"We could look for beacons." "It could be that there are alien civilizations that have simply created something a little bit like a lighthouse that sweeps the plane of the galaxy, goes bleep, and it's there to attract attention, or it's a monument, or an aesthetic symbol or even a religious symbol.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Before the flight went down, sensors gave conflicting information on air speed to the plane's computers, possibly because of ice.

VOA: special.2009.06.13

There were new designs for the plane's rocket engine, landing equipment and the small rockets needed to move it in space.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

"The plane is still very high and it's quite clear that he's not coming in for his bombing run.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Post and the famous American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's plane crashed on takeoff near Point Barrow.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

It could change the plane's path just enough to destroy the pilot's chance of a safe landing.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

He chose an Australian man,Harold Gatty, to do the mathematics that decided the plane's direction.

VOA: special.2011.04.27

From under the plane's right wing, the black sharp-nosed X-15 drops free.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

He says Saturday's plane crash has shocked the nation, but that it has not sparked a political crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

But many here remain deeply traumatized. Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that former President Juvenal Habyarimana's plane was shot down.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

On a 747 freighter, there are just centimeters of clearance between the M-ATVs and the plane's sides.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

At the site of the crash, investigators spent hours combing through the mangled remains of the aircraft to find the plane's black box, flight-data recorder.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

Somehow,somewhere,security officials did not pick up on the information at their disposal that allowed an individual on a security watch list onto a plane bound for the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The election date was moved up after Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski, was killed along with 95 others in a plane crash on April 10th near the Russian town,Smolensk.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

Secretary Gates told reporters on the plane that U.S.and NATO decisions about strategy and troop deployments do not have to wait until the new Afghan government takes office, which could be several months.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20