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August 12, 2026
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Memphis International Airport was renamed Frederick W. Smith International Airport in honor of FedEx’s founder. During the ceremony, a Boeing 777F (N884FD “Rosie”) landed with…
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Memphis International Airport has been renamed Frederick W. Smith International Airport in tribute to the FedEx founder. During the ceremony, a Boeing 777F (N884FD “Rosie”) landed wearing a paint…
August 11, 2026
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SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence outfit —one that's poised to make huge profits in the coming years, Elon Musk says.
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The airline arranged additional flights and transported humanitarian aid to the areas hardest hit by the seismic emergency in Colombia.
The airline scheduled additional flights and humanitarian aid transport to the areas most affected by the seismic contingency in Colombia.
Boeing delivered 53 jets in July, 5 more than a year earlier but 11 fewer than the 64 aircraft delivered in June. The post Boeing Loses Ground to Airbus as July 2026 Deliveries Drop 17% appeared…
The Cold War nearly turned the Moon into a nuclear billboard—until scientists worried about contaminating humanity's next frontier. The post In 1958, spooked by the Soviet Sputnik launch, the US Air…
Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, the director of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome program, warned that without the Defense Department’s $350 billion reconciliation request, the homeland missile…
The shifting international situation is prompting a faster-than-planned overhaul of plans and forecasts around military structures and capabilities, a transformation…
NetSense™ system combines 5G, commercial technology and AI to detect Unmanned Aerial Systems BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in collaboration with...
DALLAS, Aug. 12, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed the first integrated live-fire test from the company’s newest containerized launcher – Kodiak™. This demonstration test used a...
Boeing delivered 53 aircraft in July, down monthly, but still firmly ahead year-on-year.
A collection of star clusters imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope The post Hubble’s Star Clusters appeared first on NASA Science .
We will provide updates on the progress of the report, solicit feedback, and recruit to contribute to the direct text. The post Isotopes SAG Meeting, 18 August 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
The aircraft offers exceptional long-haul capabilities.
This article is for students grades 5-8. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory. The telescope will scan large sections of space. Roman will help astronomers…
NASA officials say they are confident in plans to launch a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission by the end of 2028 after visiting the national lab building the mission’s reactor. The…
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With nearly a year and a half having passed since its arrival at the intermediate maintenance facility at Puget Sound, located at Naval Base Kitsap (Washington state), the US Navy…
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Katalyst Space uploaded a flight software update that reestablished attitude control of its LINK spacecraft, which is set to boost NASA’s Swift observatory. The post NASA Swift Boost Spacecraft…
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA's space telescopes. The resulting cosmic "craft"…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Pentagon official overseeing the Trump administration’s planned multilayered missile defense shield said today the initiative has its “first operational site” at Fort Story…
Capabilities The post Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) Capabilities appeared first on NASA Science .
The project comes amid growing commercial activity in orbit and the expectation of more missions to bring space materials back to Earth. The post NASA wants an in-space hangar to speed up returns of…
Overview The ESPL at NASA Kennedy Space Center is dedicated to investigations in electrostatics and surface physics problems with applications for space flight and planetary exploration. The…
Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory Overview Capabilities Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory Overview The ESPL at NASA Kennedy Space Center is dedicated to investigations in…
The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance,” as the first wave of U.S…
The Starlink 17-49 mission will be the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens…
*Firefly’s Alpha Flight 7 rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 in Vandenberg Space Force Base Cedar Park, Texas, August 11, 2026 – Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense…
Boeing today published its July Orders and Deliveries report. Boeing delivered 53 aircraft during the month and took in firm
The US fighter fleet is quietly shrinking in 2026 as aging F-15s, F-16s, Super Hornets, and A-10s enter their final chapters.
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