Air India 182 – Trailer

Air India 182 – Trailer

On June 22, 1985, Air India 182 left Montreal, bound for New Delhi. Four hours after takeoff, a bomb ripped through the baggage compartment, killing all 329 people on board. It was the most deadly act of air terrorism in history before 9/11. The film counts down the final weeks and [...]

The Unofficial Guide to Flying After the Underwear Bomb [Terror]

The TSA hasn’t explained jack. But we found this audio of a pilot explaining pre takeoff the new in-flight security arrangements and the “Sterile Period.” Based on that, here’s an unofficial guide to flying this holiday, after the underwear bomb.
Get To the Airport Early as Hell
Some places are reporting that [...]

Tech sector flying low but gunning for takeoff

Valley companies’ quarterly results have made it hard to plot a trend this week. Apple reported a quarter that the company’s PR pros have dubbed “the best non-holiday quarter in Apple’s history.” By contrast, Yahoo’s revenue headed down for the third straight quarter. Google hung in there with a 3 percent increase over 2008.
What’s happening right [...]

A Real Astronaut Reflects on America’s Moon Landings, Past and Future [Space]

Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao was an invited guest at the Apollo 11 40th Anniversary gala last night. Here he shares a few shots, his memories of the Eagle touchdown, and his thoughts on the next moon mission.
A Spam and peanut butter (chunky) sandwich: That was what I had for lunch, forty years [...]

Apollo 11 moon mission to be recreated on the web

While the shuttle Endeavour is having a tough time getting off of the launch pad, the Apollo 11 moon mission should proceed as scheduled later this week. Some 40 years after Neil Armstrong and a host of behind-the-scenes workers at NASA made JFK’s vision a reality, WeChooseTheMoon.org is being launched to recreate the whole spectacle. [...]