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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…
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US Army Chief: V-280’s Speed, Range, Increased Maneuverability Right for FLRAA
28 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that the US Army’s top officer said the service’s “choice for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) prevailed…
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Ispace Details Moon Lander Crash
27 April 2023
The Hill reports that Tokyo-based ispace “confirmed Wednesday that its HAKUTO-R spacecraft, which was scheduled to make a historic lunar landing…
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Indigo Partners Warns that Supply Chain Challenges Could Last Until 2028
27 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Indigo Partners is warning “that aircraft supply chain issues could be prolonged as far out as 2028, which could cause challenges for airlines worldwide.”
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SpaceX to Use Second Vandenberg Launch Pad for Falcon Rockets
26 April 2023
Space News reports SpaceX is adding a second West Coast launch pad after receiving “approval to lease Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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How Dangerous Are Bird Strikes to Planes?
26 April 2023
The Washington Post reports that the Federal Aviation Administration maintains a database of airplane wildlife strikes, and 97% of the over 2,300 recorded in 2023 so far…
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SpaceX Starship Explosion Sets Off FAA Investigation, Assessment of Particulate Matter Spread
25 April 2023
CNBC reports that as SpaceX faces a standard practice FAA grounding of its “Starship Super Heavy launch program pending results of a ‘mishap investigation’” over…
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Used Business Jet Inventory Up 59% Year Over Year, Data Show
25 April 2023
Aviation Week reports Jefferies data reveal “the number of used business jets for sale in April 2023…
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Northrop Grumman’s Resupply Capsule Departs ISS
24 April 2023
Aviation Week reported that Northrop Grumman’s 18th “NASA-contracted resupply mission capsule departed the seven-person International Space Station (ISS) early April 21…
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Experts Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Around AAM
24 April 2023
Aviation Today reported that a panel of experts hosted by AUVSI and the FAA “discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with cooperating internationally on advanced air mobility, or AAM.”
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ULA Expects Vulcan Launch in the Summer, at Earliest
21 April 2023
Gizmodo reports United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno tweeted that company’s Vulcan rocket’s earliest estimated launch date would be “June/July.”
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Panel Warns of Increased Cybersecurity Threats to Aviation
21 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that a panel at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas Conference examined the cybersecurity
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SpaceX Launches Upgraded Starlink Satellites
20 April 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral…
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Planemakers Touting “Surge Capacity” Plans
20 April 2023
In an analysis, Reuters reports that, with the aerospace industry still struggling “to tame post-COVID disruption,” both Airbus and The Boeing Company…
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AIAA Statement on SpaceX Starship Test Flight
20 April 2023
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the SpaceX team on today’s test flight of Starship from Starbase, Texas. This flight is an important milestone…
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IAI to Open Boeing 777 Freighter Conversion Line in South Korea
19 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with MRO firm Sharp Technics K, will open a passenger-to-freight conversion line…
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NASA Says Falling Satellite Poses Low Risk
19 April 2023
The AP reports an old NASA satellite – dubbed “Rhessi” – will fall to Earth Wednesday night, “but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger.”
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FAA Seeking to Balance Rocket Launches with Air Traffic
18 April 2023
USA Today reports that the Federal Aviation Administration “announced new guidelines for space launch approvals to ensure that air traffic controllers…
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Aachen University Wins AIAA’s Design, Build, Fly Competition
18 April 2023
Aerospace America reports that RWTH Aachen University of Germany won AIAA’s annual Design, Build, Fly competition, which “challenged students…