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Playing catch-up with the likes of SpaceX, China has announced the successful test flight and landing of a reusable rocket. On June 23, 2024, the liquid-fueled launcher rose to a height of 7.5 miles (12 km) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: China, Rocket, Launch
Looking to validate electric powertrain technology in the highest, most remote of settings, the Peak Evolution Team climbed the world's highest active volcano into the record books this month. The team initially had an all-out vehicle altitude record in its sights but, after crossing paths with the Porsche team that snatched that record, the Peak team settled comfortably on an EV altitude record
A new study has found that placing older, sedentary adults in a simulated high-altitude environment with reduced oxygen for a week before major surgery greatly improved their hemoglobin levels, addressing a common preoperative problem, anemia, that can lead to surgical complications.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: High Altitude, Surgery, King's College London
In a sky-high, 24-hour test flight, BAE System successfully sent its High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) PHASA-35 solar-powered drone into the stratosphere, reaching an altitude of over 66,000 ft (20,000 m).Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: UAV, BAE Systems, Flight Tests, UAS
The first aircraft to fly on another planet has hit a new milestone. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has recently clocked up its 50th flight, and achieved a new altitude record in the process.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Mars, Helicopter, Helicopters, perseverance, NASA, JPL, Flight, Rover
Ever since taking off on its historic first flight last year, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has been single-handedly raising the bar for the Red Planet’s aviation scene, and has now soared to its greatest heights yet. The latest outing for the Mars helicopter has resulted in a new altitude record, rising 46 ft (14 m) above the Martian surface.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Mars, pers


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