Nine C-17 Cargo Jets Gain SpaceX Links, While 203 Await Funding
Boeing technicians at Port San Antonio have completed SpaceX Starshield installations on nine U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
NASA’s 1.5-Ton Swift Telescope Nears Reentry After Robotic Rescue Failed
NASA’s 1.5-ton Swift space telescope is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on or around Friday, according to a U.S. Space…
Air Force Recovers Starfall Test Cargo From 2,200-Pound Reentry Capsule
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has recovered military-supply test pods that traveled through launch and atmospheric reentry inside a…
SpaceX Proposes 32-Mile Florida Pipeline to Replace Hundreds of Fuel Trucks Per Starship Launch
SpaceX wants to replace a recurring convoy-scale fuel burden with fixed infrastructure. Its subsidiary, Coastal Connect Services, has proposed a…
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Rose 58% Amid SpaceX Starshield Restrictions, Intelligence Pause
Reported Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine increased 58% while the country faced restrictions on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite service…
Starlink Reportedly Recommended Contract Upgrade to Restore Ukraine’s Restricted Access
When U.S. military officials asked SpaceX about an interruption affecting Ukraine’s satellite connectivity, Starlink reportedly offered a commercial route back…
Pentagon Conditionally Offers Stoke $150 Million for Launchpad Before First Orbital Flight
The Pentagon has conditionally committed $150 million toward a second Stoke Space launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, placing…
Canada Receives First Two F-35s as 72 Remain Under Review
Canada has received its first two CF-35A fighters, but the milestone settles only a small part of its fighter-replacement decision….
NASA’s Swift Telescope Nears Reentry After Rescue Robot Fell First
The robot sent to save NASA’s Swift space telescope fell back to Earth before the observatory it was supposed to…
NOAA Forecast Put Halloween Aurora in Reach Across Northern US and Europe
A fast stream of solar wind offered skywatchers across parts of the northern United States, Canada and northern Europe an…
NASA Seeks Hubble Rescue as Reentry Risk Hits 30 Times Safety Limit
NASA is asking private companies how they could rescue, service or safely dispose of the Hubble Space Telescope before its…
China Assembles 1,056-Foot Carrier-Shaped Hull in Under Two Years
A vessel the length of a large aircraft carrier has taken shape with unusual speed at China’s Dalian Shipyard. According…
Lockheed’s 10-Year F-35 Framework Covers at Least 850 Jets, Awaits Congress
850 aircraft is the minimum U.S. commitment inside a proposed decade-long F-35 production framework between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin….
Rafale Marine Lands on India’s Vikrant First Try, Years Before Delivery
A French Rafale Marine completed its first arrested landing on INS Vikrant on October 29, 2026, succeeding on its first…
X-Bow Selected to Boost Navy Cruise Missile With Claimed 1,150-Mile Range
An affordable cruise missile for US allies is being designed around an ambitious reach that has yet to be demonstrated….
Jet2 Retires World’s Oldest Boeing 737-800 After 80,000 Flight Hours
Jet2 has retired G-GDFD, the world’s oldest active Boeing 737-800, after a 29-year flying career and more than 80,000 flight…
Electra Fixed-Wing Demonstrator Takes Off From Manhattan Heliport in 150 Feet
Electra’s airplane shortens its takeoff by blowing propeller-driven air across the wings and large flaps. That extra airflow generates lift…
Air Force Seeks 1,509 Combat Jets as Purchases Trail Annual Goal
The U.S. Air Force has told Congress that its fighter fleets must grow to 1,509 combat-coded aircraft by 2035. Yet…