In Monday's announcement, Branson said Virgin has signed an agreement with pioneering aviation designer Burt Rutan to build an aircraft based on Rutan's SpaceShipOne vessel. SpaceShipOne cracked the ...

The National Air and Space Museum gets closer to fully completing the most extensive renovation since its founding.

“About one out of five airplanes registered today is amateur-built—even SpaceShipOne is registered in the Experimental category. They can all be traced back to Little Gee Bee.

Rutan’s most notable achievements include “Voyager” (the first plane to fly non-stop around the world) and SpaceShipOne (the first privately funded spacecraft). Burt is also honored at the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world — but its executive director has a portfolio of ideas to further grow the launch complex ...

On May 28, 1959, two monkeys named Able and Baker became the first monkeys to go to space and make it back alive. On May 28, 1959, two monkeys named Able and Baker became the first monkeys to go ...

The COVID-19 pandemic showed the value of changing direction in research. It should be incentivized, encouraged and celebrated. An analysis of landscape features and of river deposits preserved in ...

EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says a majority of AirVenture visitors come from outside Wisconsin, so it’s new money coming in.