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August 20, 2026
The new directive, signed off by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, is meant to “reset” the Pentagon’s expectations for supplier cost and pricing information.
In the end, there will be no rescue attempt for NASA's Swift space telescope. The Link spacecraft, tasked with the rescue operation, is not fully under control, so there…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced today that the company will likely attempt to catch the Starship upper stage with its launch tower arms “in a few months.” In a post on X, Musk wrote, “Looks like we…
This summer, NASA has been studying pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or fire-driven thunderstorms. Researchers are flying planes right into the plumes for samples. The post Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are…
A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch…
A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at…
NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft…
ResilienX has been selected for a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to advance its ORION airspace coordination system for wildfire response, The post ResilienX selected…
20-08-2026 The first F-16V Block 70 fighter Taiwan acquired left the US bound for the Asian island, opening a transpacific transport operation that marks the start …
NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963. Cooper’s view from the window…
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DHL Group has operated a humanitarian aid freighter flight to Colombia carrying nearly 40 tons of aid for communities affected by the recent earthquake in the country. The Boeing 767F from Miami…
The U.S. Army awarded M1 Support Services a 26-year contract worth $10 billion to lead its new Flight School Next program and modernize Army helicopter pilot training. The award was… Continue…
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets.
The yeetcycling math resembles asteroid mining in reverse.
Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to operate a Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9, after completing… The post Qatar Airways debuts world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9…
The system is thus integrated into the ship's electronic warfare and situational awareness capabilities. The contract now announced by the United States will allow progress in the…
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm Aug. 20, 2026, © Leeham News: Boeing’s strategy of filing a trade complaint against Bombardier in 2017 for alleged price dumping of its C…
While Thornburg said Portal is expected to take up about half of the fairing with its own spacecraft, it’s working with launch integrator Maverick Space Systems to sell the other half to customers…
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) announces it has won a contract from the United States Army (US Army) to supply prototypes of the self-propelled howitzer armored combat vehicle…
Qatar Airways has reached a new milestone in the commercial aviation industry by becoming the…
Most recently, Enstrom has expanded its U.S. sales network with four additional partners ready to assist customers interested in new Enstrom aircraft: Casey Aviation — Lufkin, Texas Helicopter…
A 24-satellite launch appears to have taken Starlink beyond 11,000 spacecraft in orbit, while active-satellite indexes continue to put its global share near two-thirds. The post On 19 August 2026…
The Honold Logistik & Immobilien Group and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) plan to expand their cooperation in industrial infrastructure. In Memmingen, a…
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A Gol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX had its left wing winglet struck by a bus during boarding in Guarulhos
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In recent days, the world's eyes were on the US Navy's decision to withdraw the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CV-73), the only such ship deployed in…
CEO John Rodgerson said the Pratt & Whitney engine issue no longer keeps the jet grounded, after four years of trouble
The airline reaches 150 aircraft with Starlink after completing installation on the Boeing 787-8 fleet and beginning operation of the satellite internet-equipped 787-9
DUBLIN — A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 bound for the United States was forced to declare an emergency and divert to Dublin Airport on Thursday after turning back mid-flight over Scotland. Flight LH430…
The US space agency uses a Boeing 737 to train crews for Moon missions. The jet previously flew for the US Air Force — on a mission that remains secret to this day. Even NASA is not allowed…
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There has been a lot of speculation about how SpaceX is going to achieve its goal of moving from D2C dead zone coverage to taking AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon head-on, tapping into a hundreds of…
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