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By Michael Bruno
Virgin Orbit, the small-satellite launching startup under aerospace entrepreneur Richard Branson’s portfolio that started operations this year, plans to end 2021 as a publicly traded company after a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, executives announced Aug. 23.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A recent ruling by a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge adds a new landmark in an ongoing legal war over data rights as the Defense Department seeks to inject competition into the huge business of sustaining decades-old weapon systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington think tank, has joined with the National Space Society in calling on U.S. policymakers to pursue a joint NASA and Department of Energy-led space solar power generation capability.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace is unusual among electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startups in targeting the established helicopter market, and in particular emergency medical services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Pakistan and Turkey look set to cooperate on the development of the Anka unmanned air system after agreements were inked by industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Il-112 manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation has announced the suspension of flight trials of the Ilyushin Il-114 prototype after the crash of an Il-112 which has similar engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese state media reported on the launch of the weapon without specifying the designation, but the images suggest the system strongly resembles the Dong Feng-15B class of missile with a new series of warhead.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Collins Aerospace is to develop an environmental control and life-support system (ECLSS) for a privately owned and operated outpost in low Earth orbit for an unidentified customer.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The third CRAF call-up in 41 years will include three aircraft each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines and four from United Airlines.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The latest deployment increased the OneWeb low-Earth constellation to 288 spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has set up a joint research framework with domestic manufacturers and Boeing with the objective of commercializing noise reduction technology demonstrated under its Fquroh research program.
Space

By Steve Trimble
An EC-130SJ and a C-17A have airdropped pallets containing simulated cruise missiles during demonstrations at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the U.S. Air Force said on Aug. 20.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Low-Earth-orbit launch upstart Rocket Lab will become a publicly traded company Aug. 25 after shareholders approved a reverse merger with Vector Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, grossing three-quarters of a billion dollars for the 15-year-old rocket company.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Unlike some planetary destinations, the asteroid Psyche was never the target of a spacecraft flyby before becoming an orbital destination for a $1 billion NASA probe, which is adding to the challenge as the Psyche mission team prepares for a planned launch one year from now.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A request for information for a new aerial target to replicate the latest Russian and Chinese fighters restarts a dialogue that has been dormant since 2019.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Disruptive innovation by startups could play a key role in enabling a sustainable future for aviation, but the sector is barely being considered by investors, the Hamburg-based Sustainable Aero Lab says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
In the last 20 years, the Missile Defense Agency has seen a shift in focus, from spending time defeating missiles that are deploying countermeasures to defending against coordinated attacks with maneuver and speed, MDA director Vice Adm. Jon Hill says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A single U.S. Air Force C-17 evacuated 823 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 15, the service has confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
A new process for producing jet fuel from ethanol with less energy and smaller facilities creates the potential for a distributed processing system located close to biomass sources, according to its developers.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s early science tasks, called COSMOS-Webb, will be a wide and deep mapping of the 13.7 billion-year-old universe.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian research and technology agency BPPT plans to develop a floatplane variant of the PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) N219 Nurtanio turboprop aircraft to foster domestic aerospace research and manufacturing capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A sea-based Aegis missile defense system could be the next program to be abandoned by Tokyo.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air has confirmed its launch orders with Swedish startup Heart Aerospace for an initial three ES-19 electric 19-passenger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy E-2D Hawkeye on Aug. 18 became the second aircraft since June 4 to be refueled by the Boeing-owned MQ-25 Stingray test aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Guy Norris
Lee Noble, director of NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s Integrated Aviation Systems Program, recently updated the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration effort.
Emerging Technologies