Showtime for Spaceship Builders

Posted at: Wed Oct 11th, 2006

Those caught in the whirlwind of the personal spaceflight business-the builders, shakers, dreamers and schemers-will be found this month at the Wirefly X Prize Cup, set for October 20-21 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Given the sweep of hardware and plans to be detailed, it’s clear that...

F135 Program Reaches 6,000 SDD Test Hours

Posted at: Wed Oct 11th, 2006

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., October 10, 2006 - Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine program has achieved more than 6,000 hours of System Development and Demonstration (SDD) ground testing and is on schedule to support the first flight of the F-35 Lightning II thi...

Boeing Prepares First Australia C-17 for Maiden Flight

Posted at: Wed Oct 11th, 2006

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10, 2006 -- The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] 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 l...

Upgraded Harrier GR9 aircraft has entered service with the RAF

Posted at: Wed Oct 11th, 2006

The upgraded Harrier GR9 aircraft has entered service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force after a half billion pound improvement package, Defence Minister Adam Ingram announced today.