Spacesuit science

‘I NEVER SET out to be a car designer – I just sort of became one,’ says Frank Stephenson. It’s an odd admission from the man who penned iconic cars such as the McLaren P1, BMW’s first Mini and the Ma

Innovative, visionary and just plain fun, space-age style is back – and designers are giving its 1960s look a very 21st-century refresh

‘‘ I would like to make my own witness statement,” said Christopher Pelkey as he stood before Judge Todd Lang in Arizona’s Maricopa County Superior Court, dressed slightly incongruously in a green hoo

Flight’s glamorous beginnings

There’s much more to this essential piece of flight safety equipment than a simple tug on a rip cord

I’d never fitted in… then I realised I wasn’t even from this planet!