NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon
Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner
Science02 Sep 2024 | 21
Aerospace
Starliner's not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week
An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing's misfire
Science30 Aug 2024 | 104
SpaceX grounded after fumbling Falcon 9 landing for first time in years
Updated Failure has become rare, but the FAA needs to look into it regardless
Science30 Aug 2024 | 48
Faulty valve sent Astrobotic's Peregrine lander straight back to Earth's atmosphere
What goes up must come down – just not always on the Moon
Science30 Aug 2024 | 24
NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash
Stop us if you've heard this one before
Science28 Aug 2024 | 15
Rocket Factory Augsburg breaks down the SaxaVord blowout
'Enjoy the footage. It has cost us quite some money to generate'
Science28 Aug 2024 | 19
NARROWER TOPICS
Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier
Twitchy roll resolved, landing gear works on one-third size demonstrator
Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 67
To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner
Decision time arrives for NASA bigwigs
Science23 Aug 2024 | 57
First of ESA's Cluster satellites prepares for fiery finale over South Pacific
Over 20 years into a 2-year mission, but all good things come to an end
Science23 Aug 2024 | 17
Juice probe scores epic fuel save after snapping selfies with Earth and Moon
Onward to Venus!
Science21 Aug 2024 | 32
SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission
Let's hope the spacesuits hold up for extravehicular activity
Science20 Aug 2024 | 31
Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport
First stage destroyed during hot fire in Scotland
Science20 Aug 2024 | 41
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit
Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all
Science02 Aug 2024 | 53
Boeing's Q2 nosedive buoyed by appointment of new CEO
It lost billions and missed expectations, but fresh blood at the top has pleased shareholders
Systems31 Jul 2024 | 30
It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon
Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow
Science31 Jul 2024 | 17
SpaceX Falcon 9 set for comeback after upper-stage failure
Cracked line blamed for leak
Science26 Jul 2024 | 19
Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended
Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days
Science26 Jul 2024 | 51
Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership
Updated You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly
Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 15
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety
Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company
Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe
Just a wet dress rehearsal left before debut launch
Science06 Jun 2024 | 12
Boeing's Starliner makes it into orbit at long last – with human crew aboard
Let's get that brave duo to the ISS and then home to Earth safely
Science05 Jun 2024 | 35
Boeing's Starliner finds yet another way to not reach space
'Unfortunately a power supply generally does not fail ... until it does'
Science03 Jun 2024 | 67
ESA to fetch stuff from space before ISS takes the plunge
Thales Alenia Space and The Exploration Company tapped for retrieval ops
Science23 May 2024 |
55 years ago, Apollo 10's crew turned the airwaves blue
Shockingly, astronauts can curse when in high-stress situations
Science21 May 2024 | 67
Another week, another leak for Boeing's Starliner crew capsule
This bird isn't going to space for a while
Science20 May 2024 | 27
Rosalind Franklin rover gets another shot at Mars after string of bad luck
Could 2030 bring touchdown at last?
Science17 May 2024 | 5
Dream Chaser mini-shuttle set to take flight at last
Spaceplane to be shipped to Kennedy Space Center for launch on a Vulcan Centaur
Science10 May 2024 | 19
Another Boeing whistleblower comes forward – with receipts
What's that? Q1 was better than expected? Pump those shares
Offbeat24 Apr 2024 | 28
Boeing top brass stand down amid safety turbulence
They were all planning on leaving anyway, company claims
Offbeat25 Mar 2024 | 61
Third time is almost the charm for SpaceX's Starship
Booster hit the water hard and monster rocket lost during re-entry, but otherwise a success!
Science14 Mar 2024 | 128
Stratolaunch's air-launched test vehicle hits supersonic speed
TA-1 test ticks off all the primary objectives, but hypersonic flight will have to wait
Science11 Mar 2024 | 8
Flying car biz Alef claims 3K preorders, still hasn't done a proper demo
What will happen first by 2026? Model A in production or end of the world?
