It could be some sort of future space plane that makes the trip. Whether the golden age of space planes is ahead of us or not ...

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) As aircraft become more complex, managing heat in sensitive avionics systems has never been more critical. The rapid expansion of electronic ...

Bastian Schaefer says taking cues from nature and needs of the future passenger, Airbus is blue-skying the high-tech, eco-friendly air travel of tomorrow ...

The X-15 is the fastest and highest-flying manned aircraft. Decades after its record-breaking flights, it’s inspiring a new generation of space planes.

NASA began trying to define future passenger aircraft in 2008 asking experts to imagine what the future passenger aviation might look like. NASA said its goals for a 2030-era aircraft were: ...

Electric planes: The future of aviation? 07:30 For years, you've been able to watch cool-looking electric-plane videos on YouTube, created by some of the 300 companies who are working on them.

Commercial aircraft could be used to cool the planet by injecting particles into the atmosphere. A recent study reveals that this method could be implemented more quickly. Researchers from ...

A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes ...

Read a blog by spacecraft engineer Henry Spencer arguing that rockets, not air-breathing planes, will be the spaceships of the future. Getting to space has never been simple. A standing army of ...

Sierra Space marked a historic achievement with the completion of its first Dream Chaser space plane. The Colorado-based company announced on Thursday (Nov. 2) that construction has wrapped up on ...

The U.S. military’s uncrewed space plane has set a record for its longest flight in orbit. The X-37B craft has now been circling the earth for 902 days, greatly exceeding its previous record of ...

Beyond space, BAE is also focusing on making aviation more sustainable. This isn’t just a side project; it’s a core part of ...