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It Takes the Fat From 8,800 Pigs to Power a Transatlantic Flight
In the growing search for alternative fuels, scientists are looking to animal fats to power cars, trucks, and even planes one day.
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Virgin’s Other Space Project Is Back Testing Its Space Plane
In the race to become the first billionaire in Space, Richard Branson did a pretty good job with his Virgin Galactic outfit. But after flying very close to space back in July 2021, the privateer spaceflight company has sat dormant with no orbital action since Branson’s flight. Now, the company is ramping up its testing…
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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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NASA Seaplane Concept Is Designed to Study Alien Lakes
The seaplane is the pinnacle of transportation. Imagine being able to take to the skies from land or water, without having to worry about requiring a landing strip when you reach some far flung, deserted island you’d like to check out. It’s the dream. Now, it appears that NASA holds the same belief, as it…