TEDxSanJoseCA - Jeff Greason - Rocket Scientist: Making Space Pay and Having Fun Doing It
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He's a Rocket Man! Jeff Greason has devoted his life's work to creating and managing innovative technical project teams at XCOR Aerospace, Rotary Rocket Company (RRC), and Intel Corporation. Time magazine named Jeff as one of their "Inventors of the Year" for his team's work on the EZ- Rocket in 2002. He is the president and co-founder of XCO... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Jeff Greason - Rocket Scientist: Making Space Pay and Having Fun Doing It
April 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)He's a Rocket Man! Jeff Greason has devoted his life's work to creating and managing innovative technical project teams at XCOR Aerospace, Rotary Rocket Company (RRC), and Intel Corporation. Time magazine named Jeff as one of their "Inventors of the Year" for his team's work on the EZ- Rocket i...
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- -: Bertrand Piccard's solar-powered adventure
January 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com For the dawn of a new decade, adventurer Bertrand Piccard offers us a challenge: Find motivation in what seems impossible. He shares his own plans to do what many say can't be done -- to fly around the world, day and night, in a solar-powered aircraft. TEDTalks is a daily vide...
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- -: Wired Editor Outwits Google with DIY Aerial Drone
June 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/30/DIY_Drones_with_Chris_Anderson Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, discusses how he outsmarted Google by using his unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to map its campus in Mountain View, CA. He also remembers crashing a UAV onto the grounds of the Law...
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- -: Examining Bush Authorization to Shoot Down 9/11 Planes
June 15, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/28/Behind_the_Scenes_Executive_Response_to_911 Former Bush administration officials examine former President George W. Bush's military authorization to shoot down any remaining hijacked planes in the sky on September 11, 2001. ----- On September 11, 20...
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- -: Make Your Own Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Chris Anderson
June 17, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/30/DIY_Drones_with_Chris_Anderson Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, demonstrates his geeked out RC plane "EasyStar," which has been outfitted as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with built-in autopilot. ----- The 4th annual Maker Faire Bay Area...
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- -: A Plane You Can Park in the Garage: The ICON A5
December 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/01/Kirk_Hawkins__Steen_Strand_on_Designing_the_ICON_A5 Steen Strand and Kirk Hawkins, founders of ICON Aircraft, describe the features of their groundbreaking A5 light-sport aircraft. They show video demonstrating the personal aircraft handles more like ...
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- -: Capt. Sully on Aviation Safety in a Turbulent Economy
December 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/30/Highest_Duty_Captain_Chesley_Sullenberger How safe is flying? "Safe and getting safer," according to famed pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. However, the current state of the economy may deter the "best and brightest" from going into aviation, he sa...
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- -: Pride and Post-Traumatic Stress for Hudson Hero Pilot
December 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/30/Highest_Duty_Captain_Chesley_Sullenberger Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's says that he and his crew experienced post-traumatic stress after the January 15, 2009 incident on the Hudson River. Despite the mental strain, he feels "gratified and ve...
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- -: Dick Lugar: Who's In Charge of China?
January 18, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast In response to China's test flight of a new stealth fighter jet during Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' recent visit to Beijing, Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) explores the complex power dynamics between China's civilian government ...
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