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Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 29, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 17 April 29, 2024
astronaut in spacesuit

An Axiom Space prototype pressure garment for lunar operations is tested near Johnson Space Center in Houston. Read about the next generation of space suits. 

Credit: Axiom Space

SPACE

Space suit microgravity test on aircraft
article

NASA’s Commercial Partnership Charging Ahead With New Spacesuits

Apr 22, 2024
Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.
REACCH concept art
article

International Space Station Astronauts To Test Robotic Octopus Arms

Apr 24, 2024
Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Orizon Aerostructures facility
article

Market Forecasts For Boeing 737 Production, Deliveries Plummet

Apr 23, 2024
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Boeing 787 production facility
article

Boeing Adjusts 737 And 787 Ramp-Ups As Cash Burns

Apr 26, 2024
Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Canadian aircraft
article

Canada’s Big 3 Airlines Play To Their Strengths

Apr 22, 2024
Although Canada often takes a backseat to the U.S. in North America’s market, the reality is Canada was dynamic before the COVID-19 pandemic.

DEFENSE

hypersonic bomber concept
article

DARPA Eyes Hypersonic Striker As Air Force Studies Long-Term Options

Apr 25, 2024
A reusable hypersonic Next-Generation Responsive Strike prototype could be commissioned by the end of the decade.
Arrow-3
podcast

Podcast: Shielding The Skies—Missile Defense In A Changing World

Apr 25, 2024
Aviation Week editors assess the recent performance of Israel’s air and missile defense umbrella and discuss new missile defense technology needed to address potential and evolving threats.

SUSTAINABILITY

floating wind turbine at sea
article

Green Hydrogen Production Starts In Earnest

Apr 24, 2024
Wary of the green hydrogen production challenge, industry cautiously eyes growth prospects.

TECHNOLOGY

eDA40 electric trainer
article

The Week In Technology, April 22-26, 2024

Apr 22, 2024
Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Patrick Milando giving a thumbs up while piloting aircraft
article

A Jobless 67-Year-Old Hornblower With A Lofty Solution

Apr 25, 2024
Musician Patrick Milando decided to advance from private pilot to professional at the age of 67.
aircraft on runway
article

How Much Did Aero Manufacturing Lose In COVID-19?

Apr 26, 2024
COVID-19 wiped out six years of growth and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic value.
Array of ammunition
article

Opinion: Is European Defense ‘Different This Time’?

Apr 26, 2024
The industry is in a different place than during the Cold War and has a major war at its backdoor.