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NASA, Boeing Still Working Towards July Starliner Launch
30 May 2023
Space News reported that NASA and The Boeing Company say they are “still working towards a July launch of the CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight…
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Boeing Says 737 MAX Deliveries on Schedule
30 May 2023
Aviation Week reported that The Boeing Company says it is “on track” to reach its projected 2023 delivery of 400-450 737 MAX aircraft, with company CFO Brian West…
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ULA Cancels Planned Static Hot Fire of Vulcan-Centaur Rocket
26 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that on May 25, United Launch Alliance announced that it has “canceled the planned…static hot fire of its first Vulcan-Centaur rocket…
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Rolls-Royce Sees Hydrogen as SAF Future
26 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that hydrogen “may be the fuel of the future, but it’s probably best used to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
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SpaceX Scrubs Satellite Launch Again Over Weather
25 May 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX postponed the Arab League satellite launch due to weather for the second straight night.
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FAA Asks for Feedback on UAS
25 May 2023
ExecutiveGov reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is asking for feedback from UAS industry members “on requests by four companies to fly uncrewed aerial vehicles…
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Virgin Orbit Closing for Good After $36.4M Asset Sale
24 May 2023
Reuters reports that on Tuesday, Virgin Orbit “revealed that it was closing for good after a $36.4 million asset sale, including an agreement to sell the bulk of its…
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EASA Publishes World’s First Noise Certification Standards for EVOTLs
24 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that EASA “has published what it claims are the world’s first proposed noise certification standards for eVTOLs.”
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ISS Welcomes Axiom Space Mission Including First Saudi Female Astronaut
23 May 2023
The AP reports that the ISS welcomed the Axiom Space organized flight Monday, with the four passengers including two visitors from Saudi Arabia.
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Gulfstream Finalizes G700 Testing, Puts G800 on Deck
23 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that Gulfstream’s five G700 test flight aircraft are winding down from certification test flight, with FAA approval anticipated sometime this fall.
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NASA’s DART Mission Recognized by AIAA
22 May 2023
Space Coast (FL) Daily reports that NASA’s DART mission “was recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics with the organization’s newest award…
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GE Performs New Dust Test on CFM LEAP Engines
22 May 2023
Aviation Week reported that a series of tests at GE Aerospace’s Evendale, Ohio, site are being validated…
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AIAA Statement on the Axiom Mission (AX-2) Launch
21 May 2023
AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: “On behalf of the 30,000 professional and student members of AIAA, we congratulate the entire Axiom team on its successful AX-2 launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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NASA Deploys PC-12 for Advanced Air Mobility Trials
19 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that NASA is “deploying a Pilatus PC-12 for test flights in the Cleveland area as part of its work to pave the way for the autonomous operations…
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SpaceX Launches 22 Next-Generation Starlink Satellites
19 May 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX successfully “launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying nearly two dozen satellites for its Starlink Internet mission…
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Artemis II Crew Begins Training
18 May 2023
SPACE reports that the Artemis II crew has begun training for the mission. The astronauts will “be the first humans ever to fly atop NASA’s Space Launch System megarocket and ride in the agency’s Orion spacecraft.”
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KC-46 Deliveries Remain Paused, But Boeing Still Hopes to Meet 2023 Goal
18 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that deliveries of the Boeing KC-46 tanker to the US Air Force “are still paused amid an ongoing problem with the aircraft’s fuel tanks…
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Axiom Space’s Private Astronaut Mission Edges Closer to Liftoff
17 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that preparations for Axiom Space’s “second four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) cleared its May 15 flight readiness review and remains on track for a liftoff early next week…
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Airbus H160 Helicopter Close to FAA Certification
17 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that the Airbus H160 helicopter got closer to FAA certification this month with the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance of a notice…
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JUICE Deploys Radar Antenna
16 May 2023
Space News reports that the European Space Agency said that, “after weeks of effort to loosen a stuck pin,” the JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) successfully deployed its 16-meter-long antenna.
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FAA Orders Replacement of Decompression Panels in Some Boeing 787s
16 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that the Federal Aviation Administration published an airworthiness directive limiting a draft order to replace decompression panels on Boeing 787s…
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2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum to Focus on Revolutionary Leaps Toward a New Age of Aviation
15 May 2023
AIAA announced its five-day program on the next age of aviation for the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 12–16 June, San Diego. The event will feature an extensive lineup of aviation leaders and innovators as speakers, panelists, and presenters, along with over 1,700 technical papers…
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AIAA to Recognize Excellence with Awards at the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum
15 May 2023
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of technical and management excellence awards to be presented during the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 12–16 June, San Diego.
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2023 AIAA Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics Awarded to Larry A. Young, NASA Ames Research Center
15 May 2023
AIAA is pleased to award the 2023 AIAA Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics to Larry A. Young, NASA Ames Research Center. Young will deliver his lecture, “NASA Aeronautics Contributions to the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter,” Monday, 12 June, 1730 hrs PT, during the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego.
