Many brilliant minds made manned space travel possible and Alfred J. Eggers Jr.'s was among them. NASAAmes Research Center scientist was famous for his pioneering work on atmospheric re-entry. And according to NASA, Mr. Eggers' greatest achievement while in the agency's employ was his work on supersonic interference lift, which led to the XB-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber.

Saab conducted the first flight tests with the air-to-air missile IRIS-T. The test flight is part of the verification phase of the missile's integration with the Gripen aircraft.

The first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has rolled out of the company's paint hangar in Long Beach, Calif., and has begun preparations for its first flight, scheduled for later this month.

OASIS Hong Kong Airlines Ltd's first budget flight to London took off 24 hours late after getting permission to fly over Russia.

A new 32-bit digital flight control computer recently completed its first flight aboard the Taiwanese Air Force Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) CD version, also known as the Shiang-Seng Fighter. Th...

The Airbus A380 took off on its first passenger flight Monday, just months before the world's largest airliner is set to begin carrying paying customers with Singapore Airlines.

Tokyo - Japan's space agency plans to develop a prototype supersonic jet that is quieter and more fuel efficient than the retired Concorde within the next six years, officials said on Wednesday. Ja...