As public confidence in aviation safety drops, the pressure is on pilots to reassure nervous passengers. But although pilots say flying is still safe, some have concerns about a system under pressure.

A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.