With goals met, NASA to push envelope with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
The red planet rotorcraft will extend its range, speed, and flight duration on Flight Four.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2021
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News tagged with test flight
Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight (Update)
Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX's second crew launch, coming up next weekend.
Space Exploration
Nov 8, 2020
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Uber in the air: Flying taxi trials may lead to passenger service by 2023
Uber Air will start test flights of its aerial taxi service in 2020, and move to commercial operations by 2023, the ABC reported today.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 12, 2019
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NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX.
Space Exploration
May 19, 2023
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NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces test
NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2022
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Atlantis' 1st full day in orbit nearly perfect
(AP) -- The space shuttle Atlantis hasn't performed like a ship ready for retirement. The first full day of the final flight of the aging space shuttle fleet - the most complicated machines ever built - was practically flawless.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2011
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Astronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon
The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon in another year got their first look at their spacecraft, as NASA warned Tuesday there could be more delays.
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2023
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Takeoff and cruise: Toyota making 'flying car,' luxury boat (Update)
Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a "flying car."
Business
Jun 3, 2017
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China has its own secret space plane, and it just landed
A lot has changed since the last Space Age. Unlike the days of Sputnik, Vostok, Mercury, and Apollo, the current era is not defined by two superpowers constantly vying for dominance and one-upmanship. More than ever, international ...
Space Exploration
May 12, 2023
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US military to test hypersonic vehicle over Pacific: X-51A to reach Mach 6
The US military plans to launch a hypersonic unmanned vehicle in a test flight Tuesday over the Pacific, with the X-51A due to reach mind-boggling speeds of Mach 6, a spokesman said.
Engineering
Aug 14, 2012
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