To “break the sound barrier” means to fly faster than the speed of sound, with Mach numbers greater than 1. The Mach number ...

This photograph taken on February 3, 2025, shows a general view of boats docked on Lake Kivu ... Congo’s troubled east is now cut off by the front line. The M23 fighters and Congolese forces ...

May 25, 2002 – A China Airlines Boeing 747 crashes into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 on board. The crash is later attributed to metal fatigue brought on by a ...

Soon after, many fans gushed over Timberlake's impersonation skills on X formerly known as Twitter. An X user wrote, "Justin Timberlake playing as Jimmy Fallon in front of Jimmy Fallon is one of the ...

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of ...

Passengers were evacuated via slides and stairs from a jetliner at Houston's main airport on Sunday after an engine problem during takeoff caused smoke and fire on the right wing.United Airlines ...

In November 2001, American Flight 587 crashed after takeoff from JFK Airport in New York City, killing all 260 people on board. The Airbus A300 bound for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, encountered ...

Airbus launched a specialty freighter division to haul whale-size loads, but the business proved expensive to operate and unable to attract customers. (Photo: Airbus) ...

In November 2001, American Flight 587 crashed after takeoff from JFK Airport in New ... encountered wake turbulence from a larger Boeing 747 aircraft that took off ahead of it.