Congress passed a deal today to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, continue unemployment benefits, and avoid a sharp cut in Medicare doctors’ fees. By a vote of 293-132, the House of Representatives passed the measure. The Senate then followed with a 60-36 vote. The move held off a tax increase [...]

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This was no ordinary joy ride. A Boeing 787 took to the skies to tout its company when it “drew” the numbers “787″ followed by the Boeing logo in the skies over several thousand miles of North America. The etching of the letters and logo was spotted in the plane’s flight path plans. The flight [...]

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NASA is looking for at least two American companies to design and build a new “space taxi” to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station, the space agency announced yesterday. The effort is part of NASA’s new Integrated Design Project (IDC). The space agency plans to invest $300 million to $500 million into [...]

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Just what is the X-37B space plane up to? According to Spaceflight Magazine, the top secret U.S. Air Force craft may be spying on China. The unmanned craft made its maiden voyage in 2010 and last launched 10 months ago.  It had its mission extended in December, but the Air Force has kept the details [...]

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The United States Department of Defense announced yesterday that the U.S. has finalized a multi-billion-dollar deal to sell 84 more F-15 fighter jets to the Saudi Arabian government. “Valued at $29.4 billion, this agreement includes production of 84 new aircraft and the modernization of 70 existing aircraft as well as munitions, spare parts, training, maintenance [...]

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The Air Force has decided to extend the mission of the Boeing X-37B, an experimental robotic space plane that’s been orbiting Earth for the past nine months. The pilotless X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, which made its first test flight in 2010, was launched from Cape Canaveral back in March.  At the time, Air Force officials [...]

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A Boeing airliner from the United States carrying 231 passengers was forced to land on its belly in Warsaw, Poland after its landing gear failed to open, triggering sparks and small fires. Fortunately, no one was injured. Check it out in the video below.

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It’s finally here.  After three years, Boeing‘s much-anticipated dream machine became a reality yesterday when the first 787 Dreamliner was officially delivered to its first Japanese customer. Boeing says the plane’s revolutionary carbon fiber design will deliver20 percent fuel savings to airlines and give passengers a more comfortable ride with better cabin air and electronically [...]

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Here are your top stories for Sunday, July 31, 2011: – Debt clock keeps on ticking – Plane crashes in Guyana – FBI posts reward for missing girl Celina Cass – Royal wedding in Scotland

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A plane from New York crashed in Guyana today…and all 163 passengers aboard miraculously survived. Flight 523 had just landed and passengers were clapping for the pilot today when disaster struck. The Boeing 737-800 skidded off of the end of the runway, crashed through a fence, and broke in half just shy of a very [...]

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Hold onto your hats, Bat-fans…this is the only Batmobile ever created that truly turns fiction into reality. It’s powered by an actual, military-spec Boeing turboshaft engine driving the rear wheels through a semi automatic gearbox. It features a custom tube frame chassis with fully independent suspension, disc brakes, and a sequential shifter. It runs on [...]

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Hasta la vista, babies. Malaysia Airlines has decided to ban babies from the first class cabins of their new Airbus A380 aircraft. The new planes will become operational in 2012. The company has already instituted a baby ban in its first class cabins on Boeing 747-400 planes. The airline decided to initiate the ban after [...]

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