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eVTOL prototype promises 150 mph city-to-city hops

Vertical Aerospace, a U.K.-based company in the aerospace industry, has recently unveiled its latest full-scale eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) prototype, the VX4. This development marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey toward creating sustainable urban air mobility solutions. The VX4 is the most advanced eVTOL aircraft developed by Vertical Aerospace, featuring proprietary...

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Here is what we know about Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck in space

Experienced Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck in space, and will not be returning home until February. The two have an extensive space history, and their families believe the decision to keep them there was ultimately best for their safety. What was supposed to be an eight-day trip to space has...

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A spaceplane breaks barriers, reaching incredible heights and speeds

Dawn Aerospace, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, is making waves in the aerospace industry with its groundbreaking approach to creating a reusable spaceplane. But why should this matter to you? Imagine a future where space travel is as routine and affordable as flying across the country. This is the vision Dawn Aerospace is working towards,...

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Troubled Boeing Starliner will return to earth without stranded astronauts: NASA

NASA officials announced on Saturday that the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft that shuttled two astronauts to space in June will return to earth without them. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in space after engineers discovered helium leaks and issues involving thrusters shortly after Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner docked with the International Space...

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Musk's SpaceX to attempt first-ever private spacewalk with new suits, vehicle

SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are poised to launch on...

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Meet the American who invented the folding beach chair, Fredric Arnold, WWII hero, innovator, artist, actor

Fredric Arnold was a “reluctant warrior,” creative dynamo and decorated World War II combat pilot. He miraculously survived 50 missions of flying P-38 Lightning warplanes over North Africa and Europe. The death he witnessed and inflicted in war was in deep contrast with the mild-mannered child prodigy artist from Chicago who spent the rest of...

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Spacesuits of Boeing-launched astronauts stranded on space station are incompatible with SpaceX craft

Two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station after their Boeing spacecraft malfunctioned could be there much longer than anticipated because of an incompatibility with their spacesuits. NASA told Fox News Digital their Boeing spacesuits are made to work with the company’s spacecraft, while SpaceX’s spacesuits are made to work with its own Dragon vessel,...

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NASA leaders provide update on Boeing's stranded Starliner astronauts

NASA leaders revealed few new details during a briefing on a pair of astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June after a malfunction on their Boeing spacecraft. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived on a Starliner vehicle on June 5 and were only supposed to stay until the...