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Delta Seeks Drag Reduction with Boeing Aero Design Lab Kits
17 November 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Delta Air Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aero Design Lab (ADL), targeting supplemental type certification (STC) of the Texas-based... -
Astronauts Install Hardware on Outside of ISS
16 November 2022
CNN reports, “First-time spacewalkers and NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio began... -
Crossover Narrowbody Jets Offer Modern Workplace
16 November 2022
Aviation Week reports crossover narrowbody jets... -
AIAA Statement on Successful Artemis I Launch
16 November 2022
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the entire NASA/industry Artemis team... -
Netherlands Receives its 20th and Final Boeing CH-47F Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopter
15 November 2022
FlightGlobal reports that on November 14, the Netherlands “received its 20th and final Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter.”... -
CAPSTONE Reaches Lunar Orbit
15 November 2022
In what UPI describes as a “major win” for NASA, the CAPSTONE CubeSat probe “arrived in orbit around the moon... -
X-37B Lands at Kennedy Space Center after Spending 908 Days in Orbit
14 November 2022
Aviation Week reported behind a paywall that the US Space Force “landed the X-37B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 12... -
Amazon’s New Delivery Drone
14 November 2022
CNBC reported that Amazon’s new delivery drone, the MK27-2, will begin making deliveries in two markets in California... -
ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Launched JPSS-2, LOFTID into Space Thursday
11 November 2022
The AP reports that United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)... -
XQ-58A Valkyrie Test Flight Successful
11 November 2022
Unmanned Systems Technology reports Kratos Defense & Security Solutions “recently completed a successful flight... -
Despite Jammed Solar Panel, Cygnus Capsule Docks with ISS
10 November 2022
AP reports, “A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station... -
Boeing Recommends Air Taxi Safety Standards Mirror Those for Commercial Jets
10 November 2022
Reuters reported that The Boeing Company “urged regulators on Tuesday to subject a new generation... -
Op-Ed: Human-Machine Teaming Key to Aerospace Engineering’s Digital-Driven Future
10 November 2022
Machines that can surpass human intelligence? Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems promise to outmatch certain aspects... -
Delta Preparing for 5 Million Travelers During Thanksgiving
9 November 2022
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Delta Air Lines is expecting “the heaviest Thanksgiving traffic... -
Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit Face Challenges
9 November 2022
SPACE reports, “Shareholders in Virgin Galactic launched a class action lawsuit with numerous allegations about the space tourism... -
HondaJet Elite II Awarded FAA Certification
8 November 2022
Aviation Today reports, “The HondaJet Elite II aircraft, revealed during the 2022 NBAA... -
Storm Delays SpaceX Launch while Artemis I Remains on Launchpad for Now
8 November 2022
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX has pushed back the flight of its next Falcon 9 rocket... -
Thrive Aviation Takes Delivery of First G600
7 November 2022
Aviation International News reported, “Charter operator and jet card provider Thrive Aviation... -
US Military’s X-37B Space Plane in Orbit for 900+ Days
7 November 2022
SPACE reported, “The U.S. military’s X-37B robotic space plane just passed 900 days in orbit on its latest hush-hush... -
Aviation Week Network Checks in with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher
4 November 2022
Aviation Week Network checked in with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher for a status report on existential threats... -
NASA Readies Artemis for Another Attempt
4 November 2022
CBS News reports, “NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket, bedeviled by fuel leaks... -
NetJets Close to 1,000 Aircraft
4 November 2022
Aviation International News reports, “With planned additions and no expectations to dispose of any of its current aircraft, NetJets... -
NASA’s InSight Nears End of the Line
3 November 2022
SPACE reports, “So much dust is choking off the solar power supply to NASA’s InSight lander that the Mars mission... -
Australia to Replace C-130Js with Super Hercules
3 November 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Australia has selected the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules... -
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches for First Time in Three Years
2 November 2022
