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Joby Performs First eVTOL Flight Between Two U.S. Airports

Aerotime reports, “Joby Aviation, the US-based company developing all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis for commercial passenger service, has announced that it has successfully operated one of its demonstrator aircraft (registration N545JX) alongside other aircraft in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controlled airspace by completing its first flight between two US airports – Marina (OAR) and Monterey (MRY), both located in the state of California.”
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Two Powerful Communications Satellites, Lands First Stage Booster

SPACE reports, “A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two powerful communications satellites on July 22, then aced its landing on a ship at sea. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:12 p.m. EDT (2112 GMT), carrying SES’ O3b mPOWER 9 and 10 satellites toward medium Earth orbit (MEO), about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) above our planet.”
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