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Facebook Aquila, an unmanned aircraft designed to stay aloft for 90 days and deliver the Internet to a 60-mile radius, completed its first successful flight. What has the wingspan of an airliner and can fly on the power of roughly … Continue reading →

After years of development, Facebook’s solar-powered, internet access-providing drone has successfully carried out its first test flight. While Facebook has been flying a smaller version over the past months that is one-fifth the size, the test flight on June 28 … Continue reading →

Starting August 31, Verizon will issue an ultimatum to wireless customers who use “extraordinary” amounts of data every month: either move to one of the company’s five tiered service offerings or face having their lines disconnected. The migration plan is … Continue reading →

There are many ways to play in the Children’s Museum’s new permanent exhibit “Beyond Spaceship Earth,” which now occupies significant real estate on the museum’s bottom level. You can, for starters, stuff a flight bag. You can don a space … Continue reading →

One of the most important parts of New Mexico history is the railroad. Its development brought commerce and community to the Land of Enchantment. Located on the Rail Yards campus here in Albuquerque is the Wheels Museum. The Wheel Museum … Continue reading →

(July 22, 2016) A piece of aviation history, a 1940s-era Aeronca Chief, was delivered on Saturday, July 9, to a hangar at the Ocean City Airport, where the Ocean City Aviation Association will begin a lengthy restoration project. Coleman Bunting, … Continue reading →

Things are looking up for Facebook’s plans to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to virtually everyone on the planet. Not only did a team of scientists from the company figure out how to improve data transmission by laser beams this week, … Continue reading →