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July 14, 2026
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2026 as follows: Major Programs 2nd Quarter 2026...
July 13, 2026
No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips — understand the…
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) to produce 18 Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) satellites to support the Golden…
Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship… The post Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight…
Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes its LITENING Large Aperture (LA) pod undergoing operational test with the Air Force will be able to contribute to the defeat of adversary drones, a company […]
The Starlink 10-45 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:10 a.m…
It is full steam ahead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as teams process and assemble flight hardware in preparation for the upcoming crewed Artemis III mission. Less than three months…
The United States Space Force has announced implementation of a temporary Initial Enlistment Bonus Pilot Program, offering a $25,000 bonus to incoming enlisted Guardians who commit to an eight-year…
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The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT…
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Riyadh Air is considering placing an order for as many as 30 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners as the… The post Riyadh Air weighs firm order for 25-30 more Boeing 787s appeared first on AeroTime .
The U.S. Space Force graduated 14 Guardians from its first Regional Space Advisor Academics Course at the Pentagon. The program aims to develop international affairs and security cooperation skills…
The U.S. Navy identifies Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, as the missing Sailor following a helicopter’s emergency landing in the Arabian Sea…
The U.S.based media conglomerate Warner Bros Discovery is on the hunt for a new flight attendant for its recently expanded fleet of ultra-luxe private jets, which are based out of Teterboro, New…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market's appetite for the company's "fly, fail, fix" approach to rocket development, which often ends in…
Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) has completed its acquisition of Astrobotic Technology, Inc. The close comes as NASA recently awarded two new lunar lander missions to the company and Griffin…
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Boeing will be attending this year’s Farnborough Airshow with a more confident approach after tapering its commercial activity… The post Boeing poised for FIA after tapering activity in 2024 due to…
Throughout the Space Age the United States worked on space nuclear power and propulsion systems, although very few actually made it to space. Dwayne Day examines those programs and what went wrong.
While the United States has made extensive use of space capabilities in its ongoing conflict with Iran, that country has also made use of space. Three experts examine Iran's access to satellite…
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SpaceX is gearing up for the 13th Starship integrated flight test, which is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 16, with the launch window opening up at 6:30 PM E.T. from Starbase in South Texas…
MQ-28 Ghost Bat to make Farnborough debut Commercial products on display include an interactive exhibit featuring a full-size 777X cabin section Defense systems at the show include a CH-47 Chinook...
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July 12, 2026
NASA’s next space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, arrived at Kennedy Space Center… The post NASA’s Roman telescope into prelaunch servicing following arrival in Florida appeared…
July 10, 2026
India’s youngest major airline is growing — fast. Akasa Air has just taken delivery of its 40th Boeing 737 MAX, reaching another milestone in one of the world’s largest domestic aviation markets…
The Starlink 17-48 mission added another 24 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:01 p.m. PDT (11:01 p.m. EDT / 0301 UTC).
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With the 33 engine static fire completed for Booster 20, SpaceX is pushing hard to… The post Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 defense bill includes $180 million for more Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], as the […]
The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) is by far the largest crew member union in the United States, representing around 55,000 flight attendants at nearly two dozen airlines across the…
NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give…
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from the Greek holiday resort of Thessaloniki was reportedly partially sucked out of the plane’s window when it suffered an explosive decompression on Friday morning…
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July 9, 2026
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a more than $27.2 million fixed price incentive contract for procurement of the company’s AGM-190A “Havoc Spear” Small Cruise…
