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August 22, 2026
What is behind this design feature, and is it really all that unusual at all?
The post APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids appeared first on NASA Science .
Associated Press and other US media have reported issues related to supply, maintenance and crew welfare, while Navy officials…
The company has not made public all the LCI's technical parameters, so it is not yet possible to establish its range, speed or guidance architecture with the same level of detail as…
An aging 737-900ER bowed out after a right engine glitch, testing Delta’s busy Atlanta operations and leaving delayed passengers waiting.
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Boeing repairs Air Force One 747-8 cracks as FAA mandated work and $3.13B losses delay VC-25B delivery until mid-2028. The post Boeing 747 Air Force One Repairs Push Delivery to 2028 Amid $3 Billion…
SpaceX has already caught a Super Heavy booster. Catching the re-entering Starship upper stage would test whether its legless design can become a practical reuse system. The post SpaceX built the…
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Boeing ratcheted up pressure on SPEEA, the union representing 17,000 engineers, scientists and technical workers, after its members rejected the largest wage increases offered in 40 years and voted…
The aircraft will be operated almost entirely by Southwest Airlines.
Boeing’s engineers used a simple leaf blower to identify the root cause of the 777X’s 2024 thrust-link setback.
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August 21, 2026
Delta Air Lines (DL) has secured a major legal victory after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a Department of Transportation (DOT) order that sought to end its antitrust…
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A nonprofit production credits industry titans while episodes barely register on YouTube and spark ethics scrutiny.
President Donald Trump has opened an intense debate about the future of military shipbuilding by ordering the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, and the acting secretary of the…
Lockheed Martin has released a video showing the completed first F-35A for the German Air Force, marking the countdown to its delivery. Alongside the Eurofighter, Germany will have…
On August 3, the deserts of southern Morocco, specifically the city of Tan-Tan, on the border with Western Sahara, were the setting for a military event without…
Integrated Medical Model for 31-180 Day Missions Integrated Medical Model for 31-400+ Day Missions The post Low Earth Orbit IMM Runs appeared first on NASA Science .
What is the IMM? The Integrated Medical Model (IMM) is a sophisticated, stochastic (probabilistic) risk assessment tool used by NASA to evaluate the impact of medical events during spaceflight. By…
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the APKWS-II, which would include over 5,000 guided rockets. The U.S. Defense Security…
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The VN34 flight that took off from Munich Airport (MUC) to Hanoi’s Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) at 1:35 p.m. CEST on Aug. 16 was cancelled after the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was made to turn…
By Scott Hamilton Aug. 21, 2026, © Leeham News: Engineers and technicians represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) soundly rejected contracts their…
Keith’s note: according to NASA Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Jared Isaacman sent this note to all of NASA this afternoon: “NASA Team, As […] The post Artemis…
The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights and reentries, with the goal of expanding the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030.
The newly designed attire will replace the modified U.S. Air Force uniforms worn since 2019, and establish a distinct visual identity with unique service colors and insignia. <br/> <img…
The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28).
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Mammoth Freighters delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF (MSN 32222) to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, converted in Manchester and unveiled at Farnborough, will join the DHL Air UK…
Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF (MSN 32222) to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, converted in Manchester and showcased at Farnborough, will join the DHL Air UK…
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U.S. Space Command officials say they’re on track to relocate 200 personnel from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Huntsville, Ala., by the end of this year as part of a multiyear transition of the…
The Starlink 15-20 mission represents the 99th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4 East is scheduled for 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0725 UTC).
While Ship 40 is preparing to be transported back to Starbase from Christmas Island, Ship… The post Ship 41 Completes Engine Testing Ahead of Flight 14 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
The U.S. Air Force continues to develop its acquisition strategy for Increment 2 of the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which centers on fielding air-to-air drones to give the…
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