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July 29, 2026
Since their discovery by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely…
Boeing completed the last planned certification flight of the 737-10, the largest model in the 737 MAX family, marking an important step toward the aircraft's certification by the Federal…
The U.S. Navy’s C-2A Greyhound conducted its last ever flight, landing at Naval Air Station Pensacola to be inducted into the National Naval Aviation Museum. Following the final flight operations…
NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues.
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Company says a new charge reflects it adding “significant resources” to the VC-25B programme. Boeing’s VC-25B Air Force One replacement programme continues dragging down the company’s financial…
Katalyst Space’s efforts to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory has encountered a setback. The LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is in a multi-axis spin. LINK must attach itself to Swift and raise […]
As NASA's Curiosity rover recently began climbing a Martian valley nicknamed "Valle Grande," it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called…
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"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
Meanwhile, the Houthis mull tolling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and a new report underlines America's interceptor stockpile woes. The post Trump Vows Revenge For Iranian Missile Attack, U.S. And Saudis…
SpaceX plans to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force will not obligate fiscal 2028 multi-year procurement funds for 75 additional Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a program extension (PEX) until the service is […]
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will stream the eclipse…
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Boeing announced that test aircraft 737-10 1G003 landed at Boeing Field, in Seattle, after completing its final planned certification flight, marking the end of the flight-test campaign for the…
The president has repeatedly complained about the airport, which he called a poor reflection of Washington, D.C., and the U.S.
Boeing has taken another $280 million charge on its delayed Air Force One replacement program, which is now about four years behind schedule.
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026…
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons on June 19 and 20, 2026, the 4,930th and 4,931st Martian…
Parliament informed of tests in Seattle after formal question on progress with Air India accident investigation. Thrust-control module analysis is being undertaken as part of the Air India Boeing…
Pentagon orders the renaming of the East Coast base to honor the late senator, who died this month.
As demand accelerates, drone companies are scaling by building flexible engineering teams instead of trying to do everything in-house. The drone industry – in the US and around the world – is…
This illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars' atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA's MAVEN mission.
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called…
July 29, 2026 – NASA has officially transitioned propulsion test expert Ray Williams from contractor status to a full civil servant role at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay […]
This July 23, 2026, illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA’s…
News Pentagon moves recent KIA numbers from Iran war into ‘Overseas Operations’ category The Pentagon altered the way it has... The post Headlines — July 29 appeared first on Aerotech News & Review .
Boeing’s Defence, Space & Security division reported revenue of $7.5bn for Q2 2026, a 13% increase from $6.6bn in Q2 2025.
General Dynamics reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $14.09 billion on July 29, 2026, with its Aerospace segment posting the fastest… The post Gulfstream drives General Dynamics beat as…
NASA researcher Heidi Becker has photographed sublime sights around Jupiter that have never been seen before, from its ghostly rings to the dark sides of its moons. And she does it all with an…
The US Marine Corps has received its 359th and final Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, completing the tiltrotor’s program… The post Bell Boeing delivers final MV-22 Osprey to US Marine Corps appeared first…
A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production. The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program took a major leap…
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