Space News reports that a SpaceX Falcon Heavy “lifted off Nov. 1 at 9:41 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy... -
NASA Looks Ahead to ISS Transition
2 November 2022
Aviation Week reports that NASA is going ahead with plans to transition the... -
Business Jet Manufacturers Face a Number of Challenges
2 November 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Business aircraft manufacturers face a number of challenges and threats... -
AIAA/AIA Study Shows Labor Shortage Hurting Aerospace and Defense Sectors
1 November 2022
Defense News reports, “Amid the exodus of employees across the economy over the last 12 months... -
NASA Completes Super Hornet Tests
1 November 2022
ExecutiveGov reports, “NASA Armstrong Research Center has completed complex loads of calibration tests... -
China Launches Last Space Station Module
31 October 2022
AP reports, “China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station... -
Air Taxis Could Lessen Traffic Issues in Major Cities
31 October 2022
The Hill reported that electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis is a space “saturated with startups -
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 from California
28 October 2022
The AP reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force base... -
Tengden Scorpion D Cargo UAV Takes First Flight
28 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Another design has been added to the list of large uncrewed cargo aircraft under... -
Inflatable Heat Shield Could Help Humans Land on Mars
27 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that at the AIAA’s ASCEND event in Las Vegas, NASA announced that its Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test... -
Bell Shows Off Autonomous Pod Transport at Air Medical Conference
27 October 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Bell has brought its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) eVTOL this week to the 2022... -
ISS Adjusts Course to Avoid Russian Space Debris
26 October 2022
CNN reports that NASA said the ISS fired its thrusters for five minutes and five seconds to avoid a Russian satellite destroyed by a missile strike... -
Airbus Helicopters Unveils Continuing Robust Sales When it Comes to US Medical Market
26 October 2022
Aviation International News reports that “Japan Aerospace (JAC) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have signed an agreement... -
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket Readies for Halloween Launch
25 October 2022
CNET News reports, “The Falcon Heavy mission dubbed USSF 44 is the next launch on deck for pad 39-A... -
NASA’s X-57 to Fly as Soon as December
25 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “NASA plans to attempt first flight of its X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft... -
NASA Tests Mars Crash Landing
24 October 2022
CNET News reported that NASA JPL is testing Simplified High Impact Energy Landing Device (SHIELD)... -
B-21 Debut Set for December 2
24 October 2022
FlightGlobal reported that Northrop Grumman said it would debut its B-21... -
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Mission Launch Successful
21 October 2022
Florida Today reports SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:50 a.m. Thursday morning... -
Air Taxi Business May Get Early Business from Airline Alliance
21 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that electric air taxi aircraft are seeing early customers in the form of the major airlines... -
SpaceX Looks to Launch from Cape Canaveral Today
20 October 2022
The Orlando Sentinel reports the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40... -
Parker Sees Rapid Technology Development in New Electric Aircraft
20 October 2022
Aviation International News reports that Parker Aerospace sees utilization of electric aircraft as the company’s future. -
NASA Says Spacewalks will Resume
19 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “NASA is looking to mid-November for the resumption of planned spacewalks... -
Blackhawk Aerospace Sees Retrofits as the Future with PC-12 Expected to be Certified Soon
19 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Aftermarket engine upgrade specialist Blackhawk Aerospace is developing... -
NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Mission on Track for Next Year
18 October 2022
SPACE reports, “The spacecraft at the center of NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has altered its trajectory... -
Airbus to Carry Out First Cargo Flights for Beluga Cargo Jet
18 October 2022
Bloomberg reports that Airbus SE looks to run its first cargo flights for an external client with a fleet of Beluga jets... -
NASA’s Artemis I Set to Launch in November
17 October 2022
