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SpaceX Successfully Launches New Starlink Mini Satellites
28 February 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX launched 21 “V2 Mini” satellites to add to their Starlink Internet constellation from Cape Canaveral…
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Airbus Helicopters Sees Need for 300 New Rotorcraft in Pacific in Next Decade
28 February 2023
FlightGlobal reports that Airbus Helicopters “sees a requirement for 300 new civil helicopters in the Pacific region over the next decade, with oil and gas…
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Boeing’s Starliner on Track to Launch in April
27 February 2023
SPACE reported that The Boeing Company and NASA officials have announced that the Starliner’s first crewed flight will launch in April.
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Pratt & Whitney Cleared to Resume F-135 Engine Deliveries
27 February 2023
Reuters reported that Raytheon Technologies Corp. said Friday that the US government has “cleared its Pratt and Whitney unit to resume deliveries of its F-135 engine…
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GAMA Reveals Aviation Sector Full-Year Numbers for Deliveries and Billings
24 February 2023
FlightGlobal reports that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) “revealed the sector’s full-year figures…
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ULA Announces May Launch for First Vulcan Centaur Rocket
24 February 2023
Space News reports that the “first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is now scheduled for no earlier than May 4…
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SpaceX Awaits FAA Approval for Starship Orbital Test Flight
23 February 2023
The Miami Herald reports that after “running through a successful test fire this month, SpaceX is set to fly its massive…
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Airlines See Demand Rise as Rebound from COVID Continues
23 February 2023
The Houston Chronicle reports that airlines “that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts…
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Russian Spacecraft Leak Caused by External Impact
22 February 2023
The AP reports that Roscosmos said a coolant leak “from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station…
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GE Aerospace Continues to Urge USAF to Procure New Powerplant for F-35
22 February 2023
FlightGlobal reports, “GE Aerospace is continuing to press the US Air Force (USAF) to procure a new powerplant for…
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SpaceX Launches from Each Coast
21 February 2023
Spaceflight Now reported that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket “delivered 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit…
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Embraer Increased Deliveries in 2022
21 February 2023
Aviation Week reported that Embraer “delivered 102 executive jets during 2022…
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Virgin Galactic Aircraft Makes First Flight in Over a Year
17 February 2023
Space News reports that Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft made its first flight in more than a year on Wednesday as the company looks to start…
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Aerospace Parts Suppliers Not Yet Able to Support Airbus, Boeing Needs
17 February 2023
Reuters reports that The Boeing Company and Airbus both have planned increases in jet output in 2023…
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NASA Updates Commercial Space Station Plans
16 February 2023
Space News reports that NASA has “released additional details about how it plans to use commercial space stations after the retirement…
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USAF Grounds KC-135 to Investigate Faulty Tail Assembly Part
16 February 2023
Aviation Week reports that the US Air Force “has temporarily grounded its workhorse Boeing KC-135…
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ISS National Lab Looks for Projects
15 February 2023
Aviation Week reports that demand for conducting experiments “on board the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory remains strong after 75 payloads…
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Beta Technologies Partners with Blade Air Mobility on eVOTL Test Flight
15 February 2023
Aviation International News reports that on Tuesday, Beta Technologies “made a test flight of its six-seat, all-electric Alia-250 EVA eVTOL…
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Chinese Space Launches Could Double in 2023
14 February 2023
Space News reports that launches conducted “by commercial Chinese launch service providers could more than double those attempted last year…
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FCC Publishes Rule to Enable UAS Wireless Communications
14 February 2023
Aviation International News reports that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) “met with FAA safety inspectors…
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SpaceX Launches Starlink Group from Space Coast
13 February 2023
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast early Sunday.
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Aerospace Supply Chain Seeing Long Climb Back to Health
13 February 2023
FlightGlobal reports, “At first glance, the US commercial aerospace industry might seem to be enjoying a broad and rapid recovery
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Bombardier Jet Deliveries to Increase This Year Despite Continued Supply Chain Challenges
10 February 2023
Reuters reports that on Thursday, Bombardier forecast higher business jet…
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Blue Origin Wins First NASA Contract for Mars Mission
10 February 2023
Reuters reports that Blue Origin “was awarded its first interplanetary NASA contract on Thursday to launch a mission next year…
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SpaceX Says it is Limiting Ukrainian Use of Starlink for Military Purposes
9 February 2023
The Wall Street Journal reports SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company had moved to limit…
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Gulfstream Wins USAF Contract Modifications
9 February 2023
Aviation International News reports that the US Air Force “plans to fly its Gulfstreams…
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Skydweller Conducts First Autonomous Flights of Solar Uncrewed Aircraft
8 February 2023
Aviation Week reports that Skydweller Aero “has conducted the first fully autonomous flights of its solar-powered, heavy-payload, long-endurance…
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USSF Directed by Congress to Procure Wideband Communications Satellite
8 February 2023
Space News reports that the U.S. Space Force “will use funds that Congress added to the 2023…
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Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Allow Crewed Trip to Mars
7 February 2023
Gizmodo reports that Rolls-Royce Holdings “is getting into the nuclear reactor business.”
