The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, known by its NATO reporting name “Foxbat,” is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Cold War ...

Dane Penland / NASM, SI The two-seat cockpit of the SR-71, an aircraft designed for stealth, was a tight fit for the crew, who wore bulky spacesuits designed for their high-altitude missions.

In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...

Former Air Force pilot Brian Shul calls the super-fast SR-71 Blackbird "the most ... The unarmed Blackbird depended on its speed and altitude for defense and on a high degree of invisibility.

Callaghan became a first-aid instructor and was a career firefighter with Prince George Fire Rescue for 35½ years until he retired as a captain in 2016. He was hired in 1981, the year the 396 Squadron ...

A 71-year-old man, under the influence of monkey dust, set fire to bedding in a street predominantly inhabited by elderly residents in their bungalows. Walter Harrison was spotted earlier in a ...

That is 1,860 feet higher in elevation than the highest Jeffrey pine on record and even higher than lodgepole, limber and foxtail pines. To date, none of the six traditional subalpine forest ...

A team of 20 Indian Army personnel concluded a high-altitude adventure expedition, covering 146 km of rugged trails and steep gradients in northern West Bengal and Sikkim in 28 days. A Ministry of ...

2024 on a hike along Mount Kaweah in the High Sierra. Lodgepole and foxtail pine are commonly found above timberline, but the Jeffrey stood out as “not belonging there.” The hike resulted in a new ...

SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype performed a high-altitude test, demonstrating its capabilities and marking a significant step towards establishing a reusable spacecraft for lunar and Mars missions.