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Artemis II Crew Sets Course for the Moon
3 April 2026
The Washington Post reports, “The Artemis II astronauts blasted out of Earth’s orbit Thursday evening and on to the next phase…
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Embraer Reports 47% Jump in First-Quarter Aircraft Deliveries
3 April 2026
Embraer handed over 44 aircraft in the first quarter of 2026, a 47% year-on-year increase driven by gains across commercial…
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Artemis II Crew Begins First Full Day in Space After Historic Launch
2 April 2026
CBS News reports, “With an exhilarating launch behind them, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are turning their attention to the next big challenge…
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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Lands $3.8B F135 Production Contract
2 April 2026
Airforce Technology reports, “Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, has received a contract modification worth $3.8bn for the production of lots…
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SpaceX Secures SDA-4 Launch Task Order from U.S. Space Force
2 April 2026
Defense Daily reports, “SpaceX has received a more than $178 million task order from U.S. Space Force’s Systems Command (SSC) for two…
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NASA Prepares 322-Foot SLS Rocket for Artemis II Moon Flyby
1 April 2026
The Wall Street Journal reports, “NASA’s Artemis II mission is designed to power a crew of four astronauts out to the moon, zip them…
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Navy Issues Final RFP for T-45 Goshawk Trainer Replacement
1 April 2026
Defense Daily reports, “The Navy issued its final Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 26 for its Undergraduate Jet Training System…
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Falcon 9 Launches 119 Payloads into Orbit on Transporter-16 Mission
31 March 2026
Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX launched 119 payloads into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) at 4:02 a.m. PT on Transporter-16, a dedicated smallsat…
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NASA Advances X-59 Testing After Resolving Cockpit Alert Issue
31 March 2026
Aviation Week reports, “The cockpit warning light that cut short the second flight of NASA’s X-59 low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator on March 20 proved to be a false…
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NASA Says Artemis II on Track for April 1 Launch
30 March 2026
Space News reports, “While the Artemis 2 mission is primarily a test flight, the four astronauts on board will conduct some science…
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NetJets Receives First Ultra-Long-Range Global 8000 Jet
30 March 2026
Flying Magazine reports, “The world’s largest private jet operator this week added the world’s fastest business jet to its fleet as…
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Space Force Considers Boosting Wallops Launch Cadence to Meet Commercial Demand
27 March 2026
Defense Daily reports, “While the Space Force has used NASA’s site at Wallops Island, Va., to launch niche missions, including small-satellite…
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U.S. Navy Finalizes Requirements for T-45 Replacement Trainer
27 March 2026
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Navy has set an aggressive timeline and cost goal for its next-generation trainer, and will keep its…
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MBDA Plans $5.8B Investment, 2,800 Hires as Missile Demand Soars
27 March 2026
Breaking Defense reports, “European missile giant MBDA plans hire 2,800 new workers and invest €5 billion ($5.8 billion) over the…
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Space Force Adjusts Mission Schedule Amid Vulcan Uncertainty
26 March 2026
Space News reports, “U.S. Space Force officials are working to reshuffle launch plans for a slate of national security missions after…
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U.S. House Advances Legislation to Lift Ban on Supersonic Travel Over Land
26 March 2026
Aerotime reports, “The US House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at opening the skies to civil supersonic flight over land…
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Skyfall Mission Targets 2028 to Bring Aerial Exploration to Mars
25 March 2026
SPACE reports, “Skyfall is happening, and it will get to Mars in a totally new way. Last summer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Virginia company…
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Army Unveils ‘Amazon-Like’ Hub for Rapid Drone Procurement
25 March 2026
Defense Daily reports, “The Army on Tuesday launched its new “Amazon-like” UAS Marketplace, which a lead official said will be the service’s primary…
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NASA’s Juno Delivers New Science While Its Future Remains Uncertain
24 March 2026
Ars Technica reports, “Jupiter’s colossal storms generate lightning flashes at least 100 times more powerful than those on Earth, according to scientists…
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NASA’s X-59 Collects Valuable Data Despite Shortened Second Flight
24 March 2026
Aviation International News reports, “NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator returned to the skies on Friday morning for a nine-minute flight that was cut short…
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NASA Continues Efforts to Reestablish Contact with MAVEN at Mars
23 March 2026
NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blackout ended Jan. 16. As SPACE reports, an “analysis of a…
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U.S. Army Takes Delivery of First Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter
23 March 2026
AVWEB reports, “The U.S. Army announced Friday that it has taken delivery of an H-60 Black Hawk helicopter configured for both autonomous and…
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ESA Plans Dedicated Crew Dragon Mission to ISS in 2028
23 March 2026
Space News reports, “The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight…
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Northrop’s Talon IQ Flies First Mission With Shield AI’s Hivemind Autonomy
20 March 2026
The Defense Post reports, “Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ modular testbed, equipped with Shield AI’s Hivemind…
