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Air India Boeing 787-8 Crashes Shortly After Takeoff in First 787 Fatal Accident
12 June 2025
Aviation Week reports, “An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, on June 12. The crash is the first fatal accident…
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Experts Needed for AIAA Standard Revision Project
12 June 2025
The AIAA Standards Steering Committee has approved a revision project for AIAA S-120B, Mass Properties Control for Space Systems. This standard outlines mass control requirements for space system development.
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Saab Gripen E Jet Completes First AI-controlled Flight Tests
11 June 2025
Aerotime reports, “Saab has completed a series of flight tests integrating artificial intelligence into its Gripen E fighter jet, the company announced on June 11…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 23 Starlink Satellites from Florida
11 June 2025
Spaceflight Now reports SpaceX landed its 460th booster in the midst of the Starlink 12-24 mission, marking “the 460th booster landing to date.” Liftoff from pad…
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Boeing Books 303 New Orders in May in One of Highest Monthly Order Tallies in Company History
11 June 2025
Reuters reports, “Boeing heads into the Paris Air Show after a blockbuster May that included booking 303 new orders and rolling out 38 new 737…
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New Executive Order Aims to Usher in New Generation of U.S. Aircraft
10 June 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to usher in a new generation of drones, self-flying planes, and electric vertical takeoff…
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SpaceX Launches 70th Falcon 9 Mission of the Year
10 June 2025
SPACE reports SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (June 8), on the 70th mission of 2025 for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. “Fifty-two of those…
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U.S. Navy’s T-54A Trainer Achieves IOC
10 June 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Navy’s new multi-engine trainer reached initial operational capability (IOC) in May, the service announced June 9. The Textron T-54A Merlin II is…
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2025 ASCEND to Accelerate Our Off-World Future
9 June 2025
AIAA announced today a powerful lineup of speakers who will take the stage at 2025 ASCEND, 22–24 July, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. The three-day event will address…
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Trump Orders FAA to Repeal Ban on Overland Supersonic Flight
9 June 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order instructing the FAA to repeal its ban on supersonic flight over U.S. land.
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Amazon’s Second Batch of Kuiper Internet Satellites Targeted for June 13 Launch on Atlas V
9 June 2025
SPACE reports, “Amazon’s second fleet of internet satellites now has a target launch date. The stack of 27 satellites, part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation…
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2025 AIAA Awards Gala Held in April
6 June 2025
AIAA presented its premier awards at the AIAA Awards Gala, 30 April, at Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. The Class of 2025 AIAA Fellows…
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AURA AERO Unveils French Alternative to Reaper Drone
6 June 2025
Aerotime reports, “Toulouse-based aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO has unveiled ENBATA, a new “low-cost high-performance” MALE…
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Japan’s ispace Fails in its Second Attempt to Place Resilience Lander on Moon
6 June 2025
Reuters reports, “Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed moon lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface during its touchdown attempt on Friday…
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Advanced Air Mobility, AI Crucial Topics Planned for 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum
5 June 2025
The AIAA AVIATION Forum is the venue to tackle both longstanding challenges from detect-and-avoid – to emerging trends like how we’re dealing with decarbonization…
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U.S. Army Launches ‘Major Overhaul’ of its Flight School Following Deadly Crashes
5 June 2025
Defense News reports, “In the wake of a string of deadly military aviation accidents over the past several years, the U.S. Army…
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Blue Origin Unveils Plans for Enabling Long-Term Human Presence on the Moon
5 June 2025
SPACE reports, “Blue Origin has begun revealing how it plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware to enable long-term human…
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Beta’s Alia CX300 Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport
4 June 2025
Aviation International News reports, “Beta Technologies’ Alia CX300 on Tuesday [became] the first all-electric aircraft to land at a New York City airport…
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Commercial Space Companies to Perform Launch Range Upgrades
4 June 2025
Space News reports, “The U.S. Space Force awarded Jacobs Technology a contract worth up to $4 billion over 10 years to provide engineering and technical services…
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New High-Density Battery Provides Up to 63% More Flight Time for UAVs
4 June 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Tulip Tech, a high-tech battery innovator based in the Neatherlands, has revealed a major leap forward in UAV endurance with the integration…
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Archer Aviation Performing Piloted Flights of its Midnight Electric Aircraft
3 June 2025
Electrek reports, “All-electric aircraft developer Archer has entered a key development phase ahead of full-fledged flight certification and commercial…
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Future of Flight Takes Center Stage at 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum
3 June 2025
AIAA announced its program for the 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 21–25 July, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. The five-day event will focus on the theme, “Navigating the Future: Sustainability, Safety, and Innovation.”
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Resilience Lunar Lander to Attempt ‘Sea of Cold’ Moon Landing This Week
3 June 2025
SPACE reports, “The Japanese company ispace is poised to make a historic moon landing this week. The company’s Reslience lunar lander will attempt to touch down in Mare Frigoris…
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U.S. Pauses Sale of CFM Aircraft Engine to China
2 June 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Commerce Department has paused the sale of some American-made aviation equipment to China, including CFM International’s LEAP 1-C engine, which Chinese…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from West Coast
2 June 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX closed out May with its 16th Falcon 9 launch of the month. The Saturday afternoon launch from the company’s West Coast launch pad carried 27…
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Trailblazing STEM Educator Amy Medina Jorge Completes Spaceflight on Blue Origin’s NS-32 Mission
31 May 2025
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Clay Mowry: “Congratulations to Amy Medina Jorge on her journey beyond the Kármán line!
