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DART Mission Successfully Crashes into Asteroid
28 September 2022
The Conversation reports that NASA “has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its…
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Vertical Aerospace Test Flies VX4 Electric Air Taxi
27 September 2022
Aviation Week reports that Vertical Aerospace “has conducted the first tethered hover flight…
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NASA to Return Artemis to Primary Hangar Due to Hurricane Ian
27 September 2022
Bloomberg reports that “NASA will return its Artemis rocket and spacecraft to its primary hangar as Hurricane Ian…
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Airbus Stays with Jetliner Delivery Goals
26 September 2022
Aviation International News reported that Airbus “executives expressed confidence the European OEM will achieve its targets of delivering…
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NASA to Crash DART into Asteroid Monday
26 September 2022
SPACE reported that on Monday “at 7:14 p.m. EDT (2314 GMT), NASA will intentionally crash a spacecraft into…
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French Navy Receives its First Airbus H160 Helicopter
23 September 2022
Aviation Week reports that the “French Navy has taken delivery of its first Airbus H160 helicopter, an interim buy…
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Crew-5 Astronauts Prepare for Historic Mission
22 September 2022
SPACE reports that Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina along with two American astronauts and a Japanese astronaut are to “fly to the International…
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US Air Force Aims for Decision on F-35 Engine by Year’s End
22 September 2022
FlightGlobal reports that the Air Force is expected to make a decision on whether to re-engine the F-35 through the Adaptive Engine Transition…
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NASA Prepares for Wednesday SLS Fueling Test
21 September 2022
Spaceflight Now reported that engineers “are ready to reload NASA’s Artemis moon rocket with supercold fuel Wednesday to make sure a repaired liquid hydrogen…
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Battery-Powered Aircraft May be the Future of Aviation
21 September 2022
The Washington Post reports on electric aircraft. Several airlines including United, Mesa and Air Canada “have started putting orders in…
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L3Harris to Convert Embraer KC-390 Cargo Planes into Aerial Tankers
20 September 2022
Defense One reports that, “L3Harris Technologies has entered an agreement with Brazil’s Embraer to convert KC-390…
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Starlink Now Active on All Seven Continents
20 September 2022
CNET News reports that with “the addition of the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, SpaceX says its orbit-based…
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Bombardier Delivers First Global 6000 for US Air Force BACN Program
19 September 2022
Aviation International News reported that Bombardier “handed over the first Global 6000 modified for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Battlefield Airborne…
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SpaceX Launches Next Starlink Batch After Five Days of Delays
19 September 2022
Florida Today reports that the “Space Coast’s 40th launch of the year lifted off at 8:18 p.m. EDT Sunday night…
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SpaceX Scrubs Starlink Launch Attempt a Third Time
16 September 2022
Spaceflight Now reports that for “the third day running, bad weather forced SpaceX to scrub a Falcon 9 launch attempt at Cape Canaveral…
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KC-46 Flies First Combat Refueling Sortie
16 September 2022
Aviation Week reports that the Boeing KC-46 “has flown its first combat refueling sortie as part of an exercise to employ the tanker downrange…
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NASA Attempts to Regain Control of CAPSTONE
15 September 2022
The Daily Mail (UK) reports that NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE)…
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US Army Returns 59.5% of its Chinook Helicopter Fleet to Service Following Grounding
15 September 2022
The Hill reports that US Army spokesman Jason Waggoner said that the service now has 59.5 percent of its Chinook…
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Business Aircraft Flight Hours Increase Despite Fuel Costs
14 September 2022
Aviation Week reported that the hours “of business aircraft utilization rose by 15% to around 690,000 hours in June 2022 despite the cost of fuel…
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FAA Grounds Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket Pending Investigation of Aborted Launch
14 September 2022
The Orlando Sentinel reports that the FAA has grounded the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket pending an investigation…
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Artemis I Launch Delayed to at Least September 27
13 September 2022
SPACE reports that NASA announced Monday it is now targeting September 27 for the Artemis I launch. NASA is planning to conduct an SLS…
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NASA Conducting Research Flights with Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft
13 September 2022
Aviation Today reports that NASA pilots and researchers “began conducting research flights with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research….
