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Bell Rocket Jet Pack (Individual Lift Device)
Bell Rocket Belt In the early 1960s, Bell Aerosystems built a rocket pack which it called the “Bell Rocket Belt” or “man-rocket” for the US Army, using hydrogen peroxide as fuel. This concept was...
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Insectothopter, CIA’s UAV from the 1970s
Insectothopter The Insectothopter was a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency’s research and development office in the 1970s. The Insectothopter...
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Operation Highjump
From 10 December 1946 to 13 March 1947, Sennet (SS-408) participated in Operation “Highjump,” the third Byrd Antarctic Expedition. USN photo courtesy of Artic Submarine Laboratory, text courtesy of...
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Avrocar
When flown without tethers, the Avrocar was unstable and could reach top speed of only 35 mph. (U.S. Air Force photo) The VZ-9-AV Avrocar (official designation but often listed as VZ-9) was a Canadian...
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Artificial Intelligence
Wikipedia defines “artificial intelligence” as: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field of study which studies how...
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Advanced Propulsion Study, February 2004
Advanced Propulsion Study Background This study was tasked with the purpose of conducting a thorough literature and program search to carry out and document a technical assessment of the latest...
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Autonomous Technology / Robots
Autonomous robots are robots that can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance. Many kinds of robots have some degree of autonomy. Different robots can be...
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Project Pluto – Nuclear RAMJET Engines
Background Project Pluto was a United States government program to develop nuclear powered ramjet engines for use in cruise missiles. Two experimental engines were tested at the United States...
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Project Orion – Nuclear Propulsion Concept
Background Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft (nuclear pulse propulsion). Early versions of this...
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Air to Air Supersonic Pilotless Aircraft, Army Air Forces Project MX-800,...
Background Project MX-800 is a nine month study and research program calling for “investigations in connection with the development of a supersonic air-to-air pilotless aircraft for use as a guided...
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