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Reliable Robotics Completes Study for USAF Examining Autonomous Flight
4 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that Reliable Robotics “has completed a study for the U.S. Air Force examining retrofitting the service’s large multi-engine jets...
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AIAA Announces its Class of 2024 Associate Fellows
3 October 2023
AIAA is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2024 Associate Fellows. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Reception, Wednesday, 10 January 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, Florida, during the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum, 8–12 January.
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NASA Seeks Comment from US Companies on Commercial Space Station
3 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that NASA is “seeking comment from US companies on requirements for the end-to-end development of commercial low Earth orbit destinations available to NASA...
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AIAA Mourns the Passing of Ming Chang
2 October 2023
It is with a very heavy heart that we share Ming Chang, AIAA Aeronautics Domain Lead and AIAA Associate Fellow, passed away Sunday, 1 October 2023. Ming was a pioneer throughout his career...
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USAF Announces Desired Engine Thrust Range for Future CCAs
2 October 2023
Aviation Week reported that the US Air Force “has released a desired thrust range for a future family of uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that calls for more engine power...
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SpaceX Launches 69th Orbital Flight of 2023 from Florida
2 October 2023
Orlando (FL) Sentinel reported that a SpaceX Falcon 9 “took off from the 39th time from Cape Canaveral this year, marking the 49th SpaceX flight from the Space Coast and 69th orbital mission...
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Overair Working to Complete First Air Taxi Prototype
29 September 2023
An article in Aerospace America describes Overair’s facility and examines the eVTOL aircraft the company is producing and the differences from...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket May Fly Soon Following Closing of FAA Investigation
29 September 2023
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports that on Wednesday, the FAA “said it had closed its investigation into the flight of an uncrewed Blue Origin New Shepard rocket that ended with its booster destroyed...
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Rolls-Royce Runs Pearl 700 Engine on Hydrogen
28 September 2023
Aviation International News reports that Rolls-Royce has run a Pearl 700 business aircraft engine on 100% hydrogen fuel as part of a longer-term development...
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USAF Begins Testing of Joby Electric Air Taxi
27 September 2023
Aerospace America reports that on Monday, the US Air Force (USAF) held a ceremony to formally introduce personnel “to the first electric air taxi to be stationed at an American military base...
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Artemis II Launch Coming Together
27 September 2023
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports that the reigning title holder “for world’s most powerful rocket saw action on both its center core and its two solid rocket boosters...
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USAF Receives First Electric Passenger Aircraft Capable of Taking Off, Landing Vertically
26 September 2023
The New York Times reports the US Air Force announced Monday that it had “received its first electric passenger aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically, a milestone...
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NASA Releases Industry Solicitation for ISS Deorbit Vehicle
26 September 2023
FlightGlobal reports that on September 20, NASA “released an industry solicitation for a platform the agency is calling the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) – which will be used to safely return the aging ISS to Earth.”
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Only 55% of US F-35s Ready to Fly
25 September 2023
FlightGlobal reports that an analysis from auditors at the GAO found only 55% of the US military’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets were able to carry out assigned missions...
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AIAA Statement on the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission
25 September 2023
AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “Congratulations to NASA on the successful return of its first asteroid sample to Earth! We were thrilled watching the OSIRIS-REx mission...