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The space station's finished. Now what?
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In March 1912, Capt. Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from an airplane.
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When it comes to recycling water, space station astronauts are on the frontier.
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How do you set a new distance record for paper airplanes? Recruit a college quarterback to throw it.
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Our clocks are becoming increasingly out of sync with the Earth.
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With the F-35, Lockheed Martin takes a turn trying to make one combat plane that can do everything.
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First aero club in America? It depends on how you date it.
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Jeremy Kinney, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum, shares his thoughts
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If you need more than a few seconds to spot your target, the moment is lost.
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Or close-up pictures of it, anyway.
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Their assignment, February 26, 1967: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet had ever done.
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Astronomers learn more about a hot, watery, exotic "super-Earth"
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Want your luxury jet to be just a little quieter than your competitor’s? Otto Pobanz is your man.
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The F-35 chalks up another testing first.
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Let's hope Icon's A5 fares better in the marketplace
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Helicopter designers could learn something from the skin of a scorpion.
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In space, you can't beat the odds, but you can make a better sandwich.
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The U.S. Navy floats a carrier-sized parking deck.
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Survival training on the ground, and a spacewalk in orbit.
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