This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system
NASA funded an early-stage concept aiming to show new techniques for mapping minerals on the moon, asteroids or Martian moons.
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NASA scientists discover a giant 10-sided pattern on Saturn
A huge 10-sided atmospheric pattern has appeared around Saturn’s south pole, giving the planet a surprising counterpart to its famous northern hexagon. Hubble data suggest the strange decagon only began emerging in the past few years and is still growing stronger. Researchers hope continued observations will reveal why it suddenly formed and whether it could persist for decades.
ScienceDaily3 Sept
How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily | Jeremiah A Carew
A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to Nasa A year has passed since I and thousands of colleagues lost our jobs at USAID. Asking myself “Why us?” I have come to the conclusion that the American public had very little idea of what we were doing and why. Doge, the “department of government efficiency” , began its work in January 2025, with USAID as its first target, in a reckless campaign that even Elon Musk has said he would not repeat . At that moment of chaos, Americans lacked the knowledge that could contradict the false narrative presented by Musk , who called the agency a “criminal organisation” and “a viper’s nest of radical left-marxists who hate America”. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jeremiah A Carew1 Sept
Trump launches plan to create US Space Academy led by NASA
US President Donald Trump has launched an effort to create a NASA-led federal academy to train astronauts, engineers,…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope31 Aug
FBI and DOJ Disrupt Chinese Cyber Group That Hit Fed, NASA, US Senate
The Justice Department and FBI have seized the domains behind QScan and QTRouter, two platforms run by China state-sponsored hackers whose victims include NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate. Court documents identify the operators as a group called QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company. Court Filings Point to a Chinese Contractor
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir27 Aug
Seven Aerospace Workforce Hubs Receive $10.5 Million From NASA
NASA program will connect schools, employers and training programs over the next three years.
AVweb•Matt Ryan21 Aug
NASA reveals new colors of Boeing 737 with secretive Air Force past
The 13-year-old 737-700 spent years as a classified USAF flying testbed before being transferred to NASA for a very different role
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Aug
SpaceX Falcon 9 stage carved 60-foot crater into the Moon, NASA images show
NASA published images showing the crater left on the Moon by a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage, and put the feature…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau19 Aug
NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA. NASA has unveiled on Aug. 13, 2026, its newest reduced-gravity research aircraft, which will support the Artemis program to validate astronaut lunar suits and associated […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 Aug
NASA Announces MAX POWER Aerospace Expo at Kennedy
November event will combine an airshow, aerospace technology displays and public access to parts of Kennedy Space Center.
AVweb•Matt Ryan17 Aug
Spot The Stars And Stripes: Where America’s Anniversary Liveries Are Flying
America's 250th anniversary has transformed US aviation into a moving celebration, with special airline and NASA aircraft creating a unique 2026 fleet
NASA WB-57 Heads to Iceland to Observe Solar Eclipse
A NASA WB-57F Canberra arrived in Iceland, from where it will depart on Aug. 12 to fly in the path of the solar eclipse. A NASA WB-57F Canberra arrived at Keflavík Airport in Iceland on Aug. 10, 2026. Flying as ‘NASA926’, the aircraft departed from Ellington Field, Texas, on Aug. 9, and made a stop […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso10 Aug
The 1998 NASA Laser Experiment On The SR-71 That Could Shape Boeing's F-47
NASA's SR-71 Laser Air Data Sensor (LADS) experiments were ahead of their time, but could prove to have an influence on the F-47's design.
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NASA’s First New Wind Tunnel in 40 Years
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support free-flight and mounted testing of aircraft, spacecraft and drone models.
AVweb•Matt Ryan31 JulA
Wisk, NASA Test Single Ground Operator for Three Autonomous Aircraft
The simulation examined a 1-to-3 supervision model on Bay Area IFR routes.
AVweb•Matt Ryan31 JulH
Wisk and NASA simulate multi-aircraft autonomous flight ops
Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, announced the successful completion of a simulation conducted in collaboration with NASA. The collaboration evaluated whether a single ground-based supervisor, such as Wisk’s Multi-Vehicle Supervisor (MVSor), can effectively manage three autonomous aircraft simultaneously, operating alongside traditional air traffic while Air Traffic Control (ATC) uses existing tools and procedures. This
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GE makes high jump with hybrid-electric powerplant
GE Aerospace is the first engine manufacturer to operate a hybrid-electric propulsion system at high altitude. Working with NASA, Beta Technologies and Boeing, the engine maker successfully flew the hybrid-electric engine above 30,000 feet on May 20 for more than two hours, a GE Aerospace spokesperson told Cargo Facts. The hybrid-electric powerplant was installed on […]
Is It True That NASA Strapped A 41-Foot Rocket Engine To An SR-71's Back & Flew It To Mach 1.8?
Exploring the final mission of the iconic Blackbird.
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US and Russian crew return safely after eight-month mission on the ISS
A joint U.S.-Russian crew has safely returned to Earth after spending 241 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), landing by Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Sunday. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev touched down by parachute near Dzhezkazgan following their eight-month mission. The flight marked the first space […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban26 JulA
NASA’s New Horizons awakens after longest hibernation nearly 9.5 billion km from Earth
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has successfully awakened after its longest-ever hibernation, resuming scientific operations nearly 5.9 billion miles (9.5 billion kilometres) from Earth in the distant Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft entered a planned sleep mode on 7 August 2025 and automatically reactivated on 23 June 2026 using pre-programmed commands. Mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 Jul