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SpaceX Launches Starlink Mission, Recovers Booster Successfully for 191st Time
15 May 2023
UPI reports that on Sunday morning, SpaceX “successfully deployed another batch of Starlink satellites into space…
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EASA to Examine A380 Wind-Spar Cracking More Closely
15 May 2023
Aviation Week reported that Airbus A380s that “sit idle in severe environmental conditions may be susceptible to wing-spar cracking previously linked…
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Vulcan Rolled Out to Launchpad for Final Series of Tests Ahead of its Debut Launch
12 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that a “United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan-Centaur rocket was rolled out to its launchpad on May 11 for a final series…
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Archer Aviation Progressing Towards Certification of its VTOL Vehicle
12 May 2023
FlightGlobal reports that start-up electric air taxi company Archer Aviation “says it continues to progress toward…
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NASA Seeks Industry Input for Controlled ISS Deorbit
11 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that NASA is “seeking industry input in developing a strategy for a commercial, controlled end-of-life…
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Whisper Aero to Present Propulsion Method, Business Plan
11 May 2023
Aerospace America reports that Whisper Aero “has long promised that the propulsion technology it is developing for the U.S. Defense Department…
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SpaceX Hoping Steel Plates Prevent Launchpad Explosion
10 May 2023
Bloomberg reports that before SpaceX “can try again to send its massive Starship rocket into orbit, the company needs to…
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Vertical Aerospace Pushes EVOTL Certification to Late 2026
10 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that Vertical Aerospace “expects it will need at least an additional 12 months to certify…
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Virgin Galactic’s Four-Member Test Flight Will Take Place This Month
9 May 2023
Reuters reports that Virgin Galactic Holdings announced May 8 that its “four-member test flight will take place…
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AIAA Announces 2023 Regional Student Conference Winners
9 May 2023
AIAA is pleased to announce the winners of six of the 2023 Regional Student Conferences. Additionally, the papers presented at the regional student conferences will be published by AIAA for the first time…
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EASA Publishes Noise Standards for EVOTLs
9 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that EASA “has published what it claims are the world’s first proposed noise certification…
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Rocket Lab Launches NASA Hurricane Hunter Satellites
8 May 2023
SPACE reports that the first two satellites “in NASA’s new hurricane-hunting constellation have taken to the skies.”
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Revolutionary New Air Transportation is Closer Than We Think
8 May 2023
The Miami Herald reported that the Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a plan for incorporating air taxis into some of the biggest airports…
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EC-37B Compass Call Makes Debut Flight
5 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that the USAF Compass Call eavesdropping and electronic attack suite has been successfully moved from the retired legacy EC-130H aircraft into the EC-37B.
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Richard Branson Defends Space Travel
5 May 2023
CNBC reports that Richard Branson spoke to the BBC in an interview and expressed his optimism for space travel, saying…
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2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen Application Open: Inviting Unique Ideas on Space Safety, Security, and Sustainability
4 May 2023
AIAA has opened applications for its 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen program. Thought leaders and activists are invited to apply for this fourth cohort to address the most important issues surrounding…
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Czech Republic Signs Artemis Accords
4 May 2023
SPACE reports that a ceremony held at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday “the Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the nation…
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Comlux Delivers First Completed ACJ TwoTwenty to Five Hotels
4 May 2023
Aviation International News reports that Comlux delivered the first completed ACJ TwoTwenty to launch customer Five Hotels and Resorts.
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SWE Diverse Podcast: Starr Ginn – 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum
3 May 2023
Originally published by Society of Women Engineers: On this episode of Diverse, SWE President Dayna Johnson sits down with Starr Ginn, the Advanced Air Mobility Lead Strategist at NASA, and discusses the upcoming 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum
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Artemis I Cubesat Winds Down Mission
3 May 2023
Space News reports that a cubesat launched “as a secondary payload on Artemis 1 may end its operations at the end of the month unless it can get its propulsion system working.”
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Rolls-Royce Opening Up Freighter Market
3 May 2023
Aviation Week reports that Rolls-Royce is eyeing the widebody cargo sector as a growth opportunity for the engine manufacturer.
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NASA Secures Partner Cooperation on ISS Through 2028
2 May 2023
SPACE reports that Russia has agreed to remain onboard the ISS through 2028, which is a clarification from last year’s announcement of a departure sometime after 2024…
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Rain Aero Has Developed Remote Operation Kits for Drones and Black Hawk Helicopters
2 May 2023
Aviation Today reports that “Rain Aero, a California-based company using advanced aviation technologies to fight wildfires, has successfully equipped both a small rotorcraft drone and a full-sized Black Hawk…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Lifts Off Following Scrubbed Mission
1 May 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday night from Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A, loaded with a payload of competitor ViaSat-3 Americas broadband Internet satellite…
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NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Will Fly This Year
1 May 2023
Aviation International News reported NASA confirmed that the X-59 supersonic aircraft…
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Russia Agrees to Stay Aboard ISS through 2028
28 April 2023
SPACE reports that Russia has agreed to remain onboard the ISS through 2028, which is a clarification from last year’s announcement of a departure sometime after 2024…