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Eve Air Mobility Unveils First Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype
22 July 2024
Aerotime reports that Eve Air Mobility “has announced the roll-out of a prototype of its first full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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Boeing Closer to Understanding Thruster Failures After Latest Testing
19 July 2024
AP News reports, “Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth.
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Communication Problems Cause Major US Carriers to Ground Flights
19 July 2024
Reuters reports that top U.S. airlines including Delta, United, and American, issued ground stops on Friday citing communication issues, as a global outage roiled…
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AIAA Unveils ASCEND Diverse Dozen Op-Eds on Space Sustainability and Environmentalism
19 July 2024
AIAA today published the 2024 ASCEND Diverse Dozen (D12) Op-Eds – a collection of unique perspectives on today’s most pressing space sustainability challenges. The 12 visionaries who comprise the D12 will present their ideas on the opening day of 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Las Vegas.
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Commander of U.S. Space Command Conveys Confidence in Falcon 9’s Quick Return to Flight
18 July 2024
Space News reports, “The head of U.S. Space Command expressed confidence July 17 that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will soon return to flight…
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Germany’s Lilium Earns Biggest Order Yet for Flying Taxis from Saudi Airline Group
18 July 2024
Reuters reports, “Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium on Thursday clinched its biggest order yet in a deal for Saudi airline Saudia Group to purchase up to 100…
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NASA Rolls Artemis 2 Booster Off Factory Floor In Preparation for 2025 Launch
17 July 2024
SPACE reports, “The core stage of the first rocket to launch astronauts to the moon in over 50 years has left its manufacturing facility, and is bound for vehicle integration…
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US Aviation Industry Asks Congress to Focus On ‘Neglected’ FAA Facilities
17 July 2024
Reuters reports, “Major U.S. aviation groups and unions urged Congress to address persistent shortfalls in funding for FAA facilities after a series of reports raised alarm…
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NASA to Evaluate Astronaut Launch Schedule In Wake of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Failure
16 July 2024
SPACE reports, “NASA is waiting to see if there will be “schedule impacts” for its next astronaut mission aboard SpaceX after a rocket failure last week, the agency said in a recent statement. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket…
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Beta Electric Aircraft Conducts Two More ‘Real-Time’ Demos
16 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “After wrapping up its first test and deployment campaign with the U.S. Air Force in January, electric aircraft manufacturer Beta Technologies…
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Boeing Advancing Effort to Use Drones for Aircraft Inspection
15 July 2024
Avionics International reports, “Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of military aircraft…
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NASA Europa Clipper Mission Imperiled by Chips on Spacecraft
15 July 2024
The New York Times reports, “NASA said on Thursday that it is studying the durability of transistors on a $5 billion spacecraft to Europa…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Experiences Rare Engine Failure, Loses Starlink Satellites
12 July 2024
Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffered an engine failure during a Starlink mission on July 11, losing 20 Starlink satellites and triggering a Federal Aviation…
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Boeing’s 777X Receives FAA Green Light for Certification Flights
12 July 2024
The Seattle Times reports that the FAA has granted Boeing authority to begin flying its new 777X with FAA personnel on board — beginning a series of test flights needed “to win approval for the 777X…
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Joby Exceeds Range Target for Hydrogen-Electric Air Tax Demonstrator
11 July 2024
Aviation Week reports, “While it pursues certification of its battery-powered air taxi and prepares to launch commercial service, Joby Aviation already is flying its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft…
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NASA Astronauts Are Sure That Boeing’s Starliner Will Get Them Home
11 July 2024
The Washington Post reports, “The two NASA astronauts who flew in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station last month said Wednesday that they have no concerns…
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First Launch of Ariane 6 Considered Partially Successful
10 July 2024
Aviation Week reports, “In a relatively complex mission, the first Ariane 6 medium- to heavy-lift launcher placed payloads into orbit in its debut flight July 9 and partially demonstrated…
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UrbanLink Partners with Skyway Technologies to Launch Caribbean Jet Service
10 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports that Lilium partner UrbanLink Air Mobility “on Tuesday announced a partnership with California-based vertiport developer and operator Skyway Technologies to install eVTOL hubs…
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Penina Axelrad Awarded 2024 Yvonne C. Brill Lectureship in Aerospace Engineering
10 July 2024
AIAA and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) are pleased to announce that Penina Axelrad, distinguished professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Yvonne C. Brill Lectureship in Aerospace Engineering.
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NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Set to Retire at End of Month
9 July 2024
Flying Magazine reports that NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, “has taken millions of infrared measurements and studied tens of thousands of asteroids…
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Airbus Delivers 323 Aircraft in First Half
9 July 2024
Reuters reports, “Airbus confirmed on Monday it had delivered 323 airplanes in the first half of the year, up 2% from 316 in the same period of 2023.
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AIAA and Club for the Future Announce Recipient of 2024 Resilient Student Scholarship
9 July 2024
AIAA and Blue Origin’s non-profit Club for the Future are pleased to announce the recipient of their 2024 Resilient Student Scholarship is Rylie Tatum from Mableton, GA. Rylie is a recent high school graduate of The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA.
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2024 AIAA David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce Presented by Sir Martin Sweeting During 2024 ASCEND
8 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 AIAA David W. Thompson Lectureship in Space Commerce is awarded to Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman, Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd. (SSTL) and Distinguished Professor, Surrey Space Centre…
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2024 ASCEND to Feature Europa Clipper Mission in William H. Pickering Lecture
8 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 William H. Pickering Lecture, “Europa Clipper: First NASA Mission to an Ocean World,” by Bonnie Buratti, Deputy Project Scientist, Europa Clipper Mission, 31 July, 12 p.m. PT, during 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Las Vegas.
