Boeing announced on Tuesday that it will cut the production rate of its 787 Dreamliner planes after detecting a new production-related structural defect on some of the wide-body jets. In a statement, the company said that it will deliver fewer …
Virgin Galactic has set July 11, 2021 as the date for the first commercial space flight of the company’s Unity rocket. The announcement means that Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will beat competitor Blue Origin to paid commercial space flights by …
Trailblazing female pilot, Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk, who was denied becoming an astronaut in the 1960s because of her gender, will travel to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos. Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin announced in a statement on July 1 …
A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute, 86 km test flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The BMW engine powered hybrid prototype AirCar, runs on regular pump fuel and takes two minutes and 15 seconds to …
President Biden and European Union leaders agreed on a deal Tuesday to end a 17-year-old trade dispute between rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus over aircraft subsidies. Two days of negotiations in Brussels resulted in a draft deal on how …
Russian space agency Roscosmos said it will be unable to launch some satellites due to the lack of microchips caused by US importation sanctions. “We have more than enough rockets, but there is nothing to put in space,” said Roscosmos …
Boeing Co Chief Executive Dave Calhoun is currently facing a multi-billion dollar dilemma as the aircraft-making giant struggles on how to rebuild sales due to the safety scandal that it faces since the crashes of its 737 MAX airliner and …
NASA has assigned another astronaut for its first operational crewed flight aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft targeted to launch in early October on a mission to the International Space Station. Kayla Barron, who will serve as a mission specialist, …
SpaceX recorded a successful launch test and landing of their Starship SN15 rocket on Wednesday, marking the fifth successful high-altitude test flight of the Starship system. The SN15 (Serial Number 15) rocket flew to an altitude of 33,000 feet before …
SpaceX, an American space transportation startup owned by Elon Musk, has launched four astronauts to orbit from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday using a recycled Falcon 9 rocket and capsule. The four astronauts are the third crew that the …