SpaceX scrubs SN11 rocket’s first high altitude test due thick fog covering the launch pad

SpaceX scrubbed the highly anticipated Starship SN11 due to thick fog covering the launch pad. The massive rocket was set to takeoff from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas Friday, but it seems Mother Nature had other plans and has pushed the test to Monday. Prior to the scrub announcement, officials had evacuate the … Read more

SpaceX fires off Starship SN11’s Raptor engines before rocket’s first high altitude flight TODAY

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its fourth Starship prototype, following a successful Raptor static fire test that send a burst of flames from the base of Serial Number 11 (SN11), signaling it is ready to soar. The pre-check test ensures that the massive rocket’s three engines are ‘healthy’ for the voyage after one did … Read more

SpaceX is set to launch its Starship SN10 rocket TODAY for its first high altitude test of six miles

SpaceX is set to launched its Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) for its first high-altitude test, marking the third prototype to take the journey. The Elon Musk-owned company confirmed the ‘hop’ on its website saying the event could kick off ‘as early as Wednesday, March 3,’ but official road closure documents show from 9am to … Read more

Elon Musk’s Starship SN9 rocket EXPLODES after its first high altitude test flight

SpaceX launched its latest Starship prototype Serial Number 9 (SN9) for its first high-altitude test that followed the same six mile path as the SN8 and ended with the same outcome – with the massive craft exploding while attempting to land. SN9 took off around 3:24pm Eastern Time from SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas, testing facility … Read more

China Airlines crew spot person in a jet pack flying at an altitude of 6,000 feet near LAX 

BREAKING NEWS: China Airlines crew spot person in a jet pack flying at an altitude of 6,000 feet near LAX The FAA said a China Airlines crew member spotted the individual around seven miles northwest of the airport about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday An air traffic controller overseeing airline approaches also reported seeing a person in … Read more

People living at high altitude are more resistant to the coronavirus, study claims

People living at high altitude are less likely to experience the worst effects of coronavirus than those at sea level, a new study suggests. Those on higher ground are better adapted to low levels of oxygen in the blood – which is one potentially fatal effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection, scientists say. Researchers compared cases of … Read more

Cabin designer Ross Burns from Aim Altitude wants to revolutionise air travel

Plane cabins resembling a cross between a restaurant, sports bar, living room and a shop could be coming to a flight path near you in the near future. That’s if a certain British aircraft interior designer and his team get their way.    Ross Burns is the lead designer of cabin interiors at Bournemouth-based Aim … Read more