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DARPA X-plane Steered by Air Bursts to Make First Flight in 2027
21 November 2025
Defense News reports, “An experimental DARPA plane that would steer using bursts of air is expected to have its first flight…
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SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Booster Damaged During Testing Friday Morning
21 November 2025
Ars Technica reports, “During the pre-dawn hours in South Texas on Friday morning, SpaceX’s next-generation Starship first stage suffered…
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U.S. Army Apache Pilots to Train with Augmented Reality for First Time
20 November 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “For the first time, U.S. military helicopter pilots will train using augmented reality (AR) technology that can recreate…
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Eastern Range Hosts 100th Orbital Launch of the Year
20 November 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Less than a decade ago, the country’s primary spaceport…
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Archer Partners with Two Saudi Companies to Develop and Test Air Taxi Services
19 November 2025
Reuters reports, “Archer Aviation said on Wednesday it has signed a deal with The Helicopter Company and luxury developer Red Sea…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches HASTE Vehicle with Payloads for MDA and DIU
19 November 2025
Defense Daily reports, “Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Tuesday announced the successful launch of a suborbital mission using its HASTE launch…
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F-22 Teams with Avenger Drone in Human-Machine Flight Test
18 November 2025
Defense News reports, “The pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter successfully maneuvered an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet…
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Orbiting Satellite Reorients Itself Using AI-Powered Controller
18 November 2025
SPACE reports an AI-powered controller on an orbiting satellite executed real-world attitude adjustments in space, “for the first time…
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Boeing KC-46 Performs First Flight Test Using New Vision System
17 November 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “Boeing has flown a new vision system on the company’s troubled KC-46 Pegasus air refueler for the first time…
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SpaceX Launches Joint NASA-European Research Satellite
17 November 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched a joint NASA-European environmental research satellite early Monday, the second in an ongoing…
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Pipistrel’s Velis Electro Aircraft Certified for Canadian Owners and Operators
14 November 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “The world’s first type certificated and commercially available electric aircraft is becoming increasingly widespread…
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ULA Atlas 5 Rocket Launches ViaSat-3
14 November 2025
Spaceflight Now reports the mission was the second of three planned spacecraft that Viasat plans to operate in geostationary orbit.
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Joby Flies New Hybrid-Electric VTOL Aircraft for First Time
13 November 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “Joby Aviation flew a demonstrator of a new hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for the first time…
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Monday’s Falcon 9 Launch Breaks Record for Most Satellite Launches in Calendar Year from World’s Busiest Spaceport
13 November 2025
Ars Technica reports, “Another Falcon 9 rocket fired off its launch pad here on Monday night, taking with it another 29 Starlink Internet satellites to orbit.
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Boeing’s Strong Delivery Pace Continues Through October
12 November 2025
Reuters reports, “Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 53 jets in October, bringing its total for the year to 493, and received 15 new orders…
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Blue Origin Set to Launch New Glenn Following Weekend Weather Delay
12 November 2025
Spaceflight Now reports Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch.
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U.S. Navy Installing Automatic Ground Control Avoidance System for F/A-18s, EA-18s
11 November 2025
Aviation Week Network reports, “The U.S. Navy is proceeding with an effort to install an automatic ground control avoidance system (Auto GCAS) on Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets…
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Rocket Lab Postpones First Neutron Launch Until 2026
11 November 2025
Space News reports, “Rocket Lab has delayed the first launch of its reusable Neutron rocket to 2026, saying it wants to maximize the chances…
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US Army Plans to Buy One Million Drones Over Next Two to Three Years
10 November 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “The Army is planning a massive overhaul on how it acquires unmanned aerial systems, setting the ambitious goal…
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SpaceX Launches 560th Falcon 9 Rocket to Date Following Saturday Scrub
10 November 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “Following a last minute scrub Saturday morning, SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites in the predawn hours…
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US Marine Corps Plans for Two More XQ-58A Test Flights Before Year-end
7 November 2025
Flight Global reports the US Marine Corps will conduct two more test flights with the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie “before year-end to continue assessing…
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Arc Orbital Supply Spacecraft Designed to Deliver Military Supplies Anywhere on Earth Within an Hour
7 November 2025
The War Zone reports, “California-based space startup Inversion has unveiled its design for a fully reusable, lifting-body spacecraft named Arc.
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UPS Plane’s Engine Fell Off During Crash in Louisville, NTSB Official Says
6 November 2025
CBS News reports, “A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff from Louisville…
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Rocket Lab Launches Earth-observing Radar Satellite to Orbit in 6th Mission for Japanese Company iQPS
6 November 2025
SPACE reports, “Rocket Lab launched its sixth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this afternoon (Nov. 5) from its seaside pad…
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Bombardier Announces Its Global 8000 Sets Cabin Altitude Record
5 November 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “Bombardier announced Tuesday that its new Global 8000 now offers the lowest cabin altitude of any business jet…
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ISS Marks 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence in Orbit
5 November 2025
ISS National Laboratory reports, “This past weekend, the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated a historic milestone: 25 years….
