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A Space Odyssey: Italian Astronaut shares his terrifying near-drowning experience during spacewalk

In a blog post published on the ESA (European Space Agency) website, Luca Parmitano, the Italian astronaut who almost drowned last month when his hemet filled with water, provided more…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2013
China

Amateur video showing China’s second stealth plane’s test flight emerges

The prototype of a J-31 Falcon Eagle, China’s second stealth fighter jet that performed its maiden flight on Oct 31, 2012, can be (barely) seen in this video most probably…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

Super cool video shows approach, landing and parking onboard the USS Truman aircraft carrier

The following video shows what approaching, landing and parking onboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier looks like from the cockpit of a C-2 Greyhound COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) plane. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2013
Bizarre

Space Invaders in the desert: ISS Astronaut shoots weird infrastructure in southern Egypt

Among the interesting photographs of the Earth he has taken from the ISS, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano (the one whose helmet filled with fluid during a recent spacewalk) has recently…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

NVG video: F-35B Accomplishes First Night Vertical Landing Aboard USS WASP

On Aug. 14, the first DT-II (Developmental Test Phase Two - the second of three planned tests aimed at expanding the F-35B’s shipboard operating envelope for the U.S. Marine Corps)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 19, 2013
China

China’s Air Force aerobatic display team to attend first ever air show abroad. In Russia

The Chinese national aerobatic team, named August 1st (after the date of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Air Force) is to be the highlight on the MAKS 2013…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 19, 2013
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