First non-stop flight from UK to Sydney plans to go via North Pole
The first non-stop flight from the UK to Sydney, in Australia, will last a total of 22 hours, is due to begin flying in 2027 ...
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Two MiG-31 jets make first-ever flight over North Pole
"Within the framework of an Arctic expedition for the first time ever in the history of Russia’s Navy a pair of MiG-31 jets performed a flight over the North Pole and were refueled in midair ...
SpaceX launch like no other: First astronauts to orbit Earth's poles liftoff next week
A privately funded crew will launch on a SpaceX rocket next week on a mission to orbit Earth's poles - something that has ...
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Exploration in the 20th Century
The longest non-stop flight ever completed over the South Pole is made ... powered icebreaker "Arktika" reaches the North Pole and becomes the first surface ship to break through the Arctic ...
Up and over to down under: Qantas plan Sydney to London non-stop via the North Pole
Two Qantas flights to Heathrow on Friday morning diverted to Paris CDG when the UK’s busiest airport closed down for the day. Ms Hudson revealed that passengers arriving from Sydney and Perth were put ...