NASA está aceptando propuestas de empresas que quieran hacer minería en la Luna

La NASA está empezando a trabajar con compañías que quieran hacer minería en la Luna, en busca de metales y recursos raros. Las empresas interesadas tienen hasta el 17 de marzo para presentar sus propuestas al programa Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (CATALYST).Se espera ...

http://www.fayerwayer.com/2014/02/nasa-esta-aceptando-propuestas-de-empresas-que-quieran-hacer-mineria-en-la-luna/

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New AC-130J completes first test flight

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New AC-130J completes first test flight
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After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31. In early January 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J Commando II […]

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Europe To Demonstrate Space-Based UAS Airspace Integration

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Europe To Demonstrate Space-Based UAS Airspace Integration
// AviationWeek.com Defense Channel
The project will also demonstrate integration of communication, navigation and Earth observation satellites with terrestrial infrastructure

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First Look: Inside the Airbus A350

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First Look: Inside the Airbus A350
// Things With Wings

Airbus has flown its A350-900 test aircraft MSN3 to Singapore, marking its first full air show debut. Aviation Week's Jens Flottau was on board earlier today. Here are his snaps from inside the aircraft, which is fully loaded with test equipment.




















Airbus test pilot Peter Chandler updated Jens on the flight test program. Read the story: A350 Test Progress Exceeds Expectations

Also, don't miss our flying display highlights video featuring the A350!


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Singapore Airshow: Asia-Pacific spending up on defence

Throughout history, a region or country's economic growth has often been followed by a rise in defence spending. Asia-Pacific as a region is witnessing this phenomenon currently. In fact, it is the only region in the world that has seen a steady rise in defence spending over the past five years a...

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«Baka» Kamikaze aircraft to go on display for first time

The Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka, which would have been flown by Japanese suicide bombers, is to form part of an exhibition at the Fleet Air Arm Museum A rare surviving Kamikaze aircraft seized by the British at the end of World War II is to go on display for the first time. The aircraft, which would have ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10627029/Kamikaze-aircraft-to-go-on-display-for-first-time.html

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CFM Plans Putting 15 Leap Engines to Test in 2014 - Aviation International News

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CFM Plans Putting 15 Leap Engines to Test in 2014 - Aviation International News
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Aviation International News

CFM Plans Putting 15 Leap Engines to Test in 2014
Aviation International News
Also part of the program, the Leap 1B and -1C versions are to power the upgraded Boeing 737 Max and the new Comac C919 narrowbodies, respectively. The engine's designers promise a 15-percent fuel burn advantage over the current CFM56.

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SINGAPORE: Jet Aviation expands Singapore facility

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SINGAPORE: Jet Aviation expands Singapore facility
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Jet Aviation Singapore is tripling the size of its hangar facility at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park to cater to the growing regional demand for larger business jets.

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