The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force E-4C SAOC Begins Flight Testing

Sierra Nevada’s first test flight of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center marks a major step in replacing the aging E-4B “Nightwatch” fleet introduced in the 1970s. The E-4C Survivable Airborne ...
Austin American-Statesman

SpaceX's Starship rocket fails ninth flight test. Here's what we know.

SpaceX's Starship conducted its ninth test flight Tuesday evening, successfully surpassing the outcomes of two prior test flights that ended in explosions. However, the company lost control of the ...
Ars Technica

After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship

SpaceX fired six Raptor engines on the company’s next Starship rocket Monday, clearing a major hurdle on the path to launch later this month on a high-stakes test flight to get the private rocket ...
Ars Technica

SpaceX may have solved one problem only to find more on latest Starship flight

SpaceX made some progress on another test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket Tuesday, finally overcoming technical problems that plagued the program’s two previous launches. But minutes into ...