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StandardAero Commences CFM56-7B Test Capabilities at Dallas Facility
25 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that US maintenance provider StandardAero “has commenced test services for the CFM56-7B engine at its engine hospital shop close to Dallas/Fort Worth... -
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Achieves Longest Flight in 18 Months
25 October 2023
SPACE reports that NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter “conducted its 63rd Mars flight on Thursday (Oct. 19), covering 1,901 feet (579 meters) of ground in the process.” That was “its longest distance since Flight 25... -
Airbus Helicopters Opens 3D Printing Center
24 October 2023
Aviation International News reports that Airbus Helicopters “has opened a new 3D printing center at its Donauwörth, Germany site... -
USSF Prioritizing Modernization of Spaceports
24 October 2023
Space News reports that the need to “modernize US spaceports has been discussed for years, but major upgrades have yet to materialize.” With $1.3 billion in projected “funding for spaceport... -
Value of Older Commercial Aircraft Increases as New Models Experience Problems
23 October 2023
The Wall Street Journal reported the value of 10-year-old planes, particularly the Airbus A320-200, has surged by 10% since August, recovering from the pandemic. -
NOAA Says Evidence of Rare Metals in Stratosphere Likely from Rocket Launches
23 October 2023
The Washington Post reports NOAA researchers collected and analyzed particles in the stratosphere that indicates the presence of rare elemental metals niobium... -
American Airlines Exceeds 3Q Profit Estimates
20 October 2023
Reuters reports on Thursday American Airlines posted its third-quarter earnings, which “beat estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit.” American “said bookings for the upcoming holiday season have been steady... -
Commercial Space Companies Warn Congress to Improve Regulations or US May Lose Spaceflight Lead
20 October 2023
Spaceflight Now reports that the three companies that “have flown people to space and back, Blue Origin, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, joined two experts at a Congressional hearing... -
2023 ASCEND Announces Livestream Sessions Beginning Monday, October 23
20 October 2023
AIAA today announced five sessions during 2023 ASCEND will be shared via livestream on its website, ascend.events, providing complimentary access to stellar content featured during the event, 23–25 October, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. The livestream recordings will be made available for on-demand viewing -
Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Engine Passes 2,000 Hour Milestone
19 October 2023
Aviation International News reports that Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 10X engine “has now passed the 2,000-hour milestone in ground-testing.” Rated at “more than 18,000 pounds of thrust, the engine met its thrust objectives... -
NASA Conducts First in Series of Ground-Test Firings to Certify Upgraded RS-25 Engine
19 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that “NASA has conducted the first in a planned series of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine... -
HondaJet Echelon Officially Launched at NBAA-BACE
18 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that Honda Aircraft formally “launched the HondaJet Echelon Model HA-480 light jet program during NBAA-BACE, announcing it has signed more... -
SpaceX Launch Marks a Tie of 2022’s Record Number of Launches
18 October 2023
Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports that a SpaceX launch “from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday night marked the Space Coast’s 57th launch of the year... -
NASA, ISS National Lab, and AIAA Team Up for Live Space Station Downlink at 2023 ASCEND
18 October 2023
The world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space gathering – 2023 ASCEND – will hear directly from the crew onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Each year in Las Vegas, ASCEND brings together space industry professionals... -
Pratt & Whitney-Powered A320neo Groundings Start as FAA-Required Inspections Begin
17 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that groundings of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos “are climbing fast as operators remove engines for accelerated... -
EU Nations Eager to Expand Human Low-Earth-Orbit Presence
17 October 2023
Aviation Week reports that the first all-European private astronaut crew “is working toward a planned 14-day visit aboard the International... -
Amazon Launches Aviation Maintenance Career Training Program
16 October 2023
Aviation Week reported that Amazon has “joined widespread efforts to grow the aviation maintenance workforce pipeline.” -
SpaceX Launches Two Missions in One Day
16 October 2023
Orlando (FL) Sentinel reported that after abiding by NASA’s request “to give its Psyche mission on a Falcon Heavy launch its full attention this week, SpaceX lined up and knocked out a Falcon 9 launch just hours later on Friday.” -
AIAA Publishes Global Vision on Space Safety, Security, and Sustainability by 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen
16 October 2023
AIAA today announced it has published the 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen (D12) Op-Eds that address the most important issues surrounding space safety, security, and sustainability. -
AIAA Statement on NASA’s Psyche Launch
13 October 2023
AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “Congratulations to NASA on today’s successful launch to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. We believe this mission is fueled by our human drive to learn more...
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