Aerospace

The Gama Alpha mission aims to test the deployment and control of the 73.3-sq. 2 (789 ft. 2) sail in low Earth orbit.

The Caxias do Sul-based company gained attention after announcing a letter of intent in December to purchase 40 aircraft from Eve Air Mobility.

The so-called swing test involved a representative six-seat vehicle in a lift-plus-cruise configuration.

Potential partners have until Jan. 24 to respond to NASA.

The company has also selected several backup dates for the mission running into mid- and late-January.

Dealmaking slowed down in the second half of 2022, but the year ended with a bang.

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

Startup’s lunar lander is an early attempt to commercialize the Moon.

Dense Tokyo is at the epicenter of the country’s space startups.

Senior executives from Mesa Airlines and United Airlines say they have directly influenced design decisions at the startups they back.

The FAA has advanced Reliable Robotics’ G-2 determination of compliance issue papers from Stage 2 to Stage 3.

U.S. startup Aska has debuted a full-scale prototype of its A5 drive-and-fly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Airbus’ USim simulation environment is already being used to validate NASA concepts of operation for AAM.

Impulse Space plans to launch its first space tug mission, LEO Express-1, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

With locations in Singapore, Toulouse and Austin, Texas, H3 is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to help decarbonize aviation.

NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.

How the U.S. fighter jet is underpinning the nation’s aerospace industry.

Propulsion pioneer MagniX prepares to test the final design iteration of its electric engines.

Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.

The Amsterdam-based company will also help Archer manufacture its Midnight four-passenger air taxi.

The notice of proposed rulemaking would adopt service rules for the use of C-band spectrum at 5030-5091 MHz for command and control of UAS.

Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.

Amazon started drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, on Dec. 22.

The addition of Airbus gives a strong international presence to Voyager’s Starlab team.

The design has 12 electric lift fans embedded in the wing and four in the canard foreplane.