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Embraer Reports Record Q3 2025 Revenue, Backlog at $31.3B
4 November 2025
Aerotime reports, “Embraer reported an all-time high third-quarter revenue of $2.0 billion in Q3 2025, up 18% year-on-year, driven by strong growth…
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“Athena” Plan Lays Out New Blueprint for Remaking NASA
4 November 2025
Ars Technica reports, “In recent weeks, copies of an intriguing policy document have started to spread among space lobbyists on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The document bears the title “Athena,” and it purports…
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Anduril’s YFQ-44A Drone Wingman Prototype Makes First Flight
3 November 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “Defense tech startup Anduril’s prototype bid for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program achieved its first flight…
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Blue Origin Successfully Test-Fires New Glenn Rocket Engines at Cape Canaveral
3 November 2025
Ars Technica reports, “The road to the second flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lifting New Glenn rocket got a lot clearer…
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NTSB Releases Urgent Learjet Landing Gear Warning
31 October 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent recommendation for the owners and operators of certain…
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ISS Marks 25 Years of Uninterrupted Human Presence in Orbit
31 October 2025
AP News reports, “It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks…
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USAF Considering Expanding CCA Pairing Capabilities Beyond F-22
30 October 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) with the Lockheed Martin F-22, though consideration is…
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Japan’s HTV-X Spacecraft Arrives at International Space Station
30 October 2025
Ars Technica reports, “A cargo ship from Japan pulled alongside the International Space Station on Wednesday, maneuvering close enough for the lab’s robotic arm…
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Russian Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk Outside ISS to Install Experiments
29 October 2025
SPACE reports Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed a 6 hour and 54-minute spacewalk outside the International Space…
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Performs First Flight
29 October 2025
Aviation Week reports, “NASA began flight tests of its needle-nosed X-59 Quesst quiet supersonic research aircraft with a 1 hr. 7 min. initial sortie from…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Another 28 Starlink Satellites from California
28 October 2025
SPACE reports, “SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink satellites today (Oct. 27),” sending 28 of them up from California’s central coast. Launch took place “at 8:43 p.m. EDT (5:43 p.m. local California…
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Drones Could Supplant Large US Army Units in Europe According to Expert
28 October 2025
Defense News reports, “What do you with an Army designed for Europe when Europe isn’t the focus anymore? The answer is drones, says one U.S. expert. An expeditionary force of drone…
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Japan’s New HTV-X Cargo Spacecraft Launches to ISS for 1st Time
27 October 2025
SPACE reports, “Japan’s new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday (Oct. 25).
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Gulfstream Aerospace Hits Stride as Bizjet Sales, Deliveries Take Off
27 October 2025
Aviation International News reports, “Gulfstream Aerospace found its groove in the third quarter as business jet sales and shipments climbed 56%…
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Powerful NVIDIA Chip to Make Orbital Debut Next Month
24 October 2025
SPACE reports, “An NVIDIA GPU is heading toward its record-setting orbital debut, a trip that will test how data centers could work in the…
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Amazon Delivers Emergency Supplies to Typhoon-Devastated Western Alaska
24 October 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “You can get pretty much anything from Amazon, and the residents of the villages in western Alaska devastated by…
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SpaceX Performs 550th Falcon 9 Launch
23 October 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its 550th Falcon 9 mission since the rocket’s debut in 2010. The launch from California added 28…
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U.S. Army Selects AeroVironment’s Freedom Eagle-1 as New Counter-Drone Interceptor
23 October 2025
The War Zone reports, “The U.S. Army has picked AeroVironment to supply a new anti-air interceptor, primarily to provide an additional layer…
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NASA Places Artemis 2 Mission’s Orion Capsule atop SLS Rocket in Preparation for 2026 Launch
22 October 2025
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly…
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Brazil’s Embraer Closes Third Quarter with Record $31.3 Billion Backlog
22 October 2025
Reuters reports, “Brazilian planemaker Embraer’s firm order backlog stood at a record $31.3 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 38%…
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SpaceX Launches 10,000th Starlink Satellite to Orbit
21 October 2025
SPACE reports, “SpaceX notched two big milestones on a single Falcon 9 liftoff today (Oct. 19). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28…
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GE Aerospace Raises 2025 Profit Forecast on Robust Aftermarket Demand
21 October 2025
Reuters reports GE Aerospace raised its 2025 profit forecast on Tuesday, projecting a strong finish to the year on robust demand for…
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SpaceX Performs Record-Breaking 31st Flight with Falcon 9 First Stage Booster
20 October 2025
SPACE reports, “A Falcon 9 carrying 28 of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station [Sunday] at 1:39 p.m. EDT…
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Students Tasked with Studying One of Electric Aviation’s Biggest Challenges
20 October 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “Over the next three years, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will send cohorts of students to Brazil to study one of the most pressing challenges facing electric aircraft…