To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect it along the way.

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights two decades after the Concorde’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for ...

Seoul, South Korea — The first report on last month's Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven't determined the cause of the ...

At least six people have been injured after a United Airlines plane jolted and plummeted mid-air following take-off in Nigeria, forcing an emergency landing. The Washington DC-bound flight 613 had ...

Investigators say they have found evidence of a bird strike on a passenger plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people. The feathers and blood stains on both engines of the ...

The fuel is injected into the combustion chamber where it mixes with the hot compressed air and ignites. A ramjet-powered vehicle requires an assisted take-off like a rocket assist to accelerate it to ...

Currently, there are eight companies building passenger jets around the world. Ironically, four of these are sanctioned Russian aviation companies that essentially remain paralyzed, unable to build ...

The year is 1961. USA needs an edge agaist the soviets. They turned to military supplier Convair, who at the time was looking into various applications of nuclear power in aircraft for the US navy.

CORFU — Steven E. Bussard, 61, of Corfu passed away on Monday, (Jan. 20, 2025) at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo. Mr. Bussard was born Sept. 23, 1963 in Hamilton, Bermuda a son of Willard ...

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Bussard, of 14 years, and her sisters Vivian Jensen and Lola Keefer. Betty graduated from Pescadero High School as valedictorian of her class.