SPACE reports that a large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission.
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Honda Subsidiary Will Build its New Light Aircraft Model at North Carolina Factory
The AP reports Honda Aircraft Co. “will develop and build a longer-range version of its light aircraft in central North Carolina, generating 280 additional jobs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced Tuesday.” The AP adds the Honda subsidiary “said last month that it would produce for commercial use the proposed HondaJet 2600 model,” which it describes “as the first light jet able to fly nonstop across the continental U.S., with up to 11 occupants.” The AP adds that the decision “means Honda Aircraft, which is headquartered at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, will invest another $56 million in Guilford County.”
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Boom Chooses North Carolina Site for Supersonic Passenger Jet Manufacturing
The AP reports that Boom Supersonic “announced Wednesday that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the manufacturing site for next-generation supersonic passenger jets.” Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro will be the home for Boom Supersonic’s “first full-scale manufacturing plant, including the final assembly line, testing and delivery center for its proposed Overture supersonic airliner.” The manufacturing facility is estimated to “create over 1,750 jobs by 2030, with a goal of reaching more than 2,400 jobs by 2032.”
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