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Bell Shows Off Autonomous Pod Transport at Air Medical Conference
27 October 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Bell has brought its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) eVTOL this week to the 2022…
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Inflatable Heat Shield Could Help Humans Land on Mars
27 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that at the AIAA’s ASCEND event in Las Vegas, NASA announced that its Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test…
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ISS Adjusts Course to Avoid Russian Space Debris
26 October 2022
CNN reports that NASA said the ISS fired its thrusters for five minutes and five seconds to avoid a Russian satellite destroyed by a missile strike…
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Airbus Helicopters Unveils Continuing Robust Sales When it Comes to US Medical Market
26 October 2022
Aviation International News reports that “Japan Aerospace (JAC) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have signed an agreement…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket Readies for Halloween Launch
25 October 2022
CNET News reports, “The Falcon Heavy mission dubbed USSF 44 is the next launch on deck for pad 39-A…
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NASA’s X-57 to Fly as Soon as December
25 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “NASA plans to attempt first flight of its X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft…
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NASA Tests Mars Crash Landing
24 October 2022
CNET News reported that NASA JPL is testing Simplified High Impact Energy Landing Device (SHIELD)…
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B-21 Debut Set for December 2
24 October 2022
FlightGlobal reported that Northrop Grumman said it would debut its B-21…
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Air Taxi Business May Get Early Business from Airline Alliance
21 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that electric air taxi aircraft are seeing early customers in the form of the major airlines…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Mission Launch Successful
21 October 2022
Florida Today reports SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:50 a.m. Thursday morning…
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SpaceX Looks to Launch from Cape Canaveral Today
20 October 2022
The Orlando Sentinel reports the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40…
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Parker Sees Rapid Technology Development in New Electric Aircraft
20 October 2022
Aviation International News reports that Parker Aerospace sees utilization of electric aircraft as the company’s future.
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Blackhawk Aerospace Sees Retrofits as the Future with PC-12 Expected to be Certified Soon
19 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Aftermarket engine upgrade specialist Blackhawk Aerospace is developing…
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NASA Says Spacewalks will Resume
19 October 2022
Aviation Week reports, “NASA is looking to mid-November for the resumption of planned spacewalks…
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How Can the Aerospace and Defense Industry Better Respond to the Workforce Challenges of Today, while Preparing for the Future?
19 October 2022
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today released the 2022…
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NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Mission on Track for Next Year
18 October 2022
SPACE reports, “The spacecraft at the center of NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has altered its trajectory…
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Airbus to Carry Out First Cargo Flights for Beluga Cargo Jet
18 October 2022
Bloomberg reports that Airbus SE looks to run its first cargo flights for an external client with a fleet of Beluga jets…
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Exploration Generation Unveils New Rocketry-Themed Storyline Unit for Middle School Educators Nationwide
18 October 2022
Exploration Generation (ExGen), co-founded by AIAA, Estes Industries, and NSTA, today unveiled its new rocketry-themed…
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NASA’s Artemis I Set to Launch in November
17 October 2022
CNET News reported, “NASA will roll Artemis I back to out the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as early as Nov. 4.
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Bombardier Goes Supersonic with its Global 8000
17 October 2022
Aviation Week reported, “As Bombardier continues certification tests of the extended-range Global 8000…
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AIAA Announces University Student Design Competitions Winners
17 October 2022
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021–2022 Design Competitions.
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AIAA Announces Winners of Prestigious Zarem Graduate Student Awards for Distinguished Achievement in Aeronautics and Astronautics
17 October 2022
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Zarem Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement.
