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NASA Reestablishes Contact With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
6 July 2023
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA engineers are prepping the miniature Mars helicopter Ingenuity for its 53rd flight across the surface of the Red Planet...
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AIAA Announces Election of New Board of Trustees Members-At-Large
6 July 2023
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Board of Trustees (BoT) elected three new Board of Trustees Members-At-Large during its meeting in February. These newly elected leaders began their three-year terms in May.
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Airbus Helicopters Aims to Test Three New Technology Demonstrators by Year’s End
5 July 2023
Aviation International News reports that the Airbus H160 helicopter got closer to FAA certification this month with the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance...
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India’s Space Industry Sees Rapid Growth
5 July 2023
The New York Times reports that from humble beginnings in 1963, India’s space industry “has found much surer footing.
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AFRL to Test Air Traffic Management System for UAVs, eVTOLs
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate and Afwerx have “recently installed...
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down Off Florida With ISS Payload
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported SpaceX’s “28th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission” to the ISS splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday...
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CAE Projects That Aviation Industry Requires 1.3M New Professionals by 2032
30 June 2023
Aviation International News reports that the global civil aviation industry “will need a combined 1.3 million new professionals by 2032 to support the growing...
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs ISS
30 June 2023
Aviation Week reports that NASA’s 28th SpaceX-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission spacecraft “departed the International Space Station (ISS) June 29...
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AIAA Statement on the Virgin Galactic Mission ‘Galactic 01’
29 June 2023
AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate Virgin Galactic on its successful flight today..
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First Joby EVTOL Prototype Rolls Off Assembly Line
29 June 2023
Aviation Week reports that Joby Aviation “has rolled out the first prototype of its S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft...
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Odin Space Prepares to Begin Detecting Orbital Debris
28 June 2023
Space News reports that Odin Space is “preparing to start detecting tiny but potentially dangerous pieces of orbital debris in the coming weeks from a sensor on a recently launched space tug.”
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Volocopter to Partner with Safran on Next-Gen Electric Powertrain
27 June 2023
Aviation Today reports that Volocopter “signed an agreement with Safran Electrical & Power last week that includes plans for developing a next-generation...
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Ariane 5 Launch Scheduled for July 4
27 June 2023
Spaceflight Now reports that Europe’s last Ariane 5 rocket “is now scheduled to lift off July 4 after being grounded for more than two weeks due...
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AIAA Announces 2023 ASCEND Guiding Coalition Comprised of Prominent Leaders Across the Aerospace Community and Adjacent Industries
26 June 2023
AIAA is proud to announce the 44 members of the 2023 ASCEND Guiding Coalition who represent a diverse mix of leading aerospace companies, government agencies, and academic institutions, each with...
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NASA’s X-57 Program Concludes with No Flight
26 June 2023
Aviation Week reported that after struggling for years “with a variety of technical problems and setbacks, NASA has decided...
