Satellite-carrying rocket 'lost' after New Zealand launch
A commercial rocket carrying seven satellites was "lost" after take-off Sunday from a New Zealand launch pad, the owner Rocket Lab said.
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US approves drone flights for insurer AIG
Insurance giant American International Group Wednesday announced that it had won US government approval to use drones to survey disaster areas, including territory that may be otherwise inaccessible.
Engineering
Apr 8, 2015
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NASA-developed air traffic management tool deployed
A new software tool developed by NASA, and being deployed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is positioned to help air traffic controllers manage the nation's skies.
Engineering
Jun 25, 2015
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SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the moon later this decade—and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing ...
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2024
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Beyond '.com,' names for Antarctica, Urdu and more
(AP) -- Unless you're a Luddite, you're bound to know of ".com," the Internet's most common address suffix.
Internet
Jun 17, 2011
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Taking to the sky: Airshow ready for take off
A lot is at stake in the Farnborough International Airshow, the aviation industry's biggest annual event, which opens Monday.
Telecom
Jul 12, 2014
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China stealth-jet firm eyes US contracts: report
The maker of China's new stealth fighter plans to team up with a small California firm for what would seem like mission impossible: bidding for US defence contracts, a report said Friday.
Engineering
Feb 4, 2011
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Lawsuits challenge US drone, model aircraft rules (Update)
Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone interests filed lawsuits Friday challenging a government directive that they say imposes tough new limits on the use of model aircraft and broadens the ...
Engineering
Aug 22, 2014
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EU 'cautiously optimistic' on global pact to curb aviation emissions
Negotiations for a freeze, or even a reduction, in greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation are making progress, Europe's transport commissioner said Friday, adding she is feeling "cautiously optimistic."
Environment
Sep 30, 2016
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SpaceX 'Starship' launch postponed until Saturday
SpaceX has pushed back by one day the long awaited second launch of its next-generation Starship rocket because of technical issues, the company's CEO Elon Musk said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2023
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