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August 5, 2026
NASA has published a new update on the Moon Base programme, its plan to build a lunar base at the lunar South Pole. This time the Agency did not announce…
Barely a week after securing its 'largest contract till date, Rocket Lab has been awarded a $397 million contract by the United States Space Force under the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target…
In what until a few years ago might have seemed a striking coincidence, the US Navy's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska once again trained with attack…
Honeywell Aerospace has secured a fleetwide avionics upgrade programme with Omni Taxi Aereo, which will equip all 33 of the operator’s Leonardo AW139 helicopters with the IntuVue RDR-7000 Weather…
The Department of War, through Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), is enhancing its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) marketplace to improve how military organizations, domestic law…
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The coastal dune field in Brazil looks like a desert but fills with freshwater lagoons every year. The post The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park appeared first on NASA Science .
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Don't call it the 737 Max 7 anymore—the American planemaker wants nothing more to do with that designation, tainted by scandal. This Monday, 3 August 2026, the FAA…
This work expands on tests conducted at the same facility in 2024 and is part of the development of Starship's Human Landing System (HLS), which NASA intends to use to transport…
Rover data from more than 20 years ago has revealed clues to the existence of liquid water on ancient Mars. The NASA Spirit Rover carried a specialized instrument called a Mössbauer Spectrometer…
Voyager Technologies remains upbeat about the prospects for its Starlab commercial space station but is hoping for some tweaks to NASA’s plans to support the station’s development. The post Voyager…
5 August 1943 marks a symbolic date in the history of American aviation: the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the…
Honeywell Aerospace announced that offshore helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aereo selected Honeywell Aerospace’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system to equip its entire fleet of 33 Leonardo AW139…
During its first earnings call since going public, SpaceX officials said today the next Starship test flight, IFT-14, will put operational Starlink Version 3 satellites into orbit. If they get […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $870 million for airport infrastructure projects across the United States, spanning… The post FAA awards $870M for airport infrastructure…
An All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight narrowly avoided a midair collision with a Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) aircraft near Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) on Tuesday morning after the two aircraft…
Artificial intelligence has taken another step toward integration into manned combat aircraft. Lockheed Martin announced the completion of a test campaign in which its autonomy system…
August 4, 2026
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab [RKLB], STR…
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, known worldwide as the “Warthog” for its close air support and tank-killing capability, showed a lesser-known side when it…
SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is tentatively scheduled for late August.
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SpaceX plans to start deploying upgraded Starlink satellites into orbit on the next flight of its Starship vehicle, scheduled for as soon as the end of the month. The post SpaceX to begin Starship…
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have successfully freed up power on Voyager 2, extending how long the spacecraft can continue to do science. Nicknamed the “Big Bang,” the effort…
There is a new air war commander of the U.S. forces in the Middle East, including the stop-and-start operations against Iran: Lt. Gen. Daniel T. Lasica. Lasica assumed command of Air Forces Central…
An AI agent was able to interpret infrared sensor data and direct the X-62 test aircraft to intercept the target. The US Air Force continues to expand the capabilities of artificial intelligence in…
The Eyes team has many significant upgrades underway, but in the month of July we only updated our augmented reality mobile app Spacecraft AR and released it to the Google Play and Apple App stores…
Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company's first call.
The Israel Defense Forces have just reactivated Squadron 193, which is being equipped with Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawk naval helicopters transferred and upgraded by the United States.
United Airlines will soon unlock its new Polaris Studio suites aboard premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, marking a major cabin overhaul for the carrier.
The US Air Force (USAF) has taken a major step toward fielding its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), after subjecting the YFQ-42A Dark…
The U.S. Navy is experimenting with adding an AI-powered “super brain” to its helicopters. This summer at RIMPAC 2026, the U.S. Navy, in collaboration with a team of Lockheed Martin engineers…
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