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AIAA Statement on Sixth SpaceX Starship Test Flight
20 November 2024
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Clay Mowry: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on its sixth test flight of Starship. We’re following with anticipation SpaceX’s progress through its rapid, iterative testing... -
U.S. Air Force Approves Plan for AI Pilot Testing on KC-135
20 November 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Air Force has signed off on a plan to put AI in the left seat of its KC-135... -
SpaceX Launches Super Heavy-Starship on Sixth Test Flight
20 November 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its sixth test flight Tuesday, an up-and-down trip to space by a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship to evaluate... -
General Atomics Gray Eagle STOL Performs First Ship-to-Land Flight
19 November 2024
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in collaboration with South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, has achieved... -
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Searching for New Director
19 November 2024
SpacePolicyOnline.com reports, “The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a new director to succeed Ralph Semmel who will retire next.... -
2025 AIAA Durand Lectureship for Public Service Awarded to The Boeing Company’s Kevin G. Bowcutt
18 November 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2025 AIAA Durand Lectureship for Public Service is awarded to Kevin G. Bowcutt, Principal Senior Technical Fellow and Chief Scientist of Hypersonics for The Boeing Company... -
Japan Clears V-22 Osprey Fleet to Resume Flights
18 November 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has cleared its V-22 Osprey fleet to return to flight after determining pilot error... -
Starship Set to Launch for 6th Time from SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas
18 November 2024
USA Today reports that SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is set to takeoff on its sixth uncrewed flight test from Boca Chica, Texas. “The next test... -
2025 AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research Awarded to Tim C. Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology
18 November 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2025 AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research is awarded to Tim C. Lieuwen, Regents’ Professor, David S. Lewis Jr. Chair, and Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute... -
Beta Electric Aircraft Performs First Test Flight
15 November 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Vermont-based Beta Technologies has successfully completed the first flight of its electric aircraft built on its new... -
SpaceX Plans to Launch Starship Up to 25 Times in 2025
15 November 2024
Gizmodo reports, “SpaceX has big plans for its Starship rocket. After a groundbreaking test flight, in which... -
U.S. Air Force to Order More Autonomous Fighter Prototypes
14 November 2024
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Air Force plans to add more orders for the first batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes to equip a newly established experimental operations... -
NASA and Roscosmos Unable to Agree on Cause and Severity of ISS Air Leak
14 November 2024
Space News reports, “NASA and Roscosmos continue to disagree on the cause and severity of an air leak.... -
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Approaches Speed of Sound in Flight Test
13 November 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Boom Supersonic—the developer of a 64-to-80-passenger commercial airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound... -
SpaceX Falcon 9 Set to Launch from California Wednesday Night
13 November 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with another 20 Starlink satellites from California Wednesday... -
Vertical Aerospace Begins Untethered Flight Tests
13 November 2024
Aerotime reports, “British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first untethered flight of its VX4 prototype, kicking off Phase Two of its development program... -
SpiceJet to Relaunch Seaplane Operations in 2025
12 November 2024
AirInsight reports, “SpiceJet announced plans to launch seaplane operations in 2025, connecting some of India’s most remote... -
More Space Companies Betting their Future on Reusability
12 November 2024
Space News reports, “On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s Boca Chica... -
US Navy Partners with Lockheed, General Atomics to Test New Drone Control System
11 November 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “US Navy pilots sitting comfortably in Maryland recently took a new carrier-based drone control center out for a spin... -
Sierra Space Bolsters Spaceplane Fleet Via In-House Mission Control
11 November 2024
Space News reports, “The long-awaited inaugural cargo flight of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has been delayed...
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