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It is famously difficult to become an astronaut. Astronauts must be at the peak of physical fitness, have studied for years to be fully qualified, and be mentally prepared for the hardship of living a...

Very Impressive Performance Extreme Removal (VIPER) grinding was introduced into the production and manufacturing industry in the late 1990s, designed as a replacement for creep-feed grinding of nicke...

Boeing’s grounding of its entire fleet of 371 737 MAX airliners made headlines recently, and brought with it a drop in share prices.

Today, planes no longer fly at supersonic speeds. However, a new engine system is promising even greater speed: hypersonic. In theory, a plane flying at this speed, five times the speed of sound, coul...

The aviation industry is booming, thanks to more people than ever being able to take flights around the world. With more money being invested into the industry, and more research going into improving ...

While the automotive industry has made great strides in the use of sustainable energy, the aerospace industry has been slow to invest in electrical energy. But now a new aircraft is being designed to ...

Autonomous technology is the future of transport. Soon we will have cars that drive themselves, boats that sail without a crew, and planes that fly without a pilot.

While the jury is out whether we will ever have fully autonomous planes with no pilots present, the technology to make this happen does exist, and is being implemented in new models and fleets. While ...

By the end of the century, mankind will either in all likelihood be extinct, or living on other planets besides Earth. Mars holds some of the most exciting potential for us to develop as a species, as...

Even since mankind first set foot on the moon in 1969, we have dreamt of colonising our nearest neighbour. With resources on our planet rapidly depleting, and space travel becoming easier, cheaper, an...

One half of the moon always faces away from Earth, because it is close enough to have become locked in position by our planet’s gravitational field. It has fascinated mankind for centuries, with astro...

Plane design has remained largely the same since the first commercial planes that took flight over a century ago. The technology behind how planes fly has improved, and the systems controlling, govern...