Engadget

SpaceX's next Starship prototype will try a 60,000-foot return flight

SpaceX is nearly done with short-hop Starship test flights. Elon Musk has shared (via TechCrunch) that the company’s SN8 Starship prototype should be finished in “about a week,” and will conduct ...
Flying

Half Century of Flight Has Included Some Altitude and Ground Speed

The author's flying career progressed from a used Beechcraft Musketeer to progressively faster and more sophisticated aircraft, culminating in a turbine-powered Piper Cheyenne and later jet aircraft.
CBS 6

Flight records show accused stalker pilot flying below FAA minimum altitude

CBS 6 obtained flight records showing accused stalker and pilot Michael Arnold's plane flying well below the Federal Aviation Administration's minimum altitude requirements. A viewer, who has ...
SpaceNews

Starship prototype makes first high-altitude flight, explodes upon landing

WASHINGTON — SpaceX performed the first high-altitude test flight of a prototype of its Starship launch vehicle Dec. 9, with the vehicle successfully lifting off the pad but exploding when attempting ...
SpaceNews

World View Flight Tests Groundbreaking Altitude Control Technology

Long-duration stratospheric research missions could allow scientists to collect vast amounts of data continuously for their payloads. Such missions could benefit NASA by maturing future space ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Alaska Airlines flight at a different altitude could have been ‘catastrophic,’ experts say

Several Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers were hurt when a side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 burst midflight last week — but injuries could have been much worse had circumstances been slightly ...
SUAS News

SPH Engineering Launches New Features in UgCS for Enhanced Flight Planning

SPH Engineering releases a new version of UgCS software that improves elevation data accuracy, makes mission planning easier, and introduces several enhancements to improve user experience. The new ...
Observer

SpaceX Is Launching Its Giant Starship SN9 Prototype, The Next Step To Visiting Mars

Starship SN9 ready for high-altitude test at SpaceX’s Boca Chica test site. RGVAerialPhotography/Twitter SN9 has undergone a series of static fire tests in recent weeks and was scheduled to launch on ...
EurekAlert!

Dynamically controlled flight altitudes in robo-pigeons via locus coeruleus neurostimulation

Robo-pigeon / Cyborg pigeon is a new type of hybrid intelligent robotic system developed by combining micro-implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) ...
Oregonian

Alaska Airlines flight at a higher altitude could have been ‘catastrophic’

Several Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers were hurt when a side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 burst midflight last week — but injuries could have been much worse had circumstances been slightly ...