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Chinese Spacewalkers Install Space-Junk Shielding on Tiangong Space Station
8 July 2024
SPACE reports, “Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation’s Tiangong space station” during a July 3 EVA.
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Air Force Asks for Increased Funding for Drone Wingmen Program
8 July 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “A reprogramming request recently submitted to Capitol Hill by the Pentagon asks for permission to shift an additional $150 million into the Air Force’s…
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NASA Says Boeing’s Starliner Capable of Staying in Space Beyond 45-Day Limit
3 July 2024
SPACE reports, “Boeing’s Starliner capsule is performing well enough on its first-ever astronaut mission…
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American Airlines to Purchase ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Electric Engines for Regional Jets
3 July 2024
Aviation Week Network reports, “American Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to power regional…
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Opinion: “Transferring the International Space Station into the Future”
2 July 2024
In an op-ed in Space News, Jean-Jacques Dordain and Michael Griffin suggest that when it’s time to retire the ISS, it should be moved to higher orbit, so that it may one day be made useful again….
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Next-Gen Fighter Still On Tap, But More Affordable Redesign Needed, Kendall Says
2 July 2024
Defense News reports, “The U.S. Air Force has not abandoned its program to build an advanced next-generation fighter, but it does need…
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2024 AIAA von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics on OSIRIS-REx Mission Presented by Dante S. Lauretta During 2024 ASCEND
2 July 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 AIAA von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics is awarded to Dante S. Lauretta, Regents Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson.
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NASA Orders More Starliner Tests as Crew Remains in Space
1 July 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA and Boeing officials pushed back Friday on headlines that the commercial Starliner crew capsule is stranded…
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Boeing Striving to Inspect Aircraft Autonomously
1 July 2024
Defense Daily reports, “Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing …
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Breakup of Russian Satellite Creates Over 100 Pieces of Debris
28 June 2024
Via Satellite reports, “U.S. Space Command confirmed that a defunct Russian satellite broke up in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Wednesday, creating more than 100 pieces…
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Boeing to Start Flight-Testing Multi-Mission Pod on P-8 in July
28 June 2024
Defense Daily reports, “Boeing in July will begin flight-testing its internally-developed Multi-Mission Pod on the P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine warfare…
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NASA to Partner with SpaceX to Deorbit International Space Station
28 June 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA has awarded an $843 million contract to SpaceX to develop a ‘US Deorbit Vehicle.’ This spacecraft will dock to the International Space Station…
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AIAA to Present Aerospace Excellence Awards During 2024 ASCEND
28 June 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of two aerospace excellence awards to be presented during 2024 ASCEND, 30 July – 1 August, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. Registration is open for the global aerospace community to attend. Journalists can request a Press Pass here.
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ULA Planning September Launch of Vulcan to Qualify for Space Force Missions
27 June 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “ULA CEO Tory Bruno explained that Air Force space acquisition czar Frank Calvelli asked Lockheed Martin and Boeing to create an independent review team to ‘help’ Vulcan production…
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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality
27 June 2024
The New York Times reports, “Boeing says it has achieved significant quality improvements in the production of the 737 Max since one of the planes lost a panel…
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Wisk Aero Acquires Aerospace Software Company Verocel
26 June 2024
Flying Magazine reports that Wisk Aero “on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Verocel, a software verification and validation (V&V) company focused on the certification of aerospace software—with a particular focus…
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Astronauts Remain at ISS as Engineers Examine Issues with Starliner’s Propulsion System
26 June 2024
The Washington Post reports, “Before Boeing’s first flight with humans on its Starliner spacecraft earlier this month, the company and NASA said repeatedly…
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Joby May Perform Air Tours and Market Survey Flights before Starting Commercial Operations
25 June 2024
Aviation Week Network reports, “Joby Aviation may fly passengers on air tours and market survey flights before starting commercial air taxi operations, the company says.
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China Becomes First Country to Retrieve Rocks from Far Side of the Moon
25 June 2024
The New York Times reports, “China brought a capsule full of lunar soil from the far side of the moon down to Earth on Tuesday, achieving the latest success in an ambitious schedule to explore the moon and other parts…
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China’s Chang’e-6 Heads Home Carrying First-Ever Lunar Far Side Samples
24 June 2024
Space News reports, “China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft is on its way to Earth to deliver samples collected from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 service module likely fired its engines…
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Upgraded Bell CH-146C Mk II Griffon Performs First Flight for RCAF
24 June 2024
Vertical Magazine reports that the first Royal Canadian Air Force Bell CH-146 Griffon to have completed the CH-146C Mk II upgrade “has performed its maiden flight, the manufacturer has announced…
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Rocket Lab Marks Milestone with 50th Electron Rocket Launch
21 June 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “Rocket Lab successfully reached a milestone that few commercial rockets achieved and at a pace that outperformed its competition.
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AeroVironment Successfully Flight Tests Heavy Fuel VTOL UAS
21 June 2024
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “AeroVironment (AV) has successfully demonstrated its JUMP® 20 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) with a heavy fuel engine. The higher horsepower and lower fuel burn rate…
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FAA Approves Joby Aviation’s Use of In-House Software for Air-Taxi Operations
20 June 2024
Reuters reports, “Joby Aviation said on Thursday the FAA has authorized the use of the air-taxi maker’s in-house software to perform tasks such as managing pilot workload and matching passengers…
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ESA’s Ariane 6 Moved to Launch Pad for First Flight
20 June 2024
SpaceWatch.Global reports, “The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force has announced that Ariane 6’s first launch attempt…
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Starliner Return Delayed a Few More Days as NASA and Boeing Study Data
19 June 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA and Boeing will take an additional four days to review all available data about the performance of the Starliner spacecraft before clearing the vehicle to return to Earth, officials said Tuesday.