Aerospace

Boeing logo on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021.
Boeing to Build Military Aircraft Drones in Australia
The plane uses artificial intelligence to operate in tandem with manned aircraft.
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A 3D microflier sits next to a common ant to show scale.
Winged Microchip Is the Smallest Human-Made Flying Structure
The microfliers can be packed with ultra-miniaturized sensors, antennas and embedded memory.
Sep 22nd, 2021
The S-92 helicopter can operate on approved Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Sikorsky Helicopter Completes First Flight Using Biofuel
The fuel is produced from waste and residual feedstock such as used cooking oil.
Sep 22nd, 2021
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, New York, Sept. 21, 2021.
Billionaires in Space Draw UN Chief's Ire
Sep 22nd, 2021
University of Cincinnati student Mohammad Saleem holds one of the novel jet engine nozzles UC designed in professor Ephraim Gutmark's lab. The U.S. Navy will test UC's design on F-18 Super Hornets this fall.
Engine Design Could Muffle Roar of Fighter Jets
Sep 20th, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with four private citizens onboard, lifts off in this time-exposure photo from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
SpaceX Launches 4 Amateurs on Private Earth-Circling Trip
Sep 16th, 2021
This July 17, 2019 file photo shows Southwest Airlines planes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Southwest Airlines President Tom Nealon, who was once seen as a leading candidate for CEO but was passed over this year, has retired. Southwest said Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, that Nealon, 60, will still serve as an adviser focusing on environmental issues, including plans to reduce carbon emissions.
Southwest President Abruptly Retires
Sep 14th, 2021
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The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Despite the pandemic's damage to air travel, Boeing says it's optimistic about long-term demand for airplanes. Boeing said Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 that it expects the aerospace market to be worth $9 trillion over the next decade. That includes planes for airlines and military uses and other aerospace products and services.
Pandemic Hasn't Dimmed Boeing's Rosy Prediction for Planes
Last year shows that air travel can rebound quickly.
Sep 14th, 2021
Southwest Airlines jets parked at their gates at Baltimore Washington International Airport, May 16, 2008.
Biden's Goal for Cleaner Jet Fuel May Not Fly
Climate experts say that while the effort is laudable, the administration's approach is aspirational and unrealistic.
Sep 13th, 2021
The Biden administration says, Monday, Sept. 13, it will give $482 million to aviation manufacturers to help save jobs at companies that are still struggling because of the pandemic.
U.S. Will Give Aircraft Companies $482M for Pandemic
The relief will help save up to 22,500 jobs.
Sep 13th, 2021
In this image taken from Roscosmos video, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, top, and Pyotr Dubrov, bottom, perform a spacewalk to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station, June 2, 2021.
Smoke Alarms Sound at Space Station
The incident occurred as the station's batteries were being recharged.
Sep 9th, 2021
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 26, 2020.
Air Force Base Breaks Ground on Space Tech Lab
The Wargaming and Advanced Research Simulation Laboratory will be used for space technology R&D.
Sep 8th, 2021
The hole drilled by the Perseverance rover during its second sample-collection attempt in Mars' Jezero Crater, Sept. 1, 2021.
NASA Confirms Mars Rover's 1st Rock Sample
Perseverance still has 40 to go.
Sep 8th, 2021
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Lockheed's Johnstown Facility To Build Parts For New F-16s
The work will generate 80 new jobs.
Sep 3rd, 2021
The first rock sample obtained by the Mars Perseverance rover, Sept. 1, 2021.
Mars Rover May Have Snagged 1st Rock Sample
Perseverance's chief engineer called it a perfect core sample.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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Small Jet Crashes into Building
All four people aboard were killed.
Sep 3rd, 2021
In this Sunday, July 11, 2021 file photo, the craft carrying Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and other crew members takes off from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, N.M. Virgin Galactic plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space in a few weeks, even as its previous flight with founder Richard Branson is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
FAA Bans Virgin Galactic Launches While Probing Branson Trip
During the July flight, the space plane dropped below the protected airspace for one minute and 41 seconds.
Sep 3rd, 2021
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Rocket Explodes After California Liftoff
The company said an “anomaly" occurred during the first-stage ascent.
Sep 3rd, 2021
With the city skyline in the background, a Southwest Airlines jetliner taxis to the west runway for takeoff from Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Denver. The pilots’ union is suing Southwest Airlines, saying that rules the airline put into place before and during the pandemic have changed pay rates and working rules, in violation of federal labor law.
Pilots' Union Sues Southwest over Pandemic Changes
The union says any changes that affect pay or working conditions must be negotiated.
Sep 1st, 2021