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NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Set to Retire at End of Month
9 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports that NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, “has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids...
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AIAA and Club for the Future Announce Recipient of 2024 Resilient Student Scholarship
9 July 2024
AIAA and Blue Origin’s non-profit Club for the Future are pleased to announce the recipient of their 2024 Resilient Student Scholarship is Rylie Tatum from Mableton, GA. Rylie is a recent high school graduate of The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA.
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2024 AIAA David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce Presented by Sir Martin Sweeting During 2024 ASCEND
8 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 AIAA David W. Thompson Lectureship in Space Commerce is awarded to Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman, Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd. (SSTL) and Distinguished Professor, Surrey Space Centre...
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2024 ASCEND to Feature Europa Clipper Mission in William H. Pickering Lecture
8 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 William H. Pickering Lecture, “Europa Clipper: First NASA Mission to an Ocean World,” by Bonnie Buratti, Deputy Project Scientist, Europa Clipper Mission, 31 July, 12 p.m. PT, during 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Las Vegas.
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Air Force Asks for Increased Funding for Drone Wingmen Program
8 July 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “A reprogramming request recently submitted to Capitol Hill by the Pentagon asks for permission to shift an additional $150 million into the Air Force’s...
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American Airlines to Purchase ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Electric Engines for Regional Jets
3 July 2024
Aviation Week Network reports, “American Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to power regional...
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Opinion: “Transferring the International Space Station into the Future”
2 July 2024
In an op-ed in Space News, Jean-Jacques Dordain and Michael Griffin suggest that when it's time to retire the ISS, it should be moved to higher orbit, so that it may one day be made useful again....
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Next-Gen Fighter Still On Tap, But More Affordable Redesign Needed, Kendall Says
2 July 2024
Defense News reports, “The U.S. Air Force has not abandoned its program to build an advanced next-generation fighter, but it does need...
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2024 AIAA von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics on OSIRIS-REx Mission Presented by Dante S. Lauretta During 2024 ASCEND
2 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 AIAA von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics is awarded to Dante S. Lauretta, Regents Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson.
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NASA Orders More Starliner Tests as Crew Remains in Space
1 July 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA and Boeing officials pushed back Friday on headlines that the commercial Starliner crew capsule is stranded...
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Boeing Striving to Inspect Aircraft Autonomously
1 July 2024
Defense Daily reports, “Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing ...
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NASA to Partner with SpaceX to Deorbit International Space Station
28 June 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA has awarded an $843 million contract to SpaceX to develop a ‘US Deorbit Vehicle.’ This spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station...
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Boeing to Start Flight-Testing Multi-Mission Pod on P-8 in July
28 June 2024
Defense Daily reports, “Boeing in July will begin flight-testing its internally-developed Multi-Mission Pod on the P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine warfare...
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Breakup of Russian Satellite Creates Over 100 Pieces of Debris
28 June 2024
Via Satellite reports, “U.S. Space Command confirmed that a defunct Russian satellite broke up in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Wednesday, creating more than 100 pieces...
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AIAA to Present Aerospace Excellence Awards During 2024 ASCEND
28 June 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of two aerospace excellence awards to be presented during 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. Registration is open for the global aerospace community to attend. Journalists can request a Press Pass here.
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ULA Planning September Launch of Vulcan to Qualify for Space Force Missions
27 June 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “ULA CEO Tory Bruno explained that Air Force space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli asked Lockheed Martin and Boeing to create an independent review team to 'help' Vulcan production...
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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality
27 June 2024
The New York Times reports, "Boeing says it has achieved significant quality improvements in the production of the 737 Max since one of the planes lost a panel...