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SpaceX Launches Another Batch of Starlink Satellites
17 July 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX “launched its latest round of Starlink communication satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just before midnight Saturday.”... -
Pratt & Whitney Moves Ahead on F-35 ECU Program
14 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that Pratt & Whitney now “has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35... -
SpaceX’s Starlink Launch Scrubs Seconds Before Liftoff, Rescheduled for Weekend
14 July 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX’s latest attempt “at launching another batch of Starlink internet satellites... -
USAF Aims to Finish C-130H Repairs by September
13 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that the US Air Force “will complete repairs on all... -
India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Mission Set to Launch
13 July 2023
SPACE reports that India’s second attempt “at a daring, homegrown moon landing will kick off this week.” The nation’s Chandrayaan-3 mission... -
Honda Subsidiary Will Build its New Light Aircraft Model at North Carolina Factory
12 July 2023
The AP reports Honda Aircraft Co. “will develop and build a longer-range version of its light aircraft in central North Carolina, generating 280 additional jobs... -
Ariane 5 Retirement Leaves Europe With a Launch Crisis
12 July 2023
Spaceflight Now reports that Europe is “facing months without its own independent access to space for large satellites following... -
How Airports Can Prepare for Future Electric Aircraft Operations
11 July 2023
Aviation Today reports that engineering firm WSP “has taken the lead in assisting airports in the preparations for electric aircraft. With electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles... -
SpaceX Extends Record to 16 Missions for Falcon 9 Rocket
11 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that SpaceX “launched the same Falcon 9 rocket for a record 16th time on July 9 and then landed... -
NTSB to Investigate Engine Fire on Boeing 737 MAX
10 July 2023
The AP reported that the NTSB “will investigate an engine fire that was discovered on a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max after the plane landed in Newark... -
Space Force to Require Two Missions Prior to Using ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket
10 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that “despite delays with United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket, the U.S. Space Force will require two missions... -
US Sees Uptick in Fatal Business Aviation Accidents in First Half of 2023
7 July 2023
Aviation International News reports there were four fatal crashes of US-registered business jets in the first half of 2023, resulting... -
Collision Avoidance Maneuvers by Starlink Satellites Increasing Exponentially
7 July 2023
SPACE reports Starlink satellites had “to swerve more than 25,000 times between Dec. 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023 to avoid potentially dangerous... -
Airbus Deliveries Reportedly Up 6% for First Half of 2023
6 July 2023
Reuters reports industry sources indicated on Thursday that Airbus deliveries “increased by 6% in the first half of the year to reach 316 aircraft. -
NASA Reestablishes Contact With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
6 July 2023
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA engineers are prepping the miniature Mars helicopter Ingenuity for its 53rd flight across the surface of the Red Planet... -
AIAA Announces Election of New Board of Trustees Members-At-Large
6 July 2023
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Board of Trustees (BoT) elected three new Board of Trustees Members-At-Large during its meeting in February. These newly elected leaders began their three-year terms in May. -
Airbus Helicopters Aims to Test Three New Technology Demonstrators by Year’s End
5 July 2023
Aviation International News reports that the Airbus H160 helicopter got closer to FAA certification this month with the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance... -
India’s Space Industry Sees Rapid Growth
5 July 2023
The New York Times reports that from humble beginnings in 1963, India’s space industry “has found much surer footing. -
AFRL to Test Air Traffic Management System for UAVs, eVTOLs
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate and Afwerx have “recently installed... -
SpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down Off Florida With ISS Payload
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported SpaceX’s “28th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission” to the ISS splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday...
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