Abandoned in space in 1967, a US satellite has started transmitting again
(via The Vintage News) An American satellite abandoned in 1967, now assumed to simply be space junk, has started transmitting
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Welcome to Aviation High School
(via Great Big Story) At the Aviation Career and Technical High School, students literally have to earn their wings. Everyday,
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If You Have $5 Billion and 60,000 Tons of Steel, You Can Build Your Own Aircraft Carrier
(via Popular Mechanics) Aircraft carriers are undeniably impressive. Essentially floating airports on the sea, they are the structural backbone of
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Ford Uses 200,000 Pounds of Clay Every Year
(via Popular Mechanics) Modeling clay was introduced to the car industry in the late twenties by GM’s Harley Earl, and
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The Peculiar World of Dental Manikins
(via Great Big Story) Ever wonder how dentists get experience before practicing on live humans? For nearly 100 years, Columbia
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Gen. Chuck Yeager Describes How He Broke The Sound Barrier
(via Popular Mechanics) On October 14, 1947, a test pilot with the right stuff changed the future of aviation forever.
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What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars?
(via Atlas Obscura) It’s entirely possible that someone alive today on Earth will be the first person to die on
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How Many Fish Are in the Sea?
(via The Atlantic) Counting fish is a daunting but essential task in protecting aquatic ecosystems—and now artificial intelligence, autonomous submarines,
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The oldest computer (not) on Earth
(via Muckrock) The Voyager mission began in 1977 with the launches of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The probes flew
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Commodore 64 Still Powering Auto Repair Shop in Poland
(via Popular Mechanics) Just because a gadget is technically obsolete doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. The latest example can be
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All Hail the Pizza Saver, the Tiny Piece of Plastic Protecting Your Pie
(via Eater) Pizza’s most essential topping is a piece of plastic. Floating above the greasy circle of molten cheese, a
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Inside the ‘Wire Center’ That Connected Manhattan to the World
(via Wired) Back in the days when people used landline telephones strung together with copper wire, most calls into lower Manhattan passed
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