DOE has renewed funding for the Quantum Science Center, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, through 2030. National labs, ...
The electric solar wind sail is a propulsion system that uses the solar wind proton flow as a source of momentum for spacecraft thrust. The momentum of the solar wind is transferred to the spacecraft ...
This video dives into the remarkable engineering that makes jet engines possible. We break down how air is compressed, ignited, and expelled to create immense thrust, tracing the evolution from early ...
Latest entry in the VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) competition is the Bell X-14, which achieves vertical flight in a horizontal flying attitude by means of a Venetian blind. The X-14 has two ...
Since 1911, the Collier Trophy has been given yearly, by a committee of U.S. aviation experts, to the man responsible for “the greatest achievement in aviation in America.” Past committees have ...