“We’re too close to the debris”: How SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk

Using debris modeling and simulations, the U.S. Space Force, the branch of the military that deals with the nation’s space ...
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Harrier Eurofighter and Tornado operating on a rain-soaked runway

This video captures real wet runway operations featuring the Harrier, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Tornado. Heavy rain changes ...
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Army Experimental Test Pilots Push Limits in Triathlon

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – At the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, our Army Experimental Test Pilots conduct test flights during the week and IRONMAN competitions on the weekend! This November, four of ...
The National Interest

How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Revolutionized Vertical Takeoff Technology

The AV-8B Harrier is now nearly retired—but its mission profile will live on in the F-35B Lightning II, which shares many of the same capabilities. The AV-8B Harrier remains one of the most instantly ...
MLive

Pilots in fatal mid-Michigan business jet crash did their own stall test, report says

CLINTON COUNTY, MI -- A federal accident report shows the crew of a business jet that crashed in October near Lansing decided to conduct their own stall test after maintenance was performed. Staff ...
Lansing State Journal

Experienced test pilots not on board when plane crashed in Bath Township, NTSB says

A business jet crashed northeast of Lansing during a post-maintenance stall test on Oct. 16, killing all three people aboard. The regular flight crew, not experienced test pilots, were conducting the ...
ABC12

Pilots of jet that crashed near Lansing didn't wait for a test pilot

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near ...
CNN

Business jet that crashed in Michigan was flown after pilots chose not to wait for a test pilot, NTSB says

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near ...
Aviation Week

Boeing Improves 777-9 Flight-Test Execution With New Pilot Display

During 777-9 flight tests, BCA Chief Pilot Jennifer Henderson (left) and 777X Project Pilot Christopher Caps monitored VERA displays alongside standard PFDs. Credit: Boeing As a key part of any new ...
Victorville Daily Press

NASA selects two Edwards Air Force Base test pilots for astronaut program

NASA announced 10 new astronaut candidates for its 24th Astronaut Candidate Class. The candidates were selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. The new class will undergo two years of training ...
NBC DFW

‘Best and Brightest:' TCU grad, Little Elm test pilot named NASA astronaut candidates

NASA introduced its newest astronaut candidates Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. Lawler, 38, most ...