SpaceX’s spacesuit isn’t just about protecting astronauts in the vacuum of space,it’s a statement of design, innovation, and ...

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited controversy in the mountaineering world.

The Lockheed A12 was the forerunner of the SR71and was a Mach 3+ high altitude reconnaissance aircraft built by the infamous Skunk Works for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Based on the ...

Full pressure suits for high-altitude aircraft were not new; the U-2 Dragon Lady’s pilots had worn them since the 1950s. But the Blackbird’s far higher speed necessitated a new design.

The U-2 is notable for its extremely high service ceiling of about 70,000 feet—high enough to see the curvature of the Earth, and an altitude at which pilots must wear pressure suits, lest their ...

17-year-old Luka Cvetkovic started photographing planes during the pandemic and now travels Europe in pursuit of spotting new aircrafts. “If in doubt, do not press on,” is his advice.

Remarkable in its simplicity, Alan Eustace’s high altitude parachute jump on 24 October 2014 saw the 57-year-old float up, suspended below a gigantic helium balloon, to the outer edge of the ...

A key improvement is developing EVA suits that can be mass produced and easily customized for thousands of different people. Crew Dragon Resilience improvements: The spacecraft has been extensively ...

Editor's Note: Launch of the Polaris Dawn mission, the first commercial flight to Earth orbit featuring a non-government, civilian spacewalk, has been delayed at least 24 hours, from 3:38 a.m. EDT ...

Aviation pioneer Wiley Post needed an oxygenated pressure suit to survive a high-altitude transcontinental flight. Enter engineer Russell Colley - who sews together the material for the suit on ...

MK V – High-altitude pressure suit developed by David Clark Company. The suit has with one developmental arm, with large convoluted shoulder and elbow hinges; 1970s.

TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078, affectionately known as the “Silver Dragon,” emerged from a nearly three-year maintenance hiatus, soaring again above the skies of Beale Air Force Base.. Following a flightline ...