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The Evolution Of The Enterprise: From The Revolutionary War To Star Trek

2:10AM November 26, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Today is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Her first crucial role was in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, as part of the 2nd Fleet, in October 1962. More »

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Beleaguered Flight Crews Could Soon Bunk With The Cargo

3:45PM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Traveling in first class provides a welcome respite from the huddled masses in coach, but now flight crews have their own private place to escape from passengers in all classes. TIMCO Aerosystems designed this Crew Rest Module for Austrian Airlines that stashes in the plane’s cargo hold, providing a quiet place to escape on a long haul flight. More »

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Japan’s Incredible Flying Sphere Hovers Its Way Into My Heart

11:00AM October 26, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

We’ve seen Japan’s magic flying ball before, but this is the demo where the fumbly bumbly spheroid finally won my heart. The device could be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue, or as the world’s greatest piñata. Also: it’s adorable. More »

News

Technology Is Making Airline Pilots Dumber

12:49AM August 31, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The rise of autopilot and other automated technologies in commercial airliners are rendering pilots into incompetent drones. Drones who don’t know what to do when a plane’s systems malfunctions. Airline officials are calling this looming disorder “automation addiction”. Lovely! More »

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Here’s What It Looks Like When A Drone Crashes Into A C-130

7:40AM August 18, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This must have been incredibly terrifying! Imagine rumbling along in your massive C-130 gunship over Afghanistan, when KABOOM, a UAV slams into your wing and tears a big chunk out if it. Now imagine having to land like that. More »

Science

You May Get To See Space In A Balloon By Middle Of The Decade

9:17AM August 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

You may get to see space in just three or four years using a balloon. And, unlike SpaceShipTwo, you’ll be able to be up there for a couple of hours instead of just a few minutes. More »

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US Air Force’s Experimental Hypersonic Aircraft Disappears Over Pacific Ocean

9:10AM August 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

HAPPENING NOW: I don’t know what the hell is going on with the Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2, but the Air Force just lost it again. Last year, the first Falcon vanished over the Pacific Ocean, leaving absolutely no trace. More »

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How An F-16 (Might Have) Avenged The Taliban’s Helicopter Killing

8:25AM August 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The Pentagon’s got some nice heads to stick on the proverbial pike: CENTOM’s General John Allen claims an F-16 airstrike killed the Taliban RPG gunners who blew up a SEAL-filled helicopter last week. How? The old-fashioned way: huge explosion. More »

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What Is This?

1:00AM July 18, 2011 | Jack Loftus

This is more than a moment captured in time. These are several moments, three to four seconds to be precise, and what they depict is a hellish scene that men far braver than I will ever be experienced over France. More »

Science

World War 2 Bombing Runs Changed The Weather Over England

8:00AM July 11, 2011 | Jack Loftus

According to scientists, climate change is real. Humans have, are and will continue to affect this planet’s weather with their CO2 shenanigans. This includes WW2, where there was a demonstrable human-created invention that had a measurable impact on the weather. More »