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Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Breaks Speed, Altitude Records
6 April 2023
CBS News reports on Sunday, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter based on Mars flew 14.5 miles per hours at an altitude of 52.5 feet... -
NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Will Have One Thing Missing: A Sonic Boom
6 April 2023
Robb Report reports that NASA’s experimental X-59 jet, powered by GE Aerospace, will work to minimize the loud noise that usually accompanies an aircraft breaking the sound barrier... -
Japanese Airlines Make Use of Predictive Maintenance Platforms
5 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Japanese airlines such as All Nippon Airways (ANA) operate a mix... -
Artemis II Astronauts on Being Selected for Moon Mission
5 April 2023
CBS News reports that the crew of four astronauts who will fly by the moon in NASA’s first crewed moon mission in over 50 years was announced on Monday. -
General Says F-35 Supply Chain Too Risky for Future War
4 April 2023
Defense News reports that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter “will need a more resilient supply chain to ensure the military can keep it flying in a future... -
Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy
4 April 2023
Reuters reports that Virgin Orbit “filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure.” -
AIAA Statement on the Artemis II Crew
3 April 2023
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Hammock Koch, and Reid Wiseman on being named the four explorers who comprise the crew of the Artemis II mission. -
Labor Cost Increases See Airline Margins Fall
3 April 2023
Aviation International News reported that labor costs have steadily increased for US airlines since air travel has started to come back... -
SpaceX’s Starship to Launch Private Moon Rover in 2026
3 April 2023
SPACE reported that Astrolab has secured an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on one of SpaceX’s Starship moon missions. -
Boeing Will Increase 737 MAX Production Rates ‘Very Soon’
31 March 2023
Reuters reports that Stan Deal, The Boeing Company’s commercial aircraft business leader, said the company will increase 737 MAX production... -
SpaceX Scrubs SDA Satellite Batch Launch
31 March 2023
Aviation Week reports that SpaceX “scrubbed the launch of the Space Development Agency’s first official batch... -
Daher to Increase Production, Expand with Hybrid-Electric TBM
30 March 2023
Aviation International News reports that Daher’s aviation division “expects to broaden its product lineup... -
SpaceX Launches 56 More Starlink Satellites into LEO
30 March 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX’s 21st launch this year “sent 56 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday... -
Air Taxis Will Start Commercial Flights in 2025, Honeywell Predicts
29 March 2023
Bloomberg reports that Honeywell’s head of aerospace business, Mike Madsen, said that he sees the first eVTOL air taxis beginning operation in 2025... -
Pentagon Gears Up for Potential Space Threats
29 March 2023
The Wall Street Journal reports that as China and Russia grow closer and put more of their military resources into space, the Pentagon is putting US resources into satellites... -
2023 AIAA DEFENSE Forum to Focus on Winning the Strategic Competition
28 March 2023
AIAA has announced its three-day program for the 2023 AIAA DEFENSE Forum, 11–13 April at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland. This year’s program will explore... -
Aerospace Supply-Chain Troubles Force US Airlines to Back Off Fleet Growth
28 March 2023
An article discussing the constant global supply chain crisis in the aerospace industry in FlightGlobal points out that the supply chain issues being experienced now were present even before the pandemic... -
Rocket Lab Works to Challenge SpaceX
28 March 2023
Gizmodo reports Rocket Lab is working to challenge SpaceX, which currently has a stranglehold on the spaceflight industry. Rocket Lab CFO... -
Helicopter Business Leaders Set Stage for EVOTLs
27 March 2023
Aviation International News reported that rotorcraft industry leaders “addressing the Helicopter Investor conference this week in London expressed measured optimism... -
Canada Commits to 2030 ISS Extension
27 March 2023
Space News reported that the Canadian government “formally committed March 24 to an extension of the International Space Station to 2030, joining other Western partners but not...
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