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August 16, 2026
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The USS Ronald Reagan, a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is nearing completion of a 17-month maintenance and modernization period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard…
An American Airlines same flight number error briefly put two Boeing 737s on converging paths near Phoenix Sky Harbor International... Read More »
An early-stage grant is offering a look at spherical 'Aerobots' that could zoom around the caves of Titan, in a demo mission similar to Mars Ingenuity.
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Given high demand, Embraer is considering additional aircraft final assembly lines in India and the United States. According to CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, talks are under way with India…
Keith’s note: I was on Deutsche Welle overnight with space security policy analyst Peter Hays talking about Ukraine’s attacks on Russian space facilities. [Video] The post NASAWatch on DW: Ukraine…
On August 10, 2026, a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center carrying Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7 (QZS-7) spacecraft, which hosts an optical Space Domain…
The Big Bang swap freed almost 10 watts while preserving Voyager 2's thermal balance, keeping its three remaining interstellar instruments on for at least another year. The post Voyager 2 is nearly…
On August 15, 2026, VinSpace, the space technology arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, signed a launch services agreement with SpaceX to deploy its initial batch of commercial nanosatellites…
On this day in space Aug. 16, 1963: NASA's M2-F1 aircraft prototype makes its first glide flight.
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The Six The F-106 Delta Dart (dubbed “Six” by her aircrews) all-weather interceptor was developed from the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. Originally designated F-102B, it was redesignated F-106 because…
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Emirates SkyCargo becomes the first operator of the converted Boeing 777-300ERSF. Successful maiden flight between Hong Kong and Dubai carrying 100 tonnes of cargo.
Researchers reveal a Boeing 737 physical access cybersecurity vulnerability, highlighting future aviation security challenges. The post This $100 Device Can Hack Boeing 737 in Under a Minute…
Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
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The widebody had departed Munich and had to return after two hours in the air, with reported damage to the landing gear and a possible tail strike
M1’s victory in Flight School Next effectively clears the way for the light commercial helicopter after it survived a competition that ended against the Bell 505
"That's an issue each country has to consider based on its own reality, needs, capabilities and priorities," he stated. Along those lines, he affirmed that Chile currently has a…
In a memorandum signed on 13 August, US President Donald Trump kept the promise he had made months earlier aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington: to abandon the…
Firefly, D-Orbit and Katalyst will compete to show how commercial operators could capture and remove aging spacecraft The post U.S. defense agencies tap three companies for satellite disposal study…
A little more than a year after Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx, Memphis Airport, the birthplace and main hub of FedEx, has been renamed. A Boeing 777 freighter has received a livery…
Aviación Digital.- A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operating flight VN34 between Munich and Hanoi returned to the German airport on August 15 after an abnormal takeoff on the…
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A Boeing EF-18 Hornet fighter of the Ejército del Aire y del Espacio shot down a drone that violated Romanian airspace during NATO's Air Policing mission. This is the fourth…
Riyadh Air launches daily Riyadh to Islamabad flights, expands Pakistan network with Lahore service and Boeing 787 operations. The post Riyadh Air Launches New Flights to Islamabad, Expands Pakistan…
Today, August 16, 2026 at 21:54, there will be a pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible in Italy. Often, looking up...
Russia is accelerating the deployment of its Rassvet low-orbit satellite constellation, an alternative to the US Starlink, aiming for nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027,…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Within the past
The post APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone appeared first on NASA Science .
This could be especially relevant in scenarios where the survivability of artillery systems depends on their ability to disperse, take cover and quickly change…
The DIU has determined that the system has demonstrated its ability to respond to an operational need of the US Navy related to small USVs capable of moving…
Lockheed Martin says it is accelerating production while preparing new flight test campaigns. The company believes the ability to neutralize numerous drones with a single…
Following the recent fatal crash of one of its AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, the US Army decided to halt all training flights of the aircraft until…
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