Blue Origin opens bids to the first passenger on its first space tourism flight
An American privately-funded aerospace company Blue Origin plans to conduct its first space tourism trip on its New…
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Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks SpaceX over Moon landing contract
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin attacks NASA and SpaceX in a protest against the agency’s decision to award a…
SpaceX launches astronauts to International Space Station
On April 23, 2021, NASA and commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-member crew spaceflight to the…
Aeronautics professor on his challenging 23-hour journey home during covid
Professor Ed CrawleyMIT, Professor of Aeronautics and AstronauticsCambridge, MA, USA Professor Crawley talks to AeroTime CEO, Richard Stephenson, about…
Concorde versus Tu-144, the supersonic duel | Quiz
With their elongated shape, delta wing, and tilting nose, Concorde and the Tu-144 look like the two faces…
SpaceX announced the first all-civilian spaceflight in history
The American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX expects to conduct the first all-civilian spaceflight in history in late 2021 when…
Aerion AS3 supersonic airliner to reach Mach 4+ and carry 50 passengers
Aerion Supersonic is currently working on the AS2 business jet, an aircraft capable of carrying 12 passengers at…
US is spending $15B on hypersonic weapons, report reveals
The United States has 70 different hypersonic weapon programs costing $15 billion, according to a government study.The report,…
US Air Force funds research for new flight suit insulation
OROS, a Portland-based cold-weather apparel company, was awarded a research grant from the United States Air Force through…
Secret story of EKIP, the Soviet flying saucer | Part 1
At one point in history there was an aircraft that could take off and land without an airport,…
SpaceX Starship rocket lands successfully before exploding
The third time is a charm… almost. For its third altitude test flight, SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully landed.…
First video from Mars Perseverance successful landing
NASA revealed first videos from Mars Perseverance rover that capture a successful landing on the Red Planet.Recorded on…
Will Perseverance’s helicopter really conduct first flight on another planet?
The most unusual feature of the Mars 2020 mission is not the Perseverance – the largest ant the…
The weird and short story of twin-fuselage An-225 Mriya
When the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch took off to the skies, some aviation enthusiasts all around the world thought…
Why do companies use airliners to launch space rockets?
Reusable rockets are all the rage nowadays. But there is another, much less talked-about solution for a cheap…
Boeing 737 MAX crisis: FAA to review self-certification program
In the 2021 U.S. Federal spending bill, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was ordered to review its Organization…
Top 10 largest transport aircraft that never flew
Freighters are some of the most impressive airplanes flying today. But as always, the most striking ones never…
Chuck Yeager, first pilot to cross the sound barrier, dies at 97
The aviation pioneer Charlie “Chuck” Yeager died at the age of 97 on December 7, 2020. Yeager made…