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X-59 Promises to Open a New Era of Supersonic Travel
23 January 2024
The Times (UK) reports the X-59, built by Skunk Works, “promises to open a new era of supersonic travel.” The X-59 “has been designed to fly faster than...
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Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, Guy Norris Report on Bleeding-Edge Aerospace Technologies
22 January 2024
Aviation Week reported, “From hydrogen to nuclear fusion, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report on the bleeding-edge aerospace technologies...
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DiscoverE's Countdown to Engineers Week and Girl Day 2024
22 January 2024
Looking for inspiration, ideas or advice to spice up your plans for Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2024?
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earth’s Atmosphere
19 January 2024
The New York Times reports that a spacecraft that “was headed to the surface of the moon has ended up back at Earth instead, burning up in the planet’s atmosphere...
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B-21 Raider Flies Test Sortie from Edwards Air Force Base
19 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that a “Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider flew a test sortie from Edwards AFB, California, on Jan. 17, notching the second acknowledged flight...
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AIAA Statement on the Axiom Space AX-3 Launch
18 January 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate the entire Axiom Space team on its successful AX-3 launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9...
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Astrobotic Announces Peregrine Reentry Plans
18 January 2024
Aviation Week reports Astrobotic Technology said that it is “projecting its troubled Peregrine lunar lander will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean around 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 18, two days earlier...
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Boeing Finalizes Order for 150 MAX Jets from Akasa Air
18 January 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports that The Boeing Company has secured an order for 150 of its MAX aircraft to India’s Akasa Air, which will increase the airline’s order book to more than 200...
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Repairs of Two Lufthansa Cargo A321 Freighters Near Completion
17 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that Lufthansa cargo and conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) “said repairs to two of the operator’s Airbus A321...
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NASA and Lockheed Martin Unveil X-59 “Quiet” Supersonic Demonstrator
16 January 2024
Defense Daily reported that on January 12, NASA and Skunk Works “rolled out the X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic demonstrator aircraft in Palmdale, Calif.”
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FAA Reviewing Boom’s Request to Conduct Supersonic Test Flights Using XB-1 Demonstrator
16 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports the FAA released an environmental assessment addressing the possible impacts of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator, which describes the company’s...
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Airbus Sets Sales Record in 2023
12 January 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports Airbus set a record for the highest number of orders in a single year, with 2,319 gross orders last year...
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SpaceX Eyes February for Third Starship Test Flight
11 January 2024
Space News reports, “SpaceX expects to conduct the third integrated test flight of its Starship vehicle in February as it works to demonstrate...
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Elysian Aircraft Aims to Launch Electric Plane by 2033
11 January 2024
Aerospace America reports Elysian Aircraft, a Netherlands-based company, is planning to launch a “90-passenger...
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AIAA Establishes Aerospace Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group
10 January 2024
AIAA announced today during 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum it has formed the AIAA Aerospace Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Group to advance the appropriate use of AI technology particularly in aeronautics, aerospace R&D, and space.