NASA shakes up moon program with new test mission before astronaut lunar landing

NASA added a new mission to its Artemis moon program involving a spacecraft docking test in Earth's orbit before landing its first astronauts on the moon in over half a century, overhauling the ...
The Aviationist

B-52’s New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130’s ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing.
Interesting Engineering

China claims breakthrough with world’s first ducted ton-class ‘flying saucer’ eVTOL

UFO-shaped eVTOL unveiled in China, offering 3-second takeoff, 992 lbs payload, aimed at logistics and aerial rescue missions ...
Interesting Engineering

R-36 Orb: The forbidden space weapon hidden behind ‘alien’ sightings

Known as the R-36Orb inside the military, the weapon was designed by Soviet military to bypass American defenses.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

MDA, Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate Low-Cost Approach to Missile Defense Testing

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and APL have successfully demonstrated a new, lower-cost approach to national missile ...

A Secret Soviet Plan to Nuke America From the South Pole Was Working. Until UFO Hunters Looked Up.

When a mysterious crescent appeared over Moscow in 1967, alien enthusiasts were unaware they were actually tracking a ...

The Missing Link in America’s Nuclear Space Strategy

As the United States accelerates its push for lunar dominance, nuclear power is emerging as the essential energy solution, ...