20 Oct 2022, 20:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA has tested the design of a lander concept named SHIELD, hurling a full-scale prototype of the base to the ground at 177 kph
2 May 2022, 15:29 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The space agency has recently dropped a heat shield prototype from 1,200 ft – all in the name of science. The unit held out and performed accordingly
14 Dec 2021, 02:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA is testing spacecraft and hardware by dropping them on the ground repeatedly. This will help the agency prepare for a future sample return mission
17 Jun 2021, 08:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The host of the WhistlinDiesel channel on YouTube has set out in a big way to find out if the Japanese truck really is as “indestructible” as the legend says
25 Apr 2019, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Squishy Robotics working on a robot design that can survive a 600 feet (183 meters) drop and be available for use by first responders
28 Dec 2010, 14:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The excitement caused by the initial public offering made by electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors in June has diminished and, as it happens with pretty much all stock, the carmaker is slowly falli...
25 Nov 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Surfing the Internet, you might find people dropping pumpkins, water balloons or even a piano onto a car. But this is the first time we have ever seen something like this. A company has decided to d...
27 Oct 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not long ago, Chinese automotive company BYD was aiming high; with quite a fair share of decent technologies, a warm market to be in and the backing of people like American billionaire Warren Buffet...
7 Jul 2010, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of last month, electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors went public, stirring an investors' frenzy on Wall Street and not only. In the first day, the carmaker raised $226 million, far ...
2 Feb 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On January 26, Japanese carmaker Toyota hinted to its sales target for 2010: 7.4 million units to be sold in the new year, a 6 percent increase compared to the better than expected 2009. The forecas...
27 Jan 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The unprecedented decision by any carmaker in the US to stop sales and production of certain models on account on safety issues made Japanese manufacturer Toyota's shares drop, for the fourth c...
6 Jan 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After almost a full year of hardship, it would appear American manufacturer GM begins to get back on track, despite the fact that currently there is no government scheme in place to help it boost sa...
17 Dec 2009, 12:44 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re a big fan of the current 6.2-liter V8 engine from AMG, you’d better order one now. It seems that the AMG officials made a serious decision to cut the mighty 6.2 liter, in order...
2 Oct 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With September just over, car manufacturers are adding up the numbers to see if that magic "+" sign can be added in front of the month's sales figures. Most of them, we are sure, will...
8 Sep 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ... or at least this is what Oyak Cement and Automotive Companies Chairman Celal Caglar expects to happen. Oyak Group is holding a partnership with French manufacturer Renault and competes against o...
3 Aug 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being an exclusivist sports car manufacturer in today's economy is no easy feat, and even if it still posted profit, Lamborghini witnessed a very slow first half of the year. The manufacturer p...
31 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Automotive supplier BorgWarner posted yesterday its financial result for the second quarter of the year, showing a $32 million net loss, worse than analysts expected. In addition, the company also p...
31 Jul 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After experiencing some of the worst decline in Europe, if not the world, in terms of sales, the Spanish automotive industry is on a rebound, as Spanish Asociacion Espanola de Fabricantes de Automov...
29 Jul 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan posted today a 16.5 billion yen ($175 million) loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending in March 2010. According to company data, total net revenue fell 35.5...
15 Jul 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubled times ahead for Japanese manufacturer Toyota, still the world's largest carmaker. The company reported new car sales decrease on the Old Continent amounting to 26 percent or 452,350 un...