Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane made its first un-powered flight over the California desert early Sunday, an important milestone before powered testing of the commercial tourist spacecraft begins next year.
An unoccupied sailboat broke free of its mooring in Boston Monday morning, running aground next to Logan Airport's runway 9/27 and causing delays as the runway had to be closed, the airport said.
Exchanges between the pilots of a stranded JetBlue airliner and air traffic controllers at Bradley International Airport reveal the desperation felt on the plane's flight deck and a sense that JetBlue management did little to h...