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A white passenger jet is seen from above, flying to the right through a blue sky a white puffy clouds.

NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.

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a blurry black dot flying above a snow-covered volcano in grainy black-and-white footage

Pentagon UFO chief tells Senate 'very anomalous objects' need careful study (video)

By Brett Tingley published

In new testimony, the head of the Pentagon's UFO office told the US senate that it "has not discovered any verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology."

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a sleek silver jet with a sharp nose cone flies above a mountain range

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sets new speed record during 7th test flight

By Samantha Mathewson published

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight on Nov. 5, marking a major milestone toward flying at supersonic speeds.

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a white jet sits in a hangar in the desert

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests at the storied Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in California.

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a jet plane landing on a runway accompanied by another plane behind it, in mid-air. the image is in black and white due to age. bare trees are visible in the background

How Canada is preserving what remains of its iconic supersonic Avro Arrow jet

By Elizabeth Howell published

Canada's Avro Arrow supersonic jet was suddenly canceled in 1959, a controversial decision that benefited NASA. How is Canada preserving the few pieces of the aircraft that remain?

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a needle-nosed white and silver plane flies over a desert-mountain landscape

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (photos)

By Andrew Jones published

Colorado company Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on Monday (Aug. 26).

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A bluShift Aerospace Stardust 1.0 rocket launches on its first low-altitude test flight from a runway at the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine on Jan. 31, 2021.

Watch bluShift Aerospace test its revamped rocket engine today

By Mike Wall published

Small-rocket startup bluShift Aerospace will test its revamped MAREVL engine today (May 3), and you can watch the action live.

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Dawn Aerospace's robotic Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time in March 2023.

Dawn Aerospace's space plane aces first rocket-powered flights (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time over New Zealand's South Island in March 2023.

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Venus Aerospace Stargazer Hypersonic Plane Concept

Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design

By Jeff Spry last updated

Venus Aerospace has recently released design images of its new Mach 9 aircraft concept.

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American aerospace enthusiast Aaron Harford is currently a PhD researcher at Ukraine's Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

'Stalin-esque' attitudes hold back engineering powerhouse Ukraine, says American aerospace student in Kyiv

By Tereza Pultarova published

"These highly educated people make like $500 a month. You can't live on that income in Kyiv."

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