One futuristic space balloon could be up, up, and away as soon as next year. EOS-X SPACE, the first Spanish space exploration company, has just announced that its Spaceship capsules will be ready to fly passengers to the outer edge of the stratosphere by 2025. More from Robb Report The aim is to start running […]
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Flying out of Sacramento? Expect 40-minute delays on I-5 due to ‘major’ construction
Drivers can expect traffic delays on Interstate 5 this week due to “major highway construction,” according to Caltrans. On Friday, crews will start by placing protective concrete barriers on a section of the interstate just north of downtown Sacramento, according to a Thursday news release from the California Department of Transportation. They’ll then remove the […]
Fossils of ‘sea phantom’ flying reptile unearthed in Australia
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Long ago in the skies above the shallow Eromanga Sea, which once covered what is now arid inland Australia, soared a formidable pterosaur – flying reptile – boasting a bony crest at the tip of its upper and lower jaws and a mouthful of spike-shaped teeth ideal for snaring fish […]
New species of flying dinosaur found in Australia
Australia is famously well-served for most varieties of terrifying fauna, but at least one variety of prehistoric predator is under-represented in its fossil record: the flying carnivorous dinosaurs known as pterosaurs. However, a new paper published June 12 in Scientific Reports describes a fossilized skeleton found in the Australian state of Queensland that belongs to […]
A British Airways flight to nowhere went across the Atlantic before turning back and flying 2,300 miles home after a technical issue
A British Airways flight lasted nine hours but ended up back where it started after a technical issue. The Boeing 787 reached Newfoundland before turning back across the Atlantic to London Heathrow. The flight returned home as it is usually easier, and cheaper, to fix problems at a base airport. Dozens of British Airways passengers […]
Beavercreek defense firm MTSI to bring flying taxi to Dayton Air Show
Jun. 11—As the Air Force Research Laboratory and local defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) gear up to test a new flying taxi, CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show visitors should soon see them. MTSI and AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation arm, recently selected a flying craft made by Pivotal, a producer of single-seat electric […]
The World’s Flying Again and Jets Are Burning Fuel Like It’s 2019
(Bloomberg) — Coming any minute now to a sky near you: a plane packed with people going on vacation, leaving wispy white contrails in its wake and memories of Covid-19 that seem like a bad dream. Most Read from Bloomberg The world is flying again. In the third quarter, 10.5 million flights are scheduled to […]
the south-east London engineers keeping Spitfires flying
On a bright Wednesday morning in Biggin Hill, south-east London, Joe Hurst clambers into the cockpit of Spitfire TA805, a Mk IX, on which “Spirit of Kent” is emblazoned in white lettering. He checks his instruments and starts the engine. A puff of bluish smoke erupts from the exhaust as the Rolls-Royce Merlin growls into […]
YouTuber charged for stunt where fireworks were shot at his Lamborghini from flying helicopter
A popular YouTuber faces federal charges after a video showed two women shooting fireworks out of a helicopter at a Lamborghini in a social media stunt. Suk Min Choi, who goes by the name Alex Choi on social media, was charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft. The […]
How venomous are the flying spiders coming to New York? What to know about the Joro spider
A new study warns that giant, invasive Joro spiders could spread across the Northeast, including in Rochester. Initially spotted in Georgia in 2013-14, their population has surged in the Southeast. Clemson University researchers found the species rapidly expanding beyond South Carolina, with data indicating they could soon inhabit much of the eastern United State. Here’s […]
Joro spiders, giant, venomous flying arachnids, are here to stay, pest experts say
Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real, and they’re going to potentially invade the New York area sometime this year, according to the New Jersey Pest Control. Joro spiders are coming to the Northeast after initially infiltrating the Southeastern U.S. from Japan, the pest control service said in a news release earlier this […]