Suit Up And Fly High In NASA's Science Spy Plane

Suit up with a NASA high altitude ER-2 pilot as he prepares for a research mission flying as high as 70,000 feet in the agency's modified U-2 spy plane.

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In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

Former Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Indicted

He could face up to 100 years in prison.

The Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship on a Long March-2F carrier rocket prepares to be transferred to the launching area of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Oct. 7, 2021.

With Latest Mission, China Renews Space Cooperation Vow

China was excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. objections.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket passengers, from left, Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen, and Glen de Vries during a media availability at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021.

William Shatner, TV's Capt. Kirk, Blasts into Space

The “Star Trek” actor and three fellow passengers hurtled 66.5 miles over the West Texas desert.

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Lunar Rover to Help Find Oxygen on the Moon

Oxygen extracted from the lunar surface could sustain a human presence and support future missions to Mars.

In this April 26, 2021, file photo Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, near Boeing Field in Seattle. The Boeing Co. told employees, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, that they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired.

Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 U.S.-based employees.

A fire official looks over the scene of a small plane crash, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Santee, Calif. At least two people were killed and two others were injured when the plane crashed into a suburban Southern California neighborhood, setting two homes ablaze, authorities said.

Plane Crash Kills 2, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood

When the plane was close to the runway, an air traffic controller alerted the pilot that the aircraft was too low.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter. This image was taken by the WATSON camera on the rover’s robotic arm on April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Perseverance’s First Major Successes on Mars

Perseverance has tested out all of its engineering capabilities, driven 1.6 miles over rough terrain and taken thousands of photos, but there are three major milestones that scientists are particularly excited about.

Key Airline Group Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

They said it will be a "huge challenge."

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Lockheed Opens Advanced Hypersonic Strike Production Facility

The facility integrates critical digital transformation advancements.

In this handout photo released by Roscosmos, actress Yulia Peresild, left, film director Klim Shipenko, right, and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov speak with their relatives through a safety glass prior the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Russian Film Crew Blasts Off to Make First Movie in Space

The plot involves a surgeon who rushes to the space station to save a crew member.

Dietrich Brockhagen, Executive Director of Atmosfair, points on pipes of the system that brings hydrogen and carbon into the facility that mix them and produce e-fuel at the 'Atmosfair' synthetic kerosene plant in Werlte, Germany, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. German officials are unveiling a facility in Werlte, near Germany's northwestern border with the Netherlands, what they say will be the world's first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene as part of an effort to reduce the climate impact of flying.

New Plant Aims to Cut Flying's Carbon Footprint

It's said to be the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, a climate-friendly fuel of the future.

In this May 6, 2018 file photo, actor William Shatner takes questions from reporters after delivering the commencement address at New England Institute of Technology graduation ceremonies, in Providence, R.I. Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone.

William Shatner Will Fly to Space Aboard Blue Origin Rocket

Shatner will become the oldest person to go to space.