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NASA’s X-59 Plane to Break the Sound Barrier with No Sonic Boom
7 December 2022
CNET News reports that NASA’s X-59 plane is attempting to break the sound barrier without the usual…
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Boeing Finishes Production of Final 747
7 December 2022
Bloomberg reports that The Boeing Company “plans to roll out the final 747 jumbo jet…
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Orion Begins Final Leg of Artemis I Mission
6 December 2022
CNN reports on its website that the Artemis I mission “is now in the final stretch of its historic journey.”
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Pratt & Whitney’s Engine Powers New B-21
6 December 2022
Connecticut Post reports that the B-21 “is the Air Force’s first new bomber since the 1989 debut of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, with both…
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NASA Sends Astronauts on Spacewalk to Upgrade Solar Power of ISS
5 December 2022
Aviation Week reported that NASA pressed ahead “with upgrades to the solar power generation system aboard the…
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NTSB Recommends Bell 407 Inspections after Inflight Failure
5 December 2022
Aviation Week reported that the National Transportation Safety Board, “citing the risk of a catastrophic inflight failure, is urgently recommending U.S. and Canadian regulators…
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B-21 Bomber to Debut
2 December 2022
Reuters reports that Northrop Grumman “is set to roll out the first plane in a new fleet of long-range stealth nuclear bombers for the United States…
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NASA Says SLS Megarocket Performed as Planned in First-Ever Launch
2 December 2022
SPACE reports that NASA officials said the agency’s “Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket hit all of its marks…
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Artemis I Orion to Depart Lunar Orbit
1 December 2022
Aviation Week reports that well beyond “the halfway point of the 25-1/2 day Artemis I test flight, NASA’s Orion crew capsule is prepared to depart…
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Boeing Pauses 777 Testing After Engine Issue
1 December 2022
FlightGlobal reports that The Boeing Company “has halted its 777-9 flight-test programme…
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SpaceX Launch Aims to Send Private Lander to the Moon
30 November 2022
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel reports that a Falcon 9 rocket “is carrying private Japanese company…
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Gulfstream Notifies FAA of Soot at Rear of G500 and G600 Jets
30 November 2022
Reuters reports that Gulfstream Aerospace “has notified owners of its G500 and G600…
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NASA’s Orion to Set Distance Record
29 November 2022
Gizmodo reports that NASA’s Artemis 1 mission “continues to go well, with Orion entering into its target orbit…
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Rolls-Royce Tests Hydrogen Propulsion System with EasyJet
29 November 2022
Aviation International News reports that Rolls-Royce and EasyJet “have completed ground tests with an early concept…
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Mars Rover Collects Samples which Indicate Possible Life on Mars
28 November 2022
The Washington Post reported that NASA rover Perseverance “has hit what scientists are hoping…
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Ampaire’s Grand Caravan Makes First Flight
28 November 2022
Aviation Today reported that Ampaire’s Eco Caravan aircraft, “an upgraded Cessna Grand Caravan, made its first flight…
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SpaceX Launched Satellite On Tuesday, Plans Saturday ISS Resupply Mission Launch
23 November 2022
Florida Today reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket “dodged inclement weather around Cape Canavera …
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FAA Will Add Powered-Lift Aircraft to Air Carrier Category
23 November 2022
BBC News reports that the FAA said on Monday that “it was proposing to expand its definition…
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NASA Faces Challenges as it Looks to Establish a Lunar Base
22 November 2022
The Los Angeles Times reports, “If NASA ever establishes a lunar base – a long-term project advanced Wednesday with the launch of Artemis I…
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Air Taxis Clear One Regulation Hurdle
22 November 2022
BBC News reports that the FAA said on Monday that “it was proposing to expand its definition of the machines it considered air carriers from airplanes…
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Boeing Expects Demand for Air Cargo to Increase
21 November 2022
Reuters reported that The Boeing Company believes air cargo traffic will double over the next two decades with the “world’s freighter fleet expanding by more than 60%.” Full Story (Reuters)
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Japan Outlines NASA Gateway Plans
21 November 2022
Aviation Week reported that Japan has outlined “its planned contributions to NASA’s Gateway…
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Starship Award Part of $4 Billion in NASA Flights
18 November 2022
CNBC reports that right before Artemis I lifted off from Cape Canaveral, “NASA announced an additional Starship award under the lunar Artemis program. SpaceX is now on tap…
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Archer Aviation Debuts Midnight
18 November 2022
Aerospace America reports that Archer Aviation yesterday publicly revealed at its Palo Alto, California facility a production version…
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SpaceX is Recruiting People to Live and Work at its Starbase in Texas
17 November 2022
