Aug 22nd, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day is a sand dune from the Mojave Desert in California. Taken by Luke Destefano, this photo captures the sand as it moves through the air, swept away with the wind. With a picture-perfect blue sky in the background contrasting the vivid orange of the dune, I can only imagine what it would have been like to see this in person. Here's to hoping Luke had some goggles on at ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Mojave Desert
Aug 22nd, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day is a sand dune from the Mojave Desert in California. Taken by Luke Destefano, this photo captures the sand as it moves through the air, swept away with the wind. With a picture-perfect blue sky in the background contrasting the vivid orange of the dune, I can only imagine what it would have been like to see this in person. Here's to hoping Luke had some goggles on at ...America's baddest badlands
Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
One of the greatest things about the United States is its environmental diversity. From towering forests of pine to sun-hammered deserts, from snowy peaks to steaming swamps, this nation has it all.
Some of the most compelling places are also the harshest. Take this view of the sand dunes of Death Valley, taken by talented photographer John Bruckman. This is the worst part of the Mojave ...Virgin Galactic's spaceship Enterprise flies first solo run
Oct 11th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
The world is one step closer to the era of space tourism after an historic flight in the Mojave desert yesterday.
Virgin Galactic's spaceship Enterprise took its first solo flight, detaching from the mothership Eve and landing on its own power.
Enterprise can carry six passengers and two crew. The mothership Eve carries Enterprise up into the sky before the Enterprise detaches and ignites ...Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise makes its first "Captive Carry Flight"
Mar 23rd, 2010 at 2:00PM:
It was just 4 months ago when the Gadling team visited the Mojave Desert space port to witness the unveiling of the VSS Enterprise - the actual Virgin Galactic plane that will be flying paying guests into space on the first commercial space flight service.
Yesterday was another huge milestone for the team - they took the VSS Enterprise for its first "captive carry flight". This flight ...Furnace 508 endurance cycling race starts tomorrow
Oct 2nd, 2009 at 5:00PM: Tomorrow morning one of the most challenging cycling events anywhere on the planet will get underway from Santa Clarita, California. Two hundred riders will set out to compete in the Furnace 508, a race that is billed as "the toughest 48 hours in sports", and is known for pushing its competitors to the limits of their physical and mental endurance. The 508 mile course runs from Santa Clarita to ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Sept. 11-Sept. 18
Sep 19th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Perhaps you noticed that Monday was Weird America at Gadling. Granted, it may seem that many days are weird at Gadling, but Monday's post centered on the odd and unusual. Caves, squirrels, monsters, ghosts, mysterious structures, Superman, leaping postmen and a gigantic tire were part of the mix.
But that's not all that showed up in our offerings. These are some you may have missed in the ...The Mojave Desert boneyard - where old planes go to slowly die
Sep 17th, 2009 at 4:00PM: I'm a sucker for photos of dying airplanes. There is something both disturbing, and peaceful about seeing the workhorses of the sky slowly fall apart in the desert sun. Mental Floss has a fantastic lineup of photos showing an airplane boneyard in the Mojave Desert that I can highly recommend you check out. Be sure to take a look at the photo of an aircraft interior with the Skymall catalog still ...Google Wants a Moon Rover Bad: More Private Space Travel to Follow?
Sep 15th, 2007 at 10:49AM: Fly me to the moon. If it's a robot you're talking about, you're on. Google has a grand plan. The company will pay 30 million dollars to the company that can make them a robotic moon rover, get it there, and get it to beam images and a video back to Earth so they can put it on their Web site. This endeavor is being run like a contest. Any private company in the world that can do this by the end of ...
