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Boom's supersonic jet moves toward debut flight (photos)
Boom Technology's XB-1 supersonic jet has passed key milestones on the path to its historic first flight.
Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit
Space junk could one day be snatched in orbit with a strong bag, if a new contract to test the technology ends up flying in space.
DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is seeking rapid develop of technologies to support the foundation for an integrated lunar infrastructure.
Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet someday. Here's how
Because oxygen takes up valuable weight aboard spacecraft, space mission planners are interested in the idea of creating oxygen right there on Mars with raw Martian materials.
NASA propulsion technology brings 'flying cars' closer to reality
The Epiphany Transporter is the latest 'flying car' effort to be unveiled, but this one has NASA engineering at its back.
Vaonis' Hestia Kickstarter to turn smartphones into smart telescopes crosses $2 million with a week to go
A Kickstarter campaign for Hestia, a system that turns a smartphone into a smart telescope, has crossed the $2 million dollar mark with under a week left to go.
Astroscale aims to capture old space junk with robotic arm in 2026 (exclusive video)
A lightweight version of the International Space Station's robotic arm will help Astroscale remove decades-old space junk from Earth's orbit in the first mission of its kind.
World's largest radio telescope gets help from smart maintenance robots
The world's largest single-dish radio telescope can be a pain to maintain, so Chinese astronomers are using smart robots to make the job easier.
