In an ambitious attempt to break every wing-borne sustained flight height record for a manned aircraft, the Perlan ll project intends to construct and fly a glider higher than any sailplane has gone ...

In a spot in South America known for its powerful winds, scientists and engineers are gearing up to attempt a record-breaking feat: to fly a human-carrying glider to the edge of space. The expedition, ...

Not a lot is known about the weather at 90,000 feet above the earth’s surface, so a team of scientists and aviators are going to fly there using an engineless aircraft to learn more about what the ...

This 2016 Peterbilt 389 glider from Fitzgerald Glider Kits is equipped with a 500-horsepower 12.7-liter Detroit with an Eaton 13-speed. Owned by Calvin Edge, owner of Edge’s Transport out of Milner, ...

Scientists are working on perfecting a pressurized glider that will attempt to fly to the edge of space next year, higher than any glider has ever been before. The Perlan 2 glider, a pressurized ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Thom Patterson covered the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Follow him on Twitter at @thompatterson. Crowds of aviation enthusiasts ...

Ten teams of students will run experiments from a glider that reaches the edge of outer space as part of a program by the nonprofit Teachers In Space. The young people, from Connecticut, Florida, ...

A daring plan to fly a glider to the edge of space is a step closer after a successful test flight on Sunday. The Perlan 2 glider hopes to create aviation history by soaring to 90,000 feet – 17 miles ...

A big step toward a record-setting glider flight to the edge of space took place successfully Wednesday morning in the skies over Central Oregon with a successful first test flight from Redmond ...