PHOTOS: Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off on Final Mission
Space Shuttle Atlantis, the United States' last serviceable manned spacecraft, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:26am local time Friday.
On This Day in Aviation History: October 13th
Uruguayan Flight 571 crashes into the Andes, where 16 people survive 72 days before being rescued, inspiring the movie "Alive". Also, Lufthansa Flight 181 is hijacked, a Bolivian 707 crashes in Santa Cruz, and an Il-62 crashes ...
Today in Aviation History: October 31st
Historically, Halloween has proven itself not the safest day to fly, as it is the anniversary of five airliner crashes killing a total of over 600 people, including EgyptAir Flight 990. It was also the day Ed Sullivan first met...
DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Into Sea Off Gabon, No Fatalities
An Antonov An-26 cargo plane operating for DHL Express crashed into the sea off the African nation of Gabon late Monday morning, the company said, but there were no fatalities.
Drought Reveals Large Piece of Space Shuttle Columbia Debris at Bottom of Texas Lake
Previously undiscovered debris from NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was found in Lake Nacogdoches in eastern Texas last week as a severe drought has dried out previously covered areas of the lake.