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Aviation Week Shares Rendering of New Boeing F/A-XX That Has Similarities to F-47
29 August 2025
Aviation Week reports, “A new rendering of Boeing’s proposed F/A-XX design provided to Aviation Week indicates the company…
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Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 3 Opens in Virginia
29 August 2025
Via Satellite reports, “Rocket Lab hosted the opening of its Launch Complex 3 in Virginia on Thursday. The site at the Mid-Atlantic…
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General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Performs First Flight Test
28 August 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Flight testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) began Aug. 27, with the General…
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SpaceX Starship Completes Successful Test Flight After Previous Launch Setbacks
28 August 2025
The New York Times reports, “After several disappointing failures, SpaceX’s Starship — the mammoth rocket that Elon Musk hopes…
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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for Production of F135 Engines
27 August 2025
Reuters reports, “Pratt & Whitney unit has been awarded a $2.8 billion modified contract for the production…
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SpaceX Launches NAOS and 7 Other Rideshare Satellites from Vandenberg
27 August 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its 37th Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space…
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Korean Air Announces Largest-ever Boeing Jet Order
26 August 2025
Reuters reports, “Korean Air announced a $50 billion order on Monday for 103 Boeing airplanes and GE Aerospace engines and servicing coinciding with the visit of South Korean…
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SpaceX Scrubs 10th Starship Test Launch Because of Lousy Weather
26 August 2025
The New York Times reports, “SpaceX scrubbed the 10th test flight of Starship, the mammoth rocket that Elon Musk hopes to use to take people to Mars, for the second night…
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Archer Performs Longest Piloted Flight of its Midnight Aircraft
25 August 2025
Electrive reports, “Archer Aviation, the California-based electric aircraft company, has just announced the longest piloted flight of its…
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SpaceX Delays Starship Flight 10 Test Launch, Now Targets Monday Evening
25 August 2025
SPACE reports SpaceX scrubbed the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket today (Aug. 24), citing “an issue with…
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SiFly Q12 Sets New Drone Endurance Record
22 August 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “As the FAA nears a final rule on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations that could unlock more…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Space Force’s X-37B Spaceplane
22 August 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered off launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
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Regent Co-Founders Begin Seaglider Hydrofoil Trials
21 August 2025
Aviation Week reports, “For Billy Thalheimer, co-founder and CEO of electric seaglider startup Regent, Aug. 6 was a surreal day.
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ULA Undertaking New Efforts on Vulcan Reusability
21 August 2025
Space News reports, “United Launch Alliance is leaning more into reusability as it advances work on recovering the engine section of the Vulcan…
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Boeing 777-9 to Begin Takeoff Performance Tests at Edwards AFB
20 August 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Boeing 777-9 certification tests reached a key stage on Aug. 14 with the return of WH001, the first 777X…
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Can AI Solve the Space Debris Crisis?
20 August 2025
In this IEEE Spectrum piece, Mark Thompson examines whether AI can solve the space traffic jam. Discover how CREAM is automating…
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Aviation Week Podcast: How Drones Are Shaping Aircraft Inspections
19 August 2025
Aviation Week reports “editors James Pozzi and Lindsay Bjerregaard are joined by Dejan Borota, CEO and co-founder…
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SpaceX Concludes Investigation into Starship Failure Clearing Way for Flight 10
19 August 2025
SPACE reports, “The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its investigation into SpaceX’s Starship…
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Joby Performs First eVTOL Flight Between Two U.S. Airports
18 August 2025
Aerotime reports, “Joby Aviation, the US-based company developing all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis for…
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Executive Order Aims to Advance Space Industry by Reducing Environmental Regulation
18 August 2025
Defense One reports, “The U.S. government must reduce environmental and other regulations to make it easier for commercial space…
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Swiss Pilot Breaks Altitude Record for Solar-powered Plane, Team Says
15 August 2025
CBS News reports, “Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 28 More Starlink Satellites into Orbit from Florida
15 August 2025
SPACE reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband…
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Electra and Surf Air Mobility Collaborate on eSTOL Technology to Reshape Regional Air Mobility
14 August 2025
AInvest reports, “The convergence of electrification, advanced software, and innovative aircraft design is reshaping the future…
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Europe’s Ariane 6 Rocket Launches for Third Time
14 August 2025
SPACE reports, “Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched for the third time ever” on the evening of August 12, “sending an…
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North Carolina Partners with Georgia to Study AAM ‘Interstate in the Sky’
13 August 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Division of Aviation and Georgia Department…
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ULA Vulcan Rocket Launches on its First Mission for Space Force
13 August 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “Equipped with four solid-fuel strap-on boosters for additional takeoff power, the 198-foot-tall Vulcan’s two…
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FAA to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers
12 August 2025
The New York Times reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to ‘supercharge’ hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would not be enough…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Returns to Earth After Nearly 6 Months Aboard ISS
12 August 2025
Upward reports, “After nearly six months onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the four astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission have safely returned…
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Beta Technologies’ CX300 Begins Test Flights in Norway
11 August 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “Fresh off a multiweek European ‘Grand Tour’ comprising stops in Ireland, the U.K., France, Germany, Luxembourg…
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Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies at 97
11 August 2025
The Washington Post reports, “James A. Lovell Jr., the American astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 spacecraft on its lunar voyage in 1970…
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Bombardier to Expand Private Jet Aftermarket Service Across U.S.
