Archive for November 12th, 2009

  • Scramjets

    Scramjets

    These goals drew closer to achievement this spring when the first scramjet-powered aircraft flew on its own. On the afternoon of March 27, an unpiloted X-43A, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft mounted on a Pegasus booster rocket, dropped from a B-52 flying...

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  • The Splendid Torch Part 1

    The Splendid Torch Part 1

    We enjoy what we accumulate in a life time, but the world enjoys what we create and leave behind. Of all the creations man alone is aware of death. Man alone knows his life has a limited lifespan. The context of death puts a premium...

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