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  • Virgin’s Other Space Project Is Back Testing Its Space Plane

    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…


  • Watch a Russian Fighter Jet Collide With a U.S. Drone Near Ukraine

    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…


  • NASA Seaplane Concept Is Designed to Study Alien Lakes

    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…