<ul><li><keyword id="12999980" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="radian-aerospace" source="Orion">Radian Aerospace</keyword> has been developing a <keyword id="1605940" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="space-plane" source="Orion">space plane</keyword> that can fly people and light cargo to low earth orbit.</li><li>The space plane will be fully reusable and capable of flying back just 48 hours after touchdown.</li><li>It will also be capable of delivering up to 2,270 kgs anywhere in the world in less than an hour.</li></ul>Space travel is slowly becoming more accessible with more people now flying to and fro <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-possible-evidence-of-life-on-mars/articleshow/88987723.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">space</a>. There are developments of various space travel means including a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/world-view-plans-balloon-trips-to-the-stratosphere-in-2024/articleshow/86772563.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">hot air balloon</a> that will let you take a trip to the stratosphere. Another means of space travel could be through a plane that can carry people and payloads. ‘<keyword id="12999981" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="radian-one" source="Orion">Radian One</keyword>’ is a space plane in the making by Washington-based Radian Aerospace and it recently <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/radian-aerospace-emerges-from-stealth-announces-seed-funding-led-by-fine-structure-ventures-301463373.html" data-type="tilCustomLink">raised $27.5 million</a> in seed funding. The money will be used to develop Radian One, the “world's first fully functional horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit vehicle.” The company has been operating in stealth mode so far with focus on the design and the initial development of the space plane, and the new investment will push it forward. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Radian One space plane" comment="subhead" text="Radian One space plane"><keyword id="12999982" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="radian-one-space-plane" source="Orion">Radian One space plane</keyword></cmsannotation> Radian One will be designed and shaped like a plane meaning that it will have wings which will make a big difference in spaceflight. So it will perform aircraft-like operations by delivering people and light cargo to low earth orbit (LEO). The space plane will launch and land horizontally as opposed to current liftoffs that take place vertically. But the space plane will require some push during takeoff that will be from a sled. In addition to flying to space, Radian One will also be able to perform a mission, refuel and fly again 48 hours after touchdown. The space plane is designed to be fully reusable, and it will even be able to stay in orbit for five days. The Radian One is also designed to fly here on Earth with capabilities of delivering up to 2,270 kgs anywhere in the world in less than an hour, according to a <a href="https://www.space.com/radian-aerospace-funding-reusable-space-plane" data-type="tilCustomLink">report </a>by space.com. The company said that its focus is not on space tourism but on making space travel more convenient. “We are not focused on tourism, we are dedicated to missions that make life better on our own planet, like research, in-space manufacturing, and terrestrial observation, as well as critical new missions like rapid global delivery right here on Earth," said Richard Humphrey, CEO and co-founder of Radian. Radian’s solution is said to be a low cost space transport that can help create new aerospace markets. There is however no launch timeline revealed as yet for the Radian One but the ambitious space plane is one worth waiting for. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/scientists-find-new-evidence-of-an-internal-ocean-in-saturns-death-star-moon-mimas/articleshow/89009893.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Scientists find new evidence of an internal ocean in Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/producers-on-a-tom-cruise-film-set-in-space-are-planning-to-launch-the-worlds-first-movie-studio-connected-to-the-international-space-station/articleshow/89026485.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Producers on a Tom Cruise film set in space are planning to launch the world's first movie studio connected to the International Space Station</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/x-37b-vs-china-shenlong-space-plane-2024-8">Space planes</a> could become a reality if one company achieves its goal.</li><li>Radian Aerospace has plans to test its Radian One space plane over the next few years.</li></ul>One company is reviving a decades-old NASA idea to build a reusable <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-lands-secretive-space-plane-after-months-in-orbit-2023-5">space plane</a> that could shuttle people and small payloads to space for cheap.In the 1990s, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-invest-mars-pulsed-plasma-rocket-shorten-space-time-travel-2024-7">NASA</a> looked into developing a space plane prototype called X-33, but it scrapped the mission in 2001 citing technical issues.Seattle-based <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/space-startup-radian-seeks-funding-for-catapult-based-spaceplane-2020-11">Radian Aerospace</a> is now trying to finish what NASA started by building Radian One, a space plane that will be fully reusable up to 100 times and could carry up to five astronauts at a time.Livingston Holder, who was the program manager of X-33 for NASA, is the company's chief technology officer and is overseeing the new effort.Holder <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnn.com/science/radian-spaceplane-rocket-sled-spc/index.html">told CNN</a> that enough has changed since 2001 to make creating a space plane a more realistic goal."We've got <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-big-falcon-spaceship-construction-musk-mars-missions-2018-9">composite materials</a> that are lighter, tougher and can take a larger thermal range than we had back then," he said. "And propulsion is better than anything we had, in terms of how efficiently it burns propellant and how much the systems weigh."The company raised nearly $28 million to build Radian One in 2022 and told CNN that it plans to test a scale model this year.