Boeing and SpaceX Selected for NASA’s Next Human Spaceflight Program
Late Tuesday afternoon, NASA announced the selection of Boeing and SpaceX as the two spacecraft providers for the Commercial Crew Program. Flights are expected to begin by the middle of 2017.
Emirates Jet Lands Safely in New York Amid Global Terror Alerts
Fighter jets escorted an Emirates passenger plane as it entered US air space enroute to New York amid a continuing series of terror alerts on Friday.
Boeing Reveals Phantom Eye, Hydrogen-Powered Unmanned Airborne System
Boeing unveiled their new unmanned airborne system, the Phantom Eye, which is capable of reaching altitudes of 65,000 feet for as long as four days. The aircraft will be sent to the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air ...
Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History
Pan Am receives the first Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Ham the Chimp visits space, an Alaska Airlines MD-80 crashes off the coast of California, and more...
September 13th in Aviation History: Airbus Beluga makes her maiden flight
Air traffic resumes for the first time following the 9/11 attacks, a Spantax Airlines DC-10 crashes in Spain, the first fixed-wing aircraft flies in Europe and more...