Here's Where Spacecrafts Go To Die

Since 1971, over 263 spacecraft from four nations have crashed here.

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Nov 14th, 2017

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CEO: Boeing Made Mistake in Handling Warning-System Problem

The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a 'mistake' in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight.

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Grounding of Boeing Plane Hovers Over Big Air Show in Paris

Uncertainty over a Boeing jet and apprehension about the global economy hover over the aircraft industry as it prepares for next week's Paris Air Show.

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Canadian Radarsat Satellites Launched Aboard SpaceX Rocket

Three satellites for the Canadian Space Agency's Earth-monitoring Radarsat program were launched into orbit from California on Wednesday aboard a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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California Company to Build and Test Rockets in Mississippi

A California rocket company announced Tuesday that it plans to build and test rockets at a NASA facility in Mississippi, part of its bid to use three-dimensional metal printing to reduce the complexity of rocket building.

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Boeing Airliner Deliveries Tumble Amid Problems With 737 Max

With the 737 Max jet still grounded after two deadly crashes, deliveries of new Boeing jets are falling far behind last year's pace.

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Raytheon and United Technologies to Create a Defense Giant

Raytheon and United Technologies will join to create a massive aerospace and defense company in a sector that is already rapidly consolidating.

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Legislators: Boeing Wanted to Wait Three Years to Fix Max Flaw

Two key lawmakers said Friday that Boeing planned to delay fixing a nonworking safety alert on its 737 Max aircraft for three years and sped up the process only after the first of two deadly crashes involving Max planes last October.

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KLM Airlines Partners With University on Fuel-Efficient V-Shaped Passenger Plane Design

'We cannot simply electrify the whole fleet.'

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Hydrogen-Power Electric Flying Vehicle: Long Road to Liftoff

A transportation company is betting its sleek new hydrogen-powered electric flying vehicles will someday serve as taxis, cargo carriers and ambulances of the sky, but experts say they will have to clear a number of regulatory hurdles before being approved for takeoff years in the future.

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SpaceX Launches 60 Little Satellites, With Many More to Come

SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.

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China to Support Airlines Seeking Compensation From Boeing

China's airline industry association has thrown its support behind 13 Chinese carriers seeking compensation from Boeing for groundings of the 737 Max 8.

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, the first of the large Boeing 737 MAX 9 models, Boeing's newest commercial airplane, sits outside its production plant in Renton, Wash. Boeing stops test flights of its new 737 model because of a possible problem in engine discs. The company is working with engine maker CFM to investigate. The company said Wednesday, May 10, 2017, it was notified of a potential manufacturing-quality issue by CFM, which makes the engines that are going on the Boeing 737 Max. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FAA Chief Says Flying Public Will Regain Faith in Boeing Jet

Public confidence in Boeing's 737 Max jet is 'maybe' shaken after two deadly crashes but that will eventually change, said the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration.

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3 Chinese Airlines Seeking Boeing Compensation Over 737 Max

China is stepping up pressure on Boeing Co. as its airlines demand compensation for the grounding of 737 Max jetliners after fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

In this April 9, 2019, photo, the World War II troop carrier That's All, Brother sits on an airport tarmac during a stop in Birmingham, Ala. Image credit: AP Photo/Jay Reeves

WWII Plane Rescued From Boneyard to Join D-Day Anniversary

Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: 'That's All, Brother.'