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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, have ...
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
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On her birth anniversary, we bring you five facts about Kalpana Chawla you didn’t know
She chose her own name!Her family called her ‘Monto’, but when she started school, the principal asked her to choose a formal ...
Weather Balloon Cuts Announced This Week Could Harm Weather Forecasts
This week the National Weather Service announced reductions in weather balloon launches. Experts warn that could harm weather forecast accuracy, the economy and safety.
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Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps
The late 19th century saw scientists like Otto Lilienthal build gliders based on bird wing shapes ... and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have private companies deliver shipments ...
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HondaJet Runway Excursions Raise Questions
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40 Greatest Engineers Who Made Enormous Impacts on the World
However, one of these, the hang glider, was practically developed in ... life to academic and professional work after retiring from NASA in the early-1970s. Preferring to stay out of the limelight ...