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CycloTech 750-lb CycloRotor-Powered eVTOL Targets a 2025 Launch

Aerospace, Space & Environment /

Austrian aerospace company CycloTech has announced its plans to develop a demonstrator eVTOL to showcase its advanced propulsion system designed for electric flight. The company aims to unveil its “BlackBird” flying car by the end of this year, with test flights anticipated in early 2025. CycloTech has spent years perfecting its CycloRotors—unique 360-degree thrust-vectoring propulsion […]

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NASA Finds New Global Energy Field Around Earth

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NASA scientists have confirmed the existence of a third global energy field encircling Earth, known as the ambipolar electric field. This newly discovered field plays a crucial role in propelling charged particles into space from the poles. Historical Context and Existing Fields Traditionally, Earth’s global energy fields have been understood to consist of the gravity

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Video: Offshore Wind Farm Charges Floating Boats in World First

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In the Belgian North Sea, maintenance vessels can now connect to an automatic cable at a wind farm to recharge their batteries. This groundbreaking system is the first of its kind and represents a significant advancement in maintaining the environmental friendliness of electric vessels. Belgium’s Nobelwind wind farm, operational since 2017 and featuring 50 turbines

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SpaceX Unveils New Streamlined Spacesuits

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SpaceX has unveiled its latest Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits, which could debut in low-Earth orbit by the end of summer. These new suits represent an evolution from the current Dragon mission spacesuits, limited to pressurized environments. Unlike their predecessors, the EVA suits enable astronauts to operate both inside and outside the capsule, boasting advancements in

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Ways to View the Launch of Boeing’s Starliner

Aerospace, Astronomy, Planetary Science /

In recent years, space launches, even crewed ones, have become quite frequent, receiving limited attention unless they mark a significant milestone. However, with Monday’s Starliner mission, there’s a notable surge in interest for valid reasons.

As the spacecraft endeavors to depart from the launch pad, it bears considerable responsibility, not only for the safety of NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the inaugural Starliner flight crew.

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Ex-Student Competitor’s Journey to NASA Engineer

Satellites Tech, Space & Environment, Tech /

Sometimes, it only takes a few years and meeting the right people to completely change someone’s career path. Meredith Patterson is a great example. She works as an aerospace engineer at NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Even though she didn’t know much about rockets at first, now she’s part of the team

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