Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space station
(AP) — SpaceX called off a supply flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble, another delay in the delivery of…
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Virgin Atlantic plane with landing-gear fault lands safely
(Reuters) – A Virgin Atlantic plane with landing-gear problems safely made a “non-standard” landing on Monday at London’s Gatwick airport, but the airport remained closed,…
X MARKS THE SPOT: FALCON 9 ATTEMPTS OCEAN PLATFORM LANDING
During the next flight, SpaceX will attempt the precision landing of a Falcon 9 first stage for the first time, on a custom-built ocean platform known…
Touchdown! Rosetta’s Philae probe lands on comet
ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved. After…
Live updates: Rosetta mission comet landing
On 12 November, Rosetta’s Philae probe is set to make the first-ever landing on a comet when it touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Separation of…
First F-35C lands aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an…
Rosetta: Landing site search narrows
Using detailed information collected by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to…
With final approach, U-2 pilot’s career makes celebrated landing
Lt. Col. Jeff Klosky is an aviator who has spent much of his life racing out of twilight and into the dawn. After a storied…
Thales Receives U.S. FAA Order for ILS420, Latest Generation Instrument Landing System
Thales, the world leader in Air Traffic Management, will supply the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an initial five Instrument Landing Systems model 420…
JAL 787 in emergency landing in Honolulu after engine oil pressure drops
(Reuters) – A Japan Airlines- operated Boeing 787 made an emergency landing at Honolulu Airport after oil pressure in its right engine dropped, the Japanese…
Saudi plane makes emergency landing, 29 hurt
(Reuters) – Twenty nine people were injured when a Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Boeing 767-300ER made an emergency landing at Medina airport in the west…
Atlas Boeing 747 Dreamlifter makes mistaken landing at Jabara airport.
An Atlas Boeing 747 Dreamlifter scheduled for landing at McConnell Air Force Base got mistaken en landed at Jabara Airport Wichita Wednesday night. No damage occurred in the…
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