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August 16, 2026
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SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.
The stage 2025-010D struck the Moon after 18 months in cislunar space. Its impact is confirmed, while the crater's exact size remains a modelled range pending measurement. The post A SpaceX rocket…
At the moment of liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship pushes off the launch pad with approximately 74.4 million newtons of thrust — enough force, in principle, to lift roughly 7,500 tonnes of mass directly…
The Boeing KC-767A refuelling and transport aircraft fleet of the Italian Air Force has surpassed 50,000 flight hours, consolidating the role of 14th Wing aircraft as one of the…
An aviation catastrophe appears to have been only narrowly averted at Munich International Airport (MUC) on Saturday after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner with as many as 274 passengers on…
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The 767 continues to have military and cargo usage, which will ensure it keeps flying for decades to come.
It's almost time: the first Boeing 737-8 MAX will arrive at TAROM, the Romanian flag carrier. On the fuselage there is a sticker stating that this is the first aircraft for the…
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Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 overruns Munich runway, suffers tail strike, and returns safely as investigators probe the incident. The post Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Suffers Runway Overrun and Tail…
The United States Army chose the Robinson R66 as the helicopter for the force's new generation of pilot training. The aircraft will be used in the Flight School Next program, a…
A few days ago, the NTSB issued the preliminary report on what happened to the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 registered 9H-QEU on 10 July 2026 after takeoff…
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August 15, 2026
The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112…
NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including an orbiter that would replace the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The post Lunar orbiter among…
A combination of takeoff and landing problems will keep a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 grounded for a long time in Munich, Germany. Tail strike on takeoff Flight Vietnam Airlines VN34 from Munich…
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As Blue Origin continues restoring its primary launch pad at LC-36A, the company has released… The post Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral appeared first on…
Passengers on a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 had a huge stroke of luck on takeoff in Munich. The pilots overran the end of the runway and only lifted off at the very last second…
Australia’s AIM-260 purchase and sovereign rocket test signal shift toward missile supply resilience
Australia’s decision to acquire Lockheed Martin’s AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile alongside the first flight test of a sovereign solid rocket motor signals a broader shift in missile…
Boeing has signed new seven-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense and Raytheon, an RTX business, to increase production of critical hardware for the Standard Missile-3…
Task Force Falcon Strike will bring together U.S. and regional forces operating one-way attack drones in the air, on the surface and underwater. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is taking the next…
The creation of a direct command for robotic systems and a fast-contracting consortium seeks to bring together operational requirements, tech companies and scaled production, but integration…
Open Questions in Galactic Wind Physics and Phenomenology. Speaker: Todd Thompson, Professor and Department Chair, Ohio State University The post DGCE SIG Seminar, 27 Aug 2026 appeared first on NASA…
Broad Band X-ray Observatory Science Analysis Group The post XR SIG Seminar, 21 Aug 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
Physics of the Cosmos Third Early Career Workshop. 22-24 September 2026 The post Third Early Career Workshop, Sept 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
During July and August 2026, Colombia's Aerospace Force (FAC) carried out one of the most significant air modernization processes of recent decades, with the…
A Munich departure turned chaotic as a 787-9 sustained heavy aft scraping and a puncture after a late rotation and runway overrun.
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Hanoi-bound aircraft returned to German hub after holding for 2h. Investigators are probing an apparent laboured take-off by a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 at Munich, which appears to have resulted…
In an interview with Olhar Digital, astrobiologist Raíssa Estrela details the project focused on "Earth 2.0" and the search for life in space…
NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how to explore a patch of ground.
The US Army awarded Collins Aerospace a contract worth up to US$472 million to support the modernization of its CH-47 Chinook fleet. The agreement includes…
The 787-9 delivery marks the 100th aircraft of the type the lessor has received from its direct order book with Boeing, and the 25th Dreamliner for the Mexican airline.
AerCap delivers tenth Boeing 787 to Aeroméxico and marks two historic milestones with the Dreamliner
The delivery of the 787-9 marks the 100th aircraft of this model that the lessor has received from its direct order with Boeing, and the 25th Dreamliner for the Mexican airline.
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