World’s largest all-electric aircraft will take to the skies for the first time this afternoon for a 20 minute flight over Washington state A single test pilot will fly the all electric aircraft over Moses Lake in Washington MagniX have added their 750-watt electric motor to a Cessna Grand Caravan It can seat up to … Read more
Britons will be able to see a rocket hurtle across the sky at 9.50pm tonight as it heads for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil in nine years, is set for blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 21.33 BST (16:33 ET) this evening. Elon … Read more
The United States announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over participating countries, saying Russia has repeatedly violated the pact’s terms. Senior administration officials said the pullout will formally take place in six months, based on the treaty’s withdrawal terms. It was the latest move … Read more
John Travolta shares a video from his private airplane as he takes to the skies By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 03:09 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 03:09 BST, 20 May 2020 John Travolta took social distancing to new heights, literally, as he took to the skies in one of his private planes. The … Read more
No planes, clear skies, spring weather: There’s no better time to become a birder, with Mail cartoonist Paul Thomas’s guide. As Spring hits its stride, our parks, gardens and wild spaces are alive with birds of every kind — from chiffchaff and blackcap to goldfinch and bullfinch. If you’re lucky, you may glimpse a wheatear or … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
Mystery as ‘huge’ burning object tears through the skies of Cambridgeshire for 20 minutes before hitting the ground Gerry Underwood, 55, saw the bizarre entity above Stretham, Cambridgeshire The unidentified object fell slowly to the ground and left a huge trail in its wake Eventually the burning mass disappeared behind a line of trees in … Read more
Remarkable flight-tracking images show how the skies above Europe, America and Australia have emptied in the past month A data analyst from Florida-based Stratos Jet Charters used his Flightradar24 account to take the snapshots BA announced it would suspend around 80 per cent of its workforce to see it through the coronavirus crisis In Europe … Read more