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NASA Seeks SmallSat Mission Concepts Using Adaptive Sensing and Edge AI
20 March 2026
Military Aerospace reports NASA’s “Earth Science Technology Office is seeking submissions for the agency’s…
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U.S. Army Demonstrates Counter-UAS Capability Using AH-64E Apache
20 March 2026
Aerotime reports, “The US Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB) has used the AH-64E Apache in a counter-drone…
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Japan Conducts First Flight of New EC-2 Electronic Attack Platform
19 March 2026
Aviation News Daily reports, “Japan has officially commenced flight testing for its new EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft…
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SpaceX Tests V3 Starship Booster in Key Pre-Launch Milestone
19 March 2026
SPACE reports SpaceX “conducted a static fire test” with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a milestone…
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Wisk Aero Unveils Second Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Prototype
18 March 2026
Aviation International News reports, “Wisk Aero has rolled out the second flight-test example of its sixth-generation…
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Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Resumes Flights, Successfully Reaches Orbit
18 March 2026
Aviation Week reports, “Firefly Aerospace has returned to flight after nearly one year, ready to resume its mission to bring…
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MQ-20 Avenger Demonstrates Advanced Autonomy in U.S. Air Force Exercise
18 March 2026
Aviation News Daily reports, “General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Air Force have successfully…
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Air Force Invests $2.4B in E-7A Wedgetail to Replace Aging AWACS Fleet
17 March 2026
Aviation Daily reports, “The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing a massive $2.4 billion contract…
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Goddard’s Legacy at 100: Liquid Propulsion Still Driving NASA’s Artemis Ambitions
17 March 2026
SPACE reports, “100 years ago, a liquid-fueled rocket flew into the sky for the very first time. The unlikely…
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Joby Aviation Demonstrates Electric Air Taxi Flights Over San Francisco Bay
16 March 2026
AVWEB reports, “Joby Aviation has completed a series of demonstration flights across the San Francisco..
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NASA Begins Assembly of Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Drone for 2028 Titan Mission
16 March 2026
SPACE reports, “NASA is one step closer to sending a drone mission to another world. Technicians at the Johns Hopkins Applied…
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Joby Advances Toward Certification with First FAA-Conforming Flight Tests
13 March 2026
Aviation News Daily reports, “Joby Aviation has officially commenced flight testing of its first FAA-conforming aircraft…
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Podcast: Axiom CEO Discusses the Next Wave of Commercial Activity in LEO
13 March 2026
Space News reports, “In this episode of the Space News Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto talks with Jonathan Cirtain…
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B-21 Raider Reaches Key Milestone With Tanker Refueling Trials
12 March 2026
Defense One reports, “Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson…
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Firefly Alpha Returns to Flight With Successful Orbital Launch
12 March 2026
SPACE reports, “Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket launched for the seventh time ever today (March 11), bouncing back…
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Dassault Unveils Falcon 10X as First Flight Nears
11 March 2026
Aviation Week reports, “Dassault Aviation unveiled the long-awaited Falcon 10X business jet as it prepares for…
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NASA Satellite Reentry Expected to Exceed Agency Risk Threshold
11 March 2026
Ars Technica reports, “A NASA satellite that spent more than a decade coursing through the Van Allen radiation belts…
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Honda Positions Hybrid eVTOL as New Path for Urban Air Mobility
11 March 2026
AirInsight reports, “After four years in ‘stealth mode,’ Honda revealed at the Dubai Airshow 2025 that its hybrid eVTOL…
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U.S. Lawmakers Move to Keep ISS Operational Through 2032
10 March 2026
SPACE reports that Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station’s life by two years, to give commercial…
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DARPA’s Sprint Program Advances as Bell’s Stop-Fold Tiltrotor Becomes X-76
10 March 2026
Aviation Week reports, “The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft under development by Bell for a DARPA project to fly…
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NASA Taps ULA’s Centaur V to Power Future SLS Upper Stage
9 March 2026
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA officially selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 as the upper stage for its Space Launch…
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Autonomous C-130J Program Reaches Design Review Milestone
9 March 2026
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules…
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Japan’s Next-Generation HTV-X Cargo Vehicle Leaves ISS After Four Months
9 March 2026
SPACE reports, “Japan’s new HTV-X cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (March 6) after a four-month stay.
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Embraer Projects Strong 2026 Output with Up to 255 Aircraft Deliveries
6 March 2026
Aerotime reports, “Embraer is targeting up to 255 aircraft deliveries in 2026, comprised of 80 to 85 commercial aircraft and between 160…
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Podcast: Industry Leaders Discuss Texas’ Space Strategy at ASCENDxTexas
6 March 2026
Space News reports, “In this episode of Space Minds, Jeff Foust moderates a panel at AIAA AscendxTexas on the role Texas is playing in…
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X-59 Low-Boom Aircraft Enters New Phase of Supersonic Flight Testing
5 March 2026
Aviation Week takes the wraps off NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft as preparations…
