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Photos: Cruising with GlobalFlyer

March 2, 2005 GlobalFlyer takes off with the goal of completing a nonstop around-the-world flight in 80 hours. TAGS: flight, photograph

An air-traffic upgrade to improve travel by plane

November 18, 2009 A plan by the Federal Aviation Administration would replace radar with the Global Positioning System.(From The New York Times) TAGS: radar, aircraft, plane, controller, airport, strip, flight, GPS, navigation, target, radio

Computer fault grounds airplanes

August 24, 2005 A computer fault delayed a number of flights out of U.K. airports on Wednesday. TAGS: flight, fault, London, U.K.

Photos: Double-decker Airbus takes off

April 27, 2005 The Airbus 380, designed to carry up to 800 passengers, completes a successful four-hour test flight. TAGS: flight, photograph

The wings on this plane go up and down

December 3, 2004 Leonardo da Vinci sketched out birdlike human flight. A group of Canadian researchers is now ready for a real-world test. Photos: Flapping like a mallard TAGS: flight, wing, plane, researcher

SpaceShipOne's Rutan: Space resorts in 25 years

March 1, 2005 Craft's designer says commercial space flights will start to occur in about 12 years, with resorts showing up in about 25 years. Photos: From cars to the stars at Intel show Photos: SpaceShipOne's... TAGS: SpaceShipOne, flight, Intel, photograph

Mission accomplished in round-the-world flight

March 3, 2005 GlobalFlyer aircraft touches down in Kansas as solo pilot overcomes fuel scare and fatigue. Photos: Cruising with GlobalFlyer TAGS: flight, plane, Kansas, aircraft, Hawaii

Singapore Airlines to add broadband

December 3, 2004 Travelers will be able to get unlimited access for $29.95 on a flight of more than six hours. TAGS: Connexion, airline, flight, Lufthansa, passenger, broadband, pricing, minute

Timeline: Key milestones in space exploration

October 1, 2007 CNET News.com takes a look at some of the key events that brought humans into space and brought valuable information that will guide where we go next. TAGS: exploration, spacecraft, human, milestone, flight, Del.icio.us, Digg, Pioneer Electronics, space, U.S.

Cell phones to take flight

June 1, 2005 FAQ Consensus is building to relax rules that since 1991 have banned cell phone use on U.S. commercial flights. TAGS: airplane, ban, cell phone, flight, rule, plane, interference, frequency, VoIP, U.S.

Fuel loss plagues around-the-world flight

March 2, 2005 GlobalFlyer has insufficient fuel to make it around the globe; mission may be abandoned. Photo: Cruising with GlobalFlyer TAGS: knot, flight, aircraft, Hawaii

Liquid explosives threaten air travel

August 11, 2006 Leave your water bottle behind if you're flying anytime soon. In London, you can't bring an iPod, either. Airline luggage restrictions here to stay? TAGS: plotter, bomb, flight, London, U.S., U.K., laptop computer

I was fired for blogging

December 16, 2004 Fired from her job at Delta Air Lines, former flight attendant Ellen Simonetti warns against the spread of "employer blog backlash." TAGS: supervisor, blogging, blog, therapy, flight, picture

Air taxi business grows up

June 21, 2007 Nascent field of cheaper air taxi services gets a bit more mature with the launch of the standards-setting Air Taxi Association. TAGS: flight, passenger

Space--the new summer vacation?

May 16, 2006 Companies are lining up to provide space vacations or out-of-this-world taxi services. Video: SpaceX aims for the skies TAGS: Elon Musk, moon, passenger, flight, satellite, conference, video

Q&A: Designing a 21st-century space suit

October 3, 2007 MIT professor Dava Newman tells how the form-fitting BioSuit will help give NASA a ready-to-wear outfit for the moon and Mars. TAGS: suit, moon, mobility, Del.icio.us, Digg, flight, professor

NASA shuttle program turns 25

April 13, 2006 In the 25 years, the space shuttle program has made 114 trips. Its successor has much loftier goals. Photos: Putting the shuttle to the test Video: See one of the world's most powerful supercom... TAGS: flight, supercomputer, shuttle, moon, tunnel, supercomputing, successor, vehicle, video

Nightmare on the 'nerd bird' flight

September 27, 2005 Roger Kay has advice for high-tech execs who like to yak at 30,000 feet: Shhhh! There's a good chance someone's listening. TAGS: aisle, flight, nightmare, bird, conference, person, notebook computer, cell phone

JetBlue chooses not to censor on-board TV

September 22, 2005 Airline leaves satellite TV service running, even as emergency-landing video plays over and over. TAGS: passenger, satellite television, flight, airline, crew, emergency, satellite, policy, TV, California, situation, video

Commercial space travel to take flight?

September 27, 2004 Pack up your Tang. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and a Paul Allen venture aim to send tourists to the stars. TAGS: Paul Allen, SpaceShipOne, flight, spaceship
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