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Marines Plan to Buy More Carrier-based F-35Cs While Scaling Back VTOL Variant
5 February 2025
Defense One reports, “The Marine Corps plans to double its buy of the carrier-borne F-35C variant and scale back its buy of the short-takeoff-vertical-landing F-35B, according to…
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India to Launch European Proba-3 Satellites on Dec. 5 to Create Artificial Eclipses in Space
4 February 2025
SPACE reports, “A European mission that will use two satellites to create artificial eclipses in Earth orbit will launch early Thursday morning (Dec. 5)…
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FAA is Getting Closer to Certifying ZeroAvia’s Electric Propulsion System
4 February 2025
Aerospace Global News reports, “ZeroAvia has moved one step closer to certification of its first commercial product, having received Certification Basis for its 600kW electric…
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Blue Origin Set to Launch New Shepard Moon-Gravity Mission
4 February 2025
SPACE reports, “Blue Origin is targeting Feb. 4 for the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which was postponed from Jan. 28 due to weather and a technical…
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Composites World Article: Expanding Your Horizons at New Industry Events
4 February 2025
Composites World Editor-in-Chief Scott Frances reports, “Manufacturing in general offers a multitude of trade shows — and the composites sector in particular…
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Pipistrel Flight-Tests NUUVA V300 Hybrid-Electric VTOL
3 February 2025
Aerotime reports, “Pipistrel, a division of Textron eAviation, announced that its new NUUVA V300 hybrid-electric unmanned VTOL aircraft successfully completed its first flight on January 31, 2025, in Gorizia…
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Launches Michibiki 6 Navigation Satellite
3 February 2025
Space News reports, “Japan’s flagship H3 rocket successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday, enhancing the country’s regional GPS…
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Supply Chain and Labor Challenges Continue in High-Demand Commercial Market Forecast
31 January 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Demand is surging across commercial aviation even as an imbalance persists between supply and demand, according to the…
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SpaceX and Vast Issue RFP for Science Experiments on Crew Dragon and Haven-1 Space Station
31 January 2025
SPACE reports, “Vast Space is scheduled to launch the Haven-1 space station to orbit this August. The single-module station will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket…
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Army Black Hawk Helicopter and Airliner Collide Over Potomac River
30 January 2025
Defense One reports, “A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, collided with a passenger aircraft preparing to land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening…
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NASA’s Two Stuck Astronauts Perform Their First Spacewalk Together
30 January 2025
AP News reports, “NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months…
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U.S. Space Force Forecasts 25% Increase in Launches in Next Two Years
29 January 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Space Force anticipates launches from its two continental spaceports to increase by 25% to 30% over the next couple…
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Boom’s XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight Milestone
29 January 2025
Aviation Week reports, “High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture transport with the successful supersonic flight…
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Boom Supersonic to Livestream XB-1 Test Flight at 10:45 AM
28 January 2025
SPACE reports, “Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time the company achieves the feat, and you can watch the historic action live.”
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Airbus Pauses CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Program
28 January 2025
Aerotime reports, “Airbus announced on January 27, 2025, that it is pausing the development of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 21 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
28 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX sent its latest batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Monday late afternoon. Among the 21 V2 Mini satellites…
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New Report Highlights Pilot Shortage and Calls for More Air Force Fighters
27 January 2025
Defense One reports, “The Air Force has long struggled with a shortage of fighter pilots, with 1,150 empty billets in 2024, and aviators leaving the service in droves. How can they turn things around? Buy more planes and keep more pilots in its reserve component, says a new policy paper from a prominent aerospace think tank.”
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Germany’s OroraTech Partners with Rocket Lab for “Responsive Launch”
27 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “A new batch of eight fire detection satellites are getting ready to launch into low Earth orbit in what Rocket Lab described as a…
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New Supercomputer Simulations Could Help Electric Spacecraft Propulsion Take a Leap
27 January 2025
SPACE reports, “Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 23 Starlink Satellites from California
24 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during a Falcon 9 flight Friday morning…
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Aviation Week Article: Pratt & Whitney Unveils Details Of Hydrogen-Steam Hybrid Engine Cycle
24 January 2025
Guy Norris at Aviation Week reports, “Hydrogen fuel may offer attractive pathways toward the goal of zero carbon emissions, but turning that vision into…
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Boom Prepares XB-1 Demonstrator for Maiden Supersonic Flight
24 January 2025
Aviation24.be reports, “The world is on the verge of witnessing a historic moment in aviation. Boom Supersonic, the company pioneering the return of commercial…
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Mishap Causes SpaceX to Reexamine Starship’s Upper Stage
23 January 2025
Aviation Week reports SpaceX’s “effort to demonstrate payload deployment, land its upper stage and potentially achieve spaceship-to-spaceship fuel transfer…
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Lockheed Martin to Upgrade USAF F-22 Raptor Infrared Sensors
23 January 2025
Aerotime reports, “Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $270 million contract by the US Air Force to integrate next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the F-22…
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Rolls-Royce Confirms Completion of Trent 1000 Durability Enhancement Testing
22 January 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Rolls-Royce says it has competed certification testing of a major upgrade to the Trent 1000 to address durability problems and is now…
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Rocket Lab’s Next Electron Launch Window Opens February 4
22 January 2025
Yahoo Finance reports, “Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (‘Rocket Lab’ or the ‘Company’) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced
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First-Quarter Outlook for United Beats Estimates After Profits Climb to End 2024
22 January 2025
CNBC reports, “United forecast first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ estimates as the carrier seeks to grow earnings again in 2025 thanks to strong travel…
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SpaceX’s 7th Starship Test Launch Prompts FAA Investigation
21 January 2025
Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX’s dramatic Starship test on Thursday afternoon has triggered a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mishap investigation after debris…
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Aviation Week’s Check 6 Podcast: AIAA’s SciTech Forum Teases Hydrogen Cycles And Gulled Wings
17 January 2025
In a recent podcast, “Aviation Week editors Graham Warwick and Guy Norris discuss some of the breakthrough technologies and advanced concepts to emerge at this year’s AIAA SciTech Forum in Florida.