Personal Tech04 Mar 2024 | 32
FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report
Expert panel finds 'a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels,' and more, at plane maker
Offbeat28 Feb 2024 | 27
Firefly software snafu sends Lockheed satellite on short-lived space safari
Updated IF (orbit == wrong) THEN oops;
Software21 Feb 2024 | 20
LeoLabs lands $29M to dodge space junk with AI smarts
Bucks needed to keep an eye on Buck Rogers
AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 1
Aircraft rivet hole issues cause delays to Boeing 737 Max deliveries
Supplier to beleagered US aerospace giant spots problem, which would not be an 'immediate flight safety issue'
Personal Tech05 Feb 2024 | 127
Researchers remotely exploit devices used to manage safe aircraft landings and takeoffs
The closest thing we may ever get to a real-life Die Hard 2 scenario
Research03 Feb 2024 | 17
GPS interference now a major flight safety concern for airline industry
You're wrong to think that jammin' was a thing of the past
Networks29 Jan 2024 | 72
United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues
Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout 'the straw that broke the camel's back'
Offbeat23 Jan 2024 | 90
Perfect timing... US Navy throws Boeing $103M to update its sub recon jets
Just as Secretary of State's 737 goes on the Blink(en) at Davos
Public Sector18 Jan 2024 | 30
Apple sets new 16,000-foot iPhone drop test after 737 fuselage fail
Kit sucked out of Alaska Airlines 1282 found on the side of the road
Personal Tech08 Jan 2024 | 119
DARPA's air-steered X-65 jet heads into production with goal of flying by 2025
Moving parts on a plane? What is this, Kitty Hawk?
Offbeat04 Jan 2024 | 65
Stratolaunch takes ready-to-fly hypersonic craft skyward, but still no launch
Scheduled summer Mach 5 flight deadline came and went
Science06 Dec 2023 | 12
Airbus suffers data leak turbulence to cybercrooks' delight
Ransomware group nicked info from employee of airline, say researchers
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 1
UK flights disrupted by 'technical issue' with air traffic computer system
British Bank Holiday blues as flight plans have to be filed by hand
Offbeat28 Aug 2023 | 159
Concorde? Pffft. NASA wants a Mach 4 passenger jet
Don't get too excited: We're purely in the 'is this possible' stage right now
Science24 Aug 2023 | 107
US Air Force burns more money on electric flying taxis
Waiting on that thumbs up from the FAA
Bootnotes31 Jul 2023 | 14
NASA 'quiet' supersonic jet is nearly ready for flight
If it works, the X-59 could enable a new era of commercial supersonic travel that doesn't shatter windows
Science07 Jul 2023 | 125
Boeing discovers Dreamliner defect, delivery delay decided
Better than not delaying it, we suppose
Offbeat07 Jun 2023 | 34
Bookings open for first all-electric flights around Scandinavia … in 2028
You'll need to be fast to score one of 30 tickets for planes that don't go very far
Offbeat02 Jun 2023 | 50
North Korean spy satellite launch ends in sea smash
Rather than herald exciting success of best-ever lift-off, state media confirms fiasco. Consider us surprised
Bootnotes31 May 2023 | 10
Airline puts international passengers on the scales pre-flight
An aircraft mass properties engineer and an eating disorder therapist weigh in on Air New Zealand's plan
Science31 May 2023 | 122
SpaceX's second attempt at orbital Starship launch ends in fireball
'Rapid unscheduled disassembly' could apply to much of Musk's world
Science20 Apr 2023 | 234
SpaceX feels the pressure, scraps first orbital launch of Starship
Another attempt is possible later this week, depending on how the troubleshooting goes
Science17 Apr 2023 | 37
The cause of last December's failed satellite launch? Nozzle material, says ESA
Arianespace Vega-C rocket failure sent two Airbus satellites into the Atlantic Ocean
Science06 Mar 2023 | 8
US military spends weekend shooting down Useless Floating Objects
You wait years for unidentified aerial phenomena then three turn up at once
Offbeat13 Feb 2023 | 61
US Air Force signs $344m deal for hypersonic Mayhem aircraft
Part missile, part spy plane, all Mach 5+ and coming in 2028, maybe
Science19 Dec 2022 | 21
Calamity capsule: Boeing's Starliner losses approaching $1B
Troubled space capsule cost $195 million this quarter, bringing total losses on it since 2020 to $883m
Science27 Oct 2022 | 34
Scientists model turbulence to boost space propulsion
Running direct numerical simulation on 'an industrial scale'
HPC12 Oct 2022 | 10
Airbus auctions off bits from retired A380 superjumbo jet
Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks. Your chance to snag a piece of the largest passenger jet in the world
Bootnotes04 Oct 2022 | 18
Heart now pledges 30-seat hybrid electric commercial flights by 2028
We've heard something like this before ... Boss suggests earlier design wasn't that useful to industry
Bootnotes16 Sep 2022 | 75
American Airlines reserves 50 flying taxis
Making down payment to Vertical Aerospace for VX4 electric VTOL fleet
Offbeat18 Jul 2022 | 19
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