8 August 2025
Reuters reports, “Bombardier said on Thursday it would expand existing service centers and likely open new ones in the United States to drive…
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Podcast: The Evolution of Multi-mission Orbital Vehicles
8 August 2025
Space News reports, “In this episode of Space Minds, host Jeff Foust moderates the panel “Evolution of Multi-Mission Orbital Vehicles” recorded…
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Boeing’s 5th 777X Makes First Flight from Paine Field
7 August 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “Boeing’s fifth 777-9X made its first flight Tuesday, launching out of Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) in Everett…
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SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts Set to Depart ISS Tomorrow
7 August 2025
SPACE reports, “NASA and SpaceX have delayed the return of Crew-10 due to weather concerns … SpaceX and the agency are now looking to undock…
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Embraer Backlog at All-time High, Private Jet Revenue Up 64%
6 August 2025
Aerotime reports, “Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, indicating strong…
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ULA Vulcan Set for Debut Launch for U.S. Space Force Next Week
6 August 2025
Defense Daily reports, “The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is to have its debut National Security Space Launch for the U.S…
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Boeing Beats Allegiant’s Expectations on Max 8 Deliveries with Timely Deliveries
5 August 2025
Flight Global reports Drew Wells, Allegiant’s chief commercial officer, “said during Allegiant Travel Company’s earnings call on 4 August…
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Duffy to Announce Plans to Build Nuclear Reactor on Lunar Surface
5 August 2025
Politico reports, “Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon…
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Skydweller UAS Performs Three-day Unmanned Flight Test
4 August 2025
UK Defense Journal reports, “The U.S. Navy has completed a successful three-day nonstop flight of a solar-powered unmanned…
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Blue Origin Launches NS-34 Mission
4 August 2025
SPACE reports, “Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched a crypto billionaire and five other people to the final frontier on Sunday (Aug. 3). The mission…
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V-BAT UAS Cleared for Coast Guard Deployment After Successful Testing
1 August 2025
Defense Daily reports, “The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully complete{d} operational test and evaluation with the…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 19 Starlink Satellites from California
1 August 2025
SPACE reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 19 Starlink satellites from California’s central coast today (July 31), then came back to…
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NASA Simulating Air Taxi Crashes to Study Materials for New Generation of eVTOL
31 July 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “NASA researchers are simulating crashes to study the optimal materials for a new generation of electric vertical takeoff…
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Live Coverage: Crew-11 Scheduled for Launch at 12:09 p.m. EDT
31 July 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “A group of astronauts and a cosmonaut originally slated to fly on other missions are finally getting their ticket to…
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Reliable Robotics Teams Up with USAF for Autonomous Flight
30 July 2025
Aerotime reports, “Reliable Robotics, a US startup specializing in autonomous flight systems, announced on July 29, 2025, that it has started work…
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First Australian-built Orbital Rocket Crashes Shortly After Liftoff
30 July 2025
The Guardian reports, “The Eris rocket was built by Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space and briefly blasted off from the Bowen orbital spaceport…
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Boeing Posts Smaller Loss as Jet Deliveries Rise
29 July 2025
Reuters reports that Boeing reported a smaller second-quarter loss on Tuesday “as the U.S. planemaker ramped up jet production and deliveries…
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Next X-37B Mission to Test Quantum Sensor and Laser Link Experiments
29 July 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “The Defense Department’s secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will lift off again in late August, carrying a quantum sensor…
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Bangladesh Orders 25 Boeing Jets in US Trade Talks
28 July 2025
Aerotime reports, “The government of Bangladesh has placed an order for 25 aircraft from Boeing, up from an initial order of 14, as part of…
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Crew-11, Cosmonaut Arrive at Kennedy Space Center In Preparation for Launch to ISS
28 July 2025
Spaceflight Now reports the quartet is set to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, July 31.