Tag: flight
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Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to edge of space, including couple making their second flight
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched six space tourists on a high-speed dash to the edge of space and back Friday, giving the passengers — including a husband and wife making their second flight — about three minutes of weightlessness and an out-of-this world view before the capsule made a parachute descent to touchdown at the…
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Inside the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket
Inside the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are expected to be watching when the sixth test flight of the Super Heavy-Starship is launched Tuesday. CBS News space consultant William Harwood has more. Be the first to know Get…
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SpaceX to launch Super Heavy-Starship on sixth test flight
SpaceX to launch Super Heavy-Starship on sixth test flight – CBS News Watch CBS News SpaceX is scheduled to conduct its sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship Tuesday. CBS News’ Jason Allen reports on what the rocket and the company could mean for the future of U.S. space exploration. Be the first to know…
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Heavy turbulence forces Scandinavian Airlines flight bound for Miami to return to Europe
Extreme turbulence Thursday over Greenland forced a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm to Miami to turn around and return to Europe. Dramatic video from Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 showed the severe turbulence that left some of the 254 passengers screaming and the cabin littered with debris. There were no reports of any serious injuries on…
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Cellphone battery sparks fire, evacuations on Southwest flight at Denver International Airport
Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for the William P. Hobby Airport Houston. Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 at Denver International…
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Alaska Airlines flight from Dulles makes emergency landing at LAX
Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX 01:08 An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at LAX after blowing out a tire during its takeoff at Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C. The aircraft landed at LAX at about 8:10 p.m. without incident. First responders…
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Spirit Airlines flight hit with gunfire trying to land in Haiti
Spirit Airlines flight hit with gunfire trying to land in Haiti – CBS News Watch CBS News A Spirit Airlines flight diverted to the Dominican Republic after it was hit by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti. One flight attendant was injured by flying debris, according to their union. Kris Van Cleave has more.…
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Spirit Airlines flight from Florida damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti, diverts to Dominican Republic
Spirit Airlines cutting jobs as it faces financial issues Spirit Airlines cutting jobs as it faces financial issues 02:36 A Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, the airline said. A flight attendant sustained minor…
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Auburn basketball players’ flight diverted after mid-air fight
Auburn basketball players’ flight diverted after mid-air fight – CBS News Watch CBS News A chartered jet carrying the Auburn University men’s basketball team was forced to turn around after the pilot reported that two players had gotten into a fight. The Tigers were set to play the Houston Cougars on Saturday night. Be the…