The first mission to explore the Planet Mercury in more than three decades began today with the successful launch of NASA's MESSENGER ( MErcury Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemistry and...

One of two Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft prepares for an autonomous takeoff with a NASA F-18 providing chase coverage at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-45A demonstrators completed the first...

Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., home of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, where the sound barrier was broken on October 14, 1947 , hosted another aviation milestone on Sunday. The historic...

Joy Bryant, selected to be chief engineer for NASA Systems, tours the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to get an overview of the station hardware processing. ###

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed an order by Air China Cargo Co. for two Boeing 747-400 Freighters, valued at approximately $400 million at list prices. The first airplane is...