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Blue Origin Receives USSF Funding for Integration Studies Related to New Glenn Launch Vehicle
25 January 2024
Space News reports that Blue Origin “has secured a contract with the U.S. Space Force for integration studies related to its New Glenn launch vehicle.”
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Past Delays Towards First Flight This Year
25 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that despite problems “that delayed the X-59 Low-Boom Flight Demonstration program from its scheduled flight debut in 2021, no obvious obstacles…
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Blue Origin, SpaceX Competition Boosts Supply Chain Companies’ Bottom Lines
24 January 2024
Bloomberg reports that as private space firms “like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin step up rocket production…
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Pratt & Whitney Projects Peak Number of Grounded Aircraft to be Lower Than Previously Thought
24 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports that Pratt & Whitney “expects the peak number of aircraft grounded as a result of manufacturing problems with geared turbofan engines will be lower…
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Comes Back Online on Mars After Communications Glitch
23 January 2024
SPACE reports that Ingenuity has officially “regained communication with ground control.” According to a January 20 NASA post, Perseverance “had conducted…
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X-59 Promises to Open a New Era of Supersonic Travel
23 January 2024
The Times (UK) reports the X-59, built by Skunk Works, “promises to open a new era of supersonic travel.” The X-59 “has been designed to fly faster than…
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Japan Becomes Fifth Country to Land a Spacecraft on the Moon
22 January 2024
ABC News reports “Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon” when one of its uncrewed spacecrafts “successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface…
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Astronauts Arrive at ISS
22 January 2024
Reuters reported a four-man crew “arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early on Saturday for a two-week stay…
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Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, Guy Norris Report on Bleeding-Edge Aerospace Technologies
22 January 2024
Aviation Week reported, “From hydrogen to nuclear fusion, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report on the bleeding-edge aerospace technologies…
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DiscoverE’s Countdown to Engineers Week and Girl Day 2024
22 January 2024
Looking for inspiration, ideas or advice to spice up your plans for Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2024?
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B-21 Raider Flies Test Sortie from Edwards Air Force Base
19 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that a “Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider flew a test sortie from Edwards AFB, California, on Jan. 17, notching the second acknowledged flight…
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earth’s Atmosphere
19 January 2024
The New York Times reports that a spacecraft that “was headed to the surface of the moon has ended up back at Earth instead, burning up in the planet’s atmosphere…
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AIAA Statement on the Axiom Space AX-3 Launch
18 January 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate the entire Axiom Space team on its successful AX-3 launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Astrobotic Announces Peregrine Reentry Plans
18 January 2024
Aviation Week reports Astrobotic Technology said that it is “projecting its troubled Peregrine lunar lander will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean around 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 18, two days earlier…
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Boeing Finalizes Order for 150 MAX Jets from Akasa Air
18 January 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports that The Boeing Company has secured an order for 150 of its MAX aircraft to India’s Akasa Air, which will increase the airline’s order book to more than 200…
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Report: Space Investment Bounced Back in 2023, Increased M&A Expected into 2024
17 January 2024
CNBC reports that investment in the space sector “bounced back last year, rebounding closer to the record high of 2021…
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NASA and Lockheed Martin Unveil X-59 “Quiet” Supersonic Demonstrator
16 January 2024
Defense Daily reported that on January 12, NASA and Skunk Works “rolled out the X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic demonstrator aircraft in Palmdale, Calif.”
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FAA Reviewing Boom’s Request to Conduct Supersonic Test Flights Using XB-1 Demonstrator
16 January 2024
FlightGlobal reports the FAA released an environmental assessment addressing the possible impacts of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator, which describes the company’s…
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China Won’t Beat US in Getting to the Moon, NASA Administrator Says
12 January 2024
SPACE reports, “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is unconcerned that China will beat the United States in returning astronauts to the moon.”
