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The F-35C made its first carrier landing on November 3, 2014.

Navy F-35 Makes Its First Carrier Landing, With an Audience

New military airplanes don’t come along as often as they used to.

AeroMobil’s latest creation

Yet Another Flying Car

Here we go again.

A V-2 streaks by a B-17 at high altitude. Not surprising that we found no similar photo of a B-24.

Did a B-24 Really Shoot Down a V-2 Rocket in 1944?

On the trail of a tall tale.

An artist’s image of the IXV about to reenter the atmosphere

Europe’s Proto-Spaceplane Gets Ready To Fly

The IXV will pave the way for future reusable spacecraft.

Fluffy bathrobes—and gourmet meals.

Etihad Airlines’ Luxury Suite in the Sky

With your own gourmet chef, too.

Standing in front of WhiteKnightTwo, George Whitesides addresses a crowd at Virgin Galactic's hangar at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

The Making of SpaceShipTwo

George Whitesides will lead Virgin Galactic’s first customers into space.

Artist's conception of the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle.

Boeing, SpaceX Win NASA Commercial Crew Award

The companies will work toward flying astronauts to the space station by 2017.

Computer-generated view of Mars, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter.

India’s Mangalyaan Spacecraft Closes In On Mars

With hopes to become the third agency to orbit the Red Planet.

Success story: Artist's depiction of the Planetary Resources Arkyd-101 space telescope.

Space Crowdfunding: What’s the Secret?

Winners and losers among the space start-ups.

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