Israel unveils advanced spy plane

Amidst the Iranian missiles launches Israel have for the first time made public its latest spy plane in a mind game."Israel displayed its latest spy plane on Thursday in what defence officials said was a show of strength in response to Iranian war games and missile tests. The...

Discovery Ready For Takeoff

All systems are go"Space Shuttle Discoveryhas entered the final phase before the May 31 launch, with technicians workingon the “finishing touches” at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. There have been noissues reported so far, and the final countdown for the Sunday launch...

Manslaughter charges sought on air crash

"French judges have been asked to put Continental Airlines on trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people. Prosecutors in Pontoise outside Paris requested that the US airline, two of its employees and two key men in the...

Interview with African American astronaut Leland Melvin

Leland Melvin is an astronaut that was on the last shuttle mission STS 122 in 2008. Mr Melvin is also a former NFL player and a chemist. Melvin because he is a great example of what a education can do for African American children when it's stressed in the household. He...

New low-tech theory on space travel

"A spacecraft made of folded paper may sound far-fetched, but Japanese scientists believe it could be possible for a paper plane launched from space to reach Earth intact. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have tested small, origami planes made of special paper for 30...

Boeing to submit bid soon for India warplanes: executive

"US aerospace giant Boeing will shortly submit its proposal for an Indian contract involving 126 warplanes worth 10-12 billion dollars, a company executive said Thursday.Joe Song, Asia Pacific vice president for international business development at Boeing Integrated Defense...

Invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds

"Ben Bernanke once spoke of dropping money from helicopters, if necessary, to save an economy in distress."" He probably did not envisage that choppers bearing the insignia of oil-rich Gulf states and cash-rich Asian countries would hover over Wall Street. On January 15th...

Germany To Send Craft to Moon

Maybe they can take some pictures of the original moon landing site and put the conspiracy theories to rest."Germany hopes to put an unmanned space craft into the moon's orbit in the early part of the next decade, a senior German official said on Wednesday. The lunar orbit...