A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship was en route to the International Space Station on July 26, packed with more than 5,000 lb. of supplies, science experiments and a new docking mechanism for upcoming U.S. Commercial Crew vehicles.
If the U.S. will put humans on the Moon by 2024, Collins Aerospace says it has a spacesuit ready to allow astronauts of any size to walk on the lunar surface.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on July 25 that the Trump administration has set no timetable for deciding on how to apply mandatory sanctions against Turkey.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has explored whether heavily cratered recesses in the unexplored region harbor water ice, a potential resource for life support and the production of liquid hydrogen and oxygen rocket propellants.
Bidco, part of Advent International, has purchased the UK-listed company for £4 billion ($5 billion). The company is best known for its inflight refueling equipment and communications systems.
“We’ve evaluated these issues extensively and determined that the current acquisition approach does not provide a level playing field for fair competition,” Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said.
The share of funding allocated to equipment rose relentlessly from 33.2% of spending in 2010 to a record level of 41.3% in 2016, dropping to 41.1% in 2017, according to new figures revealed in China’s National Defense in the New Era.
The agreement immediately provides Airports Authority of India surveillance coverage of regions in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, representing 6 million sq. km, Aireon said.
After the test of its Ground-based Midcourse Defense System, components of the upgraded Redesigned Kill Vehicle may be slowing upgrades to new interceptors.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and House Armed Services Committee Republican leadership agree that a $738 billion fiscal 2020 Pentagon budget topline is a sufficient compromise.
The IFR certification is a result of modifications completed through an FAA supplemental type certificate for Leonardo's TH-119 version of the aircraft, which features a Genesys Aerospace cockpit avionics suite.
The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) is being integrated on the U.S. Air Force variant first, but will also spread to the Navy and Marine Corps variants.
While Boeing’s embattled commercial division continues to incur record losses associated with the prolonged grounding of the 737 MAX, the company’s defense, space and services sectors have bolstered the latest quarter by generating combined revenues of more than $11 billion and winning more than $8 billion in new orders and contracts.
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the appointment of new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but worries remain about the threat of a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31.
Production has begun on the first nanosatellites to be operated for internet-of-things applications by Kineis, a startup created last year with support from French space agency Cnes.
The squadron—named Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 313—will operate the Hindustan Aeronautical-built maritime surveillance aircraft from Chennai airport in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
