Flight
hideFlight is the process by which an object moves either through the air, or movement beyond earth's atmosphere (as in the case of spaceflight), by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using buoyancy, or by simple ballistic movement.
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News tagged with flight
Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun.
The Incredible Journey of the James Webb Space Telescope
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2008 |
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The James Webb Space Telescope, targeted for launch in 2013, is already taking an incredible journey right here on Earth. It's zigzagging up, down, and across the US to be "spit and polished" to perfection ...
Virgin Galactic readies maiden suborbital flight
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Dec 06, 2009 |
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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars.
Space hotel taking bookings for 2012 opening
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first orbiting space hotel is on track to open for its first customers in 2012, but hurry, as bookings are filling fast.
NASA Balloon Mission Tunes in to a Cosmic Radio Mystery
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Listening to the early universe just got harder. A team led by Alan Kogut of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., today announced the discovery of cosmic radio noise that ...
Scientists test superjet technology in Australia
May 22, 2009 |
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Australian and US scientists have successfully tested hypersonic aircraft technology which could revolutionise international flight, officials said.
Fermi telescope reveals best-ever view of the gamma-ray sky
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new map combining nearly three months of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is giving astronomers an unprecedented look at the high-energy cosmos. To Fermi's eyes, the universe ...
Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the ...
Airliners could save fuel by taking a hint from birds flying in formation
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired ...
Unique new MAV operates with high aerodynamic efficiency
Oct 14, 2009 |
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A French researcher, funded by the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, in London, England and the French DoD has designed a rugged micro air vehicle (MAV) that is attractive to the U.S. ...
Researchers See the 'Dark Side' of the Sun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Today, NASA researchers announced an event that will transform our view of the Sun and, in the process, super-charge the field of solar physics for many years to come.
To flap, or not to flap? Flapping wings can be more efficient than fixed wings, study shows
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new Cornell study, an optimized flapping wing could actually require 27 percent less power than its optimal steady-flight counterpart at small scales.
NASA 'Drops' Next Generation Robotic Lander During Autonomous Tests
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully completed a series of autonomous "drop" tests of a robotic lander test article - in a record 10 months - to demonstrate the ability to perform a controlled landing on ...
NASA puts new Ares I-X rocket on launch pad for test flight
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad ...
NASA Radar Provides First Look Inside Moon's Shadowed Craters
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters.
