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DARPA Funds Sikorsky to Convert Black Hawk Into Drone
16 October 2024
Aerotime reports, “American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will convert a United States Army UH-60M Black Hawk into a drone. The company…
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Rolls-Royce Completes Pearl 10X Test Flights
15 October 2024
Flight Global reports, “Rolls-Royce has completed flight testing of the Pearl 10X engine it is developing for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X business jet after a six-month…
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NASA Launches Europa Clipper Mission to Explore Jupiter’s Moon
15 October 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifted off Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, kicking off a $5.2 billion robotic mission…
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Most Florida Airports Back in Service Post-Milton
14 October 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Airports across Florida are shrugging off the results of Hurricane Milton…
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SpaceX Starship Booster Caught by Launch Gantry During Landing
14 October 2024
Aviation Week reports, “A SpaceX Super Heavy booster flew itself back to its Boca Chica Beach, Texas, launchpad where it was caught by a pair of mechanical arms…
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AIAA Statement on Fifth SpaceX Starship Test Flight
14 October 2024
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA CEO Clay Mowry: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on its fifth test flight of Starship. From its launch at Starbase, Texas, to catching the booster, through the on-orbit views…
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AIAA Statement on Successful Launch of Europa Clipper
14 October 2024
AIAA CEO Clay Mowry made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 members of AIAA, we congratulate NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the entire Europa Clipper team on today’s successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch to send the spacecraft toward Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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Embraer E190F Freighter Variant Earns FAA Certification
11 October 2024
Simple Flying reports, “Embraer has announced that its E190F passenger-to-freighter (P2F) has been fully certified by the Federal Aviation…
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Space Force to Test New Orbit-Switching Maneuver on X-37B Space Plane
11 October 2024
Defense One reports, “A U.S. X-37B space plane is slated to test a new way of rapidly changing its orbit, part of the Space Force’s quest for fuel-sipping maneuverability. The spacecraft…
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As Space Station Ages, Air Leaks from Russian Section Cause Concern
10 October 2024
The Washington Post reports, “Russia’s space agency has identified four cracks and about 50 other “areas of concern” in a Russian section of the….
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Aviation Industry Coalition Calls for Measures to Prevent Use of Unapproved Plane Parts
10 October 2024
CNBC reports, “A report issued by an aviation industry coalition on Wednesday called for new steps to help prevent future unapproved parts from entering…
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NASA Selects Rocket Lab for Mars Sample Return Study
9 October 2024
Space News reports, “NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve…
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Aurora Unveils High-Speed VTOL X-Plane Concept Design
9 October 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Aurora Flight Sciences on Oct. 8 unveiled new details of a notional operational variant of the fan-in-wing concept it is proposing…
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Small, Autonomous Airlifters Becoming Top Priority for US Air Force
8 October 2024
Aviation Week reports, “A new type of military airlifter is rising to the top of the U.S. Air Force’s list of modernization priorities: small, autonomous…
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Europe’s Hera Asteroid Mission Lifts Off Ahead of Hurricane Milton
8 October 2024
Ars Technica reports, “Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could one day prove…
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AIAA Announces Winners of Prestigious Zarem Graduate Student Awards for Distinguished Achievement in Aeronautics and Astronautics
7 October 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of the Zarem Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement. The winners will receive their awards at the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, Florida, 8–12 January 2024.
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Airbus Sets New Speed Target for Next Compound Rotorcraft Demo
7 October 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Airbus Helicopters has set a new speed target of 240 kt. (276.1 mph) for the next round of flight testing of its Racer compound high-speed rotorcraft.
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FAA Authorizes Oct 7 Flight for SpaceX Falcon 9 Vehicle
7 October 2024
Reuters reports, “SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight for a mission planned for Monday to launch the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft from Florida…
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FAA Ends Review Launched After Spike in United Incidents
4 October 2024
Aerotime reports the FAA “has concluded a six-month review of United Airlines that the agency launched in March 2024, after several high-profile…
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ULA’s New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Successfully Launches in 2nd Test
4 October 2024
SPACE reports, “United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket is two for two. Vulcan Centaur, the successor to ULA’s workhorse Atlas V…
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NASA Turns Off Voyager 2 Instrument to Save Power
3 October 2024
AP News reports, “NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Tuesday…
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Skydweller Aero Completes Testing on Drone Equipped with Solar Panels
3 October 2024
Gagadget.com reports, “Skydweller Aero has completed testing of the Skydweller drone equipped with solar panels. The test campaign was initiated as part of the Joint Concept for Technology Demonstration (JCTD) of the…
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Toyota to Invest $500M in Joby’s eVTOL Air Taxi
3 October 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “One of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers this week committed half a billion dollars to help develop a new mode of flight. Toyota on Wednesday announced it will funnel…
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AIAA Announces New $10,000 Mary W. Jackson Scholarship
2 October 2024
AIAA Foundation has launched a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship honoring the late NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer, Mary W. Jackson. The scholarship was created to provide even greater access to opportunity for the best students studying in the aerospace sciences…
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eVTOL Developer Lilium Powers on its First In-production Jet
2 October 2024
Aerotime reports, “In a significant milestone the electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has successfully powered on…
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Defense Department Requests Industry Proposals for Advancements in Small-Satellite Propulsion
2 October 2024
Space News reports, “The Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit published a call for industry proposals on advanced spacecraft propulsion technology, specifically focusing on…
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NASA Makes Progress Reducing ISS Air Leak
1 October 2024
Space News reports, “NASA is playing down concerns raised in a recent report about a long-running air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, saying….
