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VSS Unity completes first powered flight
VIDEO 4-10-2018 |
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Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane blasted through the sky on Thursday after firing its rocket engine for the first time.
NASA to develop a new 'quiet' supersonic jet
2-13-2018 | 2
The US government is funding a new experimental aircraft known as the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch is a huge success
VIDEO 2-6-2018 | 86
The world's most powerful rocket has successfully blasted off in to the heavens on its first test flight.
MH370 search vessel disappears for 3 days
2-6-2018 | 7
The ship tasked with locating the wreck of flight MH370 went dark for several days and nobody knows why.
Vahana 'flying car' passes first flight test
2-5-2018 | 5
The autonomous flying passenger drone has taken to the skies for the first time at a test site in Oregon.
Dinosaur tracks found outside NASA Goddard
VIDEO 2-1-2018 | 11
100 million-year-old dinosaur and mammal tracks have been found at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Hunt for missing flight MH370 set to resume
1-7-2018 | 14
A US-based exploration firm is set to begin hunting for the whereabouts of the missing plane's wreckage.
New video lets you fly in to space and back
VIDEO 12-17-2017 | 25
Blue Origin has released new footage recorded from inside its space capsule during a recent test flight.
Dream Chaser completes successful glide test
11-13-2017 | 19
Sierra Nevada has announced that its Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed a critical free-flight test.
Giant black swan once roamed New Zealand
7-26-2017 | 3
Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
Virgin Galactic to initiate flights in 2018
4-30-2017 | 2
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
Dream Chaser flight tests are set to resume
VIDEO 3-7-2017 | 7
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for a new series of tests in California.
Astronauts could fly around the Moon by 2019
2-25-2017 | 9
NASA is considering whether to send a crew on its first integrated Orion, SLS flight around the Moon.
Virgin Galactic test flight proves a success
12-5-2016 | 4
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is back on track following a fatal crash two years ago.
Real-life snake on a plane disrupts flight
VIDEO 11-10-2016 | 9
The large green reptile slithered out of a ceiling compartment during a routine flight to Mexico City.
UN announces its first ever space mission
10-2-2016 | 14
The United Nations has revealed that it will be launching a global collaborative spaceflight project.
'Flying Bum' airship has crashed already
VIDEO 8-24-2016 | 10
The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, has crashed while landing in a field after a test flight.
Prototype airplane could one day fly on Mars
8-19-2016 | 5
Students in the US have conducted a successful test flight of a small remotely piloted glider aircraft.
Virgin Galactic set to resume test flights
VIDEO 7-11-2016 | 12
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is about to begin test flights of its new SpaceShipTwo.
Large tarantula crawls on airline passenger
5-21-2016 | 20
Catherine Moreau had been watching a movie during a routine flight when she felt something on her leg.