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Boeing Resumes 777X Test Flights
17 January 2025
Reuters reports, “Boeing resumed testing for its long-delayed 777X widebody jet on Thursday, with the first flight since…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Launches on its Inaugural Flight
16 January 2025
Scientific American reports, “A few minutes after 2:00 A.M. EST, a hulking, 320-foot-tall rocket slipped its tethers at the Cape Canaveral…
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Volatus Aerospace Launches “Surveillance as a Service” UAV Solution
16 January 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Volatus Aerospace Inc. has launched its new ‘Surveillance as a Service’ solution, aiming to deliver…
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Saab Providing Drone Swarming Capability for Sweden’s Armed Forces
15 January 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Sweden’s armed forces have revealed a secret drone swarming program using software…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Two Private Moon Landers at Once
15 January 2025
The New York Times reports, “A space twofer took place early Wednesday morning — two lunar missions for the price of one rocket…
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FAA Introduces Downwash Caution Area for Vertiports
14 January 2025
Aviation Week reports “When the FAA released draft updated engineering guidelines for vertiports in September 2024, it introduced the requirement…
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SpaceX Launches Another 21 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral
14 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX kicked off a busy launch week that features flights from all four of its launch pads between California, Florida and Texas.
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Latest Boom Supersonic Test Paves Way for 1st Mach 1 Flight
13 January 2025
Aerotime reports Boom Supersonic is “determining whether a 12th test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator is needed before its first attempt at breaking the speed…
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Blue Origin Scrubs Debut Launch of its New Glenn Rocket
13 January 2025
The New York Times reports, “There’s a new rocket that’s never flown waiting on a launchpad in Florida. It’s called New Glenn and it’s going…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch Delayed Until 12 January
10 January 2025
The Guardian reports Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch is delayed until at least 12 January due to conditions in the Atlantic, where the booster is slated to land.
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Airline Industry Revenue to Reach $1 Trillion in 2025 Per Avolon Report
10 January 2025
Aerotime reports, “Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon has published a new market outlook report, predicting that the global airline industry will reach US$1 trillion in revenue…
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 110 F-35s in 2024
9 January 2025
Reuters reports, “Lockheed Martin delivered a total of 110 F-35 fighter jets to the United States and its allies in 2024, the Bethesda…
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Space Force’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Surpasses 1 Year in Orbit
9 January 2025
SPACE reports, “In case you forgot it was still up there. That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 21 More Starlink Satellites from Kennedy Space Center
9 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX sent its latest batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Monday late afternoon. Among the 21 V2 Mini satellites…
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NASA Underscores Role of Moon as Testbed for Future Human Mars Missions
8 January 2025
Space News reports, “NASA engineers working on the agency’s architecture for human Mars missions said during a panel at the AIAA SciTech Forum … that they were skeptical crewed missions…
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Kratos to Develop Hypersonic Testing Capabilities for Pentagon
7 January 2025
Space News reports, “Defense contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions won a $1.45 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop testing capabilities for hypersonic weapons…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches on First Dedicated Starlink Mission of 2025
7 January 2025
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX completed its first Starlink mission of the year on the first Monday of 2025.
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U.S. Marine Corps Still Targeting 2030 to Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornets
6 January 2025
Defense One reports, “While Marines wait for new F-35s, officials say recent delivery delays haven’t altered their goal to fully switch to the fifth-generation stealth fighter…
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U.S. Rocket Launchpads Expecting Record Demand
6 January 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports, “SpaceX and other rocket companies are planning to increase flights in the years ahead as they ferry their own satellites or payloads for other customers…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Record-Breaking Approach to the Sun, Sends Back 1st Detailed Update
3 January 2025
SPACE reports, “NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sent home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.
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FAA’s Enhanced Oversight of Boeing to Continue “Indefinitely”
3 January 2025
Reuters reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration’s tougher oversight of Boeing will continue indefinitely, the agency’s outgoing head…