The 40th Flight Test Squadron's Detachment 1, which executed A-10 developmental test operations, was officially inactivated ...

Air New Zealand has cleared its runways to test both all-electric and hydrogen-powered planes. Although in its early stages, ...

US propulsion start-up Beehive Industries has completed high-altitude testing of its developmental Frenzy turbojet and plans ...

The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems, allowing the next phase of the over-budget, $3.3 billion upgrade ...

Swiss startup Jekta has completed its second 1:9-scale prototype amphibious seaplane and is preparing to launch into a flight ...

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its massive Starship rocket from South Texas, a test that gives the company a chance to reverse a brutal few months of mishaps on the ground and in the air. The last ...

Boeing and United Airlines are partnering to test out an internet-based data communication system meant to improve the flow ...

With the launch of "The Other First Man," we introduced a new series titled Flight Test Files, focused on the fascinating legacy of aeronautical advancements pioneered by NACA and later by NASA. This ...

• SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster tonight. Both achieved successful splashdowns on opposite sides of the world during the roughly ...

SpaceX's eleventh integrated flight test of Starship is scheduled for October 13, originating from Starbase, Texas, building upon prior flight successes. New objectives for the Starship upper stage ...

SpaceX’s Starship ascends on the Flight 11 launch Oct. 13. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX successfully completed the final flight of version 2 of Starship on Oct. 13, performing a series of ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...