Health and Safety

SpaceX CRS-7 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1021 a.m. EDT. After liftoff, an anomaly occurred

SpaceX rocket explodes minutes after launch

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Axter Aerospace have developed an electric engine for light planes to use in case of an emergency.

New electric engine set to improve light aircraft safety

A car fitted with Takata airbags, subject to a huge product recall. Image courtesy of Takata Corp.

Recall insurance a growing consideration for manufacturers

A Google self-driving car - image courtesy of Google

Human error responsible for half of Google self-driving car accidents

An Airbus A400M transport aircraft. Image courtesy of Airbus.

Airbus A400M crash due to software glitch

A rendering of the Lockheed Martin future supersonic advanced concept featuring two engines under the wings and one on top of the fuselage - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin and NASA.

NASA invests in studies to help make commercial supersonic planes a reality

In 2002 Honda introduced new, rapidly deploying side curtain airbag that protects vehicle occupants from head and neck injuries in the event of a side collision - image courtesy of Honda.

Takata faces congressional committee over faulty air bags

The new SpaceShipTwo under construction by Virgin Galactic. Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic.

Virgin Galactic pushes ahead in wake of tragic crash

Aeromobil 3.0 flying car crashes during test flight

Investigation into claims planes hacked through entertainment system

The ill-fated Proton-M Rocket together with the spacecraft MexSat-1 prior to launch from the Malonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan - image courtesy of Roscosmos

Rocket carrying $390m Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia