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August 4, 2026
Somon Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8, marking both a major milestone in the airline’s fleet modernisation programme and the arrival of the first Boeing 737 MAX to operate in…
After a previously targeted launch date in November, NASA has moved up the next International… The post Crew-13 pilot reflects on career, training, and upcoming science ahead of flight to ISS…
Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission expected to impact the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, near the…
Telesat signed a $1.9 billion (U.S. dollar) contract with the government of Canada for Arctic military satcom connectivity and will expand the Lightspeed constellation by 69 satellites to fulfill…
In a strategic move to strengthen the national airport network, the US Secretary of Transportation,…
DUBLIN — A Newark-bound United Airlines transatlantic flight was forced to divert to Dublin Airport today after experiencing a sudden loss of both its autopilot and autothrottle systems high above…
United Airlines has received FAA approval to activate the sliding privacy doors on its new Polaris Suites aboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The post United Airlines Unlocks Polaris Suite Privacy…
“I know there’s lots of discussions on budget amounts and mechanics, but what I can tell you, as we engage with Congress, is there’s a bipartisan support for increased munitions,” RTX CEO Chris…
Tomorrow morning shortly after 5 a.m., a Boeing 787-8 BBJ Dreamliner registered V8-OAS from the Sultanate of Brunei will arrive in Pisa. The aircraft took off from Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei at…
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday in the second such incident this week, as Warsaw accused Moscow of testing NATO’s…
Just over four months after arriving in Japan, the F-35As the USAF deployed to take over from the F-16CM Wild Weasels will now take part in their first SEAD exercises in the…
Agency allocates grants program funding to facilities in 44 U.S. states and two territories.
The U.S. and Iran aren't exchanging blows as Trump says he's given his final chance at a deal, and the strait remains the most urgent sticking point. The post Iran And Oman Working To Control Strait…
AE Industrial closed its purchase of a majority stake in L3Harris’ space propulsion business and plans to re-establish it as Rocketdyne, a nod to its more than 60 years of heritage as a rocket…
Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an…
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 [BA] and F-16 by Lockheed […]
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Sept. 12 for the launch of the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which includes Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk embarking on…
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (Aug. 4), on the 90th Falcon 9 rocket flight of 2026.
As noted in Section 7.3 of ROSES-25 A.1 Earth Science Research Overview, “High-end computing, networking, and storage are critical enabling capabilities for Earth system science…and maintains…
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud. Their commitment to the NASA mission…
Boeing reached an important milestone with the certification of the 737 MAX 7 by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), closing a long and complex approval process that had…
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NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, providing an update on their preparations for launch.
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Key Points United has begun unlocking the sliding privacy doors on its Polaris Suite and Polaris Studio seats, five months after their debut on the airline’s new 787-9 “United Elevated” Dreamliners…
AI agents, using data from a Legion Infrared Search and Track pod, controlled the X-62 VISTA and executed 27 autonomous intercepts of airborne targets throughout eight flights. The U.S. Air Force…
The National Government officially confirmed the Argentine Air Force will receive the second batch of six F-16 fighters in the second half of September. The announcement was made by the…
Kunio Sayanagi The post Kunio Sayanagi appeared first on NASA Science .
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AW | 2026 08 04 13:38 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION ORGANISMS FAA certifies new Boeing 737-7 MAXMAX 7 reaches aviation type certification The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting. The post August 2026 Satellite Puzzler appeared first on NASA Science .
PARIS — An Air France Boeing 777-200 bound for Ottawa was forced to return to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) shortly after departure today following a pressurization system malfunction that…
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