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Editor’s note, Feb. 6, 2024: This article has been updated to clarify that the Radio Frequency Mass Gauge estimates how much propellant is available in a tank. It does not make an exact measurement. It’s easy to measure fuel in tanks on Earth, where gravity pulls the liquid to the bottom. But in space, the game…

Become a Tank Tycoon in Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks Developer FunGi and publisher MicroProse Software have launched their latest title Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks on Steam Early Access. You can purchase it right now for just USD 26.99 with a 10% special discount. Hurry up and get your copy right now before the offer ends…

STERLING, Va. — When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the residence.Shortly after they arrived, the house exploded and burst into flames, with multiple mayday calls coming…

Only charred rubble remained in the aftermath of a house explosion late Friday in Sterling, Va., near the Washington Dulles International Airport. One firefighter was killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. Photo Courtesy Loudon County Fire and Rescue/Facebook Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A propane gas leak triggered a house explosion that killed…

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the Moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will be responsible for launching astronauts on their journey. With the liquid oxygen tank now fully welded, all of the major structures that will form…

Russia has lost more tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine than it had operational when Moscow's forces crossed over to start the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to a leading think tank.Russia has lost approximately 1,120 tanks in the past year in the grueling war in Ukraine, Bastian Giegerich, director-general of the…

Wrecked Russian tanks south of Avdiivka.Kriegsforscher capture The four-month battle for Avdiivka probably is culminating as the Ukrainian garrison in the ruined city, just five miles northwest of Russian-occupied Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, runs out of ammunition—a direct consequence of Russia-aligned Republicans in the U.S. Congress withholding aid—and Russian infantry creep into the city from…

Heavy tanks are the largest cavalry meant to face off against other tanks. This means they have the thickest armor and biggest gun, trading off mobility for enhanced protection and firepower. Because of this, many countries and armed forces wanted to wield one on the battlefield as a superweapon. That's why the German Tiger tank…