China afirma que su J-15 es, lejos de una copia, un caza superior al ruso Su-35

China afirma que su J-15 es, lejos de una copia, un caza superior al ruso Su-35:

Según el portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa chino, Geng Yansheng, el caza embarcado de factoría china Shenyang J-15 no es en absoluto una copia del ruso Su-35, que Moscú se negara a venderles, sino un diseño propio que, además, supera  la versión rusa.  

CyPhy Works' UAVs use ground-based power to stay aloft indefinitely

CyPhy Works' UAVs use ground-based power to stay aloft indefinitely:

Endurance is one of the biggest limiting factors of UAVs. To stay airborne longer, Boeing has turned to hydrogen to fuel its Phantom Eye, Qinetiq’s Zephyr relies on solar power and Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk can refuel autonomously in mid-air. But CyPhy Works has taken a different approach with its first UAVs. By connecting to a ground-based power source via a “microfilament,” the UAVs are able to stay aloft indefinitely. ..
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Golden Spike announces plans for commercial lunar exploration

Golden Spike announces plans for commercial lunar exploration:

It was forty years ago this month that Apollo 17 took astronauts to the Moon for the last time. Since then, the satellite has only been visited periodically by unmanned probes, but that may change inside the next ten years. On Thursday, the day before the anniversary of Apollo 17’s launch, a new company called Golden Spike announced at the National Press Club that it would be sending commercial exploration missions to the Moon within a decade with a ticket price of US$750 million...
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Photos of nEUROn's first flight

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Golden Spike promises crewed trips to the moon by 2020

Golden Spike promises crewed trips to the moon by 2020: A new startup company, Golden Spike, promises a manned, round-trip voyage to the lunar surface by 2020. The company, which includes several high-profile...