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SpaceX to use a net boat called ‘Mr. Steven’ to recover next rocket fairing

SpaceX is all about reducing the cost of launching things into space, and right now one of those costs it think it can eliminate is having to use a new..

Sea Ray 290 Sundeck: Let the Fun Begin

The Sea Ray 290 Sundeck is one bodacious deck boat.

CoastEye Mini-Buoy: Monitoring the marine environment

Irish Times Innovation awards finalist in the new frontiers category offers a cost-effective way to monitor our coastline and inland waterways

Freight Carrier Confidential: 5 Things They Wish You Knew

Freight carriers keep our world moving, and millions of businesses rely on them to keep their doors open – here's what they wish you knew.

9 secrets pilots wish their passengers knew

We all have secrets. You might know that Sheila from accounts only pretends to like her boyfriend's kids - fortunately, keeping that to yourself isn't really going to do much damage. Pilots, on the other hand, have secrets, too - and we can all benefit from hearing about them. Some pilots took to Whisper to share their secrets, and here’s what you can learn.

Pizza through a straw? How U-2 pilots snack at 70,000 feet

Navy trains pilots to safely land fellow pilots on carriers

The Navy's only Landing Signals Officer School at NAS Oceana prepares more than 100 pilots per year for a critical mission.

Street Kid Who Rose to Become Pilot

Mwaura, a social worker and mentor, stated that looking back, rehabilitating Michael was worth the effort and wait...

Some Airline Pilots Not Tested for Commonly Abused Drugs

Some airline pilots are not being tested for what the federal government calls some of the most potent and addictive painkillers on the market. Critics fear outdated regulations could help hide addicts in...

Study confirms what no one wants to believe about pilots

Pilots are prone to making poor decisions while flying in bad weather because of irrational thinking habits, according to new research. Three kinds of "cognitive bias" lead even the most experienced pilots to misjudge bad flying conditions in ways that could cause their plane to crash. Like all humans, researchers told The Independent, pilots had a tendency to lean towards the first information that is presented - even if it isn't the most authoritative.

Get the facts on becoming an airline pilot

How Fighter Pilots Stay Sharp: Provigil

Popular with air force pilots, ER docs, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs as a stay-awake drug, Provigil also appears to enhance brain function.

What can the pilots expect in Budapest?

As Red Bull Air Race prepares to return to the Hungarian capital, we take a look at what’s in store for the pilots…

Two fighter pilots passed out over Nevada last year. Software saved them both.

If a fighter pilot doesn't correctly manage the G-forces they experience, they can pass out. Ground-collision avoidance software has now saved 11 lives.

this is how to escape the perils of pilot purgatory

Manufacturers shouldn't fear innovation, but there are four steps they must take to avoid falling into pilot purgatory, writes Plex Systems' Anurag Garg

Where have all the pilots gone?

You’d think everybody would want to fly. It’s been a universal human dream since the first cave person saw the first pterodactyl¹. You’d think better technology, greater demand, economic growth, and population growth would mean more and more pilots. But the surprising, counterintu…