“We are mission complete,” Jared Isaacman radioed SpaceX’s mission control after it splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET Sunday, 70 miles west of Key West. After the Crew Dragon capsule…
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On Tuesday, the Jared Isaacman-led Polaris Dawn mission finally got off the ground, launching an all-civilian crew into orbit in hopes of performing the first civilian spacewalk. While it was…
The Polaris Dawn mission blasted off this morning from Kennedy Space Center following multiple delays from its intended August 26 launch, including a helium leak on the launchpad and several…
While airline loyalty programs can be a boon to frequent fliers, they also cause some consternation among customers—so much so that four of the biggest programs are now being investigated…
The Starliner spacecraft hasn’t had the smoothest ride thus far, but it will soon attempt its return home. The Boeing vessel is scheduled to come back to Earth on Friday…
Another SpaceX mission has hit a snag. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket has now been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a booster exploded on its way back…
Aviation gadfly Jack Sweeney says Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took delivery of a G700, Gulfstream’s recently certified flagship with a base price of $80 million, last month. The college student,…
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President Biden Finally Took the First Flight in the Long-Delayed ‘Marine One’ Helicopter
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President Joe Biden may have made his political swan song last night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but he arrived in the coolest way possible—making the first presidential…