Boeing Beats Lockheed Martin, and This F-47 Fighter Jet Contract Could Be Worth Hundreds of Billions
For more than a decade, the U.S. Pentagon has been mulling the idea of replacing its fifth-generation stealth fighter jets, ...
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The remarkable career of Chuck Yeager – the first pilot to fly supersonic
The remarkable flying career of Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager - the first pilot to break the sound barrier and fly at supersonic ...
The National Interest5d
The X-15 was a Starfighter in All But Name
The North American X-15 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever created in the history of aviation and space ...
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Boeing wins $20B NGAD contract to develop USAF F-47 sixth-generation fighter
Boeing has been awarded a $20B contract to develop the USAF’s next-gen NGAD fighter, beating Lockheed Martin and marking a ...
UPDATE: Boeing wins multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Boeing will build the sixth generation of fighter jet, a move critical to the $1.8 billion expansion under way in the St. Louis area.
scmp.com12d
China's space programme
The China National Space Administration was founded more than 25 years ago and is overseeing an ambitious programme which includes deep space exploration, a manned space station, and cutting-edge ...
Washington Examiner14d
What to know about the stranded NASA astronauts returning to Earth after nine months in space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are finally making their way back to Earth after an eight-day mission to space turned into a nine-month-long hiatus at the International Space Station.
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Israeli high school students launch nine miniature satellites into space in 'Tevel 2' project
“Our significant investment in this initiative is not just an investment in technology – it is an investment in you, the next generation of Israeli space scientists and future engineers ...
CNN19d
NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch comes after weather and integration issues — which cropped up as engineers attached both missions to the rocket and ...
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The 25 best fighting games you can play right now
With a host of iconic series, memorable characters, and different movesets, we're constantly seeing fresh fighter gems enter the fray, with a host of new games for 2025 set to add more to the lineup.
Interesting Engineering20d
Under the hood: The Tie Fighter
This technology is currently in use on satellites and probes such as Deep Space 1. [Image Courtesy of ... Craft in the TIE Fighter series are usually armed with one or more “laser cannons”.
The New York Times20d
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
Go SpaceX. Go SPHEREx, Go PUNCH. SPHEREx and PUNCH on their way to map out our universe like never before and revolutionize space weather forecasting. SPHEREx is drifting away from Falcon 9’s ...