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Sep 28, 2020
GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022.
Sep 25, 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps is in the middle of an analysis to determine how it will alter its F-35 program of record to comply with the National Defense Strategy, according to a service official.
Sep 25, 2020
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will launch a pair of upcoming GPS-III satellites on previously flown Falcon 9 rockets, saving taxpayers nearly $53 million and setting the stage for future reuse missions under SpaceX’s Phase 2 National Security Space Launch contract.
Sep 25, 2020
Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.
Sep 22, 2020
The U.S. Space Force and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding to formally establish a collaborative partnership in the realm of operations, research and space launch.
Sep 15, 2020
France’s fledgling Space Command launches major effort in Earth-orbit surveillance and satellite defense.
Sep 14, 2020
Work stoppages due to Hurricane Laura, the Category 4 storm that came ashore in Louisiana last month, will delay the long-awaited static test fire of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at NASA’s Stennis Space Center until late October or November.
Sep 14, 2020
The company that invented the unmanned hunter-killer mission unveils a concept for the legendary MQ-9’s replacement.