Keep your shoes on? TSA policy change explained
A longstanding routine at airport security checkpoints is coming to an end. The Transportation Security Administration announced this week that…
Tag: Aviation and Aerospace
MSU Denver Commencement speaker is a trailblazer who soars in the arts and in space
There are exceptional people, and then there are exceptional people. Ed Dwight is one of the latter. In the 1950s,…
Fear is flying high
Not long ago, getting on an airplane was a routine, if somewhat unpleasant, experience. That started changing when a fleet…
New airplane helps MSU Denver’s championship aerobatics team soar to new heights
Tien Luu can sound matter-of-fact when describing how he stays oriented in an imaginary 4,000-foot-high “box” while flying precision maneuvers…
Changemaker: A new chapter of the National Gay Pilots Association lifts off at MSU Denver
Editor’s note: Throughout the year, RED’s Changemakers series will feature students, faculty members, staff members and alumni who are trailblazers for Colorado’s…
8 things you should know about the new security checkpoint at DIA
Denver International Airport, third-busiest in the world, is seeing more air travelers every year. In 2022, the airport served more…
9 space marvels to scope out in 2024
Look up to the stars this year, and you can expect to see all kinds of wonders. There will be…
Soaring student receives Provost’s Award for outstanding achievement
When Natalie Gramer pilots a plane, the world below recedes. “It just makes sense,” she said. “You look out over…
United, MSU Denver join forces to tackle pilot shortage
Metropolitan State University of Denver is partnering with Aviate, United Airline’s pilot career-development program, to combat the nation’s pilot shortage…
Justin Darnall wants to get humans back to the moon — and beyond
More than 50 years ago, the astronauts of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission became the last humans to set…