Month: December 2024

December 27, 2024

Reducing the Risk of Midair Collisions

On December 27, 1978, Former United States Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams announced a comprehensive regulatory program to improve aviation...
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December 20, 2024

  Aboard the Rutan Model 76 Voyager, on December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager took off from Edwards...
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December 13, 2024

Project Star Gazer’s Balloon Reached an Altitude of 82,000 feet (25 kilometers)

On December 13, 1962, Navy astronomer William White and Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped into a small steel capsule...
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December 6, 2024

New York Municipal Airport Opening

When New York Municipal Airport opened on December 2, 1939, the public was fascinated by the idea of air travel...
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