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Air NZ flight aborted after take-off
2013-09-15 06:28:41| Airlines - Topix.net
Air New Zealand Boeing 737, similar to that which had a mid-air incident on the way to Auckland this morning.
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Voyager's Intrepid Flight a Reminder of Human Audacity
2013-09-14 00:17:32| TechNewsWorld
NASA has confirmed that after 36 years of journeying, Voyager 1 has reached interstellar space. Voyager 1 has been traveling for about a year through a transitional plasma region in the space between the influence of Earth's sun and other stars. "Voyager 1 is the first true stellar explorer from Earth," said James R. Webb, Ph.D., professor of physics and director of the SARA Observatory.
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Airport under fire over flight paths
2013-09-13 15:16:25| Airlines - Topix.net
Auckland residents fighting what they say are big increases in aircraft noise above their neighbourhoods have turned out in force to try and make sure their views are heard.
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MDA conducts missile defence flight test against multiple targets
2013-09-11 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has conducted a missile defence flight test and successfully destroyed two targets in the vicinity of the US Army Kwajalein Atoll / Reagan test site and surrounding areas in the western Pacific.
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SpaceXs Grasshopper, the future of cheap spaceflight, performs perfect test flight
2013-09-09 21:41:29| Extremetech
SpaceX has released a spectacular new video of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTVL) reusable launch vehicle (RLV) Grasshopper. Grasshopper is the first stage of SpaceX's efforts to create a reusable space launch system that, by virtue of not wastefully dropping everything into the ocean, will massively reduce the cost of spaceflight -- like, to the point where you and I could visit outer space for less than a few months' salary.
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