Feb. 9, 1969: Behemoth Aloft
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The world's first jumbo jet, Boeing's 747, shows that it's ready for service. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Someday, we may see Wednesday as being one of the most important dates in the history of aviation. The flight of &quot;SpaceShipOne,&quot; however, seemed almost routine - at least until one thought about how miraculous it was.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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Image: Technicians in front of NASA&#39;s third X-43A scramjet go over a pre-flight checklist on Nov. 15, 2004. NASA photo by Tom Tschida.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Proof that a 12-foot creature with fiery red eyes spooked Braxton County schoolchildren in 1952. Proof that aliens crashed a spaceship near Roswell, N.M., in 1947. Proof that the U.S. military engaged alien spaceships in battle over the Atlantic Ocean more than 50 years ago.
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A new generation of superjets comes to life.
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Today in HistoryToday is Saturday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2007. There are 331 days left in the year.  Highlights in history:  On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, claimed the lives of rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P.
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The first global positioning system satellite is launched; 23 more will follow, and then we will always know where we are. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Ready for takeoff More modern, more art
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WASHINGTON - The Navy task force overseeing John Kerry's swift boat squadron in Vietnam reported that his group of boats came under enemy fire during a March 13, 1969, incident that three decades later is being challenged by the Democratic presidential nominee's critics.    The March 18, 1969, weekly report from Task Force 115, which was located by The Associated Press during a search of Navy archives, is the latest document to surface that supports Kerry's description of an event for which he won a Bronze Star and a third Purple Heart...
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Weather forecasting just isn't what it used to be. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, with astronauts living in the international space station and perhaps venturing later to the moon and Mars, and with nations utterly dependent on space-based assets for their communications, navigation and spying, those responsible for the safety of all these moving parts need to know about a whole new world of weather conditions. ...
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(Corrects to make clear Apollo 9 orbited the earth, paragraph four)
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Airspace bar from surface to 'unlimited' altitude The US military has issued a warning notice barring flights above a large area of the northern Pacific for two and a half hours early on Thursday morning. The stricken spy satellite marked for destruction by US warships will pass over the taped-off area just at this time, indicating that the first shot will take place then.â¦
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By JIM FREDA  A big south to southwest blow with winds predicted to reach 60 mph set the stage to put a damper on the start of the weekend fishery once again.
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By Richard StewartANGLETON -- Angleton, we have a problem. Plans to build what was once hailed as a futuristic takeoff and landing facility for commercial spacecraft on the coastal prairie of Brazoria County may soon come crashing to Earth.
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Los Angeles - In March, Nasa launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 8 050km/h. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.
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In March, NASA launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.