Aviation and space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 26, 2026
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy…
Since we cannot look into the interiors of stars and planets, we rely on lab experiments to replicate the physical processes that occur there. Led by the University of California, Los Angeles…
The airline says Airbus's ultra-long-range model can't meet some originally expected routes. The issue is more complex than the announced 8,700-kilometer range
Its been some time since we last shared this data model. Using the US DOT’s T-2 dataset, we developed this
Several comets regularly pass through the inner Solar System, within Jupiter's orbit, but go unnoticed by amateurs without a telescope or…
The contract covers over a decade of potential work for US and international F-15 fighter jets.
NIRSpec found a water-shaped transit signal at GJ 486 b, but two MIRI eclipses measured a nearly bare-rock dayside, making cool stellar patches the stronger explanation. The post JWST detected the…
Wisk Aero says it broke ground on a dedicated site for testing air taxi technology.
Soldier's Day 2026 ORDER OF THE DAY Soldiers of the Brazilian Army, this August 25 we celebrate Soldier's Day and honor the memory of Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias — Patron…
Wisk broke ground on a 100-foot test vertiport at a California airport. The FAA has had no vertiport design circular since 2010.
_%40_Airbus_factory_Hamburg_Finkenwerder_(EDHI_-_XFW).jpg)
The stoppage hits a key production site for the A400M, C295, A330 MRTT and Eurofighter, as well as components for Airbus commercial aircraft
Rollout of the new product will launch out of Los Angeles.
First Breach completes first flight of proprietary drone prototype, with large scale production scaling expected
<span>Introducing AI in ATC – Interview with Yannick Migliorini, DIALOG’s project technical leader</span> <span><span>remy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-08-26T18:15:54+00:00"…
The new cybersecurity hub will bring together government, industry and academia to strengthen Brazil's sovereign cyber defense capabilities and expand regional cooperation Abu Dhabi, United Arab…
Wings Capital Management LLC (United Arab Emirates) and Blue Skies Aviation Solutions (Pvt) Ltd (Sri Lanka) have signed a pre-order agreement with MD Aircraft GmbH to secure production slots for ten…
Pre-orders open for Gremsy USA’s NDAA-compliant and Blue UAS-cleared VIO F1, ORUS L NDAA, and
Support operations connected Bogotá and Quibdó with health supplies and wildlife transfers to foundations.
A former Air France flight attendant has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, in what her lawyer and trade union describe as a first for France’s aviation…
Delta Air Lines is reportedly preparing a major Delta One service refresh, with flight attendant training ahead of a fall 2026 launch from LAX and wider expansion in 2027. The post Delta One Is…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded contracts on Wednesday to Muon Space, Orbital Micro Systems doing business as (DBA) Weather Stream, and Spire Global to develop new…
A pilot escaped with minor injuries after a Cirrus SR22 caught fire in flight and descended beneath its… The post Pilot survives as burning Cirrus SR22 descends under parachute appeared first on…
.jpg)
US Navy aircraft carriers Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces – the most adaptable and survivable airfields in the world. US Navy flat tops support and operate aircraft…
A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth this week, pushing the northern lights farther south than usual. The post Solar storm could push the aurora borealis farther south…
_(N76021)_widened.jpg)
Swiss is investigating the Boeing 777-300ER that had to divert to the Azores on Tuesday (25 August), en route from Chicago to Zurich, due to a sharp smell in the economy cabin. Flight…
The SyberJet SJ30-2 set a new performance benchmark in business aviation by completing a nonstop coast-to-coast flight across the United States in about four hours and seven minutes…
The Italian Army is currently receiving heavy recovery and towing vehicles from the IDV Standard-Militär-Lkw SMR6 (Standard Military Range) series by Iveco Defence … more...
Pilot reportedly survives accident without serious injury.
Just days after a major NATO spy-plane deployment around Kaliningrad, the Russian Navy announced that it had carried out anti-aircraft exercises in…
_%40_Airbus_factory_Hamburg_Finkenwerder_(EDHI_-_XFW)-800.webp)
-1600.webp)
_(N76021)_widened-1600.webp)
