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SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites as Booster B1069 Flies for 26th Time
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on July 30, 2025, from Cape Canaveral. The Starlink 10-29 mission lifted off at 11:37 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 96th launch of the year for SpaceX. After payload separation, the rocket’s first stage, booster B1069, landed flawlessly on the drones...
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How Priya Sachdev Fell In Love With Sunjay Kapur, From First Meeting On A Flight To His "Misunderstood" Charm
Priya said, "I found him very endearing, honest and misunderstood."
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Russia Begins Monthly Direct Flights To North Korea Amid Ukraine Conflict
Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive in Ukraine.
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Rishi And Neetu Kapoor Once Fought Over A Piece Of Cake In Business Class On Flight, Recalls Vir Das
Vir Das first met Rishi Kapoor while working on Namaste London sets
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Explained: What Is Cloud Seeding And Why Delhi Plans To Do It In September
Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water scarcity, less snowfall, or to reduce hail and clear fog.
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Expert's Stunning Claim On Pilot's Role In Air India Crash
A leading aviation safety expert has suggested that the fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 may have been the result of deliberate human action, raising, for the first time, the possibility of a pilot-induced crash.
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Boeing Settles With Canadian Man Whose Wife, 3 Children Died In 737 Max Crash
Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.
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India's Foreign Minister To Make First China Visit In 5 Years: Report
India's foreign minister will visit China this weekend in his first trip in over five years, people familiar with the matter said, as the two Asian neighbors work to repair ties following deadly border clashes in 2020.
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Watch: Abu Dhabi Tests First Driverless Air Taxi, Launch Set For 2026
Abu Dhabi has completed its first test flight of a driverless electric air taxi, with plans to launch commercial services by early 2026.
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Anil Menon: NASA Astronaut To Fly To ISS On First Space Mission In 2026
Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon has been assigned his first space mission by NASA. Mr Menon will serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 75.
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Flying Taxis Are Here: Dubai Tests First Piloted Aircraft
Dubai has completed the first piloted test flight of all-electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, and early results are promising.
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NASA's Anil Menon Chosen For His 1st International Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has been assigned his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 75 crew member, NASA said in its official statement.
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SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites as Booster B1069 Flies for 26th Time
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on July 30, 2025, from Cape Canaveral. The Starlink 10-29 mission lifted off at 11:37 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 96th launch of the year for SpaceX. After payload separation, the rocket’s first stage, booster B1069, landed flawlessly on the drones...
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How Priya Sachdev Fell In Love With Sunjay Kapur, From First Meeting On A Flight To His "Misunderstood" Charm
Priya said, "I found him very endearing, honest and misunderstood."
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Russia Begins Monthly Direct Flights To North Korea Amid Ukraine Conflict
Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive in Ukraine.
-
NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Rishi And Neetu Kapoor Once Fought Over A Piece Of Cake In Business Class On Flight, Recalls Vir Das
Vir Das first met Rishi Kapoor while working on Namaste London sets
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World's First "Air Piracy" Was A 20 Minutes "Cigarette Flight" En Route Macau
Cathay Pacific-operated seaplane, Miss Macao, became the world's first recorded airplane hijacking. In fact, the idea of hijacking didn't even exist at the time. People would call it "air piracy."
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Explained: What Is Cloud Seeding And Why Delhi Plans To Do It In September
Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water scarcity, less snowfall, or to reduce hail and clear fog.
-
Expert's Stunning Claim On Pilot's Role In Air India Crash
A leading aviation safety expert has suggested that the fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 may have been the result of deliberate human action, raising, for the first time, the possibility of a pilot-induced crash.
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Boeing Settles With Canadian Man Whose Wife, 3 Children Died In 737 Max Crash
Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.
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India's Foreign Minister To Make First China Visit In 5 Years: Report
India's foreign minister will visit China this weekend in his first trip in over five years, people familiar with the matter said, as the two Asian neighbors work to repair ties following deadly border clashes in 2020.
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Watch: Abu Dhabi Tests First Driverless Air Taxi, Launch Set For 2026
Abu Dhabi has completed its first test flight of a driverless electric air taxi, with plans to launch commercial services by early 2026.
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Anil Menon: NASA Astronaut To Fly To ISS On First Space Mission In 2026
Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon has been assigned his first space mission by NASA. Mr Menon will serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 75.
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Flying Taxis Are Here: Dubai Tests First Piloted Aircraft
Dubai has completed the first piloted test flight of all-electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, and early results are promising.
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NASA's Anil Menon Chosen For His 1st International Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has been assigned his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 75 crew member, NASA said in its official statement.
