Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality

Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality: "Back in December of 2011, Stratolaunch Systems announced that it was designing a new air launch system for both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Among other things, that system would require the construction of what would be the world’s largest aircraft. While some people might understandably be skeptical of such grand plans ever seeing the light of day, the company recently announced that a couple of important milestones have been reached that bring the project closer to fruition."

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Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM

Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM: "If there was any doubt that George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was a prophetic piece of fiction, you can pretty much put that to rest. The more skeptical among us have claimed for years that, in the age of the internet, nobody has real privacy. During the last 24 hours, those fears emerged from the shadows. Details leaked of the secret US National Security Agency (NSA) program called PRISM, which may as well have been called Big Brother."

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Porsche's iconic 911 celebrates 50 years with a limited edition facelift

Porsche's iconic 911 celebrates 50 years with a limited edition facelift: "With over 820,000 Porsche 911s being built and sold over the past fifty years, one could say the model has been a bit of a hit. Since 1963 Porsche’s very much iconic model (and we can use iconic here in proper context) has been the mainstay of the German automaker's performance hut. Now fifty years on it seems only fitting for the company to celebrate the car with the release of its 911 50th Anniversary Edition."

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Susan Fogwell: Yellowstone Travel Tips

Susan Fogwell: Yellowstone Travel Tips: "If you want to experience sheer, jaw-dropping American beauty, take a guided tour of the remarkably diverse Yellowstone National Park. With wildlife at almost every turn, Yellowston is one of the world's foremost wildlife sanctuaries. After visiting, you'll undoubtedly have a new appreciation of nature and wildlife. Have your camera ready to capture bison, moose, osprey, elk, coyotes and river otters, not to mention frequently seen black bears and grizzlies. Along with wildlife sightings, the most popular park visits include the geysers and hot springs, Yellowstone Lake, Upper and Lower Falls, and, of course, Old Faithful."

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Defined by Water: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | ActionHub

Defined by Water: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | ActionHub: "The miles add up quickly as we’re outlined by four of the five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. Factor in island shoreline, and the number grows to 3,288 miles of Great Lakes waterfront. For comparison, that number’s close to the distance from Detroit to Juneau."

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Cheap, Sturdy, 1-Hour Quadcopter

Cheap, Sturdy, 1-Hour Quadcopter: "Here's a quadcopter build that we did in under an hour to win a bet.  We've got some experience building and took some shortcuts (such as using a flight controller from another unit, saving us the time of having to configure it), but I think it's reasonable to say that most makers could build this frame and get everything installed in a day, and still have some time left over to start flying it."

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