Boeing Airborne Laser Weapon Fires for the First Time [Military] (13)
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Boeing and the US Air Force keep advancing in their airborne high-energy laser weapon, the modified 747-400F that is designed to shoot down missiles as they fly to their targets. Last week they fired the entire laser system for the first time ever at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. While the laser has been tested before, this was the first time they actually operated the whole thing as if they were shooting down ...
Inside NASA's 747 Flying Telescope [PICS+VID] (9)
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Although still three years from starting actual scientific missions, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory is tenaciously getting closer to its first job day. After two decades of research and $500 million modding a Boeing 747—including the 2.5-meter telescope itself that you can see tested in this video—SOFIA got a High-speed Imaging Photometer for Occultation two weeks ago, an instrument that will help it to measure objects' surfaces and atmospheres. Now, NASA ...
Bailout Turkey (2)
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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines (0)
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READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries November 26, 2008 Bush’s Hoover Impression Flirts With Depression November 26, 2008 The Peril and Promise of Interesting Times November 26, 2008 Obama’s Shrewd Choices November 26, 2008 Where’s Labor? November 26, 2008 Last but Not Least: Obama Taps Volcker
Movie Monday - December 1 - 21st Century Jet - Part II (1)
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The second episode of 21st Century Jet delves into the intricacies of the global supply chain built for the 777. In comparison to the structure of the 787 supply chain, it's actually quite amazing just how straightforward it was. It also illustrates the types of challenges that can go from localized to a threat to the overall program schedule. Also discussed is the cultural relationship between the Japanese and Americans, which grew even stronger for ...
Stratos Double-Deck Airplane May Be the Future of Aviation [Airplanes] (5)
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The Stratos is one of those commercial planes that actually makes me think "this is how the future will look like". Rather than just being the same old basic design that has been with us forever now, the Stratos has a large 237-foot wingspan and two massive engines mounted on the back, giving it a way more stylized design than monsters like the Airbus A380. Its features, even compared to the A380, are impressive: • ...
Stratos Double-Deck Aeroplane May Be the Future of Aviation (1)
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The Stratos is one of those commercial planes that actually makes me think "this is how the future will look like". Rather than just being the same old basic design that has been with us forever now, the Stratos has a large 237-foot wingspan and two massive engines mounted on the back, giving it a way more stylised design than monsters like the Airbus A380. Its features, even compared to the A380, are impressive:
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.31 (Full) (1)
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K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing...
SPEEA Issues Strike Vote As Talks With Boeing Continue (1)
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In a twist of events in the ongoing contract talks between Boeing and SPEEA, the aerospace firms second biggest union said that its council had authorised its members to vote for strike action. Coming hot on the heels as production resumes at the two key facilities in Everett and Renton, a new bout of industrial action would undo the efforts of the company having only recently settled a dispute with the IAM union. “A great ...
Yahoo! Hack Day (1)
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No último final de semana (dias 8 e 9 de novembro) eu (dirs) e o ninja Maurício estivemos participando do Open Hack Day organizado pelo Yahoo! em São Paulo. A excelente estrutura levantada no Senac de Santo Amaro proporcionou um clima de inovação parecido com o existente em eventos como Campus Party. Com 150 participantes espalhados pelos pufes, PCs e fliperamas hackeando ao lado dos engenheiros do Yahoo! não é de se estranhar a quantidade ...
Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development (1)
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Discovery of the most intact female pelvis of Homo erectus may cause scientists to reevaluate how early humans evolved to successfully birth larger-brained babies. A reconstruction of the 1.2 million-year-old pelvis discovered in 2001 in the Gona Study Area at Afar, Ethiopia, that has led researchers to speculate early man was better equipped than first thought to produce larger-brained babies. The actual fossils remain in Ethiopia.
Biodiesel Powered Plane Makes History First Flight Across US (20)
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Earlier this month, pilots Carol Sugars and Douglas Rodante made history by becoming the first flight-crew to successfully fly across the US in a plane predominantly powered by biodiesel. Of the total 2,486 miles flown from Reno, Nevada to Leesburg, Florida, 1,776 miles were 100% biodiesel-powered. The remaining 710 miles were powered by a 50/50 mix of biodiesel and standard jet fuel. Read more of this story »
A Look Under the Hood at the (Potential) Obama Administration (1)
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[Hat tip to Lisa… this one merits a post.] By Joshua Frank November 06, 2008 — - Tuesday’s celebration hangovers have finally started to wear off, and the pieces are beginning to fall into place. Change will be coming to Washington in January, but it is difficult to decipher what form it will take. Early clues, however, suggest that Barack Obama’s administration will prove unlikely to alter the fundamental political machinery that has led us ...
Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again (4)
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She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American.It happened on the bus on my way to work Wednesday morning, a few hours after compatriots clamoring for change swept Barack Obama to his historic victory. I was on the phone, and the 20-something Austrian woman seated in front of me overheard me speaking English.
