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August 24, 2026
In just one week, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to begin a mission that could reshape humanity's understanding of the universe.
EHang Holdings Limited announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, before the U.S. market opens. EHang’s…
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Boeing 757 pilot A demanding test After flying the hot F-8 Crusader in the US Navy for a few years, I joined United Airlines. Now and then people ask if I had a scary or even memorable flight. In 33…
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U.S. Space Command ran 225 people from 91 companies through a tabletop exercise on maneuver warfare in June, the second of four in a series Gen. Stephen Whiting modeled on the 1941 Louisiana…
SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?
From the 40th SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Alex Drossler, VP of Dedicated Launch Operations at SEOPS, joins Daniela Jovic to unveil the company's new Waymaker and Darkstar SpaceX rideshare…
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Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture the silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, as it crossed in front of the Sun on Aug. 12, 2026, the…
At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncovered how ancient events in the Sun’s history may have helped…
ABC finds nearly all drone-using respondents rely primarily on DJI, highlighting the challenge of shifting to alternative platforms by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magil As the U.S. government puts…
Somon Air has operated the route between Dushanbe and Munich nonstop in both directions since August 15. This is made possible by the use of a Boeing 737 Max 8. Previously, the…
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap in the fastest seat in sport ahead of the start of the…
NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead of the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix…
Description This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is one of 10 used by NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) to study the city’s air quality. MAIA’s air…
Description This map of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, shows the locations of 10 air sensors that NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission is using to provide one of the most…
Latam Cargo transported eight tigers and seven lions on a dedicated charter flight from Buenos Aires to Denver. The flight, operated with a Boeing 767F, made a technical…
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Royal Air Maroc Cargo has launched a new direct cargo service between Casablanca (CMN) and Los Angeles (LAX), creating the only direct air cargo link between Africa and the U.S. West Coast operated…
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As part of an exercise held at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, the US Army used live ammunition while operating its new 8×8 ICVVA1-30mm wheeled armored vehicles, assigned to the 2nd Regiment…
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SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.
A United Airlines trans-Atlantic flight bound for New York made an emergency diversion to London Heathrow on Monday after encountering a technical issue mid-flight. LONDON — United Airlines Flight…
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NASA announced Aug. 19 that the Katalyst Space LINK spacecraft built to boost the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will still rendezvous with the telescope but won’t raise its orbit, after an…
In a surprise move, the US Navy revealed it is testing a new long-range air-to-air missile to arm its F-35 Lightning II, F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters, and the future F/A-XX from…
Air France Boeing 777 returns to JFK after a possible bird strike and cockpit burning smell, with pilots declaring PAN-PAN. The post Air France 777 Pilots Makes U-Turn to New York JFK appeared first…
National Airlines takes delivery of its fourth Boeing 777-200 freighter, completing its 2024 Farnborough order and expanding cargo capacity.
The Italian Air Force is mulling the purchase of U.S. technology that turns cheap unguided missiles into precision weapons.
Boeing faces potential walkout by thousands of professional and technical workers as SPEEA contract negotiations near a decisive moment.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington reached a historic milestone by recovering its 200,000th fixed-wing aircraft, a feat that highlights the intensity of…
Dr. Erich "HB" Hernandez-Baquero was sworn in as the second Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration during a Pentagon ceremony this morning, following his…
Argotec is working on the MiniCOR (Miniature CORonagraph) mission, a small NASA satellite designed to observe the solar corona and track coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the…
Argotec US is working on the MiniCOR (Miniature CORonagraph) mission, a small NASA satellite designed to observe the solar corona and track coronal mass ejections (CMEs)…
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