A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic ...

The U-2 pressure suit is a self-contained life support system, providing oxygen, temperature regulation, and protection from ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a legendary aircraft that set the record for the fastest jet ever built, reaching speeds of over 3,500 kilometers per hour. This iconic spy plane, developed in the ...

The Spanish and French company Pangea is positioning itself as a go-to propulsion company within the aerospace industry. It ...

To fly in such thin air, SR-71 pilots had to don a pressure suit, namely the S901J Full Pressure Suit ... while pilots had to maintain intense concentration during both supersonic flight and while ...

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver renowned for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday, local media reported.

By Mitchell McCluskey and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver renowned for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, died while ...

In an interview with the MailOnline, Baumgartner said he was told beforehand that the “good news” was that it would only take him 15 seconds to die if his pressure suit failed.

NASA scientists are advancing supersonic parachutes with advanced sensors to make it more reliable and safer at delivering ...

I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic flight could soon return.

An unpiloted spaceplane took off from a runway, soared to 67,000 ft at Mach 1.03, and tested rapid detection tech for ...

NASA's X-59 starts taxi tests, a key step toward supersonic flight, aiming to revolutionize commercial aviation with quieter technology.