Aviation and space news
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July 6, 2026
While the US Space Force is a separate military branch, it still relies on the Air Force for some capabilities, including lawyers. Todd Pennington discusses why evolutions in both the Space Force…
SpaceX's Starship is one of the two lunar landers being developed for landing NASA astronauts on the Moon. Ethan Hicks argues that Starship's origins as a Mars vehicle create a "tax" on its use as a…
The button that controls the electronic dimmable window shades on Boeing 787 Dreamliners is said to be one of the aircraft manufacturer’s best-selling spare parts for the high-tech widebody…
July 5, 2026
The board of directors of the British low-cost airline EasyJet has agreed in principle to a $6.9 billion takeover by the U.S. investment firm Castlelake. If the transaction completes, the…
July 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia and its aptly named state-owned airline Saudia have distanced themselves from the sale of five ageing Boeing 777 widebody aircraft to Iran, despite long-running U.S. sanctions, which…
A brand-new United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner featuring the Chicago-based carrier’s upgraded ‘Elevated’ interiors with new Polaris Business Class suites and Polaris Studios has been grounded…
July 2, 2026
True Anomaly and Rocket Lab are performing Top Gun-style satellite fly-bys for the U.S. military.
The U.S. Air Force’s Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., wants companies to submit their ideas on counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) by July 31, […]
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<p>Before retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Isola could help tell the stories of 108 Air Force Academy women in <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.necessaryturbulence.com/"…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pursuing drone deals with European nations, even as the U.S. has so far delayed such a deal and as Ukraine uses increasingly long range, kamikaze […]
These include engine elements for space transport, navigation systems, landing systems, space assembly and manufacturing and energy management. In the..
July 1, 2026
Central to U.S. Space Force efforts are a transition from traditional fitness models to Holistic Health Approach, an integrated and preventative approach that prioritizes the enduring health…
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A Katalyst engineer runs tests on LINK while the satellite is inside the Pegasus XL rocket attached to the Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the evening of Tuesday, June 16…
A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray bursts.
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In April 2024, ESA awarded Thales Alenia Space a €522 million contract to replace most Russian hardware, including the new downhill platform. In May of..
NASA is preparing to take humanity back to the satellite; this time to establish a permanent human presence at the southern lunar pole. This Tuesday, June 30, NASA has introduced..
For decades, lunar exploration was defined by astronauts, rovers, and orbiters. But as NASA pushes deeper into the Artemis era, a new class of robotic explorer is quietly emerging, one that could…
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 on Tuesday, July 28. President and Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg and Executive Vice...
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June 30, 2026
Cedar Park, Texas, June 30, 2026 – Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced a $144 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services…
The American space company Rocket Lab has announced an agreement for the purchase of Iridium Communications, a satellite communications provider, in an operation that combines..
"We don't want the United States to give in its soft power in space to China, and we are part of the answer to that." A bet for artificial intelligence To speed up the design and engineering of..
June 29, 2026
However, NASA decided to change strategy and assign a dedicated mission to an Electron rocket. Although the agency has not detailed the exact reason for the change, the TSIS-2 project was dragging..