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NASA Readies Artemis 2 Core Stage for Vehicle Assembly Building
24 July 2024
Spaceflight Now reports the massive 212-foot-long core stage of the Space Launch System rocket arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center late Tuesday morning.
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Military and NASA Working On Nuclear Spaceships Again
23 July 2024
Ars Technica reports, “The military and NASA seem serious about building demonstration hardware. Phoebus 2A, the most powerful space nuclear reactor ever made, was fired up at Nevada Test Site...
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Vertical Aerospace Begins Ground Testing New Air Taxi Prototype
23 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “U.K.-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Vertical Aerospace is back...
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AI Improves NOAA’s GOES-R Weather and Environmental Satellites
22 July 2024
Space News reports, “On June 25, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the fourth and final satellite of the Geostationary Operational Environmental...
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AIAA Unveils ASCEND Diverse Dozen Op-Eds on Space Sustainability and Environmentalism
19 July 2024
AIAA today published the 2024 ASCEND Diverse Dozen (D12) Op-Eds – a collection of unique perspectives on today’s most pressing space sustainability challenges. The 12 visionaries who comprise the D12 will present their ideas on the opening day of 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Las Vegas.
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Commander of U.S. Space Command Conveys Confidence in Falcon 9’s Quick Return to Flight
18 July 2024
Space News reports, “The head of U.S. Space Command expressed confidence July 17 that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will soon return to flight...
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Beta Electric Aircraft Conducts Two More ‘Real-Time’ Demos
16 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “After wrapping up its first test and deployment campaign with the U.S. Air Force in January, electric aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies...
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NASA Europa Clipper Mission Imperiled by Chips on Spacecraft
15 July 2024
The New York Times reports, “NASA said on Thursday that it is studying the durability of transistors on a $5 billion spacecraft to Europa and speeding along toward...
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Boeing Advancing Effort to Use Drones for Aircraft Inspection
15 July 2024
Avionics International reports, “Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of military aircraft...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Experiences Rare Engine Failure, Loses Starlink Satellites
12 July 2024
Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffered an engine failure during a Starlink mission on July 11, losing 20 Starlink satellites and triggering a Federal Aviation...
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Boeing’s 777X Receives FAA Green Light for Certification Flights
12 July 2024
The Seattle Times reports that the FAA has granted Boeing authority to begin flying its new 777X with FAA personnel on board — beginning a series of test flights needed “to win approval for the 777X...
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NASA Astronauts Are Sure That Boeing’s Starliner Will Get Them Home
11 July 2024
The Washington Post reports, “The two NASA astronauts who flew in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station last month said Wednesday that they have no concerns...