Aerospace
W.Va. student talks to solar-powered plane pilots
A West Virginia fifth grader got to talk with the pilots of the world's most advanced solar-powered plane after winning a national competition. Eleven-year-old Nick Turziano interviewed the Switzerland-based pilots of the Solar Impulse by satellite Monday from Wheeling's St. Michael Parish School. Nick beat out more than 1,000 students ...
United restarts 787 flights after grounding
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them. The flight from Houston to Chicago was just the kind of 787 flight that airlines are hoping for: uneventful. Smoldering batteries on two 787s ...
United restarts 787 flights after grounding
United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them. The flight from Houston to Chicago was just the kind of 787 flight that airlines are hoping for: uneventful. Smoldering batteries on two 787s ...
Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and ...
Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and ...
Iran says producing new air defense missile
Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft. The Monday report by state TV quotes Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi as saying the new system, dubbed Herz-9 or Talisman-9 in Farsi, is capable of operating at night. He said ...
Dress like Bob Dylan and get in free, says museum
The Worcester Art Museum is offering free admission to anyone who dresses up like Bob Dylan on May 24, which will be the musician's 72nd birthday. Museum officials say images of Dylan are included in its photography exhibit, "Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation," which closes in June. ...
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 31, 1669, English diarist Samuel Pepys (peeps) wrote the final entry of his journal, blaming his failing eyesight for his inability to continue. On this date: ...
Salt Lake City gears up for $1.8B new airport
Mountain views, faster takeoffs and workout equipment are a few things Salt Lake City officials are considering as they draw up plans for a nearly $2 billion remake of the city's airport. The bulk of the budget for construction comes from fees airlines pay to use the facility and from ...
Mice return from a month in space
A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the ...
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