Science news articles about 'flights'

NASA has delayed the final shuttle flight to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope.

... relatives have many osteological transformations and represent an early adaptation toward improved flight in the evolution of Confuciusornithidae. This paper is published in volume 51, number 5 (May, ...

A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea.

Real-life rocket man Yves Rossy soared through the Alps this week on his first demonstration flight with a self-made flying contraption.

... common as obesity increases and there are greater numbers of obese passengers on commercial flights,” said Ms. Seccombe. “Half of the patients with OSA would require supplemental oxygen in-flight if ...

House lawmakers propose okaying three additional space shuttle flights.

A Japanese TV crew has filmed what is believed to be the longest flight of a flying fish ever recorded, lasting for an amazing 45 seconds.

... are sparing no expense to get the best views of this summer's total eclipse of the sun, with some booking flights around the High Arctic to watch the celestial phenomenon unfold before their eyes.

As their flight hit the halfway mark, shuttle Discovery's astronauts faced more work with the space station's new science lab on Saturday.

The first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency, the US company Space Adventures said Wednesday.

NASA gave shuttle Discovery's astronauts some well-deserved time off Thursday as their flight wound down and the international space station was left farther and farther behind.

The launch of China's third manned space flight, the Shenzhou VII, with a crew of three "taikonauts" has been set for October, state media reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Wednesday approved a $20 billion NASA spending bill that calls for an extra Space Shuttle flight before the spacecraft program is shut down....

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- A 7-year-old Ecuador boy has become the youngest passenger ever aboard a zero-gravity flight....

(AP) -- American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple weeks.