Are Spaceplanes Possible? Despite many plans, prototypes, and experimental flights since, only two spaceplanes have ever entered service, the Space Shuttle and the top-secret Boeing X-37B. Only the small, unmanned Boeing remains in service. Is spacex Starship an SSTO? (Though when launching from the moon or Mars it’s no problem.) Previously in 2018 Musk had
Who First Flew Over The South Pole? American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes. Richard Evelyn Byrd learned how to fly in the U.S. Navy and served
What Is The Maximum Altitude Of The SR-71? In 1976, the SR-71 set the records it still holds: flying at a sustained altitude of 85,069 feet, and reaching a top speed of 2,193.2 miles per hour, or Mach 3.3. How high can a SR-71 Blackbird Fly? Today in 1976, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird broke the