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China’s three Shenzhou-20 astronauts returned to Earth on Nov. 14 after a suspected debris strike rendered the original return capsule unsafe.

The Wolf amendment restricts but doesn’t totally prohibit NASA and the White House Office of Science and Technology from using federal funds to collaborate with China. But should it be repealed?

With less than two months to go in 2025, the global launch market has already surpassed all previous annual records.

As U.S. eVTOL startups look ahead to the start of certification flight testing with the FAA, questions remain.

XTI Aerospace, a developer of vertical flight technologies and VTOL aircraft, has paid $40 million to acquire Drone Nerds.

UAS manufacturer Neros, whose drones have been battle tested in Ukraine, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

Joby Aviation has signed a letter of intent with Alatau Advance Air Group in Kazakhstan to sell up to $250 million of eVTOL aircraft and services.

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has released footage of the Hongdu GJ-11 flying alongside crewed fighters, suggesting a growing level of manned-unmanned integration.

Chinese aircraft developers dubbed the Xi’an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft “Nezha,” which is a protective deity from Chinese mythology.

China’s ARIDGE has unveiled its new A868 hybrid-electric tiltrotor eVTOL.

A former employee of Corning faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for economic espionage and 10 years in prison for theft of trade secrets, the Justice Department says.

The Trump administration has signed a flurry of deals with allies and partners that have the potential to reshape global supply chains.

The return of three Shenzhou-20 crewmembers to Earth from the Tiangong space station has been postponed due to a “suspected impact from tiny space debris.”

Airbus has delivered China’s first A330neo to Hainan Airlines, marking the debut of the A330-900 in the country’s fleet.

China’s Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft has successfully entered orbit and docked with the Tiangong space station in a record 3 1/2 hr.

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.

The China Manned Space Agency unveiled the astronaut crew for the Shenzhou-21 mission, which is expected to launch on Oct. 31.

DARPA has kicked off an effort to detect and track faint objects hundreds of thousands of miles away in cislunar space.

China has conducted the first flight of a new advanced jet trainer, with photos circulating online showing the twin-engine aircraft airborne and on the ground.

China’s regulatory framework for ultralights has long been established under Chapter O of CCAR-91, mirroring FAA Part 103.

Russia’s leading airline operator Aeroflot Group is feeling threatened by the growing presence of foreign air carriers in its home market, according to its CEO.

The escalating use of drones in combat is creating demand for a supply chain for uncrewed aircraft production that can meet security and sovereignty concerns.

Readers write about lunar rovers, Chinese military naming conventions, the Boom Overture, and stealthy tankers. Plus: Behind the scenes at the French Embassy.

The American startup Phoenix Tailings has launched a rare earths metallization facility in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Competition is heating up between the operators of Chinese megaconstellations that intend eventually to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.