Aviation and space news
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July 26, 2026
NASA’s live coverage of crew farewells and Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft hatch closing aboard the International Space Station now is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at…
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with as many as 284 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday afternoon after six of the eight flight attendants on…
Key ground stations in Spain operated by NASA and the European Space Agency have avoided serious damage from major wildfires in the country. The post NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from…
A closer look at why the 737 is tighter inside than rivals like the Airbus A320.
July 25, 2026
Greater Manchester Police are investigating a hoax bomb threat made against a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which led to an emergency response by Royal Air Force Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon…
Boeing’s 777X will soon dethrone the Airbus A350 as the widest widebody twinjet, redefining comfort and passenger experience in long-haul travel.
Boeing has a meaningful gap between the 737 and 787 that the 757 is slowly failing to fill.
The narrow margin of error in the June 20 near-miss at Boston Logan highlights the pressure on US airport systems.
SpaceX successfully launched Starship Flight 13 from its Starbase facility in Texas, achieving an intact ocean splashdown of the upper stage and deploying 20 next-generation Starlink Version 3…
By Raul Cisneros U.S. Air Force Maj. Sam “RaZZ” Larson said he first came to AirVenture when he was about 10-11 years old. “I remember distinctly the first time my dad drove me up here,” he said. “I…
Just hours after Starship Flight 13 achieved a successful soft splashdown of its upper stage in the Indian Ocean on July 24, Elon Musk announced an ambitious next step for the company’s next launch…
SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.
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The 13th Integrated Flight Test of SpaceX’s Starship system, IFT-13, was mostly a success. One week after the launch was scrubbed at the last moment because of engine failures, and […]
By Angela Satterlee One of the most emotional traditions at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh took place Friday, July 24, as 100 Vietnam War veterans traveled from Wittman Regional Airport to Washington, D.C…
Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:51 a.m. PDT (11:51 a.m. EDT / 1551 UTC). The Falcon 9 will place 24 Starlink satellites into orbit.
SpaceX Starship Flight 13: The Video https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1AJEmmYdMDnJL
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Boeing's MCAS system was designed to counteract the 737 MAX's aerodynamic changes, but a single sensor failure led to disaster. Twice.
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An apparently unresponsive Qatar Airways flight caused concern for UK authorities.
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), and you can watch their homecoming live.
Just under two months after the previous mission, which went both well and badly, SpaceX completed Starship's best mission yet — the super-heavy launch vehicle under development at Starbase, in Texas…
SpaceX's Starship flew successfully Friday, landing both stages and deploying its first Starlink V3 satellites. The post SpaceX Starship just nailed something it’s never done before appeared first…
SpaceX launched Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, on a critical 13th test flight on July 24, a stunning test flight that notched big success and ended with a huge surprise.
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Powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines, the 397-foot-tall two-stage rocket blasted off from SpaceX's "Starbase," Texas, launch site at 5:51 p.m. EDT, putting on a spectacular show for area…
SpaceX launched Starship on its 13th suborbital test flight July 24, correcting some of the issues seen on the previous flight while deploying functioning satellites for the first time. The post…
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Keith’s note: SpaceX Starship 13 certainly did its thing: Booster soft landing, ship in orbit. 40 second Raptor relight, 20 Starlink Version 3’s deployed, all of which worked, smooth reentry […] The…
Keith’s note: NASA PAO statement about fires in the area around Madrid DSN complex: “The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC), located in Robledo, Spain, about 37 miles (65 km) […] The…
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July 24, 2026
The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster's rocket engines.
"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."
The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is in the middle of a wildfire
Wildfires near Madrid, Spain forced the evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network facility there today. The agency reports that everyone is safe. The Madrid station is one of three around […]
