NASA has recently announced plans to design an innovative passenger jet that travels a lot faster than the speed of sound. What sets it apart, however, is that it can operate without the incredibly noisy sonic boom associated with supersonic travel. According to the developers, only a soft thump, which they are referring to as…
With renewed interest in space exploration, in recent decades, scientists across the world are looking for ways to build more powerful rocket engines, as a way of optimizing spaceflight. For instance, the researchers at UK-based Reaction Engines have spent the last 20 years developing an innovative scramjet engine concept that can operate in both jet…
Iowa-based avionics company Rockwell Collins, in collaboration with Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd, has developed what is likely the world's most expensive and advanced pilot helmet. Dubbed as the F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), the contraption looks straight out of the world of science fiction. Priced at $400,000, the helmet is designed for…