Volocopter nails first flight of its VoloConnect eVTOL aircraft
Volocopter has achieved the first successful flight of its sleek-looking eVTOL aircraft that it wants to use for commercial passenger trips of up to 60 miles......»»
How to watch SpaceX launch the third flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday
SpaceX has announced the time of its next test of its Starship rocket, which will be the third test flight of the vehicle to date. Here's how to watch......»»
SpaceX’s mighty Starship rocket stacked for third test flight
SpaceX has shared photos showing its mighty Starship rocket stacked ahead of its third test flight, which could take place any day now......»»
The next space flight accident: How do we prevent it?
I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest stretch without a major accident in the nation's human.....»»
You didn"t see it coming: New research shows turbulent flows can be caused by minute triggers
We experience turbulence every day: a gust of wind, water gushing down a river, or mid-flight bumps on an airplane......»»
During the 2024 solar eclipse, Texans will aid a national research effort to study the sun
On a sunny February day at Dallas' Frontiers of Flight Museum, a cluster of students lifted telescope equipment out of a bulky briefcase. A sticker on the case read: "stand back—we're going to science!".....»»
50 injured on Boeing 787 as “strong shake” reportedly sent heads into ceiling
LATAM Airlines said "technical event" in mid-flight "caused a strong movement." Enlarge / A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taxiing at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile on March 20, 2019. (credit: Getty.....»»
SpaceX knocks out Canaveral launch during busy week with Crew-7 return, possible Starship launch
SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday night from the Space Coast while prepping for the return of Crew-7 from the International Space Station and the potential third test flight of the Starship and Super Heavy......»»
After coming back from the dead, the world’s largest aircraft just flew a real payload
Falling just short of hypersonic velocity. Enlarge / The world's largest aircraft takes off with the Talon A vehicle on Saturday. (credit: Stratolaunch/Matt Hartman) Built and flown by Stratolaunch, the massive Roc aircr.....»»
NASA, Boeing delay Starliner’s first crewed flight again
NASA and Boeing have pushed the target launch date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft from April to May......»»
Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads
Russia's heavy-lift Angara A5 rocket is about to launch on its fourth test flight. Enlarge / Technicians assemble an Angara A5 rocket at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East. (credit: Roscosmos) By some measures.....»»
SpaceX sets target date for third test of world’s most powerful rocket
SpaceX has revealed a target date for the third test flight of its mighty Starship rocket, the most powerful ever to fly......»»
The next Starship mission has a tentative launch date: March 14
This third flight has a reasonable chance of success. Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship rocket completes a fueling test on Sunday night. (credit: SpaceX) After SpaceX completed a fueling test of its third full Starship stack.....»»
SpaceX is gearing up for a record-breaking rocket flight
SpaceX has set plenty of spaceflight records in its 22-year history, and in the coming weeks one of its boosters is expected to set another one......»»
Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos
A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, and other traces of a log c.....»»
SpaceX’s stunning Starship photos show launch rehearsal
SpaceX is another step closer to the third test flight of its powerful Starship rocket after successfully completing a launch rehearsal on Monday......»»
Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft
Company seeks: "Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems?" Enlarge / Dave Limp, Blue Origin's new CEO, and founder Jeff Bezos observe the New Glenn rocket on its launch pad Wednesday at Cape Canavera.....»»
For Virgin Galactic, becoming profitable means a pause in flying to space
Virgin Galactic has just one more flight planned for its only operational spaceship. Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane ignites its rocket motor moments after release from a jet-powered carrier aircraft high above.....»»
SpaceX reschedules this week’s Crew-8 launch to the space station
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for Crew-8's flight to the International Space Station in a launch targeted for Saturday night......»»
As AI arrives in transportation, a federal research group explores ways to assure safety
A U.S. research group is assessing artificial intelligence's impact on everything from self-driving cars and aircraft to transportation management systems......»»
U.S. Department of Transportation wants to better understand AI risks, rewards
A Department of Transportation research group is assessing artificial intelligence's impact on everything from self-driving cars and aircraft to transportation management systems......»»