Starship’s Heat Shield Looked Great After Flight 13, But Experts Spotted Something Troubling

The megarocket's latest test flight went well, but SpaceX still needs to overcome a critical engineering hurdle.

SpaceX Starship megarocket hits key milestones in ‘Lucky 13’ test flight as big hurdles loom

Following an aborted launch attempt last week in which several engines failed to ignite at liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship ...

Project Sunrise test flight smashes records

The A350-1000ULR MSN707, which flew from Airbus’ plant in Toulouse to Melbourne last week, touched down from the return ...

Project Sunrise, a 22-Hour Nonstop Flight, Is Coming. What Will it Be Like?

Qantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured ...

The world’s longest flight is put to the test

In travel news this week: the world’s most powerful passports, how edible ants got a chef in trouble, plus a new milestone in ...

Airbus A350 jet flies 24 hours nonstop from Australia to France

Airbus completed a marathon test flight lasting more than 24 hours that triggered a surge in online tracking, ​when an A350 ...

Airbus A350 makes record-breaking flight.

The ultra-long range Airbus A350-1000ULR operated by Qantas took off from Melbourne, Australia and flew for 24 hours and 24 minutes, covering 23,075km (14,338 miles) before landing at the plane’s ...