We Trained To Become A NASA Research Pilot And It Ain't Easy

WIRED gets a crash course in flying and rolling F-18 jets for science, of course.

Mar 29th, 2017

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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.

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.

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.

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Lockheed's Johnstown Facility To Build Parts For New F-16s

The work will generate 80 new jobs.

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.

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Small Jet Crashes into Building

All four people aboard were killed.

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.

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Rocket Explodes After California Liftoff

The company said an “anomaly" occurred during the first-stage ascent.

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.

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SpaceX Launches Robot, Ants, Avocados to Space Station

Samples of concrete, solar cells and other materials also will be subjected to weightlessness.

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Drones Could Deliver Defibrillators Faster than Ambulances

Each minute saved increases the chances of survival.