SpaceX has conducted a static test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket slated to launch the first of two demonstration missions for NASA in advance of crew rotation missions to the International Space Station.
Russia’s plans to start launching heavy-lift Angara rockets from the new Vostocnhy commercial spaceport in 2023 is at risk due to launchpad construction delays.
The Indonesian Defense Ministry has taken delivery of five Airbus AS565 Mbe Panther multipurpose helicopters and an Airbus C235 maritime patrol aircraft from Indonesian Aerospace.
Textron Aviation sales jumped 12% in 2018 over the prior year, helping to deliver welcome financial results for the latest year and leaving the business jet, helicopter and UAV provider bullish going into 2019, executives said Jan. 24.
The Bell V-280 is now true to its name, reaching a cruising speed of 280 kt. on Jan. 23 at Bell’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, the company said.
FAA technicians who are not being paid during the U.S. government shutdown maintain the communications, navigation and surveillance equipment that air traffic controllers—also unpaid—rely on to safely separate air traffic.
A study of natural killer immune cell function in astronauts during long stays on the ISS suggests explorers on much lengthier space voyages could face health risks severe enough to challenge mission success.
Virgin Galactic has announced that U.S. apparel and footwear maker Under Armour will design and fabricate spacesuits for both its passengers and pilots.
Tecmotiv (USA) Inc., Niagara Falls, New York, has been awarded a $19,644,207 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Egypt) contract for M60 engine overhaul parts package.
The first six of a planned 600-member broadband sat constellation owned and operated by OneWeb arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on Jan. 22.
United Technologies expects high-single digit organic sales growth at engine-maker Pratt & Whitney this year, and mid-single digits at the new Collins Aerospace.
Earth’s life-essential elements may have been delivered through the same impact with a Mars-sized planetary body that produced the Moon more than 4.4 billion years ago, a research effort says.
A government watchdog organization is concerned that the U.S. Army plans to mature technology for Future Vertical Lift, long-range precision fires and air and missile defense modernization to a level lower than recommended by leading practices.
