aircraft
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Watch a Russian Fighter Jet Collide With a U.S. Drone Near Ukraine
The United States Pentagon released dramatic footage this morning recovered from an unmanned U.S. Air Force drone that was knocked out of the sky in international airspace over the Black Sea, just off the coast of Crimea, by a Russian fighter jet this week. The video from Tuesday’s incident, which you can watch below, shows…
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‘You Are Not Leaving Without Us’: Why Disabled Astronauts Are Key to Humanity’s Future in Space
“I went silent,” Dwayne Fernandes told me. “I shut the hell up.” Fernandes, a double-amputee since the age of 11, was recounting his experience in weightlessness, having recently participated in a parabolic flight alongside a disabled research crew. The zero-g flight threw him into a deeply contemplative state, and as the crew celebrated its successful…
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Could the Next Air Force One Be Supersonic?
Air Force One has been a symbol of America’s preeminent position as a global power in the aerospace industry for the last 60 years. The callsign, iconic blue-and-white livery and jet-powered aircraft used for the role have become as associated with the American presidency as the White House. However, a supersonic passenger aircraft has never…
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DJI Updated Its Entry Level Lightweight Drone So It Flies For a Full Minute Longer
The DJI Mini lineup offers some of the best drones on the market for novice pilots, starting with the very affordable $US279 ($387) DJI Mini SE. Today, DJI revealed an upgraded version of that entry-level model, the DJI Mini 2 SE, which comes with some minor performance improvements, and like everything else these days, a…