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Plane plunges thousands of feet after being hit by 'cosmic rays' from a whole other galaxy

According to a radiation weather expert, a stream of high-energy particles from a supernova explosion may have triggered a ...
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Inside the record X-15 that took hypersonic to new heights

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the edge of space. By pushing hypersonic flight to extremes that still stand ...
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Former Hockey Star Becomes the First Owner of Fastest Civil Aircraft Since the Concorde

Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier announced it has delivered the first Global 8000 business jet to the first customer, ...
Interesting Engineering

Germany’s HAP-alpha solar aircraft nears first flight with 88-foot wingspan, 12-mile goal

The HAP-alpha high-altitude solar aircraft has completed key ground testing at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The Aviationist

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance ...