In the age of private space flight, who gets to become an astronaut?
The title 'astronaut' is one of the rarest designations a human can have: only 652 people on our planet have ventured into space. Figuring out how to leave Earth on…
Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
In October 2013, Gerard Talavera, a researcher from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona at CSIC, made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana…
Alaska Airlines and flight attendants reach 'record' temporary employment agreement
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX sits at the gate at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on May 22, 2024. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Alaska AirlinesThe…
It only takes five seconds of hail to damage a plane in flight, an expert says. Pictures show how destructive it can be.
An Austrian Airlines flight went viral this week after it flew through a hailstorm on Sunday, tearing off part of the plane's nose and shattering the cockpit windows. And one…
SpaceX's Starship takes off for its fourth test flight
SpaceX launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit on Thursday in a fourth test flight intended to assess the ability to control the spacecraft's descent. Stacked on a super-heavy rocket, the…
SpaceX's mega rocket makes its fourth test flight from Texas
SpaceX's mega Starship rocket launched from Texas on Thursday, the fourth test flight for the spacecraft that NASA and Elon Musk are counting on to take humanity to the moon…
SpaceX Starship rocket launches fourth test space flight
SpaceX will conduct a fourth test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday as the company looks to push the giant vehicle's development past new milestones. Elon Musk's company has…
SpaceX continues with ambitious Super Heavy-Starship test flight
Continuing an ambitious testing schedule, SpaceX on Thursday prepared the world's most powerful rocket for its fourth flight, an attempt to launch the company's Starship upper stage into space and…
American Airlines offers pay raises for flight attendants during contract talks
American Airlines flight attendants demonstrate outside the White House in Washington, May 9, 2024. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images US airlines CEO Robert Isom offered flight attendants immediate…
Boeing Starliner crew flight to make another launch attempt for NASA
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