The US military’s massive unmanned ‘Manta Ray’ submarine cleared its first sea test
– The US military has been developing a large underwater drone called the “Manta Ray”. – The Manta Ray is an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) built by defense contractor Northrop Grumman for DARPA. – It recently completed its first major sea tests off the coast of Southern California in February/March 2024. This tested its propulsion, […]
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station
– Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on April 30 after completing a six-month mission aboard China’s space station. – Their Shenzhou-17 spacecraft landed in Inner Mongolia after undocking from the Tiangong space station four days prior. – The astronauts – Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin – spent six months conducting scientific experiments […]