<h2 id="5a24bfe5-d014-4f2f-afcd-e0b40dec20c3">Why we need space planes</h2><div type="image" title="A rendering of NASA's proposed X-33 space plane" height="786" width="1041" msid="113007147" hostid="261" sizebytes="65138"></div>Demand for launching things into space — like satellites, which make everything from weather forecasting to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gps-jamming-now-impacting-transatlantic-flights-russia-electronic-warfare-2024-6">GPS</a> possible — is only increasing.Rockets remain the best option for doing that, even though they're "terribly inefficient and expensive," according to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/ideal-rocket-equation/">NASA.</a>A typical rocket consists of multiple stages that are expensive to build and often discarded after one use.Companies like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-launch-risky-polaris-dawn-mission-first-commercial-spacewalk-radiation-2024-8">SpaceX</a> have revolutionized rocket technology and reduced costs with fleets of reusable rockets, like the Falcon 9.But space planes, which require less fuel and no rocket stages, could offer another cheap, and more comfortable, alternative to space travel.<h2 id="5cb73c7a-7c19-42bd-b7f9-e0324f52e25d">How Radian One could offer a cheap and comfortable ride to space</h2><div type="image" title="A rendering of the Radian One space plane shows the spacecraft in orbit above the Earth" height="1440" width="2560" msid="113007146" hostid="261" sizebytes="198734"></div>Unlike a rocket, which launches vertically, the concept for Radian One uses a rocket-powered sled.The sled would carry the plane along a two-mile-long rail, accelerating it to a speed of 537 miles per hour, and then launching it toward space.The plane would then fly the rest of the way with its own engines. Using the sled to reach launch speed reduces the amount of fuel that the space plane itself needs to carry, according to Radian's website.This airline-like ascent would be a more comfortable ride for passengers, according to Radian. The company also hopes that it could reduce the cost of spaceflight. It's unclear by how much, but for some idea, NASA hoped that its X-33 space plane would reduce the cost of sending a pound of payload into orbit from $10,000 to $1,000.Radian One wouldn't be a replacement for all rockets, though.Radian's space plane would be capable of carrying smaller payloads into space making it the equivalent of a pickup truck, he told CNN. Traditional rockets, Holder said, will likely remain for heavier payloads, making them the 18-wheelers in this analogy.A full-size plane won't take to the skies until 2028, and even then, the company doesn't expect it to reach orbit just yet. But, if successful, Radian One could eventually present a cheap option for a growing segment of space travel.

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<ul><li>Klein Vision’s AirCar has received a Certificate of Airworthiness.</li><li>The AirCar is a dual-mode car-aircraft that can be converted with the press of a button.</li><li>Here is everything you need to know about the <keyword id="183866" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flying-car" source="Orion">flying car</keyword>.</li></ul>Flying cars may become a reality soon as AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft, has received official approval and Certificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority. The AirCar has been developed by Klein Vision, a Slovakian company. It has been under development since 2017 and is finally a step closer to mass production, making our dreams of flying cars closer to reality. “AirCar certification opens the door for mass production of very efficient flying cars. It is official and the final confirmation of our ability to change mid-distance travel forever,” said Professor Stefan Klein, the inventor and founder of Klein Vision. The car is said to have undergone 70 hours of rigorous flight testing based on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Standards and has completed over 200 takeoffs and landings while flying cross-country. The flight tests done by the AirCar included the full range of flight and performance maneuvers. The company has plans to fly the car from London to Paris in the near future. "The Certificate of Airworthiness is an official certificate issued in compliance with all EASA regulations for its member states," the company's co-founder, Anton Zajac, said in a statement to <a href="https://newatlas.com/aircraft/klein-vision-aircar-certificate-airworthiness-slovak-civil-aviation-authority/">New Atlas</a>. "Each member state appoints local authority to issue certificates valid across the member countries. Hence, Aircar could fly into the UK and we do have plans to fly to London from Paris in near future,” Zajac added. “Transportation Authority carefully monitored all stages of unique AirCar development from its start in 2017. Transportation safety is our highest priority. AirCar combines top innovations with safety measures in line with EASA standards. It defines a new category of a sports car and a reliable aircraft,” said Rene Molnar, director, Civil Aviation, Transport Authority of Slovakia. The car can be driven on the road and also flown. It can be converted from a car to an aircraft in three minutes just with the press of a button. It is powered by a 140PS BMW 1.6-litre engine and can go up to 1,000 km on a single charge. In addition to this, Klein Vision is working on a lightweight and efficient ADEPT engine that is expected to deliver 300 kmph speeds and a range of 1,000 km. So far, the two-seater AirCar that weighs 1,100 kg has flown at 8,200 ft and reached a maximum speed of 190 kmph. