You can imagine the frustration of Airbus’ engineers. Just hours before the company’s Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite looked set to break a 60-year-old flight-duration record, the solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system was lost.
Frank Rubio, the first NASA astronaut scheduled to travel to and from the International Space Station under a new launch seat exchange agreement between NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos, has praised efforts by the two agencies to continue their cooperation in space.
NASA is asking the aerospace industry to describe a commercial strategy for the planned deorbiting of the International Space Station, which is currently planned for the end of 2030.
The Airbus HAPs platform was lost hours before it would have broken the world record for the longest continuous flight, which stands at 64 days 22 hr. 19 min.
Propulsion-related test and development contracts have been awarded to engine-makers General Electric and Pratt & Whitney as well as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and
As NASA gears up for the kickoff mission of its Artemis lunar exploration initiative, the agency on Aug. 19 identified 13 regions on the Moon’s south pole that are under consideration to become the Tranquility Base of a new generation.
The Pentagon on Aug. 19 announced its latest $775 million batch of military aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia, including for the first time 15 Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
The U.S. government will donate additional Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to the Czech Republic as the Eastern European country bolsters its armed forces in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The U.S. Air Force is beginning discussions with the Army and Navy on ways to collaborate to better protect its bases, especially in the Pacific region, under a new focus on base defense as it looks for different ways to safeguard its installations at home.
SpaceX’s 25th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply capsule departed the International Space Station on Aug. 19 and was headed for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the ocean waters off the Florida coast.
Quantum computing company IonQ of suburban Washington said Aug. 18 that it has signed an agreement with European airframer giant Airbus to explore applications of the fast and powerful algorithm technology in aerospace services and passenger experiences.