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Airbus Sets Sales Record in 2023
12 January 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports Airbus set a record for the highest number of orders in a single year, with 2,319 gross orders last year…
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SpaceX Eyes February for Third Starship Test Flight
11 January 2024
Space News reports, “SpaceX expects to conduct the third integrated test flight of its Starship vehicle in February as it works to demonstrate…
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Elysian Aircraft Aims to Launch Electric Plane by 2033
11 January 2024
Aerospace America reports Elysian Aircraft, a Netherlands-based company, is planning to launch a “90-passenger…
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Following Propellant Leak, Engineers Look to Find New Mission for Peregrine
10 January 2024
Reuters reports Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander “has ‘no chance’ of a soft landing on the moon after springing a propellant leak in the first few hours of its journey in space…
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Boeing Revises Guidance for 737 Max Inspections
10 January 2024
The New York Times reports, “Federal regulators on Tuesday said Boeing was revising its instructions for how airlines should inspect its 737 Max 9, delaying the manufacturer’s effort…
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AIAA Establishes Aerospace Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group
10 January 2024
January 10, 2024 – Orlando, Fla. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today during 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum it has formed the AIAA Aerospace Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Group to advance the appropriate use of AI technology particularly in aeronautics, aerospace R&D, and space. The group will 1) ensure AIAA understands
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Peregrine Lunar Lander Suffers “Critical” Propellant Loss
9 January 2024
CNN reports Astrobotic Technology “said it is abandoning an attempt to put its Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight” because the spacecraft…
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Business Jet Deliveries Forecasted to Rise 17% This Year
9 January 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Deliveries from the top-five business jet OEMs are forecast to jump by 17 percent…
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SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites
8 January 2024
SPACE reported, “SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Sunday (Jan. 7).” As planned, “the Falcon 9’s first stage…
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FAA Orders Airlines to Ground Some Boeing 737 Max 9 Jets After Midair Emergency
8 January 2024
The New York Times reported that on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered Alaska Airlines and United Airlines…
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AIAA Statement on ULA Vulcan Centaur Launch
8 January 2024
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the ULA team on today’s Vulcan Centaur Launch! It is exciting to witness this new space launch capability complete its first…
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Orbital Launch Activity Hit Record in 2023
5 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that the number “of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022, with 223 flights attempted and 212 reaching orbit…
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Air Corsica Finds Pratt & Whitney Canada Engine Reduces MRO Costs by a Third
5 January 2024
Aviation Week reports that maintenance costs “are reduced by almost one-third on the ATR 72-600 regional turboprop thanks to the latest iteration of its Pratt & Whitney Canada engine, the PW127XT…
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AIAA Announces 2024 Sustained Service Awards Winners
5 January 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Sustained Service Awards. The award recognizes sustained, significant service and contributions to AIAA by members of the Institute.
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AIAA Statement on the Passing of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
4 January 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “AIAA mourns the passing of former Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) who led the House Science, Space…
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AIAA Statement on Norms of Behavior for Commercial Space Operations by The Hague Institute for Global Justice
4 January 2024
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we are pleased to sign The Washington Compact on Norms of Behavior…
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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Set to Launch on January 8
4 January 2024
Gizmodo reports United Launch Alliance’s “202-foot-tall (61.6-meter) Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral” on Monday, January 8.
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Elliott Aviation Delivers First King Air Upgrade
4 January 2024
Aviation International News reports that Elliott Aviation “has performed its first completion and delivery of the Garmin Autoland upgrade in a King Air B200.”
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AIAA Announces Plans for CEO Transition
3 January 2024
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today that CEO Dan Dumbacher will step down from his role on September 30, 2024.
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SpaceX Launches First Satellites Designed to Connect Directly to Smartphones
3 January 2024
Space News reports that SpaceX “launched its first batch of Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to unmodified smartphones Jan. 2 after getting a temporary experimental license to start testing…
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Akasa Air Close to 150-Plane Order from Boeing
3 January 2024
Reuters reports that Akasa Air “is set to close an order for around 150 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbody planes, two sources said, its latest bid to tap the travel boom in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market.”
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SpaceX Test Fires Starship Booster Rocket
2 January 2024
SPACE reported that SpaceX “closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft…, sharing some stunning videos of both vehicles…
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B-21 Raider Undergoing Flight Testing
2 January 2024
Defense News reported that the “B-21 Raider took to the air for the first time in November, nearly a year after its public debut in California. In 2024, the U.S. Air…
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L3Harris Approved to Produce Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
21 December 2023
Space News reports the Space Development Agency approved L3Harris “to move into production on “16 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites “designed to detect and monitor…
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Embraer Executive Jets Announces Doubling of its MRO Network
21 December 2023
Aviation International News reports that Embraer Executive Jets “is doubling its maintenance service network…
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Successfully Launches
20 December 2023
AP reports that Blue Origin successfully “launched a rocket carrying experiments on Tuesday, its first flight since engine trouble caused a crash more than a year ago.”
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JSX Plans to Add Over 300 Hybrid-Electric Aircraft to Charter Fleet
20 December 2023
Aviation International News reports that on Tuesday, public charter operator JSX “announced its intention to acquire more than 300 hybrid-electric aircraft from three different manufacturers as part of its efforts…
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AIAA Statement on Design/Build/Launch Student Experiments Onboard Successful Blue Origin New Shepard Mission
19 December 2023
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the Blue Origin team on today’s successful return to flight for their New Shepard rocket. AIAA recognizes the countless industry professionals…
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Blue Origin Delays New Shepard Launch
19 December 2023
SPACE reports that Blue Origin’s first mission “in more than 15 months was officially delayed on Monday (Dec. 18) after a last-minute scrub.”
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N3 to Add MRO Capacity in Expansion at Arnstadt Site
19 December 2023
Aviation Week reports that Rolls-Royce engine maintenance specialist N3 Engine Overhaul Services “is targeting the overhaul of nearly 200 engines next year and plans to expand capacity at its facility in Germany…
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NASA Previews Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Demo Mission
18 December 2023
Aviation Week reported that NASA has “offered a preview of Sierra Space’s reusable Dream Chaser resupply demonstration mission to the International Space…