Defense One3d
Test B-21 flying up to twice a week, Northrop reports
The Air Force plans to buy at least 100 B-21s to replace its B-1 and B-2 bombers. Once the Raider enters service, it will ...
Space.com3d
SpaceX fires up 6th Starship to prep for test flight (video, photo)
Here’s how it works. SpaceX just fired up another Starship vehicle, to prep for a test flight that's likely several months away. The company performed a "static fire" on Wednesday (Sept.
See the first video showing the US Air Force's B-21 Raider in flight
The B-21 Raider strategic bomber is now flying twice a week, US Air Force officials said, a major step toward the goal of ...
Robb Report5d
This Bonkers Space Balloon Just Completed Its First Full Test Flight
The initial flight was more than just a test: It was also the first time its MS Voyager ship, which was only recently brought to Florida, was used. The vessel was designed for launching and ...
B-21 Ground Test Airframes Join Flying Pre-Production Raider
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have expanded testing of the B-21 thanks to two ground test articles, which are being ...
Flightglobal25d
Hermeus releases taxi test footage of first Quarterhorse flight vehicle
The unmanned Mk 1 is the first flight-capable vehicle in the Quarterhorse line and the second overall, preceded by the ground-based Quarterhorse Mk 0 test article. Previous ground testing on the ...
Space.com16d
'We're confident in it': Boeing Starliner's parachute team readies for Crew Flight Test landing without astronauts on Sept. 7
6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Crew Flight Test, the first human launch with Boeing Starliner, on June 5. They were supposed to make a re-entry and landing on the ...
Flying5d
‘SpaceBalloon’ Lifts Off in Stratospheric Test Flight
That strange sight was the second test flight of the Spaceship Neptune-Excelsior, a test capsule designed and built by U.S. startup Space Perspective. For the price of a $125,000 ticket ...
GeekWire1mon
MagniX shows off test airplane for NASA’s hybrid electric flight demonstration project
Flight tests with the hybrid electric system are due to begin in 2026. MagniX test engineer Phil Korpeck sets up a Magni650 electric motor in preparation for a series of simulated altitude tests ...
SlashGear26d
Supersonic Flight Edges Closer To The Airport As Boom XB-1 Nails Its Second Test
Today, the company has announced the second successful test flight of its demonstrator supersonic aircraft at California's Mojave Air & Space Port. "I'm proud of the team. Today's flight is ...
Winston-Salem Journal26d
Boom completes its second test flight, moves closer to supersonic attempt
Boom Supersonic said Monday it has completed the second test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator that also included a first test of the plane’s landing gear. The second test flight took place at the ...
Houston Chronicle12d
SpaceX Starship hits delay for next test flight over environmental analysis
SpaceX received an estimated date that it will be allowed to blast Starship on its latest test flight out of South Texas, but it won't happen for a while. The fifth launch is estimated to take ...