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"First time I saw a jet, I shot it down!"

Alas, the first X-4 was grounded after a mere 10 flights. It was unreliable, so much so that NACA Muroc flight test unit head Walt Williams called the aircraft a lemon. 

When we’ve had enough of politics and politicians, we need a good fun exhilarating movie like The Right Stuff. After a long hard week, take Saturday evening to watch this rollicking 1983 classic with great casting, script, directing, settings, performances, action, music, editing and themes. Plus hot planes and some explosions.

Project Mercury movie still thrills with its expert casting and dazzling visuals.

Garsington Opera in Oxfordshire opens this weekend, the epitome of what a refined country house music festival should be, with fine dining and glamorous picnics by the lake, magical gardens and first class opera productions. And this year's line-up of prestigious names is worthy of travelling the length and breadth of the country - and many do. The first production to open Garsington's 2023 season at their spectacular home on the Wormsley estate is the cherished Rossini's Il barbi...

A look at travels across the High Desert of California

CHARLESTON — A display of artifacts, mementos and photographs chronicling Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager’s historic supersonic flight and his years as a test pilot opened Monday at the Charleston

CHARLESTON — A display of artifacts, mementos and photographs chronicling Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeagers historic supersonic flight and his years as a test pilot opened Monday at the Charleston

Mavis Staples and Levon Helm were friends and on-and-off music collaborators going back to the days when The Staples Singers joined The Band to record their star-studded farewell concert The Last Waltz in the 1970s.

Jim Puleo, who coached internationally and at the age group, collegiate and Olympic levels, passed away two weeks ago Friday.