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FULL TITLE: Would you fly in a pilotless plane? Concept craft ideal for island hopping that could carry four passengers up to 434 miles is unveiled by a Czech travel firm Online travel agency Kiwi.com has partnered with Czech aero technology company Zuri to develop a concept that could fly completely unmanned. Developers hope the prototype will be able to fly up to 434 miles (698 km)- the equivalent of flying from London to Germany. Similar to drones, it would use vertical take off and landing (VTOL) technology, and be powered using eight electromotors. The concept craft is expected to...

The X-37B Mystery Spacecraft Just Had Its Nine Month Mission Extended Indefinitely Robert Johnson Dec. 3, 2011, 9:15 AM Image: US Air Force The pilotless X-37B Orbital Vehicle has been silently circling the planet for the past nine months and the Air Force has announced it will continue its classified mission indefinitely. W.J. Hennigan of the Los Angeles Times reports the X-37B resembles a smaller version of the space shuttle and is said to test various new technologies in space. Via CSM: "We initially planned for a nine-month mission, which we are roughly at now, but we will continue to...