Forbes reports, “Sun, sand and Starships. That’s the pitch SpaceX is offering to anyone…
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Delta Seeks Drag Reduction with Boeing Aero Design Lab Kits
17 November 2022
Aviation Week reports, “Delta Air Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aero Design Lab (ADL), targeting supplemental type certification (STC) of the Texas-based…
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Astronauts Install Hardware on Outside of ISS
16 November 2022
CNN reports, “First-time spacewalkers and NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio began…
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Crossover Narrowbody Jets Offer Modern Workplace
16 November 2022
Aviation Week reports crossover narrowbody jets…
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AIAA Statement on Successful Artemis I Launch
16 November 2022
AIAA issued the following statement from AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher: “Congratulations to the entire NASA/industry Artemis team…
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Netherlands Receives its 20th and Final Boeing CH-47F Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopter
15 November 2022
FlightGlobal reports that on November 14, the Netherlands “received its 20th and final Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter.”…
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CAPSTONE Reaches Lunar Orbit
15 November 2022
In what UPI describes as a “major win” for NASA, the CAPSTONE CubeSat probe “arrived in orbit around the moon…
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X-37B Lands at Kennedy Space Center after Spending 908 Days in Orbit
14 November 2022
Aviation Week reported behind a paywall that the US Space Force “landed the X-37B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 12…
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Amazon’s New Delivery Drone
14 November 2022
CNBC reported that Amazon’s new delivery drone, the MK27-2, will begin making deliveries in two markets in California…
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ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Launched JPSS-2, LOFTID into Space Thursday
11 November 2022
The AP reports that United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)…
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XQ-58A Valkyrie Test Flight Successful
11 November 2022
Unmanned Systems Technology reports Kratos Defense & Security Solutions “recently completed a successful flight…
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Despite Jammed Solar Panel, Cygnus Capsule Docks with ISS
10 November 2022
AP reports, “A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station…
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Boeing Recommends Air Taxi Safety Standards Mirror Those for Commercial Jets
10 November 2022
Reuters reported that The Boeing Company “urged regulators on Tuesday to subject a new generation…
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Op-Ed: Human-Machine Teaming Key to Aerospace Engineering’s Digital-Driven Future
10 November 2022
Machines that can surpass human intelligence? Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems promise to outmatch certain aspects…
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Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit Face Challenges
9 November 2022
SPACE reports, “Shareholders in Virgin Galactic launched a class action lawsuit with numerous allegations about the space tourism…
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Delta Preparing for 5 Million Travelers During Thanksgiving
9 November 2022
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Delta Air Lines is expecting “the heaviest Thanksgiving traffic…
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Storm Delays SpaceX Launch while Artemis I Remains on Launchpad for Now
8 November 2022
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX has pushed back the flight of its next Falcon 9 rocket…
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HondaJet Elite II Awarded FAA Certification
8 November 2022
Aviation Today reports, “The HondaJet Elite II aircraft, revealed during the 2022 NBAA…
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Thrive Aviation Takes Delivery of First G600
7 November 2022
Aviation International News reported, “Charter operator and jet card provider Thrive Aviation…
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US Military’s X-37B Space Plane in Orbit for 900+ Days
7 November 2022
SPACE reported, “The U.S. military’s X-37B robotic space plane just passed 900 days in orbit on its latest hush-hush…
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NASA Readies Artemis for Another Attempt
4 November 2022
CBS News reports, “NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket, bedeviled by fuel leaks…
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NetJets Close to 1,000 Aircraft
4 November 2022
Aviation International News reports, “With planned additions and no expectations to dispose of any of its current aircraft, NetJets…
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Aviation Week Network Checks in with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher
4 November 2022
Aviation Week Network checked in with AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher for a status report on existential threats…
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NASA’s InSight Nears End of the Line
3 November 2022
SPACE reports, “So much dust is choking off the solar power supply to NASA’s InSight lander that the Mars mission…
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Australia to Replace C-130Js with Super Hercules
3 November 2022
Aviation International News reports, “Australia has selected the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches for First Time in Three Years
2 November 2022
Space News reports that a SpaceX Falcon Heavy “lifted off Nov. 1 at 9:41 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy…