[James Whomsley] likes flying, and likes flying fast. After reaching a speed of 114 miles an hour with an RC plane, he wanted to go further and break that record. To do so, he looked towards ...

The film discusses the X15 rocket-powered research airplane, which was piloted by test pilots for nine years, completing 199 flights that explored the edges of space. Notably, it highlights the ...

(PopSci.com) -- It has a jet engine's roar but not the accompanying whine -- just an ear-shattering thunder. And the airplane is far too small, like a Volkswagen with a semi's air horn. It blasts ...

Will it be within everyone’s reach to travel into space for a ‘holiday’?

In November 2022, a Chinese Long March 5B rocket reentered the atmosphere with no ability to control where it fell. As a precaution, France, Spain, and Monaco closed some of their airspace along ...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- It sounds like NASA meets NASCAR: rocket-propelled aircraft racing through the sky at hundreds of miles an hour, while millions of fans watch in stadiums and on TV. Peter ...

Starship had been expected to launch again Monday. A previous launch ended in an explosion over the Caribbean, and sent commercial airlines scattering to avoid falling rocket debris.

SPACE X's Starship rocket has exploded during a test flight again - sending blazing debris across the sky and grounding several flights in Florida. The 403-foot rocket lifted off from Starbase in ...