Multiple emergency crews, including the Louisville Metro Police Department, responded to the crash site around 5 p.m., where authorities warned there was “fire and debris.”

A large UPS cargo plane carrying three people crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport, creating a massive fire and thick smoke. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11,

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound barrier with little noise, paving the way for faster commercial air travel.

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic X-59 jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph — soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, bringing speedy global

Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the coming months.