Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions given major boost
An Amazon delivery drone dropping off a package. Amazon It’s been 11 years since Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed that his company was looking to deliver orders to customers using…
SpaceX facing FAA review for Starship launches from Kennedy
SpaceX SpaceX currently launches the Starship — the most powerful rocket ever built — from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, but it also wants to launch it from…
Third Starship launch a step closer as FAA completes inquiry
SpaceX / SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed its investigation into SpaceX’s second Starship flight, which took place in November last year and ended with mid-flight explosions of…
World’s most powerful rocket clears safety review for reflight
SpaceX has taken a major step toward the second test launch of the most powerful rocket ever to fly after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it had finished its…
SpaceX gets big hint from FAA on next Starship launch opportunity
SpaceX chief Elon Musk is keen to send its next-generation Starship rocket on what will be its second crewless test mission after the first one ended spectacularly minutes after launch…
Drone delivery breakthrough for UPS
UPS In a boost for UPS’s drone delivery ambitions, the company has been given clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its machines beyond the line of sight,…
SpaceX’s Starship launch sparked a fire in a Texas state park
SpaceX successfully launched the most powerful rocket ever developed on Thursday, April 20, but just a few minutes after clearing the pad in Boca Chica, Texas, the 120-meter-tall Starship vehicle…
SpaceX aims to launch world’s most powerful rocket on Monday
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 17, for the maiden launch of the most powerful rocket ever built after receiving clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “After a comprehensive license…
Most powerful rocket could launch on Monday, FAA reveals
The maiden launch of the world’s most powerful rocket could take place as early as Monday, according to information released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a planning notice…
Is 5G dangerous for airplanes? Here’s what pilots and the FAA say
After months of wrangling with the aviation industry, AT&T and Verizon rolled out their C-Band 5G spectrum this year, but have they taken enough precautions?