Inside NASA's Prototype Lab Where Model Planes Take Flight

The lab's model airplanes are used to test cutting edge aeronautical ideas like crash-avoidance and more efficient rocket launches.

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Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA Space Telescope Launch Delayed After Incident

Experts need to check the device for possible damage.

Strahan will be among the crew on Blue Origin's next flight to space. The company said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 that the Good Morning America co-host, who just turned 50 on Sunday, will join Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, on the flight.

Good Morning America's Strahan Among Blue Origin Crew

The former NFL star will be joined by the eldest daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard.

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaching the International Space Station, April 24, 2021.

Space Station Remains at Risk from Weapons Test Debris

The U.S. Space Command is tracking more than 1,500 fragments, but hundreds of thousands of pieces are too small to see.

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington. SpaceX aims to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January 2022, followed by about a dozen other test flights next year. Musk provided the update Wednesday night, Nov. 17, 2021, during a space science conference held virtually.

Musk: 1st SpaceX Starship Test Flight to Orbit in January

Musk plans to use the reusable ships to eventually land people on Mars.

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Russia Rejects Accusations of Endangering Astronauts

U.S. officials accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in a "reckless and irresponsible" strike.

A woman walks by models of Boeing Co. aircraft, including the manufacturer's new Boeing 777X, at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.

Startup Buys Engines Worth $4.5 Billion for New 737 Maxs

The deal gave a lift to the order book for the Max, which was grounded for nearly two years.

Glen de Vries arrives for a media availability at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021.

Tech Exec, Space Tourist Dies in Plane Crash

He traveled to the edge of space with William Shatner on a Blue Origin spacecraft last month.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Space Force Station, Nov. 13, 2021.

SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites

The company expanded its constellation of low Earth orbit satellites.

Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer, left, and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury react after signing a commemorative paper marking a deal at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.

Airbus Strikes 2nd Major Aircraft Deal of Dubai Air Show

At pre-pandemic list prices, the order would exceed $15 billion.

This image from video provided by NASA shows the SpaceX Dragon docking with the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts pulled up Thursday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. It took 21 hours for the flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the glittering outpost.

SpaceX Delivers New Crew

The Dragon's entire flight was automated.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 10, 2021.

SpaceX Launch Marks 600 Space Travelers in 60 Years

Germany’s Matthias Maurer claimed the No. 600 position since Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering 1961 flight.

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Boeing to Settle with Ethiopia 737 Max Crash Victims

In the agreement, Boeing accepted responsibility for Ethiopian Airways flight 302 losing control shortly after takeoff.