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A Total Solar Eclipse Will Darken U.S. Skies in April 2024
6 February 2024
CBS News reports that about 31.6 million people live in the 200-mile path of the upcoming total solar eclipse. Here's where you can see it in April 2024. -
BAE Systems Reveals Autonomous Collaborative Platform Demonstrator
6 February 2024
FlightGlobal reports, “BAE Systems has revealed the design of an autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) demonstrator which it aims to fly within the next two years.” -
Virgin Galactic Investigating Dropped Pin on Most Recent Suborbital Flight
6 February 2024
Space News reports "Virgin Galactic said Feb. 5 it is investigating why a pin fell from the aircraft used by its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane on its most recent flight last month... -
Russian Cosmonaut Breaks World Record for Most Cumulative Time Spent in Space
5 February 2024
The AP reports that Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has “broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday.” -
KC-46 RVS, Refueling Pod Fixes Delaying Test Process
5 February 2024
Aviation Week reported that the Pentagon’s operational test and evaluation office “has collected all the data it can on the Boeing KC-46A... -
Aerospace America's February 2024 AIAA Bulletin: Students Experienced AIAA SciTech Forum
2 February 2024
Aerospace America's February 2024 AIAA Bulletin reports “AIAA SciTech Forum welcomed 15 Diversity Scholars thanks to generous sponsorship from The Boeing Company. The AIAA Diversity Scholarship... -
Aerospace America's February 2024 AIAA Bulletin: Making an Impact: K-12 Educator Workshop at AIAA SciTech Forum
2 February 2024
Aerospace America's February 2024 AIAA Bulletin reports “On 11 January, AIAA SciTech Forum featured a K-12 Educator Workshop organized by the AIAA STEM K–12 Outreach Committee. -
Aerospace America's Flight Path: Preparing the Engineers of the Future
2 February 2024
Aerospace America reports “Engineers are actively directing the renaissance of space technology development and expanding the boundaries of flight. -
Cygnus Resupply Mission Capsule Arrives at ISS
2 February 2024
Aviation Week reports that “Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus resupply mission capsule successfully berthed to the International Space Station... -
SAS, Airbus to Cooperate on Hydrogen Infrastructure at Nordic Airports
2 February 2024
FlightGlobal reports that Scandinavian operator SAS “is to co-operate with Airbus and local partners to explore the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at Nordic airports.” -
SpaceX’s Starship to Launch Starlab Space Station
1 February 2024
Space News reports, “Starlab Space, a joint venture of Voyager Space and Airbus Space and Defence, announced Jan. 31 it reached an agreement with SpaceX... -
Embraer Posts Strong Delivery Growth for 2023
1 February 2024
FlightGlobal reports that Brazilian airframer Embraer “boosted deliveries in 2023 to 181 aircraft, a 13% improvement on the previous year’s figure.” The increase “hinged on a fourth-quarter surge... -
AIAA Statement on the End of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission
31 January 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “We join NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the entire aerospace community in marking the end of mission for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on 25 January 2024. -
SpaceX Launches its 1st Northrop Grumman Capsule on Space Station Cargo Run
31 January 2024
The Orlando Sentinel reports that SpaceX has once again lent a hand providing launch services for one of its competitors as a Falcon 9 rocket took up a Northrop Grumman spacecraft on a... -
Boeing Expects Grey Wolf Helicopter Deliveries to USAF to Begin This Year
31 January 2024
Air Force Times reports that The Boeing Company “expects to start delivering the Air Force’s first field-ready MH-139A Grey Wolf... -
NASA’s Lucy Probe to Fire Engines in Space for First Time
31 January 2024
SPACE reports that NASA’s asteroid-hopping Lucy mission “is finally getting fired up in space for its trip to the never-before-explored Trojan asteroids, which follow... -
SLIM Moon Lander Powers Back on
30 January 2024
Space News reports that Japan’s SLIM moon lander “has resumed operations more than a week after its imperfect yet historic lunar landing.” -
Beta’s Alia Completes First Deployment at Eglin AFB
30 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that Beta Technologies “has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft... -
Virgin Galactic Launches First Suborbital Mission of 2024
29 January 2024
Space News reported that Virgin Galactic “conducted its first suborbital mission of 2024 on Jan. 26 as the company prepares... -
US Aerospace Manufacturers Join USAF’s Autonomous Fighter Effort
29 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports that three major US aerospace manufacturers “have confirmed they will participate in a US Air Force (USAF) effort to develop autonomous fighter aircraft.”
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