In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 22 2022

August 23, 2022

Relativity Passes Terran Prelaunch Test Milestone

Credit: Relativity Space. Startup Relativity Space successfully completed a full-duration, 20-sec. test run of its Terran 1 rocket with its nine first-stage Aeon liquid oxygen/liquid natural gas (LOX/LNG) engines at Cape Canaveral on Aug. 22, clearing a major hurdle toward a planned debut launch attempt in the coming weeks or months.

AeroVironment Buys Planck, UAV Software Developer

Credit: AeroVironment. AeroVironment has acquired Plank Aerosystems, developer of autonomous uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) guidance and navigation software.

Collins Flight Tests MS-110 Pod On F-16

Credit: Collins Aerospace. Collins Aerospace has flight tested its MS-110 reconnaissance pod on an F-16 for the first time, the company says in an Aug. 22 announcement.

The Weekly Debrief: Zephyr Loss Proves Stratospheric Flights Remain Challenge

Credit: Airbus. Just hours before the company’s Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) looked set to break a 60-year-old flight-duration record, the solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system was lost.

U.S. Army Finishes IOT&E Of New Black Hawk Variant

Credit: U.S. Army. The U.S. Army has completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of the new UH-60V Black Hawk, the service says.

NASA Astronaut Eager For Soyuz Space Station Launch

Credit: NASA. Frank Rubio, the first NASA astronaut scheduled to travel to and from the International Space Station (ISS) under a new launch seat exchange agreement between NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos, has praised efforts by the two agencies to continue their cooperation in space.

NASA Seeks Industry Comment On Commercial ISS Deorbit Strategy

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Zephyr Lost After Coming Within Hours Of Breaking Flight-Duration Record

Credit: Airbus. Airbus’ Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) uncrewed air system has been lost over the U.S., just hours before it would have broken a world record for the longest-ever duration flight.

Chilean Air Force Inducts First Ex-RAF E-3 Sentry

Credit: Chilean Air Force. Chile has introduced the first of two ex-UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft into service.

NASA seeks industry comment on commercial ISS deorbit strategy and the Chilean air force inducts first Ex-RAF E-3 sentry. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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