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Boeing says new 737 winglet will save fuel
Boeing Co has designed a new winglet for its upcoming 737 MAX, a step the plane-maker says will provide greater fuel efficiency than originally promised for the upgrade of its
Olympic Plan To Put Missiles On Block Of Flats
The army is planning to position soldiers and surface-to-air missiles on top of a block of flats to prevent any airborne terror threat during this summer’s Olympic Games. Residents of
Space shuttle Enterprise lands in New York atop jet
The space shuttle Enterprise flew to New York from Washington on Friday piggybacking atop a Boeing 747 and made a dramatic flight along the Hudson River past the Statue of
Shuttle’s final mission delayed
The space shuttle Enterprise’s scheduled arrival in New York City has been pushed back because of possible bad weather. Nasa said Monday’s planned arrival of the shuttle had been postponed
We All Loved Lisbon, Its for Clean Streets and Kind People
I was inspired by Elena’s post on how she was fascinated by Lisbon, its clean streets and kind people. In fact, it is easier for me to do the same
Airbus starts final assembly of first A350 XWB
Final assembly of the first A350 XWB is now underway at the brand new final assembly line in Toulouse. This latest step in the A350 XWB’s progress is achieved as
Filigree and Shadow
Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop Nebula, taken by NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years
Elon Musk Says Ticket to Mars Will Cost $500,000
Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk says SpaceX is developing a plan for trips to Mars that will eventually cost just $500,000 per seat. Musk founded SpaceX 10 years ago and interplanetary
Russia Plans Moon Base, Mars Network by 2030
Russia plans to send probes to Jupiter and Venus, land a network of unmanned stations on Mars and ferry Russian cosmonauts to the surface of the Moon — all by
NASA Unveils Solar System Atlas
NASA has released a new atlas of more than 560 million stars, galaxies and asteroids, many never seen before. The more than 18,000 images were taken by the Wide-field Survey
Anger over Sweden’s ‘secret’ Saudi arms plant
Sweden has been secretly helping Saudi Arabia plan the construction of an arms factory to produce anti-tank missiles, the Swedish national broadcaster has reported. The Swedish Defence Research Agency (known
An exceptionally successful and record breaking week for ATC Global 2012!
As ATC Global 2012 closes, the team is absolutely delighted. The 22nd ATC Global has proved to be the most successful yet, even surpassing last year’s record of 5400 attendees