Video: NASA Engineers Face 7 Minutes of Terror During Mars Curiosity Rover Landing
On August 5, computers will orchestrate the most complex landing maneuver ever attempted on another planet using the biggest Mars rover ever built.
August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 8th
Freddie Laker founds Laker Airways, the FAA retires Amelia Earhart's aircraft registration, the first Boeing 247 takes flight, the crashes of Independent Air 1851 in 1989 and Eastern Air Lines 663 in 1965 and more...
Photo: Say Hello to Japan’s Newest KC-767J Tanker
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has taken delivery of its fourth KC-767 tanker from Boeing.