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NASA’s Psyche Probe Achieves First Light Transmission
20 November 2023
Aviation Week reported that NASA recently “conducted a test of laser communications capabilities with a ‘first light’ transmission from the Deep Space Optical... -
Embraer CEO Touts Company Future
20 November 2023
Aviation International News reported that Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto spoke at Embraer’s Media Day presentation in New York on Friday and “said the company is now reaping the harvest from the investments and changes it made... -
AIAA Statement on SpaceX Starship Test Flight
18 November 2023
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on today’s test flight of Starship from Starbase, Texas. -
ULA Prepares for First Vulcan Centaur Launch
17 November 2023
Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports that United Launch Alliance “has its missing rocket piece in hand at Cape Canaveral and all systems are go... -
USAF Wants Early CCA to Have Range Equal to or Beyond That of Fighter Aircraft
17 November 2023
Aviation Week reported that the US Air Force “wants its early Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to have range equal to or beyond that of fighter aircraft, with potentially aerial refueling... -
AIAA Announces $10,000 Scholarship in Partnership with Blue Origin’s Club for the Future
16 November 2023
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation announced today a partnership with Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future to provide a $10,000 scholarship each year... -
SpaceX Considers Spinning Off Starlink Via IPA Next Year
16 November 2023
Bloomberg reports that SpaceX is “discussing an initial public offering for its fast-growing Starlink satellite business as soon as late 2024... -
Profile: Embraer’s E-Jet Challenges Boeing, Airport Narrowbody Supremacy
16 November 2023
Autoevolution profiles Embraer’s E-Jet family as a perpetual underdog in what would otherwise be a two-horse race in the global narrowbody jet competition... -
US Spaceplane to Return to Orbit on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy
15 November 2023
FlightGlobal reports that the secretive “spaceplane” operated by the US Space Force (USSF) “will return to orbit for its seventh long-endurance mission... -
GE Aerospace’s XA100 Engine Completes Third Phase of Ground Tests
15 November 2023
Aviation Week reports that “GE Aerospace has wrapped a third phase of ground tests on its XA100 adaptive turbofan engine, as it continues to press for support to re-engine the F-35... -
Tool Bag Dropped During ISS Spacewalk
14 November 2023
CNN reports that NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara “marked their first spacewalk this month with a tool bag floating through space.” The pair “concluded their maintenance work outside the International Space... -
Bell Promoting Range of Helicopters at Dubai Air Show
14 November 2023
FlightGlobal reports, “Bell is promoting a range of helicopters at this year’s Dubai Air Show, including the Bell 429 configured for parapublic missions... -
Rocket Scientist Quarterback Moves Team Towards the NFL Playoffs
13 November 2023
A profile of NFL quarterback Josh Dobbs in The Wall Street Journal discussed his background in aerospace engineering, including his two NFL offseasons moonlighting at NASA... -
Lilium Progresses Along Path of Producing its Lilium Jet Air Taxi
13 November 2023
Aviation Week reported that Lilium has “signed up a supplier of silicon-anode battery cells for its Lilium Jet electric air taxi... -
Wizz Air Prepares for Grounded Aircraft Over Pratt & Whitney Engine Issues
10 November 2023
Aviation Week reports that Wizz Air “said an average of 45 of its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft will be grounded due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues... -
Dream Chaser Lifting Body Ready for NASA Delivery Ahead of 2024 Launch
10 November 2023
Aviation Week reports that the lifting body concept – “long considered a leading contender for routine and affordable access to space – will finally have a chance... -
Joshua Dobbs Highlighted
9 November 2023
The Star Tribune spotlights Joshua Dobbs, the Vikings new quarterback, who majored in aerospace engineering at the University of Tennessee and was involved with AIAA’s... -
Future Space Missions Are Being Designed to Take Advantage of New Generation of Very Large Launch Vehicles
9 November 2023
The Space Review reported on future space missions being designed “to take advantage of a new generation of very large launch vehicles” that will “offer greater mass and volume” at lower prices. -
Airbus Creeps Towards Full-Year Delivery Goal with 18% Year-Over-Year Increase for October
8 November 2023
Reuters reports that Airbus “needs to deliver 161 aircraft in the last two months of the year to reach its full-year delivery target, fractionally below the performance seen in the closing stages of last year.” -
SpaceX Launches Starlink Mission
8 November 2023
Florida Today reports that with SpaceX’s newly “installed crew access arm for use by future astronauts stationed alongside on a support tower, a Falcon 9 rocket blazed into...
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