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DOD May Allow F-35 Deliveries to Resume Within Weeks
12 September 2022
Aviation Week reported that the “U.S. Defense Department may allow Lockheed Martin F-35 deliveries to resume within weeks, pending…
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SpaceX Launches BlueWalker 3 Communications Satellite
12 September 2022
SPACE reported that SpaceX “launched a novel – and colossal – commercial communications satellite into orbit late Saturday and set a new launch record…
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AIAA Panel Shows Optimism for Space-Nuclear Power
9 September 2022
Aviation Week reports that a panel “of experts assembled by AIAA has expressed optimism that NASA, two cabinet departments and the commercial sector are prepared…
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Aviation Week Profiles US Air Force Modernization Programs
9 September 2022
Aviation Week reports on the US Air Force’s major modernization programs. The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider “will be the U.S. Air Force’s next generation…
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NASA SLS Rocket’s Flight Termination System May Further Delay Launch
8 September 2022
Washington Post reports on the Flight Termination System for NASA’s Space Launch System, a “detonation system designed to destroy the rocket…
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American Airlines CEO Believes Airline Can Become Much Larger
8 September 2022
The Dallas Morning News reports that American Airlines CEO Robert Isom believes the carrier can become “much bigger.” Isom said, “We actually have…
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Dream Chaser Spaceplane to be Used for ISS Cargo Mission in 2024
7 September 2022
SPACE reports that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane “will be used for an International Space Station (ISS) cargo mission in 2024 to ferry ‘a variety of life sciences…
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Boom Faces Battle in Search for Supersonic Engine
7 September 2022
Aviation International News reports that as Boom “continues its efforts to convince an engine manufacturer to back its supersonic ambitions…
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USAF’s CV-22 Ospreys Cleared to Resume Flying Amid Unresolved Gearbox Issue
6 September 2022
Aviation Week reported that on September 2, US Air Force Special Operations Command “returned its CV-22 fleet to flight after more than two weeks of grounding because…
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SpaceX Sets New Record with 40th Mission of the Year
6 September 2022
USA Today reports that SpaceX on Sunday “launched 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle…
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Velis Electro Becomes Popular Among Trainee Pilots
2 September 2022
CNN reports that the Velis Electro, “the world’s only electric plane fully certified in the EU and the UK, is taking off as a greener option for trainee pilots.”
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Artemis I to Feature High-Resolution Recorded Video
2 September 2022
Aerospace America reports the 25 cameras “on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule for the Artemis I mission are mainly for engineers…
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SpaceX Launches 46 More Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg
1 September 2022
Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX “launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 46 more Starlink internet satellites overnight Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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Airbus to Recommend A330 Operators Upgrade Fuel-System Parts Due to Leak Risk
1 September 2022
Aviation Week reports that Airbus “plans to recommend that affected A330 operators upgrade fuel hose-attachment assemblies to minimize the risk of leaks…
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US Army Grounds Its Entire Fleet of Chinook Helicopters Over Risk of Engine Fires
31 August 2022
Bloomberg reports that Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement that the service has “grounded its entire fleet of some 400 CH-47 Chinook…
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships to Utilize Starlink WiFi
31 August 2022
SPACE reports that Royal Caribbean is the first cruise company “to sign up for Starlink, and framed the deal as ‘a better onboard experience for guests and crew…
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Shift5 CEO Speaks About Modern Aircraft Cybersecurity
30 August 2022
HelpNetSecurity featured a video with Shift5 CEO Josh Lospinoso where Lospinoso “talks about modern aircraft and some cybersecurity concerns that arise…
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Commercial Space Data Relays May be Used by NASA within a Decade
30 August 2022
Via Satellite reports that NASA “could be using commercial services to enable its next-generation satellite communications constellation that will provide connectivity…
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NASA’s DART One Month Away from Impact
29 August 2022
SPACE reported that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) “will crash into the asteroid Dimorphos at approximately 15,000 mph (24,000 kph) in an
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US Air Force Takes Delivery of First MH-139A Test Helicopter
29 August 2022
Aviation International News reported that Leonardo and The Boeing Company “have delivered the first of four MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopters to the U.S. Air Force…
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GAMA Finds General Aviation, Business Aviation Deliveries Climb
26 August 2022
Aviation International News reports that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has found that general aviation aircraft…
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Artemis I Launch Weather Projected to be Favorable, Storms Expected for Saturday SpaceX Launch
26 August 2022
Florida Today reports that Florida “summertime weather could threaten a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Saturday night from Cape Canaveral…
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DroneUp Will Expand Presence in Virginia, Create 655 Jobs
25 August 2022
The AP reports that DroneUp announced Wednesday it “will invest $7 million to expand its Virginia Beach headquarters…
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Blue Origin to Launch New Shepard Mission on August 31
25 August 2022
SPACE reports that Blue Origin announced Wednesday “that it’s targeting Aug. 31 for NS-23, the next flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. New Shepard…
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Ingenuity Makes 30th Flight
24 August 2022
CNET News reports that NASA “announced Monday that Ingenuity successfully pulled off its 30th flight.” NASA JPL tweeted…
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US Army Postpones Zephyr Flight Tests After Loss of Prototype
24 August 2022
Aviation Week reports that the US Army “has halted further flight tests of the Airbus Zephyr high-altitude…
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NASA Posts RFI for ISS Deorbit Spacecraft
23 August 2022
GovCon Wire reports that NASA “expects the International Space Station to conclude operations in late 2030 and is seeking…
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FAA Selects Five Universities to Examine Drone-Based Disaster Assistance
23 August 2022
ExecutiveGov reports that the Federal Aviation Administration “has selected five universities to examine drone-based approaches…