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What is DARPA?

By Julian Dossett last updated

Reference Everything you need to know about the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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After NASA’s Orion spacecraft was recovered at the conclusion of the Artemis 1 test flight and transported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its heat shield was removed from the crew module inside the Operations and Checkout Building and rotated for inspection.

NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)

By Marcos Fernandez Tous published

Issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield on Artemis 1 have delayed the next mission, Artemis 2. So what happened?

Aerospace
artist's rendering of a large solar array under construction on the moon

New flexible 'metamaterial' inspired by nature could help us build shapeshifting space habitats and telescopes

By Paul Sutter published

Researchers have designed a flexible material that could pave the way for the development of adaptable space structures.

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DJI Air 3S in flight

DJI Air 3S drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The DJI Air 3S builds on what was available with the DJI Air 3 thanks to a 1-inch sensor in the main camera and next-level obstacle avoidance.

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DJI Neo in flight

DJI Neo drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The DJI Neo is a sub-250 g drone with several control options. It can capture 4K 30 FPS video and basic 12MP photos.

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an astronaut in a black long sleeve shirt floats in a cluttered space station behind a cubical robot with two blue tentacles like bunny ears.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

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DJI Mavic 3 Pro-Drone in flight (21 by 9 format).

Drone regulations: everything you need to know for safe and legal drone flight

By Gavin Spoors, James Abbott last updated

Discover the rules and regulations you need to know for safe and legal drone flights in the United States.

Drones
a white-and-blue fighter jet soars through the sky

NASA will fly F-15s through supersonic shock waves behind its experimental X-59 jet

By Brett Tingley published

NASA has developed special probes that will fly aboard F-15B jets trailing closely behind its X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet in order to measure the shock waves it produces.

Aerospace
The flooded Kabul River, as seen by a satellite operated by San Francisco-based company Planet on Aug. 28, 2022.

Predicting future floods: New AI tool gives realistic satellite-like views

By Victoria Corless published

MIT scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that creates realistic satellite images of potential flooding scenarios.

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A sleek, white vehicle unlike any other, with rotary cylinders at its four corners.

Meet 'Blackbird': A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system

By Rory Bathgate published

Meet 'Blackbird': A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system

Aerospace
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