A mum lost 12 stone after being fat-shamed on a flight. Jennifer Louise was left “humiliated and embarrassed” when a cabin steward made a comment about her on a return flight from Lanzarote in May 2023. The flight attendant insisted that Jennier’s armrest needed to be lowered as they prepared to land, claiming that weight … Read more
By Padraig Collins for Daily Mail Australia 4:06 PM June 8, 2024, updated 4:28 PM June 8, 2024 An Australian woman left paralyzed from the chest down after wild turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines flight has recalled the horror moment she realized she couldn’t move her legs. Kerry Jordan, 52, and her husband Keith Davis, … Read more
The explosive green “devil comet” that recently roared close to Earth appeared to grow an impossible second tail as it passed us, new photos reveal. But this extra limb, known as an anti-tail, is actually an extremely rare optical illusion caused by the comet’s proximity to our planet. 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P) is a 17-kilometer-wide comet with … Read more
After two trips to the launch pad that ultimately did not go into space, two NASA astronauts finally went into space Wednesday in a vehicle built by Boeing, the aerospace giant. The maiden voyage of Starliner, a 15-foot-wide capsule, with astronauts on board comes four years and six days after SpaceX, the other company NASA … Read more
SpaceX is launching its next Starship megarocket test flight early this morning on Thursday, June 6, and if you’re hoping to see it live, you’ll need to know when and where to tune in. And for that, dear space fans, we have what you need. SpaceX focuses on one 8am EDT (1200 GMT) launch for … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Boeing’s Starliner mission will make a third attempt Wednesday to launch its first crewed flight test, a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s maiden voyage with humans on board is … Read more
Natasha Coates, 29, Britain’s number one disabled female gymnast, has a severe airborne allergy to tree nuts and peanuts. This has caused her to not fly for the past 13 years due to concerns about her safety on a plane when nuts are being sold. The Warrington-born athlete overcame this when she recently flew to … Read more
NASA and Boeing have set a new date for the Starliner crew flight test Updated: 5:53 PM EDT June 3, 2024 NOW TRY TO LEAVE FROM THE CAPE THIS WEDNESDAY. AFTER TWO SCRUBS, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW WAY FOR ASTRONAUTS TO TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH … Read more
A passenger on board the turbulent Singapore Airlines flight that killed a British grandfather has heartbreakingly revealed he suffered six neck and spinal fractures. Bradley Richards, 29, said he was knocked unconscious and woke up with blood pouring from his head after London-to-Singapore flight SQ321 hit turbulence over Myanmar. Another passenger, Geoff Kitchen, 73, from … Read more
The apparently star-crossed one Boeing Starliner — within minutes of the long-delayed explosion during the spacecraft’s first piloted test flight — was grounded again Saturday when one of three redundant computers managing the countdown from the base of the launch pad encountered a problem, causing a nuisance -minute scrub caused. Initially, engineers were told to … Read more