August 21, 2026 – Aerospace and Mechanical Insider

SpaceX Reportedly Wins $8 Billion for Golden Dome Satellites and Launches

SpaceX Pushes Starlink Past 11,000 Satellites, but Not All Are Operational

USS George Washington Arrives for Lincoln Relief After 270 Days, Leaving Pacific Gap

Apophis Will Safely Pass 20,000 Miles Above Earth for Gravity Study

USS Benfold Power Failure Left 300 Sailors Without Essential Services for Days

NASA Calls Off Swift Rescue After LINK Control Problems Persist

Army Will End 600-Soldier Drone Battalion Role Without Naming Replacement

USS Kennedy Completes Trials as Ford-Class Deliveries Stretch to 2034

James Webb Finds Star-Like Object 100 Billion Times Brighter Than Any Star

Air Force Seeks Six DJI Drones for Nuclear-Base Security Training

NASA Starling Navigates Without GPS Using Existing Star-Tracker Cameras

U.S. Has Under 830 Patriot and 280 THAAD Missiles, Rebuild Takes Years

LandSpace Lands ZhuQue-3 Booster After Failure, Delivers Satellite to Orbit

NASA Saves 10 Watts on Voyager 2, Potentially Extending Mission Into 2031

Starlink Activates Free Wildfire Texting in Spain, Not Calls or Internet

S301 Reaches 25,000 Kilometers Per Second, Could Reveal Black Hole’s Spin

Clemson’s 1,700-Cell Solar EV Shows Modeled Surplus, Not Road-Test Proof

Canadian Judge Keeps Volga-Dnepr An-124 Grounded as Parking Bill Tops $1 Million