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Starliner Crew Flight Test Delayed Further Due to Ongoing Helium Leak Review
20 May 2024
Spaceflight Now reports that the shift in launch date is to allow more time to build in redundancy to account for the helium leak. The new target launch date...
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AIAA Statement on Blue Origin’s Successful NS-25 Mission
19 May 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate AIAA Corporate Member Blue Origin on its successful NS-25 mission.
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AIAA Applauds the Passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
17 May 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the Institute’s nearly 30,000 professional and student members, we are pleased with the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 that authorizes the FAA for the next five years.
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Heart Aerospace Unveils Redesigned Hybrid Propulsion System
16 May 2024
Aviation Week Network reports, “Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors, as well as a series of related design changes...
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Opinion: After the ISS, America Must Continue to Lead in LEO, Cislunar to Maintain Supremacy
16 May 2024
Space News reports, "As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its service life and the United States
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Textron eAviation’s Nexus eVTOL Aircraft Could Take Flight in 2025
15 May 2024
Aviation International News reports, “The Nexus eVTOL aircraft is coming together at Textron eAviation’s Wichita headquarters as the company prepares to begin flight testing its hybrid-electric Nuuva V300 cargo...
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Founder of Urban-Air Port Highlights Benefits of ‘Vertical Airfield’
14 May 2024
Aviation Week reports, “For the vision of urban air mobility to be realized, vertiports will have to maximize efficiency and passenger throughput while keeping costs as low as possible for vehicle operators...
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Sierra Space Prepares Dream Chaser for Pre-launch Trek to KSC
14 May 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “Sierra Space is getting one step closer to finally seeing its Dream Chaser spaceplane reach the launch pad. The spacecraft completed...
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Eve Air Offers Preview on Progress in Building its eVTOL Prototype
13 May 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Eve Air Mobility this week released still images and video giving glimpses...
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SpaceX Has Nearly 6,000 Starlink Satellites on Orbit Following Sunday’s Falcon 9 Launch
13 May 2024
Spaceflght Now reports that the milestone comes as a result of the 34th dedicated Starlink launch of the year for SpaceX. “Liftoff of the Starlink 6-58 mission...
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Opinion: Finding and Retaining Talent in the Aerospace Industry
10 May 2024
Aviation Week writes, “Are you searching for new entry-level talent and thinking, 'Where did everyone go?' The talent is there...
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Finish Line for Dream Chaser Now in Sight
10 May 2024
Ars Techica reports, “There is still some work to do to prepare Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane for its first mission, but the company says the winged resupply craft for the ISS will soon ship to its launch site...
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Virgin Galactic to Fly VMS Eve More Frequently with Next-Gen Spaceplanes
9 May 2024
Space News reports, “Virgin Galactic says it will fly its existing “mothership” aircraft more frequently than previously planned with its upcoming Delta-class suborbital spaceplanes, allowing the company to defer development of a new plane...
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Pyka, Sierra Nevada Team Up to Offer Large Cargo Drone to US DOD
8 May 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The companies behind an autonomous, all-electric, school bus-sized drone designed for contested military operations...
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US Space Force Turns to Commercial Satellites to Meet Demand for Global Insights
8 May 2024
Space News reports, “A U.S. Space Force online marketplace that taps into commercial satellite data has executed around $8 million worth of contracts over the past...