NASA launch controllers will implement new procedures as they head into a Sept. 21 launch demonstration test of the repairs to a hydrogen propellant leak that prompted a delay in a second attempt to launch the uncrewed Artemis I test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule.
An uncrewed aircraft system flew for the first time aided by an advanced artificial intelligence technique developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., a company executive said on Sept. 19.
NASA has formally requested proposals from the space industry for long-running, evolvable Human Landing Systems able to support a steady cadence of Artemis-era astronaut missions to the lunar surface.
Embraer has partnered with L3Harris to offer the KC-390 aircraft to the U.S. Air Force with a refueling boom, creating an “Agile Tanker” option alongside the twinjet’s tactical airlift capability.
Swiss officials have signed a letter of offer and acceptance giving the green light to the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The spacecraft, a reusable upper stage that would replace the payload fairing of an Ariane 64, SUSIE is an attempt by European industry to respond to a variety of competitors.
Although Russia remains a key and committed partner in the International Space Station program, the country is absent from the International Astronautical Congress.
The test, slated for Sept. 21, will determine if technicians at Kennedy Space Center have successfully repaired a hydrogen leak that scuttled the last launch try.
Bell has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to design and develop the mission systems for the High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing design that is being offered to U.S. Special Operations Command.
A cost-saving core platform that shares a common design, engineering and production system and major components with four types of uncrewed aircraft systems optimized for different missions has emerged as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.’s vision for the U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
SpaceWERX awarded startup ThinkOrbital a Small Business Technology Transfer contract to study how the company’s autonomous robotic arm assembly and electron beam welding system might be used for in-space service assembly and manufacturing.
The Royal Canadian Air Force is moving ahead on operational plans for its future Remotely Piloted Air Systems program, though it has work to do to determine how to analyze the data the future aircraft will collect.
U.S. Air Forces Central Command is standing up a new unit and designating funding to find new, cheaper ways to incorporate small drones for broad air surveillance, following a model that the U.S. Navy is using for maritime surveillance.
Intuitive Machines LLC and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp., a New York-based special purpose acquisition company, announced a merger agreement Sept. 16.
NASA has extended its cooperative agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space for management of research aboard the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the International Space Station through 2027.
