NASA tested the first Space Shuttle main engine at 76% power for 45 seconds in July 1976, using small nozzles before switching to flight-size versions.
In our Routes Revisited series, the voices of our award winners, exhibitors and Routes 360 members, highlight their achievements, insights and ambitions for the future.
Join Aviation Week's defense experts for coverage from Eurosatory, Europe's premier defense exhibition. This episode explores Shield AI's X-Bat pitch—which the company sees as more than a CCA—and developments with airlifters in Europe and the U.S.
The 1991 Paris Air Show may have seemed anticlimactic to some following the Persian Gulf War coalition air operations earlier that year, which one industry observer called "the real air show." However, several platforms still made notable debuts at Le Bourget.
Indonesia's Palapa 1 domestic communications satellite undergoes checks by technicians at Hughes Aircraft Company's assembly facility at El Sagundo, California, as seen on the cover of the June 21, 1976, issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
As a recipient of Aviation Week's 20 Twenties award, Daniella Bezuidenhout is making significant contributions to the future of urban air mobility through her research on aircraft noise prediction.
Join Aviation Week's defense experts for Day 2 coverage from Eurosatory. This episode dives into the latest developments in long-range strike capabilities and directed energy weapons reshaping modern warfare.
This webinar introduces MicroFoil heat exchanger technology, offering up to 30% weight reduction and superior thermal performance for aerospace, defense, space, and data center applications compared to traditional designs.
The U.S. Army/NASA/Bell XV-15 tiltrotor made quite a splash during its 1981 Paris Air Show debut. The cover of our June 29, 1981, issue featured the aircraft hovering over the runway at Le Bourget Airport at the end of a flying demonstration at the show.
Tanner Chase, a 2026 20 Twenties winner from Utah State University, shares his journey in UAV innovation and advice for aspiring aviation professionals.
In conjunction with Aviation Week’s upcoming Engine Leasing, Trading and Finance Europe event, Flight Friday looks at engine flight hours utilization on the Boeing 787 fleet.
The cover of the May 26, 1969, issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology shows growing plants in Imperial Valley in California near the Salton Sea, glowing red in one of the multispectral terrain photographs from the Apollo 9 S0-65 experiment.