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/radian-aerospace-raises-27-5-million-for-the-worlds-first-space-plane/articleshow/89031314.cms">Radian Aerospace raises $27.5 million to make the world’s first space plane a reality</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/a-michigan-startup-doubled-a-teslas-range-by-customizing-it-with-a-special-battery/articleshow/88839534.cms">A Michigan startup doubled a Tesla's range by customizing it with a special battery</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/from-a-color-changing-bmw-to-a-tesla-beating-mercedes-tour-the-coolest-electric-cars-revealed-this-month/articleshow/88816419.cms">From a color-changing BMW to a Tesla-beating Mercedes, tour the coolest electric cars revealed this month</a>

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India will take on Pakistan in the opening Super 12 match of the <keyword id="11216630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICC-T20-World-Cup-2022" source="Orion">ICC T20 World Cup 2022</keyword> with the blockbuster game scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23. The <keyword id="46227" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-cricket-council" source="Orion">International Cricket Council</keyword> (ICC) on Friday announced the fixtures for the Men's T20 World Cup 2022, with trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand set to take on Australia in the opening match of the Super 12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on October 22. The tournament will run between October 18 and November 13, with 16 teams set to compete and seven cities to host matches across Australia. Twelve of those 16 nations are already confirmed, with the final four to be determined by Global Qualifying. In the 'Super 12', England, New Zealand, Australia and Afghanistan have been drawn together in Group 1, with India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh heading into Group 2. The 'Super 12' will start in dramatic fashion in Sydney with a meeting between the two finalists from the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE, with New Zealand taking on defending champions Australia. A day later, India and Pakistan will compete in what will be one of the most hotly-anticipated matches of the tournament. The Super 12 will run for a fortnight, with the two groups set to reach their conclusion on the weekend of the November 5 and 6. In addition to the Pakistan versus India and Australia versus New Zealand matches, a scattering of other fixtures stand out as likely key games in the Super 12 stage. There will be a repeat of the 2021 semifinal between England and New Zealand when the two teams meet at The Gabba in Brisbane on November 1 in what is both teams' penultimate group game. Also, Pakistan are scheduled to face Bangladesh in Adelaide on the final afternoon of the Super 12 stage. The tournament will begin with a six-day group stage -- First Round -- to determine the final four teams to qualify for the Super 12. Sri Lanka and Namibia will be joined by two further qualifiers in Group A, with West Indies and Scotland drawn together alongside two additional teams from the Global Qualifier in Group B. The First Round will consist of daily double-headers, held on alternate days at Hobart's Bellerive Oval and Geelong's Kardinia Park, with all Group A matches at the latter venue and all Group B matches held in the Tasmanian city. All fixtures will be held between October 16 and 21. The winner of Group A and runner-up of Group B will join Group 1 in the Super 12 stage, with Group B's winners and the second-placed team in Group A heading into Group 2. The SCG will host the first semifinal on November 9, with the second semifinal to be held the following day at the Adelaide Oval. The final is scheduled for to be played at the MCG in front of a capacity 100,024 crowd. The event will be held at seven venues. Kardinia Park in Geelong will host six matches, exclusively in the opening week's First Round, while Bellerive Oval in Hobart will host nine games in total, six in the first round and three further matches during the opening three days of the Super 12 stage. The remainder of the Super 12 matches will be held at the following stadiums: The Gabba (Brisbane), Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Sydney Cricket Ground and Melbourne Cricket Ground. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/shoppers-stop-shares-jump-15-after-company-reports-first-profit-in-10-quarters/articleshow/89031576.cms">Shoppers Stop shares jump 15% after company reports its first profit in more than two years</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/radian-aerospace-raises-27-5-million-for-the-worlds-first-space-plane/articleshow/89031314.cms">Radian Aerospace raises $27.5 million to make the world’s first space plane a reality</a>

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