CNET News reported, “NASA will roll Artemis I back to out the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as early as Nov. 4. -
Bombardier Goes Supersonic with its Global 8000
17 October 2022
Aviation Week reported, “As Bombardier continues certification tests of the extended-range Global 8000... -
Weather Delays NASA Astronauts’ Return from ISS
14 October 2022
CNN reports, “Four astronauts are scheduled to return home from the International Space Station (ISS)... -
Business Jets Sustained Five Fatal Accidents in the Past Year
13 October 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Over the 12 months between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, eight people... -
Crew-4 Astronauts Ready for ISS Departure
13 October 2022
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports, “After nearly half a year in space, the four astronauts of Crew-4... -
Virgin Orbit Space Plane Arrives In Cornwall for UK Launch
12 October 2022
The Daily Mail (UK) reports, “The first ever orbital launch on British soil... -
Delta Invests $60 Million in Air Taxi Startup
12 October 2022
The AP reports that Delta has invested $60 million to take a 2% stake in Joby Aviation... -
Rocket Lab Launches NOAA-Funded Wildlife Tracking Satellite
11 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reported, “Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket Friday from its privately-run spaceport in New Zealand... -
Sabrewing CEO Discusses Record Cargo Drone Hover Flight
11 October 2022
Aviation Today reports, “Sabrewing Aircraft Company, based in California, recently announced the successful completion of its cargo drone... -
NASA Hoping to Launch Artemis I in November
7 October 2022
The Miami (FL) Herald reports that following multiple delays of the Artemis I launch, it “looks like... -
United Airlines Aiming to Fly Electric Planes by 2030
7 October 2022
CNBC reports that as United Airlines aims for net zero by 2050, it looks to fly electric planes... -
NASA, SpaceX Successfully Launch Crew-5 Mission to the ISS
6 October 2022
Space.com reports that NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission successfully launched to the International Space... -
China Shifting to Airbus as US-China Tensions Rise
6 October 2022
Bloomberg reports that as US-Sino tensions have risen, Chinese airlines have shifted more toward Airbus... -
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Could Launch This Month After Three-Year Wait
6 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reports, “More than three years after SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket last... -
ULA’s Atlas V Launches from Cape Canaveral
5 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reports that a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral... -
Pratt & Whitney Begins Test of GTF on A320neo
5 October 2022
FlightGlobal reports, “Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have started development flight testing of a more efficient PW1100G geared turbofan... -
Crew-5 Mission Will See Russian Cosmonaut Fly Aboard US Spacecraft for First Time Since 2002
5 October 2022
CBS News reports, “Despite frigid U.S.-Russian relations, cosmonaut Anna Kikina is poised to become the first Russian... -
SpaceX Working to Upgrade Cape Canaveral Launch Pad
4 October 2022
Space News reports that while SpaceX is preparing to launch the Crew-5 mission with NASA, the company... -
Wisk Aero Unveils New Tiltrotor Aircraft
4 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that at a press conference, Wisk Aero unveiled its new tiltrotor aircraft.... -
Firefly Aerospace Launches its First Rocket into Orbit
3 October 2022
Bloomberg reported Firefly Aerospace Inc. has “launched its first rocket... -
USAF Grounds Most of its Older C-130H Hercules Cargo Planes, Variants
3 October 2022
Defense News reported that the US Air Force has “grounded most of its older C-130H... -
FCC Passes New Satellite Deorbiting Rule
30 September 2022
CNN reports the Federal Communications Commission passed a new rule which forces unused satellites... -
As Ian Moves Up East Coast, Airport Closures and Flight Cancellations Continue
30 September 2022
CNN reports that “Tropical Storm Ian threatens another blow to air travel as it moves up the East Coast and away... -
Italy’s Cristoforetti First European Woman to Command ISS
29 September 2022
The Daily Mail (UK) reports once Russia’s Oleg Artemyev leaves the ISS, Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti... -
Canadian Authorities Review Safety Case for Challenger Jet
29 September 2022
FlightGlobal reports that “Canadian authorities are reviewing the safety case for the Bombardier Challenger 600... -
DART Mission Successfully Crashes into Asteroid
28 September 2022
The Conversation reports that NASA “has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its...