On June 1, 2007, Indian Air Force pilots Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar set out to fly around the world in a single-engine airplane. But not just any airplane. This would be the first circumnavigation of ...

SpaceX’s tenth Starship flight didn’t just mark another test — it introduced a wave of new design upgrades. From reinforced heat-shield tiles to structural changes across both stages, Flight 10 was a ...

Passengers still face challenges under the Trump administration’s plan to reduce flights at 40 U.S. airports, even as Congress moved toward a deal to end the government shutdown. By Christine Chung ...

Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the cabin design for its certification-standard VX4 eVTOL, days ahead of commencing transition flight testing of the prototype aircraft. It has shown off a four-seat ...

SpaceX closed a troubled but instructive chapter in its Starship rocket program Monday with a near-perfect test flight that carried the stainless steel spacecraft halfway around the world from South ...

Spanish launch services startup PLD Space says it is completing critical design reviews of its Miura 5 launcher as it works toward a somewhat delayed first flight next year. “In the last three months ...

Starship Flight 11 launched yesterday from the Texas SpaceX launch facility, and by all measures, it went almost perfectly. Launching exactly one year after SpaceX successfully caught the Starship ...

After 11 flights, many static fires, tanking tests, cryogenic proof tests, and a few wet dress rehearsals, Pad 1(A) at Starbase is done in its current configuration. Flight 11 with Booster 15-2 and ...

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An overview of the mechanical and system design processes involved in microsatellite production. A discussion of the various challenges associated with designing small satellites, along with a look at ...

At the season ending DeLand Showcase show, Flight Design was ably represented by John Hurst. We interviewed this longtime LSA veteran; watch for that as editing is completed. What we did not get was ...