Aviation and space news
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August 7, 2026
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation into an incident in the airspace over the US capital, involving the helicopter of the US president, Marine One…
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Blue Origin has traced New Glenn's May static-fire explosion to a main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines, confirmed by hardware recovery and hotfire testing, with return-to-flight targeted…
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon completed their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3 pm EDT. It was Menon's first spacewalk and the sixth…
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Boeing and Northrop Grumman successfully simulated teaming between a manned P-8A Poseidon and unmanned MQ-4C Triton, demonstrating how the platforms can share intelligence, mission planning and…
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Boeing aims to certify its new largest widebody, the 777-9, by 2027. The seventh example has now flown, intended mainly for test flights needed to achieve…
China has announced new export control measures affecting certain drones, their components and related technologies destined for the United States, adding another…
New animations from NASA’s PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.
When NASA's three 'SkyFall' helicopters rise into the Martian sky, one of their tasks will be searching for frozen water using ground-penetrating radar — a vital…
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Multiple sources have reported that SpaceX has stopped accepting bookings for its Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare missions beyond late 2028, with the company citing a fully booked Falcon 9…
The agency targets a 737 structural concern and an issue that could cause a dual Trent 1000 failure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking action to address risks involving Boeing 737…
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August 6, 2026
The program behind the new US presidential aircraft faces yet another setback. A US Department of War report revealed problems in the interior design of the…
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In late July, the Federal Aviation Administration proposed an airworthiness directive for 453 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, saying that improperly installed passenger seat assemblies may disengage from…
Putting JDAM-LR into production will give the Navy an important new stream of lower-cost standoff munitions for its carrier air wings. The post Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy…
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The Aug. 5 update from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp offered the first explanation for what caused the company’s 98-meter-tall (320 ft.) to explode at the pad on May 28.
The start of the current Iran war, with air and missile strikes in a combined action by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the air and naval forces of the United States…
As part of preparations for NASA's Lucy probe's first encounters with Trojan asteroids, mission scientists have begun instructing the spacecraft to orient its…
A Silk Way West Boeing 747-8 cargo jet flew to Dallas instead of Houston, then declared a fuel emergency with just 30 minutes of fuel remaining.
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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo — A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 carrying passengers from South Africa to Germany declared an inflight emergency on Thursday evening, forcing the crew to divert to…
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IndiGo will deploy the Airbus A321XLR on the daily Mumbai–Amsterdam route from 25 October 2026, replacing the Boeing 787-9 currently used on this route. With a flight time…
Fourteen VIP A321neos will rotate seasons with ad hoc charters while delivering extra baggage space for team gear.
On July 30, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the classified NROL-95 payload […]
The U.S. Army intends to resume purchases of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters by including the acquisition of 12 new aircraft in its budget proposal for fiscal year 2027…
Honeywell Aerospace shares plunged 24% on August 6, 2026, after supply-chain problems led to slower sales and prompted… The post Honeywell Aerospace shares plunge after weak first standalone quarter…
On July 30, 2026, details emerged regarding the U.S. Space Force’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget request, which seeks to double the service branch’s funding to $71 billion. The requested […]
This summer season, American resumes its popular route between Miami and Montevideo, remaining the only airline offering direct service between both countries. The route will be operated with a…
The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air […] The post…
Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance…
Jessica Meir and Anil Menon completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk to install solar array mounting hardware outside of the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
In a significant development in the modernization of its artillery capabilities, the U.S. Army has revealed that it used a Heavy Artillery Test…
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American Airlines (AA) will update its complimentary AAdvantage elite upgrade program from August 25, 2026, introducing complimentary Premium Economy upgrades on select North American routes. The…
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