Dragon 2 Propulsive Hover Test

On November 24, SpaceX’s Dragon 2, powered by eight SuperDraco engines, executed a picture-perfect propulsive hover test at the company’s rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas.

Eight SuperDraco thrusters, positioned around the perimeter of the vehicle in pairs called “jet packs”, fired up simultaneously to raise the Crew Dragon spacecraft for a five-second hover, generating approximately 33,000 lbs of thrust before returning the vehicle to its resting position. This test was the second of a two-part milestone under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The first test—a short firing of the engines intended to verify a healthy propulsion system—was completed November 22, and the longer burn two-days later demonstrated vehicle control while hovering.

Ferrari F1 Pit Stop Perfection

2013 Melbourne F1, poetry in motion.

Cody is dead. And he has some questions...

Cody is dead. And he has some questions...

The Pontiac Stinger - The Most Ridiculous Concept/Future Car Ever

The door panel doubles up as an ice box, and two portable vacuum cleaners...It's just absurd but I like it.

More Dead-On Celebrity Impressions by Ross Marquand

Impression master Ross Marquand nails the tiny moments of A-list actors, including Gary Busey explaining gravity, Sylvester Stallone checking to see if his deodorant is working, and Jon Hamm on Latin television. Full list below:

-Pierce Brosnan notices his fly is down
-Zach Galifianakis tastes something he doesn’t like
-Patrick Warburton chases down a cab
-Jack Nicholson is afraid to dance
-Jon Hamm on Latin television
-John Malkovich takes a sip of the wrong drink
-Michael Caine can’t open a jar
-Sylvester Stallone checks to see if his deodorant is working
-Gary Busey explains gravity
-Arnold Schwarzenegger realizes his pen is leaking
-Ewan McGregor smokes to look cool

Plumbing apprentice thought he had fitted his first toilet

How are you going to close that door, mate?

Evidence of a Ninth Planet - Is This Planet X?

Caltech's Konstantin Batygin, an assistant professor of planetary science, and Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy, discuss new research that provides evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system.

Read the Caltech News Story: Caltech.edu