New Atlas

World-first eVTOL transition flight for Vertical Aerospace

The test follows a vertical flight transition on April 2 as well as a tethered hover in September 2024, vertical maneuvers in February 2025 and wingborne horizontal flight in July 2025 using ...
Jane's Information Group

Northrop Grumman completes eighth mission autonomy test flight, proving mid-flight software swap

Northrop Grumman's Talon IQ demonstrates a mission autonomy flight in Mojave, California. The company has completed eight mission autonomy flights as of April 2026. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman ...
WLWT

GE Aerospace’s 747 flight test plane visits Cincinnati

GE Aerospace in Cincinnati is using a 747 aircraft as a flying laboratory to test jet engines under extreme conditions, pushing new designs to their limits to ensure safety and performance. “We are ...
Phys.org

Parabolic flight test shows lasers can propel graphene aerogels in microgravity

An international research team boarded ESA's 86th parabolic flight campaign in May 2025 with ultralight graphene aerogels, then hit them with light during zero gravity phases to observe their reaction ...
The Hechinger Report

The quest to build a better AI tutor

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. It’s easy to get ...
Yahoo

SpaceX delays Starship flight 12 again. Here's when it could launch now

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elon Musk said SpaceX is pushing back even further the maiden launch of the company's next version of its gigantic and powerful ...
KEYT

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Flight 7 test flight scheduled to launch Wednesday after delays

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – Vandenberg Space Force Base announced that a test flight of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha Flight 7 from Space Launch Complex 2 is currently scheduled for ...
Stars and Stripes

First Sentinel ICBM test flight unlikely until 2028, GAO says

Software delays related to the U.S. Air Force’s future LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile could pose “significant risks” to the program, requiring the U.S. to continue using the ...
New Atlas

20-rotor multicoptor aces test on mission to be sky's largest eVTOL

Multinational aviation company AutoFlight says its Matrix aircraft is the first 5-ton eVTOL on the planet – and it's just completed a public full-transition flight demo at the Kunshan Civil UAV Flight ...
Reuters

Boeing plans first flight of production 777X in April, document shows

EVERETT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab plans the first flight of a production 777X in April, a company document seen by Reuters shows, an important signal of progress for the ...
Washington Examiner

Hegseth takes test flight with NASA administrator as they prepare for Artemis II flight

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went on a test flight in Florida on Monday, flown by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, as the agency prepares for its Artemis II launch expected for next week. The same ...
SpaceNews

SpaceX plans next Starship test flight in March

SpaceX’s Starship ascends on the Flight 11 launch Oct. 13. Credit: SpaceX ORLANDO, Fla. — The first Starship test flight of 2026 is scheduled for as soon as early March as SpaceX enters a critical ...