http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2268335/London-Sydney-90-minutes-Hypersonic-SpaceLiner-travels-24-times-speed-sound-built-2050.html London to Sydney in 90 minutes: Hypersonic SpaceLiner that travels at 24 times the speed of sound ‘to be built by 2050′ SpaceLiner would reach 24 times the speed of sound Will launch with the help of a liquid oxygen and hydrogen-fuelled rocket It would take eight minutes to climb 50 miles to upper […]
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Secret mission accomplished: America’s mysterious space plane to land after a YEAR in orbit – and no one knows what it did up there
Jun 4
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2154405/Secret-mission-accomplished-Americas-secret-space-plane-land-YEAR-orbit–knows-did-there.html The X-37B has been circling the Earth at 17,000mph and was due to land in California in December Mission of highly classified robotic plane extended for unknown reasons Will now land in mid- to late-June By Rob Waugh UPDATED: 09:12 EST, 4 June 2012 The U.S Air Force’s highly secret unmanned space plane will […]
The Dragon has landed! Historic day in the skies as SpaceX capsule successfully docks with ISS
May 25
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2149747/SpaceX-Falcon-9-rocket-Dragon-capsule-docks-International-Space-Station.html By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 03:58 EST, 25 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:53 EST, 25 May 2012 The SpaceX Dragon capsule has docked with the International Space Station, marking the first time a private company has joined with the space station. The ISS’s Expedition 31 crew successfully captured the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the station’s […]
SpaceX finally launches! First private commercial flight takes off – taking with it the ashes of Star Trek legend Scotty
May 22
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2147981/SpaceX-Falcon-9-launch-First-private-commercial-flight-takes-Cape-Canaveral-International-Space-Station.html Launch was delayed last week after ‘computer problems’ on board commercial rocket Trip is first time private firm have sent flight to International Space Station By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 02:51 EST, 22 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:19 EST, 22 May 2012 After one false start, the final frontier has finally become open territory for […]
Engineer Details Plans to Build a Real, Burj-Dubai-Sized Starship Enterprise in 20 Years
May 15
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-05/build-real-starship-enterprise-make-it-so-ambitious-engineer-says By Rebecca Boyle Posted 05.14.2012 at 2:25 pm Real Starship Enterprise BuildTheEnterprise.org The year 2245 is just too distant — we should build and commission a real USS Enterprise right now, cracking the champagne across her hull within 20 years, according to an enterprising engineer. The gigantic ship would use ion propulsion, powered […]
One giant leap for civilian space travel: Scientists successfully test engine for Skylon craft that can fly anywhere on earth in just four hours
Apr 29
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2136611/Civilian-space-travel-just-got-step-closer-scientists-test-engine-spaceplane-fly-earth-just-hours.html By Suzannah Hills UPDATED:18:17 EST, 28 April 2012 Tests have begun on a new engine that could launch a plane into space and revolutionise the way we travel – making it possible to reach anywhere on Earth in just four hours. The 270ft Skylon spaceplane would take off and land from a conventional runway […]
Is long-term space travel really possible? Scans on astonauts reveal serious damage to eyes and brains
Mar 14
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2114320/Can-humanity-cope-long-term-space-travel-Scans-reveal-damage-brains-eyes-astronauts.html MRI tests on travellers to International Space Station uncover effects on eyeballs and brain connections Mission to Mars may not be possible Humanity’s ability to get to and settle on another planet may also be a non-runner By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 05:57 EST, 13 March 2012 | UPDATED: 11:20 EST, 13 March 2012 Brain […]
