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Talyn eVTOL can fly three times farther than most competitors

April 13, 2021April 5, 2021 by Editorial Team

Talyn can take off and land anywhere in half the time. This new eVTOL is the fastest and greenest way to fly between cities. It skips the airports and flies straight to your destination. 100% battery electric flight with vertical take-off and landing. Talyn can take off and land anywhere, directly from your door to the … Read more

Space travel: Virgin Galactic’s new VSS Imagine will reflect whatever environment it is passing through

April 1, 2021 by Editorial Team

Virgin Galactic’s Mirror-Like Spaceship Brings Us One Step Closer to Space Travel.

Virgin Galactic’s new ‘VSS Imagine,’ scheduled to enter commercial service next year, will reflect whatever environment it is passing through. Breakthrough livery design allows Imagine to mirror the surrounding environment as it moves from Earth to Space.

Virgin Galactic unveiled the Company’s first Spaceship III in its growing fleet, VSS Imagine. VSS Imagine will commence ground testing, with glide flights planned for this summer from Spaceport America in New Mexico.

The breakthrough livery design, finished entirely with a mirror-like material, reflects the surrounding environment,
constantly changing color and appearance as it travels from earth to sky to space. Along with providing thermal
protection, this dynamic material is naturally appealing to the human eye, reflecting our inherent human fascination with space and the transformative experience of spaceflight.

Leveraging a modular design, the SpaceShip III class of vehicles are built to enable improved performance in terms of maintenance access and flight rate. This third generation of spaceship will lay the foundation for the design and
manufacture of future vehicles.

As VSS Imagine begins ground testing, manufacturing will progress on VSS Inspire, the second SpaceShip III vehicle
within the Virgin Galactic fleet. The introduction of the Spaceship III class of vehicles is an important milestone in Virgin Galactic’s multi-year effort that targets flying 400 flights per year, per spaceport.

“Virgin Galactic spaceships are built specifically to deliver a new, transforming perspective to the thousands of people who will soon be able to experience the wonder of space for themselves. As a SpaceShip III class of vehicle, Imagine is not just beautiful to look at, but represents Virgin Galactic’s growing fleet of spaceships. All great achievements, creations and changes start with an idea. Our hope is for all those who travel to space to return with fresh perspectives and new ideas that will bring positive change to our planet.’’ – Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin.

Future Astronauts are invited to be part of every step along the Virgin Galactic journey. One of Virgin Galactic’s Future Astronauts, Dee Chester, had a unique opportunity to play her part in the rollout of VSS Imagine, as her Astronaut Edition Range Rover towed the new spaceship out of the hangar for the first time.

VSS Imagine is unveiled ahead of VSS Unity’s next test flight, which is planned for May 2021.

“VSS Imagine and Inspire are stunning ships that will take our future astronauts on an incredible voyage to space, and their names reflect the aspirational nature of human spaceflight.” – Michael Colglazier, CEO of Virgin Galactic.

Virgin Galactic’s Mirror-Like Spaceship Brings Us One Step Closer to Space Travel; @Virgin Galactic VSS Imagine spaceship

Space wine: Twelve bottles of Château Petrus 2000 sent to space deliver their first secrets

April 8, 2021March 26, 2021 by Editorial Team

Space Cargo Unlimited revealed the first results of the scientific research carried out on wine that aged more than one year on board the ISS, as part of Mission WISE. Twelve bottles of Château Petrus 2000 spent 14 months orbiting the earth on the International Space Station. The project is part of Mission WISE, … Read more

AeroDelft to fly world’s first aircraft with liquid-hydrogen fuel cells this summer

March 11, 2021 by Editorial Team

AeroDelft team, just revealed a prototype called Phoenix PT. The brand new aircraft is bringing the team one step closer to achieving sustainable aviation. The student team AeroDelft has revealed the finished structure of their prototype airplane powered by liquid hydrogen, called ‘Phoenix PT’. The hydrogen airplane does not produce any harmful emissions to … Read more

Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight

March 11, 2021 by Editorial Team

X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57? … Read more

Joby Aviation released first footage of its revolutionary all-electric VTOL aircraft in flight

March 4, 2021 by Editorial Team

Joby Aviation’s pioneering electric aircraft is making air taxi service a reality in 2024.

@Joby Aviation released the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric VTOL aircraft in flight; @jobyaviation.com/

With more than 1,000 test flights completed over the last 10 years, Joby Aviation, the American venture-backed
aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services, intends to use its
piloted, four-passenger aircraft to launch a commercial passenger service beginning in 2024.

Joby Aviation released the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft in flight. The company is also celebrating an important milestone on its journey to making its air taxi service a reality.

The company expects to revolutionize how people move by unlocking the possibility to leapfrog over the gridlock
below in its emissions-free vehicle, which can travel up to 150 miles at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. The aircraft is quiet in take-off and near silent when flying overhead.

The company also announced that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Reinvent
Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company that takes a ‘venture capital at scale’ approach to
partnering with bold leaders and companies.

The transaction values the combined company at $6.6 billion post money, and is expected to provide approximately
$1.6 billion in gross proceeds, which is expected to fund the company through the start of commercial operations.

“While traveling is central to human existence, it’s often painfully inefficient and is only getting worse,” said Paul Sciarra, executive chairman of Joby Aviation. “By rethinking how air travel is delivered, we can open up new ways of moving around congested cities and under-served rural communities, helping to tackle congestion and climate change at the same time. Aerial ridesharing will drive a generational shift in how we travel this century, just as the railroad and the jet aircraft did in previous centuries.”

“Joby has a remarkable founder-led team that has quietly delivered the most advanced technology we’ve seen in this sector,” said Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and co-lead director of Reinvent Technology Partners, who will join the Board of Directors of the combined company. “With valuable strategic partnerships including Toyota and Uber, a compelling business model and an unparalleled track-record of executing against its targets, we believe Joby is well- positioned to create a transformative new human-centered mobility network.”