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A Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Was Nearly Destroyed by A Massive Inferno
In 1969, a devastating fire erupted on the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, as it prepared for a ...
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World's first aerospike rocket test mid-flight successful
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...
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Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day
As the aircraft interiors industry increasingly moves towards circular ... revolutionized composite production planning with Plataine’s AI-powered solution. This webinar will detail how an AI ...
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The Largest Aircraft Ever Built Will Soon Launch Rockets To Space
The Stratolaunch is not by any means the first aircraft to haul a rocket up to 30,000 feet. That’s been done before, most notably with the Pegasus rocket. This rocket, developed by Orbital ATK ...
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Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
There have long been rumors that China is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but the research by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California is the first to ...
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HELIOS prepares to break world altitude record for unmanned aerial vehicle
Final preparations are in progress in Hawaii for a flight of the NASA-sponsored Helios Prototype solar-electric flying wing this weekend that could set a new world’s altitude record for a non ...
Business Insider India4y
The world's largest plane will soon be used to launch hypersonic aircraft capable of traveling 6 times the speed of sound
Departing from its initial intention of launching satellites from the aircraft, according to Space.com, Stratolaunch will shift to developing rocket-powered aircraft capable of breaking the sound ...