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Watch as World’s Largest Plane Releases Hypersonic Vehicle for Its First Powered Test Flight
California startup Stratolaunch completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle as it works to develop a reusable version that’s capable of carrying science payloads and flying them at five times the speed of sound. The company’s massive aircraft, named Roc, launched on Saturday from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California…
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23 Strange Creatures From the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons First Edition Monster Manual
Oh, first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. You were pioneering, delightful, horrifying, and oh so bizarre — and the original, 1977 Monster Manual is a perfect example. A compendium of all the creatures that player-characters might encounter (and fight) during their game, the original book contains the earliest forms of monsters that D&D players are…
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World’s Largest Plane Pulls Off Its Latest Flight Test
The biggest aeroplane ever built just flew over the Mojave desert for its fifth test flight, inching closer to fulfilling its role of carrying and releasing hypersonic vehicles.