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Advanced Air Mobility, AI Crucial Topics Planned for 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum
30 May 2025
The AIAA AVIATION Forum is the venue to tackle both longstanding challenges from detect-and-avoid – to emerging trends like how…
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FBO Market Expected to Grow to $41.4B by 2031
30 May 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “The market for FBOs—the companies that handle services at airports like fueling, hangaring, and aircraft maintenance—is set to grow…
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SpaceX Targeting Record-Breaking 170 Orbital Launches in 2025
30 May 2025
SPACE reports, “SpaceX will end up launching an orbital mission nearly every other day in 2025, if all goes according to plan. “We’re targeting 170 launches by the end of…
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AIAA, CSF, SFA, and SGAC Collaborate to Expand ASCEND 2026 in Washington, D.C.
29 May 2025
AIAA, the Commercial Space Federation (CSF), the Space Force Association (SFA), and the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)announced today they are joining forces on an integrated space event, ASCEND 2026, spanning…
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U.S. Suspends Exports of Jet Engine and Semiconductor Technology to China
29 May 2025
The New York Times reports, “The Trump administration has suspended some sales to China of critical U.S. technologies, including those related to jet engines…
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Space Ops: Blue Origin Prepares to Leapfrog SpaceX to the Moon
29 May 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Blue Origin plans to attempt a lunar landing this year. If successful, the MK1, which is 26 ft. tall and 10 ft. in diameter, would become the largest…
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Hermeus Quarterhorse Demonstrator Makes First Flight
28 May 2025
Aviation Week reports, “High-speed aircraft developer Hermeus has successfully flown its remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk. 1 demonstrator…
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Physicists Record Rocket Launches for Acoustic Insights
28 May 2025
The New York Times reports that physicists who record rocket launches and landings are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.
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Beta Technologies’ CX300 Kicks Off European Tour After Completing Flights Across U.S.
27 May 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “In February and March, Beta Technologies flew its all-electric CX300 production aircraft on a six-week, 25-state, 8,000 nm barnstorm across the U.S…
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SpaceX Says Engine Hardware Failure Caused Starship Flight 8 Mishap
27 May 2025
Space News reports, “The failure of SpaceX’s Starship on its most recent test flight had a different root cause than the previous failure…
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Japan’s Skymark Airlines to Purchase Six 737 Max 8s
23 May 2025
Flight Global reports, “Skymark Airlines is to acquire six Boeing 737 Max 8s, in an orderbook top-up for fleet renewal purposes.
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Blue Origin Announces Passengers for 12th Space Tourism Launch
23 May 2025
SPACE reports that Blue Origin has revealed the identities of the six passengers who will fly on the company’s 12th human spaceflight…
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Boeing Increases 737 MAX Production Rate
22 May 2025
Reuters reports, “Boeing expects to stabilize 737 MAX production at 38 airplanes a month over the next couple of months, its Commercial Airplanes Vice President of Quality…
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Scientists Discover New Microbe on China’s Tiangong Space Station
22 May 2025
SPACE reports, “Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China’s Tiangong space station. The new microbe strain…
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Boeing Resumes KC-46 Deliveries to U.S. Air Force After Fixing Cracks
21 May 2025
Air & Space Forces Magazine reports, “Deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force have restarted following a roughly three-month pause imposed after cracks…
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Brand-New SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 23 Starlink Satellites to Orbit
21 May 2025
SPACE reports that SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time. Launch took place…
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Air Force Provides First Look at YFQ-42 ‘Fighter Drone’
21 May 2025
The War Zone reports, “We now have our first actual look at General Atomics’ YFQ-42A ‘fighter drone’ prototype. The YFQ-42A, as well as Anduril’s YFQ-44A, are being…
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James Webb Space Telescope Detects Alien Planetary System’s Icy Edge
20 May 2025
SPACE reports, “At long last, particles of water–ice have been discovered in the frozen Kuiper Belt of another star. The discovery, made by the James Webb Space Telescope…
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Joby Achieves Testing Milestone with Simultaneous Flight of Two eVTOL Aircraft
20 May 2025
CompositesWorld reports, “Joby Aviation Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif., U.S.) has successfully flown two of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft simultaneously for the first time…
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Venus Aerospace Conducts Landmark 1st Launch with Potentially Revolutionary Rocket Engine
19 May 2025
SPACE reports, “Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace has completed the first-ever test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) in the United States. The launch took…
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Citation CJ4 Gen3 Program Progresses toward Certification with P1 Flight
19 May 2025
Aviation International News reports, “Textron Aviation has completed the first flight of a second Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 test aircraft, marking a key milestone…
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Rocket Lab Electron Rocket Launches Private Japanese Earth-observing Satellite
19 May 2025
SPACE reports, “Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning…
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Horizon Aircraft Achieves Milestone with X7 eVTOL Forward Flight
16 May 2025
Aerotime reports, “Canadian-based Horizon Aircraft, an advanced aerospace engineering company which is currently developing what will become one…
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Virgin Galactic on Track for Production of New Spaceplanes
16 May 2025
Space News reports, “Virgin Galactic says production of its new suborbital spaceplanes remains on track to allow commercial flights to begin in the middle of next year as…