NASA faces the prospect of delays to all three of the next non-Russian resupply missions scheduled to fly to ISS following Orbital ATK’s acknowledgment that the initial launch of its upgraded Antares rocket has slipped from this month to October.
SpaceX is planning to be back in flight swiftly after the catastrophic failure of a Falcon 9 rocket, while competitor Arianespace is touting a reliability advantage for the “proven” Ariane 5.
New data supports a model for the Moon’s formation involving a very high-energy collision between the Earth and another large planetary body 4.5 billion years ago.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he expects his air transport OEM to show a book-to-bill ratio of new orders to deliveries of “around 1” when final 2016 financial results are provided next year.
Israel’s AirMule ducted-fan unmanned transport aircraft may have morphed into the Cormorant to comply with restrictions on exporting technology that could be used in cruise missiles, but prototype testing continues toward the target of completing development by the end of 2020.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II directed a Raytheon Standard Missile-6 interceptor against an MQM-107 Streaker subscale aerial target drone in a live-fire demo.
Networking with the rest of the Australian Defense Force will be a crucial requirement for aircraft that replace the country’s 22 Airbus Tiger attack helicopters.
Britain’s Straightline Aviation, the launch customer for Lockheed Martin’s LMH-1 hybrid airship, is investigating delivering health services from the aircraft.
Airbus Defense and Space has flown the second Eurofighter Typhoon to be used for testing of the Euroradar Captor-E active electronically scanned array radar.
LEONARDO-FINMECCANICA signed agreement with Algerian defense ministry to establish joint company to produce three types of AGUSTAWESTLAND light and medium-weight helicopters for transport, medical evacuation, surveillance and control. RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS is modernizing heavy Mi-26T2 helicopter for Russian defense ministry; upgraded Mi-26T2V will be able to take off and land on unprepared sites. ARIANESPACE performed sixth static firing test of Ariane 5 solid propellant motor as part of effort to ensure ongoing reliability.
Harris is adding former Boeing Commercial Aircraft CEO Jim Albaugh and current Honeywell International Vice Chairman Roger Fradin to its board of directors. The moves come as part of a deal hammered out with activist investor Jana Partners. Wall Street is expecting other changes at Pentagon tactical radio and FAA services provider Harris in response to the activist’s involvement (Aerospace DAILY, Aug. 4).
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Sept. 13-16—AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition (SPACE 2016), Long Beach, California. For more information go to www.aiaa.org/research/
First flight of a new Blue Origin human-rated orbital launch vehicle is due from the Seattle-based company’s new launch facility at Cape Canaveral by the end of the decade.
