SpaceX Set to Launch a Reusable Rocket to the ISS

For the first time since a fiery pre-launch disaster in September last year, cloud plumes surrounded Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral last Tuesday as SpaceX test-fired one of its pre-used boosters. This week, that booster will launch with a payload for the International Space Station on board—the first …

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Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets

This is what happens when you turn machine learning loose on the cosmos. A machine learning technique called a neural network has identified two new exoplanets in our galaxy, NASA scientists and a Google software engineer announced today, meaning that researchers now know about two new worlds tha...

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China is betting on electromagnetic railguns and catapults

Just as the U.S. Navy is pulling away from the technology. China has been making under-the-radar advances in railguns and other electromagnetic technologies, a move that's particularly notable considering the U.S. Navy has just recently reduced its efforts developing this kind of technology. As o...

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Aerion and Lockheed Martin Join Forces to Develop World’s First Supersonic Business Jet

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Trump signs bill reinstating registration for hobbyist drones

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Trump signs bill reinstating registration for hobbyist drones // The UAS Magazine
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The requirement for hobbyist drone operators to register with the FAA is back on after President Donald Trump signed legislation reinstating the measure. Last spring, a federal judge halted the requirement, saying the FAA had exceeded its authority.
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Modular Racing Drone Designed For Beginners

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The Reason U.S. F-22 Stealth Jets and Russian Su-35S Flankers Are Shadow Boxing Over Syria May Have Nothing to Do with Syria

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PICTURES: Leonardo test fires Sidewinder from M-346

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Lockheed to partner with Aerion to develop supersonic business jet | Article [AMP] | Reuters

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