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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 9, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 1 January 09, 2023
Rendering of Ispace Series I lander orbiting the Moon
Credit: Ispace concept

AEROSPACE IN JAPAN

Tokyo high-rise buildings
article

Japan Nurtures A New Space Industry

Jan 06, 2023
Dense Tokyo is at the epicenter of the country’s space startups.
delivery service on the Moon
article

Ispace Tries To Launch Lunar Economy

Jan 06, 2023
Startup’s lunar lander is an early attempt to commercialize the Moon.

SPACE

Sierra Space spaceplanes in hangar
article

Sierra Space Details Spaceplane And Habitat Road Map

Jan 05, 2023
Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Mission Control Center
article

NASA And Sierra Space Tenacity Teams Train For ISS Mission

Jan 06, 2023
The Dream Chaser’s ISS missions are the first of several orbital roles expected to be operated from Sierra Space’s mission control center.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Heart Aerospace ES-30 electric regional airliner
article

United And Mesa Plot Paths Forward On Sustainable Aviation

Jan 06, 2023
Senior executives from Mesa Airlines and United Airlines say they have directly influenced design decisions at the startups they back.
Extra Performance Wing concept
article

Airbus Progresses With Folding-Wing Project

Jan 04, 2023
The OEM plans to try new formula to benefit from a higher-aspect-ratio wing, without the extra weight.
KLM aircraft
article

Europe’s Airlines Fear Impact Of National Environmental Rules

Jan 03, 2023
Dutch government’s increased passenger tax and Schiphol’s flight-cap plans threaten to distort the transport playing field, KLM says

PROPULSION

MagniX 350-kW and 640-kW electric propulsion unit assembly line
article

MagniX Makes Progress Toward Electric Propulsion Certification

Jan 05, 2023
Propulsion pioneer MagniX prepares to test the final design iteration of its electric engines.

TECHNOLOGY

active-flow-control effectors
article

The Week In Technology, Jan. 2-6, 2023

Jan 04, 2023
Active-flow-control X-plane; eVTOL crash-test surprise; Light-aircraft hybrid propulsion; and Korean UAM dry run.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aircraft spraying crops
article

ADS-B Tracking Data Clears An Ag Pilot Of FAA Charges

Jan 06, 2023
Misguided grounding mission using poor-quality video and wrong ID is foiled with NextGen’s tracking tech.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
article

Opinion: The F-35 Is At The Center Of Hard And Soft Power

Jan 05, 2023
How the U.S. fighter jet is underpinning the nation’s aerospace industry.