PreCheck Is Back, but Global Entry Is Paused. What’s Going On?

Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are ...
San Mateo Daily Journal

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts. SpaceX delivered the U.S., ...
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The extreme job of pilots flying America’s biggest and most feared bomber

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we the B-52 Stratofortress, from its Cold War origins and demanding preflight procedures to modern combat missions and bomber task force sorties. Fluctus is a ...
Military.com

How a B-52 Crash in Greenland Became One of the Cold War's Worst Nuclear Accidents

Six hours into a routine patrol mission over the Arctic, smoke began filling the cockpit of a B-52 Stratofortress carrying four hydrogen bombs. Captain John Haug and his crew fought to reach Thule Air ...
Defense News

US Air Force awards Boeing $2B contract to begin B-52 engine upgrades

The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2 billion contract to start replacing the first two Stratofortress's engines with new Rolls-Royce engines. (Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble/Air Force) In December the Air ...
Stars and Stripes

B-52 maintainers win Air Force innovation prize for safer, faster repair tool

Airmen who maintain B-52 Stratofortress bombers won the Air Force’s top innovation prize after designing a simple adapter that makes one of their most dangerous maintenance jobs faster and safer. The ...
SlashGear

Boeing Wins $2B Contract To Bring B-52 Bombers Into The Modern Age

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic warplanes of all time and has even become a piece of pop culture itself. More than that, though, the B-52 is one of the longest-serving ...
KSAT

Port San Antonio among work sites for Boeing’s $2B contract for B-52 engine program

FILE - Two Air Force B-52s will undergo radar modernization at Port San Antonio. This is the first time this work has been done on this aircraft. (Boeing) SAN ANTONIO – Port San Antonio is among the ...
Flightglobal

Boeing secures $2bn contract to continue work on B-52 re-engining

US airframer Boeing has been awarded a contract worth more than $2 billion to modernise the company’s iconic B-52H heavy-bomber with new turbofan engines. The US Air Force (USAF) approved the funding ...
Morningstar

Boeing Unit Gets $2 Billion Air Force Contract for B-52 Work

Boeing Defense Systems received a $2.0 billion contract from the Air Force for work on B-52 aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday it was awarding the company the funding for commercial engine ...
Jalopnik

Why The B-52 Bomber Uses Eight Engines Instead Of Four

The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...