Tag Archives: Aerospace

The Maple Seed Samarai

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Lockheed Martin Samarai is a pretty cool micro UAV. And yes, it is Samarai and not samurai. Hey, I didn’t name it. It is based on the maple seed. For anyone who’s lived in an area where maple trees … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Dragon – Meet Your Potential Rivals

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I realize I’m a couple of weeks late in posting this, but better late than never. Congratulations to SpaceX on the flawless flight of their Dragon capsule – from the Falcon 9 launch, to berthing with the ISS, to the … Continue reading →

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J-2X Rocket Engine Continues Testing

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I’ve posted about the ongoing testing of the J-2X a few times in the past. The J-2X is planned to be the upper stage engine for NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS). There have been a couple of test firings … Continue reading →

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Test Pilot Tuesday Catch Up

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I’ve fallen a couple of weeks behind in posting Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Test Pilot Tuesday videos, so here is today’s video along with the previous two weeks that I missed. Sorry for the lack of posting recently, several things have … Continue reading →

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Airbus Military A400M – And Then There Were Five

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

The Airbus Military A400M airlifter program has suffered a number of delays and setbacks over the life of the program, putting it years behind schedule, but things seem to be picking up steam. It isn’t out of the woods yet, … Continue reading →

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