US Government Increasing Efforts to Protect the Earth from Incoming Asteroids

US Government Increasing Efforts to Protect the Earth from Incoming Asteroids

 The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet from incoming asteroids that could wipe out entire regions or even continents. The National Science and Technology Council released a report Wednesday calling for improved asteroid detection, tracking and deflection. NASA is participating, along with federal emergency, military, White House and other officials. A […]

Airline Passenger Fined $500 for Not Disclosing an Apple Given Her During Flight

Airline Passenger Fined $500 for Not Disclosing an Apple Given Her During Flight

Always be leery of airline snacks! An Arvada woman said she’s facing a $500 fine from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after she saved a free apple she received from an airline on her way home from Paris. Crystal Tadlock said toward the end of her flight, attendants passed out apples in plastic bags. She […]

Picture of the Day: USMC Sgt. Andrew Mocarski, CH-53E Super Stallion Crew Chief

Picture of the Day: USMC Sgt. Andrew Mocarski, CH-53E Super Stallion Crew Chief

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Mocarski, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, views the USS Lewis B. Puller during flight operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations, June 13, 2018. The 26th MEU and IWO ARG are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet […]

Watch: Want to Break the Speed of Sound? MiGFlug MiG-29 Edge of Space Flight!

Watch: Want to Break the Speed of Sound? MiGFlug MiG-29 Edge of Space Flight!

If you have the money, you can break the sound barrier, climb to 65,000 feet, see the curvature of the Earth and experience 8 G’s on a MiG-29 ride. The famous MiGFlug MiG-29 Edge of Space flight (also known as Stratosphere or high altitude flight) makes the news regularly as it probably is the craziest […]

Violent Turbulence Causes Qantas Flight to Free Fall for Ten Seconds

Violent Turbulence Causes Qantas Flight to Free Fall for Ten Seconds

Passengers got a wild ride when Qantas flight QF94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne encountered severe turbulence. QF94 passenger Janelle Wilson told The Australian the “three-quarters-full” plane suddenly entered a “free-fall nosedive … a direct decline toward the ocean” for about 10 seconds. “It was between 1½ and two hours after we left LA and all of a sudden the […]

Watch: F-15’s Hit the ‘Mach Loop’ Like You Have Not Seen Before! Cool Stuff!

Watch: F-15’s Hit the ‘Mach Loop’ Like You Have Not Seen Before! Cool Stuff!

The Mach Loop (also known as the Machynlleth Loop) consists of a series of valleys in the United Kingdom in west-central Wales, notable for their use as low-level training areas for fast jet aircraft. The system of valleys lies 8 miles east of Barmouth and is nestled between the towns of Dolgellau to the north […]

Watch: Cosford Air Show 2018 – 60,000 Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the RAF!

Watch: Cosford Air Show 2018 – 60,000 Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the RAF!

60,000 aviation fans descended on this year’s RAF Cosford Air Show to help celebrate 100 years of the RAF. The event marked both the centenary of the RAF and the 80th birthday of RAF Cosford itself. The Cosford showpiece has grown and grown since it was formed in 1978, and organisers have said this year’s event […]