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Bell Developing Militarized Versions of its Civil Helicopter Line
7 February 2023
Vertical Magazine (CAN) reports that Bell is “developing militarized versions of its civil helicopter line to bring a low-cost…
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New Rockets Set to Launch in 2023
6 February 2023
NBC News reported that “a slate of new rockets look to make their debut” in 2023 and that “few rockets attract the kind of curiosity and awe that SpaceX’s behemoth Starship does.”
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US Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon
6 February 2023
The New York Times reported that “the United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday.”
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NASA Declares SLS Ready for Crewed Missions
3 February 2023
SPACE reports that NASA’s Space Launch System rocket “appears ready to take the next big step – launching astronauts. The debut SLS flight…
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US Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana
3 February 2023
The AP reports that the US “is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days…
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Aurora Flight Sciences Reveals Design for DARPA Liberty Lifter Program
2 February 2023
Aviation Week reports that “Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed an eight-propulsor, monohull design for the DARPA Liberty Lifter…
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NASA’s SLS On Target to Serve in Artemis Program
2 February 2023
Space News reports on the successful testing of NASA’s Space Launch System last year and the successful return of the Orion capsule during the Artemis I mission…
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Four Crewed Launches Scheduled for Space Coast Before Summer
1 February 2023
The Orlando Sentinel reports that in the next few months, “14 more humans could launch from U.S. soil as SpaceX…
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China Conducts Blended Wing Body Verification Scale Model Flight
1 February 2023
Aviation Week reports that China has flown a “verification scale model of the BWB-330 blended wing body concept…
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Perseverance Rover Completes Sample Depot on Mars
31 January 2023
CNET News reports that NASA’s Perseverance rover has created “the first sample depot on another world. NASA JPL announced Saturday…
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Boeing to Deliver Last Ever 747
31 January 2023
The AP reports that The Boeing Company is “delivering its final 747 jumbo jet” on Monday. The AP adds that in recent years, “Boeing and its European rival Airbus…
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NASA Working with US Military on Nuclear-Powered Rocket Engines
30 January 2023
Mashable reported on the announcement, made at the AIAA SciTech Forum, that NASA is partnering with the US military “to test a nuclear-powered…
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Air Force AMC Seeking Plan for Launching 100 UAVs from Single KC-135
30 January 2023
Aviation Week reported, “The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) wants a plan within…
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Will Fly Past its Tenth Asteroid
27 January 2023
The Houston Chronicle reports that NASA’s Lucy spacecraft “is adding one more asteroid to its flyby list, bringing its total to 10…
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Electra.aero Secures $85M in Funding to Build ESTOL Prototype
27 January 2023
Aerospace America reports that Electra.aero has secured new funding, “including $30 million from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX program…
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Rocket Lab Launches First US Mission
25 January 2023
Reuters reports that Rocket Lab “launched its first mission from American soil on Tuesday, kicking off…
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Aerus Signs LOI for 30 Eviation Electric Aircraft
25 January 2023
The AP reports that Eviation’s prototype electric aircraft took its first flight Tuesday.
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Florida’s Space Coast Adds Another Rocket with ULA’s Vulcan Centaur’s Arrival
24 January 2023
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Space Coast “has another new rocket…
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Amazon Expands its Air Cargo Service in India
24 January 2023
CNBC reports Amazon said Monday it is expanding its air cargo unit, Amazon Air, to India…
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JUICE Prepares to Explore Jupiter’s Moons
23 January 2023
Reuters reported that JUICE – which stands for JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer – “is one of the most important space missions of 2023.” Its aim “is to explore Jupiter’s moons…
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Embraer Receives US, EU Certification for Phenom 300 Jet
20 January 2023
Reuters reports that Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said Thursday that its Phenom 300 jet…