The flight of Discovery, in photos

Some pictures of The Space Shuttle Discovery's flight. Click either image to see more.

Video From Inside The Texas Stadium Implosion

Click the image above to see a 360 degree inside view of the Texas Stadium implosion. Be sure to drag your mouse around to send different perspectives.

You can drop an F-35 and it doesn't break

The photo is of a test model of an F-35C, the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter just before it undergoes a "drop test."

There's cool video posted by Lockheed Martin showing the drop, which is being conducted by Vought Aircraft Industries at its facility in Dallas. Warning: Don't try this at home with your Piper, or your Toyota (click the image above to see the video).

The test in the video is one of 53 planned to be conducted on the test model (aircraft CG-1) and was performed on March 27. The aircraft was dropped 95 inches at 20 feet per second, with an 8.8-degree pitch, 2-degree roll, and 133-knot wheel speed, simulating a carrier-deck landing. During the testing, 500 sensors are monitored, with 2,500 data points collected per second.

Lockheed says it has now completed more than 179 F-35 test flights, with three B-model STOVL aircraft at the Navy's Patuxent River test center currently flying.

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Big Picture: Poland in Mourning

On the morning of Saturday, April 10th, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, and 94 other members of Poland's government and clergy were on a flight to Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. Their airplane, a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed in apparently heavy fog, clipping an antenna and breaking apart in a forest less than a mile from the airfield, killing all passengers and crew. Although observances took place around the world over the weekend, Poland today begins an official week-long period of mourning for the victims. President Lech Kaczynski will be buried alongside his wife on Saturday, according to Polish state television. (33 photos total)

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