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NASA's dream of a space plane could finally become reality
Radian Aerospace is building Radian One, a space plane that could carry people and satellites to sp…
Alex Bitter
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Airbus' new plane is the answer to an aging, inefficient Boeing jet that airlines are scrambling to replace
Boeing ended 757 production in 2004, not seeing a market need for a replacement. That allowed Airbu…
Taylor Rains
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America's X-37B vs. China's Shenlong: Top space planes and their shadowy role in orbital war
The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are competing unmanned space planes whose covert missions are get…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Missile Man of India: How powerful were the missiles developed by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam significantly advanced India's defense capabilities by helping developing key mi…
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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know
NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …
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Boeing is running out of parking space – again
Parts shortages and delivery delays have left Boeing with around 200 jets sitting idle on airfields…
Paige Bruton
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The 5 best and 5 worst seats on a plane, according to a flight attendant with 10 years of experience
Planes have good seats and bad seats, but many don't realize how their seat's proximity to the bath…
Beth Windsor
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'Pushpak' aces test: ISRO achieves yet another success in Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) landing experiment
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday achieved another success in the Reusable La…
ANI
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I use a wheelchair and dread flying. Pets are treated better on planes than disabled people.
TV host Sophie Morgan told Business Insider flying is often a horrific experience for passengers wi…
Tom Carter
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China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching planes, but its purpose is still a mystery
The large, unique Type 076 amphibious assault ship, boasting a catapult for launching fixed-wing ai…
Chris Panella
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You're never entitled to overhead bin space on a plane in economy, former flight attendant says
Former flight attendant Shawn Kathleen said on a podcast that a plane ticket does not guarantee any…
Joey Hadden
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Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters
Sweden's $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine includes an airborne early warning plane that will str…
Ella Sherman
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe becomes the fastest artificial object ever, 180 times faster than our fastest plane!
At such incredible speeds, the probe could complete roughly 15 circumnavigations of the Earth in ju…
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Why so much is riding on the 777X, Boeing's newest long-haul plane that is already 5 years late and costing billions
The 777X's economics and more spacious 10-abreast cabin are huge selling points against the rival A…
Taylor Rains
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IndiGo places order for 30 wide-body A350-900 planes
In a release, the carrier said it has entered the "wide body space with an order for 30 firm Ai…
PTI
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A new plane Ukraine is getting will amplify its F-16s and eat into Russia's advantage in the air, experts say
Sweden is giving Ukraine two ASC 890 airborne control and surveillance aircraft. Experts told Busin…
Sinéad Baker
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An interplanetary collision might have shrunk Mercury to its current size, scientists think
Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, has long captivated scientists with its extrem…
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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft isn't totally safe from the cost-cutting, KPI-focused company culture…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine
Experts have said that Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen would be a more suitable Western combat aircraft for …
Jake Epstein
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I met a guy on a plane. Shortly after, I quit my job and moved in with him.
I gave a stranger my phone number as we were exiting a plane. Next thing I had quit my job and move…