Tag: November 2025

Blue Origin Set to Launch New Glenn Following Weekend Weather Delay

Spaceflight Now Update at 10:40 am ET:  “NASA scrubbed the launch due to strong solar impacts.”

Spaceflight Now reports Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch. According the article, Blue Origin will “take another crack at launching its 98-meter-tall (321 ft) New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, Nov. 12.”  An 87-minute launch window “opens at 2:50 p.m. EST (1950 UTC) on Wednesday.”
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Watch Launch Live
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U.S. Navy Installing Automatic Ground Control Avoidance System for F/A-18s, EA-18s

Aviation Week Network reports, “The U.S. Navy is proceeding with an effort to install an automatic ground control avoidance system (Auto GCAS) on Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. Naval Air Systems Command on Nov. 10 published a solicitation for a software update to redesign the digital map computer and flight control computer on the aircraft’s Tactical Aircraft Moving Map Capability (Tammac) in support of the Auto GCAS program.”
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US Army Plans to Buy One Million Drones Over Next Two to Three Years

Breaking Defense reports, “The Army is planning a massive overhaul on how it acquires unmanned aerial systems, setting the ambitious goal of buying one million drones over the next two to three years, an Army spokesperson confirmed to Breaking Defense. Reuters first reported on the drone buy, which could lead to the Army buying half a million to millions of drones annually after the initial acquisition. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told the outlet in an interview: “It is a big lift. But it is a lift we’re very capable of doing.”
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SpaceX Launches 560th Falcon 9 Rocket to Date Following Saturday Scrub

Spaceflight Now reports, “Following a last minute scrub Saturday morning, SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites in the predawn hours of Sunday morning. The launch came as the Federal Aviation Administration readies a rollout of commercial launch restrictions for U.S. airspace.” The mission was SpaceX’s 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date, with liftoff taking place at pad 39A “at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 9 at 3:10 EST (0810 UTC).”
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SpaceX performs its 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (Launch occurs at the 59:12 mark)
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Arc Orbital Supply Spacecraft Designed to Deliver Military Supplies Anywhere on Earth Within an Hour

The War Zone reports, “California-based space startup Inversion has unveiled its design for a fully reusable, lifting-body spacecraft named Arc. The spacecraft is intended to deliver critical cargo from space to any point on Earth within an hour, landing on water, snow or soil with a precision of around 50 feet, the company says. The concept, aimed squarely at the defense sector, reflects longstanding U.S. military interest in using space-based systems to rapidly move cargo around the globe to meet commanders’ urgent needs.”
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AIAA Survey: Forecast of Emerging Aerospace Technologies

FROM THE INSTITUTE
AIAA is working with BryceTech to produce the AIAA 2026 Forecast of Emerging Aerospace Technologies, a strategic assessment of the innovations that will define the aerospace landscape over the next two decades. This forecast will explore technologies driving future competitiveness, national capability, and societal impact. As a member of the AIAA community, your expert perspective will provide valuable insights into these technology trends. Please take a moment to fill out the emerging technology trends survey.

2025 AIAA Best Professional and Student Papers

FROM THE INSTITUTE
AIAA technical committees (TCs) and integration and outreach committees (IOCs) have selected the best professional and student technical papers presented at recent AIAA forums. With a standard award criteria and selection process from the respective committees, the following technical papers were selected as the “best,” and thereby were presented with a Certificate of Merit. The papers can be found online at the AIAA Aerospace Research Central (arc.aiaa.org), marked as “Best Paper.”
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