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August 7, 2026
Red Flag Red Flag was established in 1975 as the brain child of Lt. Col. Richard “Moody” Suter and one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command…
An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, according to images from a Korea AeroSpace Administration lunar orbiter that caught…
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A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon's fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket.
August 6, 2026
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"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s military helicopter, Marine One, after it…
The skill and composure of a 21-year-old flight instructor prevented a tragedy in the United States. Emily Shelton carried out an emergency landing on Interstate I-10, in…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage that collided with the moon on Wednesday (Aug. 5), was just the latest in a line of energetic lunar touchdowns.
After roughly a year and a half wandering through space, a SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage has crashed onto the lunar surface. The impact occurred at…
NASA has confirmed that a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage - which launched ispace's Resilience and Firefly's Blue Ghost landers in January 2025 - made an 'unplanned impact' on the lunar surface on 5…
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August 5, 2026
The American unmanned combat aircraft program suffered a setback this week after an XQ-58 Valkyrie crashed during a test flight at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The accident…
WASHINGTON — August 5, 2026 — Federal aviation authorities and safety officials have opened an investigation into a momentary loss of separation between Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump…
Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lunar orbiters are trying to get a look at the aftermath.
A piece of a SpaceX rocket weighing four tonnes (4.4 tons) was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave…
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A rocket launched last year is thought to have smashed into the lunar surface this morning, creating the moon's newest crater
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…
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August 4, 2026
While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a plume of debris rising above the lunar surface.
The US Air Force (USAF) has returned to service a KC-135 Stratotanker that suffered serious damage in a mid-air collision over Iraq in March this year. The aircraft…
With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future. The post NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent…
August 3, 2026
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5). Here's what put it on this kamikaze course.
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A vertical stabiliser from a retired jet was used to replace a stabiliser sheared off by a mid-air collision. A Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling jet that was seriously damaged in March during a…
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet of the US Marine Corps crashed on the afternoon of July 31 near the Air Station…
A US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker that lost the upper portion of its vertical stabilizer in a mid-air collision over… The post USAF ‘Franken-tanker’ KC-135 flies again with donor tail after Iraq…
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August 1, 2026
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Friday after the pilot ejected moments before impact. The post Most Advanced…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The US Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after... The post US Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter…
July 31, 2026
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet crashed Friday morning near Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, triggering a major emergency response and…
The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an ‘aircraft mishap’ occurred at MCAS Miramar on Jul. 31 after footage appeared on social media showing an F-35B Lightning II off the runway and on fire. U.S…
FAA deputy administrator Chris Rocheleau, who oversaw the agency's response to the 2025 Washington DC midair collision, returns to the NBAA.
A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council developed the procedures, which include minimum drop heights, after the ATSB’s findings around the crash of a Boeing 737-3H4…
July 30, 2026
In the early hours of Aug. 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into the Moon at around 5,406 miles per hour (8,700 km/h). Launched in January 2025, the rocket sent two…
