A number of companies are developing cars that fly themselves. Many of these ventures are eyeing 2021-2022 for commercial flying car/taxi operations in the United States.
Two previous binary questions (for 2017 and 2021) have asked when flying cars...
Space stations have offered platforms for science that can only be performed in microgravity, such as studying human physiology and psychology in space. International Space Station operations have been extended through 2030, and China’s almost...
In 2016, there was a lot of buzz about the potential use of airships as heavy-lift cargo aircraft. Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. had struck a deal with Straitline Aviation to provide airships for hauling ore concentrate, supplies, and personnel between...
On July 28, 2022, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines announced that their boards of directors had approved a merger between the two companies through which JetBlue would acquire Spirit for $33.50 a share, at an enterprise value of $7.6 billion, and...
In his book Extraterrestrial, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb suggests that a 2017 interstellar object known as 'Oumuamua is "interstellar technology built by aliens".
Inspired by partially by ‘Oumuamua, Loeb founded The Galileo Project in 2021 to...
On February 13, 2023, Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced plans for electric flying taxis in Dubai in 2026, which will include a network of vertiports connecting key areas of the city. See also Arab News - Dubai says flying...
Donald Trump, aiming for a 2024 presidential bid, proposed building up to 10 "freedom cities" on federal land, featuring futuristic concepts like flying cars.
Trump says he would host a contest for the public to design and then build “Freedom...
The last 115 years of humankind’s relationship with air travel has been mindboggling. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright lifted off in the fields of Kitty Hawk. The era of human air travel was born.
But skeptics abounded. Yes, we could...
On February 24th, 2022, shortly after the start of Russia-Ukraine war, Boris Johnson banned Russian airlines from flying to the UK. EU soon followed and implemented restrictions on flights between EU and Russia lasting until 2029. Russia soon...
From the Artemis 3 Wikipedia page
Artemis 3 (officially Artemis III) is planned as the first crewed Moon landing mission of the Artemis program and the first crewed flight of the Starship HLS lander. Artemis 3 is planned to be the second crewed...
In an effort to drive launch prices down, SpaceX and other "new space" launch providers have been developing and flying reusable launcher stages. After an initial testing period, SpaceX is currently routinely recovering, refurbishing, and reusing...
The icy moons of the gas giant planets are one of the most promising places for hosting microbial life in the present time in our solar system. Missions such as NASA’s Europa Clipper will be launched in the coming years to establish whether icy moons...
In an effort to drive launch prices down, SpaceX and other "new space" launch providers have been developing and flying multi-stage rockets, aiming towards full reusability of the all stages.
Another concept for reusable launchers are...
In October 2021, at the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston, a resolution was passed by IATA member airlines committing them to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their operations by 2050.
Exploratory work is ongoing to achieve flight...
Today, most mainstream cinematic movies are made to be watched in 24 frames per second (FPS). This is despite the widespread availability of screens and cameras made for 60 FPS content. Services such as Youtube, Netflix) and Vimeo already have the...