Q&A: What is the Gordon Bennett?
Friday, 02 September 2016 16:56
The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is taking off soon in Gladbeck, Germany – we explain more about this amazing balloon race... The 2016 FAI World Championships for Space Models in Lviv (UKR) were a full success!
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 14:48
Alex Mateos adds to medal haul with Gold at Popham
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 09:50
Ten Years Ago Today: Steve Fossett set a gliding world record by flying to above 15,000m
Monday, 29 August 2016 09:26
Ten years ago today famous aviator Steve Fossett set a gliding world record that still stands today. Flying with former NASA test pilot Einar Enevoldson the pair hit an absolute altitude of 15,460m while flying in mountain wave above the Andes in Argentina.
Final results of the 2016 FAI S World Championship for Space Models
Sunday, 28 August 2016 19:42
How to build a winning S3A rocket
Sunday, 28 August 2016 11:04
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The 2016 FAI World Championships for Space Models in Lviv, Ukraine, concluded on Sunday with Jan Sebesta from the Czech Republic winning the scale (S7) model competition. Sebesta’s model of the Saturn V not only impressed the judges with its lifelike accuracy, but during the confirmation flight it performed flawlessly, separating into five parts on cue, and returning to the ground with streamers and parachutes slowing its descent.
France’s Alex Mateos continued his domination of the international paramotoring competition scene with a strong win at the 9th FAI Paramotoring World Championships in Popham, England last week, 20-27 August 2016.
Jan Sebesta from the Czech Republic (CZE) has won the scale (S7) model competition in the 
How to build a winning S3A rocket
It was close contest at the 
“Yesterday was stressful,” says 11 year old Ashley Van Milligan. “My engine wasn’t lighting and you only have a limited amount of time.” Van Milligan is one of six under 18s competing with the American team, and one of 65 from 11 countries.
Results of today - Friday, 26 August 2016
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60 years ago today: Sputnik 1 and the Dawn of Space
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Mamistov strikes gold for a third time
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Muroya wins in Germany’s Lausitzring
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Matt Hall wins Qualifying in Germany
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France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
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French pair win world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race
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Drones at the cutting edge
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Sonka stuns rivals with Porto win
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Preparing for the Drone Invasion
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On this day in history: Alexandr Fedotov flies into the record books
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