While we’re on a roll here’s another quick link to some cool photo’s taken by the ISS.
Entries Tagged as 'Flight & Space Travel'
Cool Photos Taken From International Space Station
November 15th, 2005 · No Comments · Flight & Space Travel
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Building Your Own Airforce, One Mig At a Time
September 29th, 2005 · No Comments · Flight & Space Travel
Wired has a fascinating story on some guy who has his own air force of russain made plaes: In a cavernous airplane hangar in Quincy, Illinois, two hours south of Chicago, Don Kirlin paces beneath the gold hammer and sickle of a large Soviet flag. Around him are the military bulwarks of the once-formidable Evil [...]
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Got $100 Million To Burn? Go To The Moon!
July 27th, 2005 · No Comments · Adventure, Flight & Space Travel
It’s now possible for the mega rich to burn some of that dough by taking a trip to the moon: Russia’s federal space agency took a giant leap in the field of cosmic tourism yesterday with the announcement it will offer a $100m (£57m) trip to the moon. Roskosmos leaked details of the project as [...]
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It Finally Flies!
April 27th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Flight & Space Travel, News
The Airbus A380 has finally taken to the air, so reports the BBC: The world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, is on its long-awaited maiden flight. Thousands of aeroplane enthusiasts, many of them clapping and cheering, witnessed the twin-deck “superjumbo” taking to the air for the first time. The flight was due to last [...]
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Airbus A380 superjumbo to be unveiled today in France
January 18th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Flight & Space Travel, News
Yup, it’s finally being unveiled today (18-1-2005). An excerpt: The world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, is being formally unveiled in France. The twin-deck aircraft can carry about 555 people – more than its American competitor, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Chief executive Noel Forgeard said he expected sales to comfortably exceed 250, the [...]
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