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Google Maps Sends US Family On Road To Nowhere, Company Apologises
The incident took place on November 19 when a number of cars were sent on a different route by Google Maps.
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Tesla Building The World's Largest Supercharger Station In The Mojave Desert
Tesla has created a proprietary supercharger network which is by far the best in the world
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Venomous Snakes And Scorpions Are Invading Planes Grounded By Pandemic
Rattlesnakes and scorpions are invading Qantas planes grounded in a California desert amid the pandemic - but the airline staff have a trick up their sleeves to avoid the wrath of the venomous creatures while carrying out weekly maintenance.
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On Final 747 Flight, Qantas Jet Draws Kangaroo Tail In The Sky
Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast as it began its final flight to retirement in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, ending the model's almost half a century of service at the carrier.
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Boeing's 737 Max Bills Include $2,000 A Month To Park Each Grounded Jet
While regulators contemplate whether Boeing Co's 737 Max can safely return to the skies, workers in a California airplane-storage yard keep a careful vigil against earthier concerns. Crews have sealed 34 Southwest Airlines Co jets against the Mojave Desert's sun, wind and sand, as well as insects and birds that can creep into wheel wells and engine...
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Stratolaunch Carries Out First Flight of 'World's Largest Aircraft'
The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane.
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World's Largest Plane Takes Flight, Can Air-Launch Rockets Into Space
Stratolaunch, the massive aircraft dreamed up by the late Paul Allen, flew for the first time Saturday, becoming the largest plane by wingspan ever to take to the skies.
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World's Largest Plane Makes Flying Debut, Can Fly To Space
The world's largest airplane -- a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines -- made its first test flight on Saturday in California.
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Virgin Galactic Pilots Fly To Edge Of Space, Earn Astronaut Wings
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded two Virgin Galactic pilots commercial astronaut wings Thursday, after a spacecraft piloted by Mark "Forger" Stucky and C.J. Sturckow hit an altitude of 51.4 miles in a daring test flight over the Mojave Desert in December.
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World's Largest Solar Power Station to Open in Madhya Pradesh
At present, the world's largest solar power project - Ivanpah Solar Power Facility of 392MW - is at the Mojave Desert in California, United States.
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A Look at Virgin Galactic's Feathering Technology
The Virgin Galactic spaceship destroyed when it broke apart high over the Mojave Desert was designed to take tourists on a fleeting thrill ride through the lower reaches of space.
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Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Appears to Have Broken Apart in Flight
The head of the federal agency examining last week's fatal crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship during a test flight in California's Mojave Desert said on Sunday the vehicle appears to have broken apart in flight.
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Richard Branson to Meet Virgin Galactic Space Team After Crash
Richard Branson is set to meet his Virgin Galactic space team in California's Mojave Desert on Saturday following the crash of a passenger spaceship being developed by his company that killed one pilot and seriously injured the other.
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Before Nevada Stand-Off, A Collision Between Ranchers and Tortoises
When the U.S. government declared the Mojave desert tortoise an endangered species in 1989, it effectively marked the cattle ranchers of Nevada's Clark County for extinction.
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Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight
The powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert lasted 16 seconds and broke the sound barrier.
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Google Maps Sends US Family On Road To Nowhere, Company Apologises
The incident took place on November 19 when a number of cars were sent on a different route by Google Maps.
-
Tesla Building The World's Largest Supercharger Station In The Mojave Desert
Tesla has created a proprietary supercharger network which is by far the best in the world
-
Venomous Snakes And Scorpions Are Invading Planes Grounded By Pandemic
Rattlesnakes and scorpions are invading Qantas planes grounded in a California desert amid the pandemic - but the airline staff have a trick up their sleeves to avoid the wrath of the venomous creatures while carrying out weekly maintenance.
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On Final 747 Flight, Qantas Jet Draws Kangaroo Tail In The Sky
Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast as it began its final flight to retirement in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, ending the model's almost half a century of service at the carrier.
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Boeing's 737 Max Bills Include $2,000 A Month To Park Each Grounded Jet
While regulators contemplate whether Boeing Co's 737 Max can safely return to the skies, workers in a California airplane-storage yard keep a careful vigil against earthier concerns. Crews have sealed 34 Southwest Airlines Co jets against the Mojave Desert's sun, wind and sand, as well as insects and birds that can creep into wheel wells and engine...
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Stratolaunch Carries Out First Flight of 'World's Largest Aircraft'
The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane.
-
World's Largest Plane Takes Flight, Can Air-Launch Rockets Into Space
Stratolaunch, the massive aircraft dreamed up by the late Paul Allen, flew for the first time Saturday, becoming the largest plane by wingspan ever to take to the skies.
-
World's Largest Plane Makes Flying Debut, Can Fly To Space
The world's largest airplane -- a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines -- made its first test flight on Saturday in California.
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Virgin Galactic Pilots Fly To Edge Of Space, Earn Astronaut Wings
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded two Virgin Galactic pilots commercial astronaut wings Thursday, after a spacecraft piloted by Mark "Forger" Stucky and C.J. Sturckow hit an altitude of 51.4 miles in a daring test flight over the Mojave Desert in December.
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World's Largest Solar Power Station to Open in Madhya Pradesh
At present, the world's largest solar power project - Ivanpah Solar Power Facility of 392MW - is at the Mojave Desert in California, United States.
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A Look at Virgin Galactic's Feathering Technology
The Virgin Galactic spaceship destroyed when it broke apart high over the Mojave Desert was designed to take tourists on a fleeting thrill ride through the lower reaches of space.
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Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Appears to Have Broken Apart in Flight
The head of the federal agency examining last week's fatal crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship during a test flight in California's Mojave Desert said on Sunday the vehicle appears to have broken apart in flight.
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Richard Branson to Meet Virgin Galactic Space Team After Crash
Richard Branson is set to meet his Virgin Galactic space team in California's Mojave Desert on Saturday following the crash of a passenger spaceship being developed by his company that killed one pilot and seriously injured the other.
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Before Nevada Stand-Off, A Collision Between Ranchers and Tortoises
When the U.S. government declared the Mojave desert tortoise an endangered species in 1989, it effectively marked the cattle ranchers of Nevada's Clark County for extinction.
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Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight
The powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert lasted 16 seconds and broke the sound barrier.
