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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.” -
NASA’s Ingenuity Has Taken Its Last Flight on Mars
26 January 2024
The Washington Post reports that the four-pound drone completed 72 flights before damaging its rotors during a landing last week. -
Gulfstream Plans to Deliver G700s in First Quarter This Year
26 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports that Gulfstream “is hoping that deliveries of its G700 can begin in the current quarter after slower... -
JAXA’s ‘Moon Sniper’ Missed its Mark
26 January 2024
CNN reports that Japan’s space agency “said Thursday that its ‘moon sniper’ robotic explorer landed 55 meters (165 feet) from its target on the lunar surface last week, calling it a ‘significant achievement’ despite problems... -
Blue Origin Receives USSF Funding for Integration Studies Related to New Glenn Launch Vehicle
25 January 2024
Space News reports that Blue Origin “has secured a contract with the U.S. Space Force for integration studies related to its New Glenn launch vehicle.” -
NASA’s X-59 Moves Past Delays Towards First Flight This Year
25 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that despite problems “that delayed the X-59 Low-Boom Flight Demonstration program from its scheduled flight debut in 2021, no obvious obstacles... -
Blue Origin, SpaceX Competition Boosts Supply Chain Companies’ Bottom Lines
24 January 2024
Bloomberg reports that as private space firms “like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin step up rocket production... -
Pratt & Whitney Projects Peak Number of Grounded Aircraft to be Lower Than Previously Thought
24 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports that Pratt & Whitney “expects the peak number of aircraft grounded as a result of manufacturing problems with geared turbofan engines will be lower... -
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Comes Back Online on Mars After Communications Glitch
23 January 2024
SPACE reports that Ingenuity has officially “regained communication with ground control.” According to a January 20 NASA post, Perseverance “had conducted... -
X-59 Promises to Open a New Era of Supersonic Travel
23 January 2024
The Times (UK) reports the X-59, built by Skunk Works, “promises to open a new era of supersonic travel.” The X-59 “has been designed to fly faster than... -
Japan Becomes Fifth Country to Land a Spacecraft on the Moon
22 January 2024
ABC News reports “Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon” when one of its uncrewed spacecrafts “successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface... -
Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, Guy Norris Report on Bleeding-Edge Aerospace Technologies
22 January 2024
Aviation Week reported, “From hydrogen to nuclear fusion, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report on the bleeding-edge aerospace technologies... -
DiscoverE's Countdown to Engineers Week and Girl Day 2024
22 January 2024
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Astronauts Arrive at ISS
22 January 2024
Reuters reported a four-man crew “arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early on Saturday for a two-week stay...
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