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By Mark Carreau
NASA’s independent Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel raised a number of concerns about the International Space Station Feb. 18 during its first quarterly meeting of 2021.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Perseverance is NASA’s fifth rover and ninth spacecraft to safely reach the surface of Mars.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force is whittling down upgrade options for the brand-new HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter fleet because new threats from China and Russia outpaced the design before delivery of the first aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
BlackSky, a startup with a burgeoning constellation of imaging satellites and its own data analytics service, will become a publicly traded company.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The target launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial space taxi on a second flight test is being delayed from March 25 to April 2 to complete replacement and testing of avionics boxes following a power surge at Starliner’s Kennedy Space Center processing facility.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Israel and the U.S. have formally launched development of the Arrow-4 interceptor missile and released a concept image that identifies the new defensive weapon as an upgrade of the 21-year-old Arrow 2 design.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has said negotiations with partner nations and industry on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) have entered a “challenging” phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has begun retiring the aging B-1B to make room for the new B-21 bomber, but notably not all 17 Lancers slated for retirement will go to the boneyard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. State Department has notified Congress of a possible $91 million foreign military sale to Finland of the Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
Launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. has purchased NewSpace India Ltd.’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to launch Spaceflight’s largest spacecraft to date at the end of February from Sriharikota, India.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is targeting Feb. 25 for a second attempt at a 485-sec., full-duration “hot fire” of the Space Launch System’s four core-stage RS-25 liquid-hydrogen and oxygen-fueled rocket engines at Stennis Space Center.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
An uncrewed Russian Progress MS-16 resupply ship successfully docked with the International Space Station Feb. 17 at 1:27 a.m. EST, delivering 2.5 tons of various supplies.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Intellectual property appears to be at the heart of new disagreements between France and Germany over the Future Combat Air System, defense analysts have suggested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies is registering concerns over Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJR) due to continuing consolidation in rocket and missile propulsion providers, the chief executive of Raytheon told an analysts conference Feb. 17.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. aerospace industry provided a foreign trade surplus of around $43 billion in 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department reported this month, a notable achievement amid the onset of COVID-19 but almost half the sector’s 2019 level.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s defense industry organization, SSB, has signed agreements with local industry to produce power systems for the country’s future indigenous combat aircraft, TF-X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Most details remain secret about the U.S. Air Force’s requirements for replacing the Boeing E-4B fleet, but two small details announced since December point to an acquisition of used 747s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Proposed development of modular aircraft by British startup Aeralis has caught the eye of the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Renewable fuel producer Fulcrum BioEnergy has partnered with refinery operator Essar Oil (UK) to build a facility in northwest England to convert municipal solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Finland has launched a research project to reduce the cost of producing synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, using renewable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
U.S. Special Operations Command is planning to host a flight demonstration this fiscal year for the highly debated Armed Overwatch program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force’s program to replace the Minuteman III nuclear ICBM, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, cleared its first major design review in November, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced Feb. 16.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Army has selected the General Electric (GE) CT7 engine for its new Leonardo AW249/AH-249 attack helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Axiom Space will speed the growth of its workforce and construction of the world’s first commercial space station with a $130 million infusion.
Commercial Space