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NTSB Issues Warning on Possible Use of Suspect Rudder Control Parts by Foreign Operators on Boeing 737s
1 October 2024
Reuters reports, “The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has said more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety risks…
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Space Station Cracking Presents “Highest” Risk and Consequence Problem, NASA Confirms
30 September 2024
Ars Technica reports, “US space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging International Space Station, elements of which are now more than…
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Embraer Shares More Details About its New Autonomous Takeoff System
30 September 2024
Simple Flying reports, “During the Farnborough Airshow earlier this year, Embraer introduced a new takeoff system it calls E2TS…
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Boeing Pauses 737 Production
27 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Boeing 737 production ground to a halt on Wednesday as the company continues to be riddled with costly strikes in the Pacific Northwest.
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SpaceX Crew 9 Mission That Will Bring Back Starliner Astronauts Prepares for Launch
27 September 2024
USA Today reports, “The SpaceX Dragon that next year will ferry the Starliner astronauts back to Earth is preparing to finally depart for the International Space Station…
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Blue Origin Conducts Hot Fire Test on New Glenn’s Upper Stage
26 September 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Blue Origin on Sept. 23 conducted a 15-sec. hot fire of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen-fueled upper stage for its first New Glenn…
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UK’s Civil Aviation Authority to Begin BVLOS Drone Demos by Year’s End
26 September 2024
Aviation Week reports, “The UK Civil Aviation Authority plans to begin beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone demonstrations by year’s end and establish routine operations…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 20 Starlink Satellites from California
25 September 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its latest Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission as Tropical Storm Helene pushed back the launch of the next mission…
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Innovators Invited to Compete to Build Best Autonomous Emergency Response Aircraft
25 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Calling all students, engineers, businesses, and other innovators. Time is running out to join a competition that will award $2 million in prizes…
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Space Force Selects Four Companies to Develop Concepts for ‘Resilient GPS’ Satellites
24 September 2024
Space News reports, “The U.S. Space Force selected four companies to develop concepts for smaller, more cost-effective GPS satellites based on commercial designs, aiming to…
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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Makes 4th Successful Test Flight
24 September 2024
Simple Flying reports, “Boom Supersonic conducted a fourth and successful Boom XB-1test flight, this time reaching an altitude of 16,150 feet and a speed of Mach 0.617…
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Challenger Center and AIAA Open Nominations for 2025 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
24 September 2024
Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced they are accepting nominations for the 2025 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Educator Award. The annual award celebrates K-12…
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NASA’s Plan for Deorbiting ISS Contingent Upon Russia’s Plans
23 September 2024
Ars Technica reports, “Assuming the ISS international partners will retire the laboratory as planned in 2030, the final deorbit maneuver could happen in early 2031.
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MQ-4C Triton Makes Five Hour Flight Within the Arctic Circle, Validates Navigation Capability
23 September 2024
The Aviationist reports, “Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) surveillance and intelligence UAV “successfully demonstrated” its “navigation system’s ability to operate at high latitudes…
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AIAA Announces its Class of 2025 Associate Fellows
23 September 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce its newly elected Class of 2025 Associate Fellows. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Dinner, Wednesday, 8 January 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando…
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SpaceX Preps for Upcoming Test Flight by Firing Up Engines on 6th Starship
20 September 2024
SPACE reports, “SpaceX fired up the engines of its sixth Starship vehicle on Wednesday (Sept. 18) to gear up for a test flight that’s probably…
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USAF’s First Autonomous Combat Jets Might Carry Extra Munitions for Crewed Fighters
20 September 2024
Flight Global reports, “The first batch of autonomous ‘Collaborative Combat Aircraft’ being developed for the US Air Force will primarily be tasked with carrying extra precision munitions aloft, with other combat functions coming…
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NASA Seeks Input on LEO Microgravity Strategy
19 September 2024
NASA published draft high-level goals and objectives outlining 42 key points in six main areas: science, exploration-enabling research and technology development…
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U.S. Air Force Shares Video of B-21 Raider Taking Off and Landing
19 September 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Air Force released footage of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber undergoing flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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AIAA and HYSKY Society Announce New Advanced Hydrogen Aviation Short Course
19 September 2024
AIAA is pleased to announce a new continuing education course on hydrogen aviation developed in collaboration with HYSKY Society, an association committed to decarbonizing aviation with hydrogen.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Europe’s Galileo Satellites from Cape Canaveral
18 September 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched the latest pair of Galileo spacecraft for the European Union’s navigation satellite…
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Honeywell Unveils Its SAMURAI AI-Enabled Counter-Drone Swarm System
18 September 2024
National Defense Magazine reports, “Honeywell has launched its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept system, or SAMURAI, which is designed to counter swarm drones and protect critical assets in an increasingly contested airspace, the company announced…
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Lockheed Martin Unveils New, Long-Range Stealth Cruise Missile
17 September 2024
Interesting Engineering reports, “Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new extreme-range Joint-Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the AGM-158 XR.