Air And Space - Page 64

March 11, 2025

NTSB calls for ban on some helicopter routes near Reagan Airport after midair collision that killed 67 people

The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a ban on some helicopter flights near Reagan Airport after an airliner and Army Black Hawk collided in January.

March 11, 2025

DOGE and agencies cancel 200,000 federal government credit cards

DOGE has announced that it has deactivated more than 200,000 credit cards linked to more than a dozen federal agencies following an audit showing they were unused or unneeded.

March 10, 2025

NASA shutters DEI office as Trump admin downsizes federal agencies

NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro has emailed employees informing them several offices within the agency, including a DEI branch, will be closing.

March 10, 2025

Pentagon losing cutting edge on weapons innovation, needs 'massive kick in the pants,' say defense leaders

America’s defenses will not be able to keep up with its adversaries if the Pentagon continues to take years to innovate weapons systems, experts agreed at a security summit last week.

March 9, 2025

Stuck in space: Stranded astronaut agrees with Elon Musk over failed rescue missions

'The Big Weekend Show' panel weighs in on Elon Musk preparing to rescue two stranded astronauts after he says former President Biden rejected his offer.

March 9, 2025

MSNBC hosts mock Elon Musk after SpaceX mishap: 'Go back to your day job'

MSNBC host Michael Steele mocked SpaceX CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk after a mishap during one of its flight tests for megarocket "Starship."

March 9, 2025

Travel headaches show need for feds to focus on airline tech jobs as true major delay culprit revealed

Airline safety is back in the news after several tragic incidents in US skies, and airline maintenance jobs are now at a premium, experts and lawmakers said.

March 8, 2025

SpaceX launches eighth Starship flight test

Starship successfully launched on Wednesday for its eighth suborbital flight test in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. (Credit: SpaceX)

March 8, 2025

SpaceX megarocket debris spotted in Bahamas sky

Starship's upper stage rocket is seen breaking apart in the sky Thursday after its eighth test launch in Texas. (Credit: @jamesbuchanan27/TMX)

March 8, 2025

Space Force's mysterious X-37B plane returns to Earth after 434 days in orbit

The secretive Space Force plane X-37B touched down to earth on Friday after spending 434 days in orbit conducting mysterious tests.