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Space Station Cracking Presents “Highest” Risk and Consequence Problem, NASA Confirms
30 September 2024
Ars Technica reports, “US space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging International Space Station, elements of which are now more than... -
Embraer Shares More Details About its New Autonomous Takeoff System
30 September 2024
Simple Flying reports, “During the Farnborough Airshow earlier this year, Embraer introduced a new takeoff system it calls E2TS... -
SpaceX Crew 9 Mission That Will Bring Back Starliner Astronauts Prepares for Launch
27 September 2024
USA Today reports, “The SpaceX Dragon that next year will ferry the Starliner astronauts back to Earth is preparing to finally depart for the International Space Station... -
Boeing Pauses 737 Production
27 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Boeing 737 production ground to a halt on Wednesday as the company continues to be riddled with costly strikes in the Pacific Northwest. -
Blue Origin Conducts Hot Fire Test on New Glenn’s Upper Stage
26 September 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Blue Origin on Sept. 23 conducted a 15-sec. hot fire of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen-fueled upper stage for its first New Glenn... -
UK’s Civil Aviation Authority to Begin BVLOS Drone Demos by Year’s End
26 September 2024
Aviation Week reports, “The UK Civil Aviation Authority plans to begin beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone demonstrations by year’s end and establish routine operations... -
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 20 Starlink Satellites from California
25 September 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its latest Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission as Tropical Storm Helene pushed back the launch of the next mission... -
Innovators Invited to Compete to Build Best Autonomous Emergency Response Aircraft
25 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Calling all students, engineers, businesses, and other innovators. Time is running out to join a competition that will award $2 million in prizes... -
Space Force Selects Four Companies to Develop Concepts for ‘Resilient GPS’ Satellites
24 September 2024
Space News reports, “The U.S. Space Force selected four companies to develop concepts for smaller, more cost-effective GPS satellites based on commercial designs, aiming to... -
Challenger Center and AIAA Open Nominations for 2025 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
24 September 2024
Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced they are accepting nominations for the 2025 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Educator Award. The annual award celebrates K-12... -
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Makes 4th Successful Test Flight
24 September 2024
Simple Flying reports, “Boom Supersonic conducted a fourth and successful Boom XB-1test flight, this time reaching an altitude of 16,150 feet and a speed of Mach 0.617... -
NASA’s Plan for Deorbiting ISS Contingent Upon Russia’s Plans
23 September 2024
Ars Technica reports, “Assuming the ISS international partners will retire the laboratory as planned in 2030, the final deorbit maneuver could happen in early 2031. -
MQ-4C Triton Makes Five Hour Flight Within the Arctic Circle, Validates Navigation Capability
23 September 2024
The Aviationist reports, “Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) surveillance and intelligence UAV “successfully demonstrated” its “navigation system’s ability to operate at high latitudes... -
AIAA Announces its Class of 2025 Associate Fellows
23 September 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2025 Associate Fellows. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Dinner, Wednesday, 8 January 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando... -
SpaceX Preps for Upcoming Test Flight by Firing Up Engines on 6th Starship
20 September 2024
SPACE reports, “SpaceX fired up the engines of its sixth Starship vehicle on Wednesday (Sept. 18) to gear up for a test flight that's probably... -
USAF’s First Autonomous Combat Jets Might Carry Extra Munitions for Crewed Fighters
20 September 2024
Flight Global reports, “The first batch of autonomous ‘Collaborative Combat Aircraft’ being developed for the US Air Force will primarily be tasked with carrying extra precision munitions aloft, with other combat functions coming... -
NASA Seeks Input on LEO Microgravity Strategy
19 September 2024
NASA published draft high-level goals and objectives outlining 42 key points in six main areas: science, exploration-enabling research and technology development... -
U.S. Air Force Shares Video of B-21 Raider Taking Off and Landing
19 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Air Force released footage of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber undergoing flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. -
AIAA and HYSKY Society Announce New Advanced Hydrogen Aviation Short Course
19 September 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce a new continuing education course on hydrogen aviation developed in collaboration with HYSKY Society, an association committed to decarbonizing aviation with hydrogen. -
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Europe’s Galileo Satellites from Cape Canaveral
18 September 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched the latest pair of Galileo spacecraft for the European Union’s navigation satellite...
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