Featured in NASABYJames GilboyNov 13, 2023ShareNASA Built a ‘Tire Assault Vehicle’ From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle TiresTime to deploy the tactical DeWalt drill on a Tamiya RC Tiger II, boys. BYJames GilboyNov 13, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareRussia Adorns Its Space Center’s Soyuz Rocket Transporter With Ukraine Invasion MarkingsRussian cooperation on international space programs is faltering amid sanctions and isolation over the war in Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2022ShareBehold The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet’s Absolutely Epic SchnozThis is our first look at the assembled X-59, a high-speed test jet that is nearly as much nose as it is fuselage. BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2022ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 28, 2022ShareSpace Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was secretly equipped with infrared countermeasures for its high-profile 1983 European tour. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 28, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 22, 2022ShareNASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic FeaturesThe space agency owned a small fleet of APCs to be used in emergencies but envisioned a broader role for its more ambitious prototype HAZMAT vehicle. BYBrett TingleyJan 22, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2021ShareNASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Spotted On A Trailer Heading To TexasThe Skunk Works-built X-59 that could revolutionize supersonic travel is getting closer to its first flight. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021SharePlanetary Defense Test To See If An Asteroid’s Path Can Be Changed Is About To LaunchAn upcoming test will explore the feasibility of using a “kinetic impactor” spacecraft to change the trajectory of an asteroid by crashing into it. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareUnwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile TestsNorthrop Grumman is now working to convert four RQ-4s as Range Hawks to gather data on the new breed of hypersonic weapons. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 20, 2021ShareThe Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years AgoThe KC-135 pioneered the winglet concept, but it never got them even after it was proven that they could save millions of gallons of gas every year. BYThomas NewdickSep 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2021ShareWhat 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From SpaceThe only American in space on 9/11 had no idea the towers were hit until he made a call to NASA. He soon saw ground zero for himself from orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareBYJonathan SchultzJun 25, 2021ShareNASA’s Supersonic Flight Mission Is a Fool’s ErrandReal talk, straight from an expert in booms—and busts. BYJonathan SchultzJun 25, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 24, 2021ShareSpace Force Wants Its Operations To Extend To The Expanse Between Traditional Orbits And The MoonAn Air Force Research Laboratory document makes it clear that Space Force will have to contend much farther out in space than it currently is. BYBrett TingleyJun 24, 2021ShareBYDr. Garrett Reisman as told to A.J. BaimeMay 12, 2021ShareWhat’s It Like to Spacewalk at 17,500 mph?A former NASA astronaut describes looking down at earth from inside a spacesuit. BYDr. Garrett Reisman as told to A.J. BaimeMay 12, 2021ShareBYDr. Garrett ReismanMay 12, 2021ShareWhat Is It Like to Blast Off the Planet?A former NASA astronaut describes going from zero to 17,000 mph in 8 minutes. BYDr. Garrett ReismanMay 12, 2021Share123
BYJames GilboyNov 13, 2023ShareNASA Built a ‘Tire Assault Vehicle’ From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle TiresTime to deploy the tactical DeWalt drill on a Tamiya RC Tiger II, boys. BYJames GilboyNov 13, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022ShareRussia Adorns Its Space Center’s Soyuz Rocket Transporter With Ukraine Invasion MarkingsRussian cooperation on international space programs is faltering amid sanctions and isolation over the war in Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2022ShareBehold The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet’s Absolutely Epic SchnozThis is our first look at the assembled X-59, a high-speed test jet that is nearly as much nose as it is fuselage. BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2022Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 28, 2022ShareSpace Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was secretly equipped with infrared countermeasures for its high-profile 1983 European tour. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 28, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 22, 2022ShareNASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic FeaturesThe space agency owned a small fleet of APCs to be used in emergencies but envisioned a broader role for its more ambitious prototype HAZMAT vehicle. BYBrett TingleyJan 22, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2021ShareNASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Spotted On A Trailer Heading To TexasThe Skunk Works-built X-59 that could revolutionize supersonic travel is getting closer to its first flight. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021SharePlanetary Defense Test To See If An Asteroid’s Path Can Be Changed Is About To LaunchAn upcoming test will explore the feasibility of using a “kinetic impactor” spacecraft to change the trajectory of an asteroid by crashing into it. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareUnwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile TestsNorthrop Grumman is now working to convert four RQ-4s as Range Hawks to gather data on the new breed of hypersonic weapons. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 20, 2021ShareThe Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years AgoThe KC-135 pioneered the winglet concept, but it never got them even after it was proven that they could save millions of gallons of gas every year. BYThomas NewdickSep 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2021ShareWhat 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From SpaceThe only American in space on 9/11 had no idea the towers were hit until he made a call to NASA. He soon saw ground zero for himself from orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021Share
BYJonathan SchultzJun 25, 2021ShareNASA’s Supersonic Flight Mission Is a Fool’s ErrandReal talk, straight from an expert in booms—and busts. BYJonathan SchultzJun 25, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 24, 2021ShareSpace Force Wants Its Operations To Extend To The Expanse Between Traditional Orbits And The MoonAn Air Force Research Laboratory document makes it clear that Space Force will have to contend much farther out in space than it currently is. BYBrett TingleyJun 24, 2021Share
BYDr. Garrett Reisman as told to A.J. BaimeMay 12, 2021ShareWhat’s It Like to Spacewalk at 17,500 mph?A former NASA astronaut describes looking down at earth from inside a spacesuit. BYDr. Garrett Reisman as told to A.J. BaimeMay 12, 2021Share
BYDr. Garrett ReismanMay 12, 2021ShareWhat Is It Like to Blast Off the Planet?A former NASA astronaut describes going from zero to 17,000 mph in 8 minutes. BYDr. Garrett ReismanMay 12, 2021Share