Air New Zealand announced the debut of “lie flat” economy seats dubbed the “Sky Nest” in 2024 for its trans Pacific flights. The seats will feature on Boeing 787s and…
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Swedish startup Candela launches electric boats
by editorby editorCandela, the Tesla of electric boats, has launched a fully electric zero carbon hydrofoil! The eco friendly boats have sold more than 100 since August 2021, and plans for a…
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The return of supersonic commercial fights: US plane manufacturer Aerion has begun construction of a massive HQ in Florida to ahead of its supersonic plane construction start in 2023! Then…
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In a win for the environment, President Biden has signed an executive order to require all future U.S. government vehicles to be electric! The bold move will replace over 645,000…
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Virgin Galactic launches 9 satellites into orbit
by editorby editorA big congratulations to Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic for successfully launching 9 satellites into orbit via a 747 rocket launch! Virgin Galactic becomes only the 3rd commercial…
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China State Railway Group has unveiled a new high speed bullet train that can operate in extremely cold climates. The CR400AF-G train can run at speeds of 350kph (217 mph)…
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Hyundai in talks with Apple for an Apple car
by editorby editorSiri, take me to Starbucks: News broke today that Korean automaker Hyundai is in talks with Apple to produce the long rumored Apple Car! Hyundai is apparently working on new…
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Space Perspective secures $7 for space balloon concept
by editorby editorCommercial space travel for the masses is on the horizon! We’ve heard of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. Now a company out of Florida called Space Perspective has secured…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched the first of many regular crew and supplies launches to the International Space Station on Sunday. 3 NASA astronauts were joined by 1 Japanese…
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South Korea announces Hyperloop prototype
by editorby editorAn exciting time for high speed mass transport: Fresh on the heels of Virgin Hyperloop’s recent test announcement, South Korea’s Korail (Korea Railroad Research Institute) announced a successful test of…
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SpaceX to power NASA human space flights
by editorby editorIn another milestone for the private commercial space industry, NASA has officially approved the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket as certified for human space flight. This is…
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Virgin Hyperloop first human passenger test
by editorby editorA glimpse of the future: Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has just conducted its first human passengers test of its hyperloop transport in Nevada! Two people rode the first test loop…
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Virgin Galactic maiden flight from New Mexico
by editorby editorIn more commercial space travel news, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will make its maiden flight from New Mexico’s Spaceport America hub. The flight will be Virgin Galactic’s first revenue generating…
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Rocket Lab to attempt rocket recovery
by editorby editorAs they say, “Imitation is the greatest form of flattery”. Rocket Lab, a re-usable rocket startup based in New Zealand will attempt to recover one of it’s Electron boosters on…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced a launch window for the 15km hop test for the Starship SN8! Weather permitting, Monday November 9th, 2020 should be a spectacular show! More here:…
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SpaceX to livestream Starship flight test
by editorby editorSpaceX has announced that it will live stream its historic 15km high altitude hop of its Starship SN8. The company is aiming for the flight test before end of 2020…
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Watch out Cyber Truck! The iconic Hummer is back as a 1000hp 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steering, monster capable of doing 0 to 60 in “about 3 seconds”. Good…
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Japan to be carbon neutral by 2050
by editorby editorFollowing the example set by Governor Newsom of California (USA) to make all cars emissions free by 2030, the Prime Minister of Japan announced Japan will be a fully carbon…
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Electric Car Competitor to Tesla Emerges
by editorby editorWith an all star cast of executives and designers from the likes of Tesla, BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Landrover and SpaceX, a new company called Faraday Future with 200 employees today…
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U.S. Military plane to fly 5 times speed of sound
by editorby editorBased upon research from the 2013 X-51A Waverider tests, a new hypersonic U.S. plane is planned for flight in 2023 at speeds five times the speed of sound! DARPA, the…