After the fireworks: The everyday journey of a Falcon 9 space rocket

SpaceX has been landing the first stage of its workhorse Falcon 9 booster since 2015, and the sight of the vehicle coming in ...

DHS inks contract to create fleet of Boeing planes for deportations

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed Wednesday that it reached an agreement to purchase Boeing 737 planes for ...
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MD-11 grounding exposes critical weak link in cargo fleet safety

It finally gets to a point where the force overcomes what the structure can withstand and that’s a point of failure,” said aviation safety expert John Cox. That moment came abruptly for UPS Flight ...
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Fatal MD-11 crash grounds fleets, strains holiday deliveries

Just weeks before the holiday shipping rush, a deadly air cargo accident has triggered a sweeping grounding of one of the ...

A pilot turned an old plane into a two-bedroom apartment

Jon Kotwicki jokes that converting an aluminum plane in Alaska is the “worst idea that a person could possibly have.” ...