Curated Video
Katherine Johnson: Trailblazing NASA Mathematician
At a time when American space exploration was dominated by men, mathematician Katherine Johnson broke through gender and racial barriers to help change our understanding of the cosmos forever.
Curated Video
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskagee Airmen, otherwise known as the Red Tails, were the first all-Black air squadron in US history. Their immense bravery and skill during the Second World War is still the stuff of legend.
Curated Video
The Hindenberg Explodes (1937)
Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast...
Weatherthings
Vapor Trails
Vapor Trails are skinny lines of clouds made by airplanes, but not on purpose. They can spread out to become regular Cirrus Clouds and block some sunlight or trap some heat rising from Earth. We see vapor trails more than ever before,...
Weatherthings
Vapor Cone
A Vapor Cone is a cloud around the rear of a very fast jet plane, in the shape of a cone, formed by quickly falling pressure, falling temperature, and rising relative humidity. It does not require a plane to break the sound barrier and...
Blockchain Central
Blockchain In Manufacturing Is No Longer a Concept
This week on Blockchain Central: we will see how different companies use Blockchain technology and its platforms to make their supply chain more efficient and safe.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Charles Lindbergh
In this video, we explore the incredible life of Charles Lindbergh, an aviation pioneer who changed the way people travel and connect with each other. From his early years growing up on a farm in Minnesota to his historic transatlantic...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Power of Pink Provides NASA with Pressure Pictures: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
Power of Pink Provides NASA with Pressure Pictures: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
Financial Times
Will zero emissions aviation ever take off?
Aviation must find an alternative to fossil fuels if countries are to hit ambitious net zero targets by 2050. As the FT’s Peggy Hollinger explains, intriguing options using electric batteries, bio and synthetic fuels, and hydrogen...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Unique Tiltrotor Test Rig: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on January 13, 2017.
TLDR News
What's Johnson's Plan for the Brexit Negotiation? - Brexit Explained
Next week the UK and EU are set to begin negotiations over their future relationship post-Brexit. With time ticking, the UK has published its official stance on negotiations, laying out its objectives. So in this video, we discuss the...
Mr. Beat
Amelia Earhart (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here is the story of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
Weatherthings
Hole Punch Cloud
Hole punch cloud is the nickname for a cloud type that forms when a layer of middle or high-level clouds develops a hole partially filled with ice crystals known as fall streaks. Hole punch clouds can happen naturally, but also more...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Obediant Tshabalala - Education is Now the Qualification for Leadership Nelson Mandela
Obediant Tshabalala lives in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and graduated from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University with degrees in Business Administration, Physics and Computer Science. He currently works for Comair (British...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Parimal Kopardekar Talks About Managing Drones in our Skies
A rerun of a conversation with Parimal Kopardekar, NASA’s senior technologist for the Air Transportation System at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
The March of Time
1953: OPENING: Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) standing in air traffic control tower at Idlewild Airport (now JFK), SOT talking about 50th anniversary of flight, will be going back to the birth of aviation.
MOT 1953: OPENING: Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) standing in air traffic control tower at Idlewild Airport (now JFK), SOT talking about 50th anniversary of flight, will be going back to the birth of aviation.
Next Animation Studio
Boeing and Airbus raise 5G safety alarm
The world’s biggest airplane makers have serious concerns about 5G radiation interfering with the sensitive equipment that keeps airplanes safe.
Next Animation Studio
How volcanic ash stops a jet engine
This animation explains how volcanic ash, when sucked into a jet engine, can clog up the turbine blades, causing the engine to stall.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Financial Regulation Shouldn’t Be Hard—Here’s What We Need to Make It Work
We can land planes safely at crowded airports, yet we can’t manage to make our financial system safe. Why? Stanford University economist Anat Admati talks about what’s needed to get financial regulation that works.
Next Animation Studio
The next Concorde: Aviation startup to test prototype of supersonic airliner
Nearly 17 years after the Concorde’s last flight, a U.S. aviation startup is about to test a prototype for the next supersonic commercial passenger jet.
Curated Video
Aviation Illusions: The Peculiar Sensory Phenomenon Pilots Face
Flying a plane comes with its own set of unique sensory illusions. Learn about the cause and effect of some of these illusions, from the Graveyard Spiral to the Black Hole Effect. Illusions part 7/11
Next Animation Studio
Taiwanese F-16V crashes into ocean, pilot missing
A recently upgraded Taiwanese F-16V, the country’s most advanced fighter jet, crashed into the ocean off western Taiwan on Tuesday, January 11.
Weird History
What It Was Like During the Golden Age of Flying
The 1950s and '60s are often regarded as the golden age of airlines, offering luxurious seating, fancy meals, and beaming flight attendants. But while it was certainly roomier than today's modern sardine can technique of travel, there...
Kult America
Plane Crash Site - LOT Flight 5055
LOT Flight 5055 was an Ilyushin Il-62M of LOT Polish Airlines that crashed in the late morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 1987. The event happened in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland. The flight prepared...