SpaceX this week unveiled a bold plan to send two private citizens around the moon by the end of next year. CEO Elon Musk told reporters Monday that the paying customers would “do a long loop around the moon” aboard one of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 capsules. The company plans to use its Falcon Heavy rocket, […]
It made a monumental, historic journey to the moon and back, and now it might be trekking to a city near you. The Apollo 11 command module Columbia is being prepared for a nationwide tour to the cities of Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Seattle, where it will serve as the centerpiece in an exhibit […]
There’s a lot of buzz going on lately about drones and how they might be integrated into our daily lives, with the FAA creating rules for commercial use and a growing list of private companies developing pilotless modes of aerial transportation. Package-delivery company UPS added to the conversation Monday with the first test of its […]
Actor Harrison Ford reportedly had a close call this week when landing his single-engine Husky at California’s John Wayne Airport (SNA). Ford, an experienced pilot and noted aviation advocate, flew over an airliner full of passengers and landed on a commercial airport taxiway, according to NBC News. The FAA says it’s investigating the incident. “Air […]
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Bombardier is poised to receive a boost in funding for its C Series and Global 7000 jet programs. The Montreal-based jet maker announced this week it will receive roughly $282 million ($372.5 million in Canadian dollars) in interest-free loans over the next four years from the Canadian government. Bombardier, which saw production delays in its […]
A U.S.-based aerial firefighting company played a key role in helping to contain the deadly wildfires that have devastated Chile for weeks. Global SuperTanker said as of Friday its Boeing 747 had dropped more than 670,000 gallons of water on the fires and had set a single-day record for liquid dropped by a land-based aerial […]
The largest aviation event in the U.S. will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions with an astronaut reunion. The Experimental Aircraft Association announced this week it will welcome crewmembers from most of the manned lunar missions to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for AirVenture 2017. So far, five astronauts — Frank Borman of Apollo 8, Walt […]
Textron Aviation, maker of Beechcraft and Cessna aircraft, announced this week it will invest in the future of aviation with a $100,000 donation to Kansas State University’s College of Engineering. The Wichita, Kansas-based manufacturer’s gift is aimed specifically at supporting women engineering students. “Textron Aviation is committed to developing the next generation of STEM professionals,” […]
When Bessie Coleman first took flight in 1921, at the age of 29, she not only slipped the surly bonds of Earth but those of the racial prejudice and sexism of the time. Today Google paid homage to Coleman, who was born on this date 125 years ago, on its homepage. The search-engine site marks […]
