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Gulfstream Delivers First Two G700s
25 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, "Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first two $75 million G700s to customers, the Savannah, Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer said yesterday... -
Blue Ghost Mission 1 to Deliver NASA Electric Moon Dust Shield
25 April 2024
SPACE reports, “NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity... -
Beta Performs Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flight
24 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Beta Technologies has achieved the first piloted transition flights with a prototype of its Alia 250 eVTOL... -
NASA and Rocket Lab Launch Solar Sail
24 April 2024
The New Zealand Herald reports, “NASA has launched its new solar sail mission from Mahia Peninsula. Once at a Sun-synchronous orbit, about 1000 km above Earth... -
US Navy Receives First Two Textron T-54s
23 April 2024
Janes reports, “US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) accepted delivery of the first two Textron T-54 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi... -
FAA Updates Policy to Require Reentry Licensing
23 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “After Varda Space’s reentry capsule got stuck in orbit for eight months without permission to return to Earth... -
US Navy Looking at Adding Sierra Nevada to Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS
22 April 2024
Flight Global reports, “The US Navy (USN) has been in discussions with Sierra Nevada about adding the company to the service’s Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned... -
NASA Might Adjust Artemis III to Have Starship and Orion Dock in Low-Earth Orbit
22 April 2024
Ars Technica reports that NASA “is privately considering modifications to its Artemis plan to land astronauts on the surface of the Moon later this decade. Multiple sources have confirmed... -
AIAA Announces 2024 Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition Winners
22 April 2024
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the winners of the 28th Annual AIAA DBF Competition: 1st Place ($3,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. -
Army Partners with Electra.aero for Electric Aircraft Testing
19 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The Army on Thursday awarded a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Electra.aero... -
FAA to Allow Boom Supersonic to Break Sound Barrier
19 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “For the first time in its history, the FAA has issued a special flight authorization to allow Boom Supersonic to break the sound barrier. The approval will allow the Colorado startup to fly its XB-1 demonstrator... -
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches on Next Starlink Mission
18 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Companies in the space sector raised $6.5 billion from January to March, an increase of 33% over the fourth quarter of 2023... -
U.S. Coast Guard Re-ups Arriel Support Contract with Safran
18 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Safran Helicopter Engines will continue to support its Arriel engines powering U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) MH-65 helicopters... -
CST-100 Starliner Arrives at Pad for Crewed Test Flight
17 April 2024
Space News reports, “Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now installed on the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the spacecraft on a crewed test flight... -
Boom Receives FAA Clearance for XB-1 Supersonic Tests
17 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “In what the FAA has termed ‘a major federal action,’ the U.S. aviation regulator has granted Boom permission to conduct supersonic overland tests... -
Space4All Space STEM Awareness Campaign Launches Nationwide
17 April 2024
Women in Aerospace (WIA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Club for the Future, and Space Foundation, in partnership with the... -
RAeS Article: From Vision Through Velocity … Transitioning Technology into Reality
16 April 2024
In the pursuit of a sustainable and high-tech future, researchers, engineers, and pioneers are driving innovation in aviation. 2024 will be a landmark year with the first certification of electric VTOL aircraft... -
Space Economy Generates $6.5 Billion in First Quarter
16 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Companies in the space sector raised $6.5 billion from January to March, an increase of 33% over the fourth quarter of 2023... -
CFM International CEO Anticipates Leap Engine Hitting CFM56 Benchmark Soon
16 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “With some 75% of the new single-aisle engine market and the worst post-pandemic supply chain issues in the rearview mirror... -
Weigel Becomes First Female to Serve as ISS Program Manager
15 April 2024
SPACE reports, “Dana Weigel, the first woman to helm the International Space Station [as] program manager, says she's excited to oversee so much commercial space activity...
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