According to Kurt Russell, Tom Cruise wanted to take his love of flying beyond the movie set after starring in Top Gun. To make that happen, he learned to pilot real planes with help from the seasoned ...

Camp Pendleton Marines are part of a new infantry initiative to get low-cost drones into the hands of ground troops. Marines from the Quantico, Va.-based Marine Corps Attack Drone Team were at the ...

Former NASA astronaut Drew Feustel now advises the astronaut training program for the private space company Vast. For decades, space stations have been largely staffed by professional astronauts and ...

This illustration features three of the paper airplanes based on planes in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum's collections. Smithsonian Books Looking for ways to keep the family ...

To prevent dropouts, prepare students for initial overwhelm and explain the four levels of learning (rote, understanding, application, correlation) to set expectations for their progression. Guide ...

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The first time I wandered into a fly shop on my own, I had no idea where to begin. I had been fly fishing before, but always on a boat and with the help of a partner or friends. Being alone—and ...

Connecting the dots: By applying machine learning techniques to satellite imagery, researchers have built an unprecedented database of man-made structures across the globe. The data could reshape ...

Naval Special Warfare Command is looking to launch a 10-day school to teach its troops how to build and fly first-person-view drones, repair them, and put operators through a final field exercise with ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Thanks to the shutdown, there have not been too many innovative government programs operating over the past few months. NASA was able to ...

Turns out, that's just as easy as with most drones, really. And I'm not just saying that for the sake of it, as American defense contractor Lockheed Martin and its helicopter-making sub-company ...

What if there was a way to fulfill your dreams of taking to the skies behind the controls of an aircraft without the certificate? It turns out, through some clever engineering and extensive testing, a ...