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NASA Extends Work on Hydrogen Fueled and Cooled Airliner Concept
24 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that NASA “signed a Space Act Agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to extend work on a zero-emission aircraft…
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Space Force to Increase Rocket Launch Purchases
24 July 2023
CNBC reported the US Space Force “plans to buy even more rocket launches from companies in the coming years than previously expected…
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Pew Poll: Americans See Lunar, Mars Missions as Low Priorities for NASA
21 July 2023
The Washington Post reports most Americans believe NASA’s top priority should be monitoring asteroids that could strike the Earth instead of returning astronauts to the Moon…
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FAA Proposes Regulation Changes Clearing Runway for Electric Aviation
21 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that the FAA “is proposing changes to the regulations for light-sport aircraft (LSA) that would allow electric propulsion systems…
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Used Helo Sales Dip as Prices Continue to Rise
20 July 2023
Aviation International News reports that Consultancy Aero Asset “is reporting that retail sales of used turbine single-engine helicopters in the first half…
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ESA Readies for ‘Assisted Reentry’ of Aeolus
20 July 2023
Space News reports that the European Space Agency “is in the final stages of performing an ‘assisted reentry’ of an Earth science spacecraft…
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Is an ‘Industry Killer’ Coming for Advanced Air Mobility?
19 July 2023
Aerospace America reports that among the proposed rules “in the United States for the coming class of electric air taxis…
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NASA Sends 4 CubeSats into LEO
19 July 2023
ExecutiveBiz reports that NASA “has deployed a set of four small satellites to low Earth orbit aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle to test autonomous spacecraft swarm…
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NASA Showcases Crew Modules for Artemis II, III, and IV
18 July 2023
Gizmodo reports that the crew modules for NASA’s Artemis II, III, and IV missions “are currently stationed next to one another at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
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KC-135R Completes First Commercial Aerial Refueling of USAF Aircraft
18 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that a privately owned Boeing KC-135R “refueled two U.S. Air Force aircraft in late June…
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Rafale Purchase by Indian Navy is Major Blow to Super Hornet’s Future
17 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that the announced selection by the Indian Navy of a French fighter “is another blow to the future of Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St. Louis.”
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SpaceX Launches Another Batch of Starlink Satellites
17 July 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX “launched its latest round of Starlink communication satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just before midnight Saturday.”…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Launch Scrubs Seconds Before Liftoff, Rescheduled for Weekend
14 July 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX’s latest attempt “at launching another batch of Starlink internet satellites…
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Pratt & Whitney Moves Ahead on F-35 ECU Program
14 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that Pratt & Whitney now “has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35…
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India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Mission Set to Launch
13 July 2023
SPACE reports that India’s second attempt “at a daring, homegrown moon landing will kick off this week.” The nation’s Chandrayaan-3 mission…
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USAF Aims to Finish C-130H Repairs by September
13 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that the US Air Force “will complete repairs on all…
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Ariane 5 Retirement Leaves Europe With a Launch Crisis
12 July 2023
Spaceflight Now reports that Europe is “facing months without its own independent access to space for large satellites following…
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Honda Subsidiary Will Build its New Light Aircraft Model at North Carolina Factory
12 July 2023
The AP reports Honda Aircraft Co. “will develop and build a longer-range version of its light aircraft in central North Carolina, generating 280 additional jobs…
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SpaceX Extends Record to 16 Missions for Falcon 9 Rocket
11 July 2023
Aviation Week reports that SpaceX “launched the same Falcon 9 rocket for a record 16th time on July 9 and then landed…
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How Airports Can Prepare for Future Electric Aircraft Operations
11 July 2023
Aviation Today reports that engineering firm WSP “has taken the lead in assisting airports in the preparations for electric aircraft. With electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles…
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NTSB to Investigate Engine Fire on Boeing 737 MAX
10 July 2023
The AP reported that the NTSB “will investigate an engine fire that was discovered on a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max after the plane landed in Newark…
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Space Force to Require Two Missions Prior to Using ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket
10 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that “despite delays with United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket, the U.S. Space Force will require two missions…
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Collision Avoidance Maneuvers by Starlink Satellites Increasing Exponentially
7 July 2023
SPACE reports Starlink satellites had “to swerve more than 25,000 times between Dec. 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023 to avoid potentially dangerous…
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US Sees Uptick in Fatal Business Aviation Accidents in First Half of 2023
7 July 2023
Aviation International News reports there were four fatal crashes of US-registered business jets in the first half of 2023, resulting…
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Airbus Deliveries Reportedly Up 6% for First Half of 2023
6 July 2023
Reuters reports industry sources indicated on Thursday that Airbus deliveries “increased by 6% in the first half of the year to reach 316 aircraft.
