Starlink’s 100 MPH Speed Cap Disrupts Ukraine’s Drones and Air Defenses
A satellite network can remain online and still become unavailable to the platforms that need it most. Ukraine says terminals…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
Lawmakers Seek Starlink Investigation After Ukraine Reports Some Drone Defenses Disabled
A disruption involving SpaceX satellite communications reportedly prevented Ukraine from operating some systems used to defend against Russian drones, and…
Japan Launches Five-Year Mission to Return First Martian-System Samples
Japan has launched the first mission designed to bring physical material from Mars or either of its moons back to…
Belgium Promises 10 F-16s This Year as F-35 Delays Constrain Handover
Belgium plans to deliver 10 F-16 fighters to Ukraine by the end of 2026, but the promise comes with a…
Rocket Lab Delays Neutron Launch Into 2027 After Tank Defect
Rocket Lab has postponed Neutron’s inaugural launch into 2027 after inspections found small voids inside a carbon-fiber component of the…
Ukraine Reports SpaceX Starshield Speed Recovery, but Military Service Remains Unclear
Ukraine says SpaceX’s Starshield satellite service has recovered from a slowdown that disrupted military connectivity, but conflicting updates leave the…
NASA Opens Space Station Replacement Race, Estimates $325 Million Crew Flights
Building a private replacement for the International Space Station will solve only half of NASA’s post-2030 access problem. The agency…
SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit, Deploys 26 Satellites Despite Engine Shutdown
SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit and delivered satellites there for the first time on September 28, turning its 14th integrated…
Delta Jet Pulls Up 100 Feet as Private Jet Takes Off
A Delta Connection regional jet pulled out of its landing about 100 feet above a runway at New York’s LaGuardia…
ENAV Restores Italy Flight Capacity After Network Fault Causes 192 Cancellations
Italy’s air traffic control provider restored full operational capacity on October 16 after a fault in its nationwide data transmission…
SpaceX Modifies Starship for 10-Hour Test After Booster Relight Failure
SpaceX is preparing Starship for a roughly 10-hour orbital test, but the mission begins with an unresolved problem from a…
Airbus Recommends Tail Inspections for 139 A330neos After Tool Discovery
A tool was found inside the horizontal tail structure of a new Airbus A330neo, and the manufacturer now recommends additional…
NASA Cuts Orion Heat-Shield Damage From 103 Spots to Nine on Artemis II
The difference between Orion’s last two heat shields is stark: 103 spots of char loss after the uncrewed Artemis I…
Boeing 737 MAX 10 Nears Approval, but Airlines Resist Its Software
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 could finally receive Federal Aviation Administration certification within days, six years after it was originally…
Snowbirds End 55-Year Tutor Display Era, Begin Multi-Year Airshow Hiatus
Canada’s Snowbirds have flown their last display with the CT-114 Tutor, ending a 55-year partnership between the aerobatic team and…
Super Hornet Factory Shutdown Costs Navy $16.7 Million and Runs to 2030
The U.S. Navy is paying Boeing $16,667,607 to shut down the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler production lines, but…
DeLorean Joins Flying-Car Racing After Its 2024 Alpha5 Comeback Missed Deadline
DeLorean is heading into flying-car racing before completing its promised return to road-car production. The company will represent the United…
Army’s Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Is Not Fully Deployed Three Years Late
Dark Eagle is intended to become the first US hypersonic weapon, but the Army still cannot declare the long-range missile…