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Weather Delays NASA Astronauts’ Return from ISS
14 October 2022
CNN reports, “Four astronauts are scheduled to return home from the International Space Station (ISS)…
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Business Jets Sustained Five Fatal Accidents in the Past Year
13 October 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Over the 12 months between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, eight people…
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Crew-4 Astronauts Ready for ISS Departure
13 October 2022
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports, “After nearly half a year in space, the four astronauts of Crew-4…
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Virgin Orbit Space Plane Arrives In Cornwall for UK Launch
12 October 2022
The Daily Mail (UK) reports, “The first ever orbital launch on British soil…
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Delta Invests $60 Million in Air Taxi Startup
12 October 2022
The AP reports that Delta has invested $60 million to take a 2% stake in Joby Aviation…
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2022 ASCEND Adds Preeminent Space Leaders from Government, Academia, and Industry to Event
11 October 2022
ASCEND, the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building…
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Rocket Lab Launches NOAA-Funded Wildlife Tracking Satellite
11 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reported, “Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket Friday from its privately-run spaceport in New Zealand…
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Sabrewing CEO Discusses Record Cargo Drone Hover Flight
11 October 2022
Aviation Today reports, “Sabrewing Aircraft Company, based in California, recently announced the successful completion of its cargo drone…
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NASA Hoping to Launch Artemis I in November
7 October 2022
The Miami (FL) Herald reports that following multiple delays of the Artemis I launch, it “looks like…
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United Airlines Aiming to Fly Electric Planes by 2030
7 October 2022
CNBC reports that as United Airlines aims for net zero by 2050, it looks to fly electric planes…
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Russell M. Cummings Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the AIAA Education Series
7 October 2022
AIAA has selected Russell M. Cummings, Professor of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, and AIAA Fellow, as its…
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NASA, SpaceX Successfully Launch Crew-5 Mission to the ISS
6 October 2022
Space.com reports that NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission successfully launched to the International Space…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Could Launch This Month After Three-Year Wait
6 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reports, “More than three years after SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket last…
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China Shifting to Airbus as US-China Tensions Rise
6 October 2022
Bloomberg reports that as US-Sino tensions have risen, Chinese airlines have shifted more toward Airbus…
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Challenger Center and AIAA Open Nominations for 2023 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
5 October 2022
Challenger Center and the AIAA announced they are accepting nominations for…
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ULA’s Atlas V Launches from Cape Canaveral
5 October 2022
Spaceflight Now reports that a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral…
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Crew-5 Mission Will See Russian Cosmonaut Fly Aboard US Spacecraft for First Time Since 2002
5 October 2022
CBS News reports, “Despite frigid U.S.-Russian relations, cosmonaut Anna Kikina is poised to become the first Russian…
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Pratt & Whitney Begins Test of GTF on A320neo
5 October 2022
FlightGlobal reports, “Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have started development flight testing of a more efficient PW1100G geared turbofan…
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AIAA to Present Premier Lecture and Technical Excellence Award During 2022 ASCEND
4 October 2022
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of a premier lectureship and a technical excellence award, as well as…
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Wisk Aero Unveils New Tiltrotor Aircraft
4 October 2022
Aerospace America reports that at a press conference, Wisk Aero unveiled its new tiltrotor aircraft….
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SpaceX Working to Upgrade Cape Canaveral Launch Pad
4 October 2022
Space News reports that while SpaceX is preparing to launch the Crew-5 mission with NASA, the company…
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Firefly Aerospace Launches its First Rocket into Orbit
3 October 2022
Bloomberg reported Firefly Aerospace Inc. has “launched its first rocket…
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USAF Grounds Most of its Older C-130H Hercules Cargo Planes, Variants
3 October 2022
Defense News reported that the US Air Force has “grounded most of its older C-130H…
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FCC Passes New Satellite Deorbiting Rule
30 September 2022
CNN reports the Federal Communications Commission passed a new rule which forces unused satellites…
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As Ian Moves Up East Coast, Airport Closures and Flight Cancellations Continue
30 September 2022
CNN reports that “Tropical Storm Ian threatens another blow to air travel as it moves up the East Coast and away…
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Italy’s Cristoforetti First European Woman to Command ISS
29 September 2022
The Daily Mail (UK) reports once Russia’s Oleg Artemyev leaves the ISS, Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti…
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Canadian Authorities Review Safety Case for Challenger Jet
29 September 2022
FlightGlobal reports that “Canadian authorities are reviewing the safety case for the Bombardier Challenger 600…
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Eviation Alice Performs First Flight
28 September 2022
The AP reports that Eviation’s prototype electric aircraft took its first flight Tuesday.