Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a way to change the paradigm as it is known for space travel. SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles which will ultimately reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access by a factor of ten.

The Story: In an era when most technology based products follow a path of ever-increasing capability and reliability while simultaneously reducing costs, launch vehicles today have changed little from those of 40 years ago. SpaceX believes in something different. Coupled with the newly emerging market for private and …

Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a manned, 100% electric-powered plane that set an air-speed record of 155 mph. It’s not only groundbreaking from the standpoint of power, but it’s also significant from the standpoint of efficiency, as the batteries that power its motor represent continued evolution.
The Story: Italian engineers reached new heights when a new electric-powered airplane took flight in Turin on June 8, then again on June 10. It was on this second day when the plane achieved a top speed of 155 mph during its eight minute flight. A …

Why it’s Breakthrough: Microsoft lets students and lifelong learners tour the night sky using  Scroll down to watch a movie and learn more, or click here to download this free technology and begin your journey of utterly incredible exploration.
 
The Story: The final frontier gets a bit closer as Microsoft Corp. officially unveiled the public beta of its future technology: WorldWide Telescope, a rich Web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers. Worldwide Telescope has been eagerly anticipated by …

It gives man, actually Yves Rossy, a former Swiss fighter pilot and currently a commercial pilot, the future technology and ability to become a human airplane. Scroll down and watch “Fusion Man” – fusing bird with man – take flight. Be sure to pay attention to the fact that upon leaping from the plane, he actually expands his wings.

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Yves Rossy, 49, jumped out of a plane with nothing more than a jet powered wing on his back and flew at 7,500 …

This future technology is the most technically advanced, fastest flying Gulfstream in its 50 years of existence. And that doesn’t even begin to address the experience for pilot and passenger. Watch the video below to get a taste of things to come.

Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced the introduction of one of their future technologies, which is an all-new business jet: the Gulfstream G650. With its ultra-large cabin and ultra-long range, the G650 establishes a new price and performance point for business-jet aircraft.
The G650 …

Fighter pilots now have the ability to see everything around them on a screen inside their helmets, whether it’s day or night, regardless of where they’re looking. More importantly, the have the ability to lock-in on a target – using their eyes – until that that target’s hit.

Vision Systems International, LLC (VSI), a joint venture company between EFW, Inc. of Ft. Worth, Texas and Rockwell Collins, is the leading innovator in Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems for fixed-wing, tactical fighter aircraft. This future technology enables pilots to accurately direct (cue) onboard …