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NASA Reestablishes Contact With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
6 July 2023
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA engineers are prepping the miniature Mars helicopter Ingenuity for its 53rd flight across the surface of the Red Planet…
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AIAA Announces Election of New Board of Trustees Members-At-Large
6 July 2023
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Board of Trustees (BoT) elected three new Board of Trustees Members-At-Large during its meeting in February. These newly elected leaders began their three-year terms in May.
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India’s Space Industry Sees Rapid Growth
5 July 2023
The New York Times reports that from humble beginnings in 1963, India’s space industry “has found much surer footing.
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Airbus Helicopters Aims to Test Three New Technology Demonstrators by Year’s End
5 July 2023
Aviation International News reports that the Airbus H160 helicopter got closer to FAA certification this month with the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance…
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AFRL to Test Air Traffic Management System for UAVs, eVTOLs
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported that the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate and Afwerx have “recently installed…
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down Off Florida With ISS Payload
3 July 2023
Aviation Week reported SpaceX’s “28th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission” to the ISS splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday…
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs ISS
30 June 2023
Aviation Week reports that NASA’s 28th SpaceX-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission spacecraft “departed the International Space Station (ISS) June 29…
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CAE Projects That Aviation Industry Requires 1.3M New Professionals by 2032
30 June 2023
Aviation International News reports that the global civil aviation industry “will need a combined 1.3 million new professionals by 2032 to support the growing…
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AIAA Statement on the Virgin Galactic Mission ‘Galactic 01’
29 June 2023
AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate Virgin Galactic on its successful flight today..
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NASA Solicits Ideas for Artemis III Landing Experiments
29 June 2023
SPACE reports that NASA is “soliciting the scientific community for ideas about instruments and experiments that could…
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First Joby EVTOL Prototype Rolls Off Assembly Line
29 June 2023
Aviation Week reports that Joby Aviation “has rolled out the first prototype of its S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft…
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Odin Space Prepares to Begin Detecting Orbital Debris
28 June 2023
Space News reports that Odin Space is “preparing to start detecting tiny but potentially dangerous pieces of orbital debris in the coming weeks from a sensor on a recently launched space tug.”
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Air Travel Disruptions Continue in Wake of Severe Storms
28 June 2023
CNN reports that air travel disruptions continued for the fourth day Tuesday, “with more than 7,000 flights across the United States delayed or canceled after powerful storms…
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Volocopter to Partner with Safran on Next-Gen Electric Powertrain
27 June 2023
Aviation Today reports that Volocopter “signed an agreement with Safran Electrical & Power last week that includes plans for developing a next-generation…
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Ariane 5 Launch Scheduled for July 4
27 June 2023
Spaceflight Now reports that Europe’s last Ariane 5 rocket “is now scheduled to lift off July 4 after being grounded for more than two weeks due…
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AIAA Announces 2023 ASCEND Guiding Coalition Comprised of Prominent Leaders Across the Aerospace Community and Adjacent Industries
26 June 2023
AIAA is proud to announce the 44 members of the 2023 ASCEND Guiding Coalition who represent a diverse mix of leading aerospace companies, government agencies, and academic institutions, each with…
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SpaceX to Launch Euclid Dark Energy Probe
26 June 2023
SPACE reported that Euclid, a dark matter and dark energy hunter, is “scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 1…
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NASA’s X-57 Program Concludes with No Flight
26 June 2023
Aviation Week reported that after struggling for years “with a variety of technical problems and setbacks, NASA has decided…
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Airbus Outsells Boeing as Both Rack Up Huge Order Totals in Paris
23 June 2023
Bloomberg reports that at the Paris Air Show, Airbus came in ahead of The Boeing Company “in the closely watched contest for airplane orders…
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Terran, Safran to Partner on Satellite Propulsion
23 June 2023
Space News reports that satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital “has signed an agreement with French aerospace giant Safran to explore U.S.-based production of satellite propulsion systems…
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ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy Launches NRO Satellite
22 June 2023
Space News reports that United Launch Alliance “launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket June 22 at 5:18 a.m. Eastern from…
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Airbus Seeing New Materials Shortages Emerge in Aerospace Supply Chain
22 June 2023
Aviation Week reports that “Airbus is seeing new materials shortages emerge in the aerospace supply chain as other issues that have dominated in recent months begin to settle down.”
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ULA Scrubs First Delta IV Heavy Launch, Sets New Attempt for Early Thursday
21 June 2023
Florida Today reports, “A first launch attempt of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket for the NROL-68 mission was scrubbed early Wednesday, June 21.
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Boeing Partners with Aurora to Enhance KC-46A Pegasus’ Defensive Capabilities
21 June 2023
Janes reports that The Boeing Company announced at the Paris Air Show on June 20 that it will partner with “Aurora Flight Sciences to enhance the defensive capabilities of its KC-46A Pegasus…
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NASA’s X66-A Aircraft to Make Aerospace Carbon-Neutral
20 June 2023
The Daily Mail reports that NASA’s collaboration “to build, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator – which will carry the US Air Force test name X-66A…