SpaceX will try to send a dummy to the International Space Station this weekend in a key test for resuming manned US space flights, perhaps this year if all goes well.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2019
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Virgin Galactic's rocket plane reached space for a second time in a test flight over California on Friday, climbing higher and faster than before while also carrying a crewmember to evaluate the long-awaited passenger experience.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2019
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Virgin Galactic's tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California's Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2018
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it's ever done before.
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2018
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The Tesla Roadster that was recently shot into space as part of SpaceX's rocket test flight will likely collide with Earth or Venus eventually, according to new University of Toronto research.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2018
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Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a "flying car."
Business
Jun 3, 2017
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The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
May 5, 2017
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Sometimes to find the best solution to a big problem, you have to start small.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2017
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A test pilot successfully flew a solar-powered prototype aircraft on Friday for a company that envisions manufacturing a fleet of drones to provide aerial internet service for an estimated 4 billion people worldwide.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 10, 2016
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The space glider Perlan 2 is helping Airbus take on Silicon Valley's brightest innovators, even while pursuing technologies that might eventually lead to passenger flights in space.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2016
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