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US Government Shutdown Enters Day 36, Trump Refuses To Negotiate
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.
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Can You Fly As Long As A Day? This Is The New Longest Nonstop Flight In The World
Ultra long-haul flights are likely to become even more common in the future. Here's why passengers are increasingly preferring long, direct flights and how to comfortably travel in one.
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US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest Flight
A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.
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Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Record 6 Months on Tiangong Space Station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely after spending a record six months aboard China's new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country's longest single flight in space.
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Watch: Stunt Pilot Sets Guinness World Record For Longest Flight Through A Tunnel
The stunt was performed outside Istanbul, Turkey. The video was posted by Austrian company Red Bull on social media.
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Hottest, Fastest, Priciest: 10 Records In 2019
The hottest month, the fastest marathon, the wildest auction prices... here is a look back at 10 new records in 2019
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Air India Says All-Woman Flight To San Francisco And Back Is New World Record
Air Indias Boeing 777 travelled from Delhi to San Francisco and back with an all-female crew last week, the first time such a flight has circumnavigated the globe.
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These Amazing Little Birds Just Broke The World Record For Nonstop Flight
The common swift is "the greyhound of the sky," Anders Hedenstrom says. Shaped like a torpedo, with long, blade-like wings, it effortlessly swoops and soars through the air, riding the wind like a creature out of mythology. For millennia, bird lovers have admired its aerial agility and seemingly endless flight.
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NASA Plans To Launch Balloon Flight In New Zealand
US space agency NASA is planning to set a record for the longest ever flight for a scientific balloon to be launched in New Zealand next month.
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Experimental US Drone Sets Flight Record
A US experimental drone has set a record for the longest continuous flight of a craft of its size, staying in the air for three days, the International Aeronautical Federation said.
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Solar Impulse Sets Record but Faces 'Difficult' Hours
A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, organizers said on Thursday.
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Balloon Crew Hits Halfway Mark in Bid to Break Records
Mission control for an international team trying to break two major ballooning records says the helium-filled balloon has passed the halfway mark of its journey across the Pacific Ocean.
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
Boeing's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the US Air Force said on Friday.
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NASA Super-TIGER balloon shatters flight record
Flying high over Antarctica, NASA's long duration balloon has broken the record for longest flight by a balloon of its size.
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US Government Shutdown Enters Day 36, Trump Refuses To Negotiate
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.
-
Can You Fly As Long As A Day? This Is The New Longest Nonstop Flight In The World
Ultra long-haul flights are likely to become even more common in the future. Here's why passengers are increasingly preferring long, direct flights and how to comfortably travel in one.
-
US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest Flight
A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.
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Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After Record 6 Months on Tiangong Space Station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely after spending a record six months aboard China's new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country's longest single flight in space.
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Watch: Stunt Pilot Sets Guinness World Record For Longest Flight Through A Tunnel
The stunt was performed outside Istanbul, Turkey. The video was posted by Austrian company Red Bull on social media.
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Hottest, Fastest, Priciest: 10 Records In 2019
The hottest month, the fastest marathon, the wildest auction prices... here is a look back at 10 new records in 2019
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Air India Says All-Woman Flight To San Francisco And Back Is New World Record
Air Indias Boeing 777 travelled from Delhi to San Francisco and back with an all-female crew last week, the first time such a flight has circumnavigated the globe.
-
These Amazing Little Birds Just Broke The World Record For Nonstop Flight
The common swift is "the greyhound of the sky," Anders Hedenstrom says. Shaped like a torpedo, with long, blade-like wings, it effortlessly swoops and soars through the air, riding the wind like a creature out of mythology. For millennia, bird lovers have admired its aerial agility and seemingly endless flight.
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NASA Plans To Launch Balloon Flight In New Zealand
US space agency NASA is planning to set a record for the longest ever flight for a scientific balloon to be launched in New Zealand next month.
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Experimental US Drone Sets Flight Record
A US experimental drone has set a record for the longest continuous flight of a craft of its size, staying in the air for three days, the International Aeronautical Federation said.
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Solar Impulse Sets Record but Faces 'Difficult' Hours
A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, organizers said on Thursday.
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Balloon Crew Hits Halfway Mark in Bid to Break Records
Mission control for an international team trying to break two major ballooning records says the helium-filled balloon has passed the halfway mark of its journey across the Pacific Ocean.
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
Boeing's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the US Air Force said on Friday.
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NASA Super-TIGER balloon shatters flight record
Flying high over Antarctica, NASA's long duration balloon has broken the record for longest flight by a balloon of its size.
