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‘The Right Stuff’ turns 40: Celebrating the space race movie classic
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager took Philip Kaufman, the writer/director of the lauded 1983...
'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true...
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSpace.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of "The...
Lawmakers call for a Chuck Yeager Commemorative Stamp
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 9—West Virginians in the Congress are urging the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring a West Virginian hero who served his country during World War II and later became ...
He was almost America’s first Black astronaut, but Ed Dwight holds no grudges against Edwards AFB
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBAKERSFIELD, CalIf. (KGET) — There’s a new documentary airing on streaming services right now that reveals a different side of the early-’60s test-flight school at Edwards Air Force Base. It ...
From North Korea fighter pilot to Embry-Riddle professor: Remembering Kenneth Rowe
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDAYTONA BEACH − No Kum-Sok's dramatic escape from North Korea by flying his MiG-15 fighter jet to a...
Famous birthdays for Feb. 13: Robbie Williams, Henry Rollins
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRobbie Williams attends the premiere of "Killers Of The Flower Moon" at the 76th Cannes Film...
For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoROSAMOND, Calif. — Deborah Lewis rose from bed before dawn and signed in to her phone so she could...
Known for his primal scream, comedian Sam Kinison spent his youth in East Peoria
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s hard to imagine Sam Kinison growing old and mellowing out. The infant Sam arrived in East Peoria nearly 62 years ago. That’s the minimum age to draw Social Security, a stage in life where ...
How NASA Is Fixing Supersonic Flight’s Big Loud Problem
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto courtesy Lockheed Martin/NASAEvery holiday season seems to bring with it massive air travel...
The Concorde made its final flight over 20 years ago and supersonic air travel has yet to return....
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA British Airways Concorde takes off from JFK International Airport in New York for the final time...