XCOR Aerospace Hits Route 66 With Experimental Motorcycle
MOJAVE, CA, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.
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"We debated how best to put many hours of wear time on the critical bearing components of our rocket propellant piston pump, that are subject to significant wear and tear," said Dan DeLong, XCOR Chief Engineer. "This particular motorcycle, the Triumph Street Triple, develops about the same horsepower and has the same cylinder arrangement as the liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel pumps for the Lynx suborbital spacecraft. That makes it ideal for a long-life pump test platform. The bike is much less expensive to operate than the full up ro ...
Tips for a Fun Family Road Trip
Does a lengthy road trip with the family have all the appeal of do-it-yourself brain surgery? Does beating yourself on the thumb with a sledgehammer seem to be a pleasant alternative to hitting the road with spouse and children in tow? If so, it might make good sense to tap into the secrets of world traveler Irv Gordon, the only known person to have driven two million miles in the same car. His top-line advice: make the journey as enjoyable as the destination.
Volkswagen Teams Up With Stupid Cancer for "Get Busy Living" Road Trip
HERNDON, Va., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a new partnership, Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Stupid Cancer (aka the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation) have embarked on a cross-country road trip to raise awareness in support of young adults affected by cancer, and to empower the young adult cancer community to "get busy living."
Volkswagen has provided a new, co-branded 2012 Beetle Turbo to power the "Stupid Cancer/Get Busy Living Road Trip" from New York to Las Vegas, culminating at The 5th Annual OMG! Cancer Summit for Young Adults ("OMG2012"), an oncology conference and social networking event for the young adult cancer movement.
Outdoors: Richardson: Road trip signals end to youthful escapades
In prior episodes, I have mentioned my waning desire for participating in adventurous exploits.
AutoMD.com Offers Top Ten Towing Tips
CARSON, Calif., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 15,000 people have been killed in crashes involving passenger vehicles towing trailers since 1975(1) with more than 65,000 crashes involving passenger vehicles towing trailers occurring in one year alone(2).
VanHoose: Thoughts from road trip 2011
I let my mind wander too much when I'm driving. Three weeks into my 10-weekend-long road trip, I've already thought too much.
Heyward, Atlanta complete sweep
ATLANTA — Jason Heyward knows the Atlanta Braves can’t dwell on their three-game sweep of slumping Houston.
At 84, he's the 'guardian angel' of Route 66
SELIGMAN, Ariz. - Just after lunchtime in a town that is a monument to yesteryear, an old man is cruising down Route 66 using an eight-speed bicycle. He is tidily dressed in khaki slacks, a navy polo and a baseball cap that protects a mostly threadbare crown, save for a few strands of silvery white.
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