NASA’s Mars rovers Opportunity and Curiosity are still [...]

This Day in History: First Mouse in Space

Mickey Mouse and his Space Ship A Little Golden Book Simon & Schuster (USA) 1952 Fortune [...]

[VIDEO] Morpheus Free Flight 13

The Morpheus/ALHAT team completed Free Flight 13 (FF13) at the KSC SLF on Thursday, May 22, 2014. This was Bravo’s 11th and ALHAT’s 4th free flight; the 1st with ALHAT running in closed-loop mode. For this test initial data indicated [...]

USAF Deploys First Advanced Drones to Japan

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of its most advanced long-distance surveillance drones to a base in northern Japan over the past week, enhancing its ability to monitor nuclear activities in North Korea and Chinese [...]

Interactive Panorama Lets You Stand on Mars

From @wiredscience: An interactive panorama lets you stand on Mars with @MarsCuriosity: http://t.co/2KtPRBqkF1pic.twitter.com/tlVb2XOspM — NASA (@NASA) May 2, 2014 Caked in red silt, NASA’s Curiosity rover looks like it’s been trekking [...]

Progress M-21M Successfully Docked at the ISS

April 25, 2014 at 16 hours 13 minutes Moscow time successfully re-docked cargo vehicle Progress M-21M at the International Space Station (ISS). Space station cargo craft completes test of automated rendezvous system Rendezvous and docking with the [...]