Four-Ton SpaceX Falcon 9 Hits Moon, Telescope Detects Sodium and Lithium
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage weighing about 4,000 kilograms struck the Moon at approximately 06:35 UTC on August…
Air Force One Faces $73.3 Million Communications Replacement Before 2028 Delivery
The two new Air Force One aircraft may reach their planned delivery dates with communications equipment already at the edge…
Army’s $53.9 Billion Patriot Plan Tests a Threefold Production Ramp
The U.S. Army has put a potential $53.9 billion behind a seven-year Patriot interceptor plan, but that figure is not…
SpaceX Lands $8.1 Billion Golden Dome Role With 2027 Deadline
Roughly $8.1 billion now defines SpaceX’s expanding role in the U.S. Space Force’s emerging Golden Dome infrastructure. Recent awards cover…
Tesla extends Cybertruck warranty after failures prevent home charging
Home charging depends on power electronics inside the Cybertruck to convert alternating-current electricity from a wall charger into the direct…
China’s Long March 7A Destroyed in Flight, Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
China’s Long March 7A rocket was destroyed during an unsuccessful Aug. 10 launch, leaving the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite short of…
NASA Plans More Than 20 Robotic Landings Before Moon Base Supports Humans
More than 20 robotic Moon landings are the foundation of NASA’s current plan for a durable outpost near the lunar…
Air India A320 Lost 300 Feet, Injuring 24 as Probe Opens
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has opened a serious-incident investigation after an Air India Airbus A320 lost approximately 300 feet…
Golden Dome Contracts Advance While Most 2027 Funding Remains Unsettled
Golden Dome contract money is reaching satellite, sensor, interceptor and engineering programs, but the Pentagon still lacks a stable path…
Ukraine Says Russia Accelerates Rassvet Toward 292 Satellites for Persistent Coverage
Sixteen satellites are not enough to make Russia’s Rassvet broadband network continuously available. A proposed 292 could substantially change that…
Ukraine Says Russia Beats Missile Targets, Plans 11,000 Attack Drones
Russia is now producing key missiles above plan and intends to build 11,000 strike drones in August, according to Major…
FAA Orders Boeing 737 Max Seat Checks Over Turbulence Lock Risk
About 31,000 seats on Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now at the center of a new FAA safety action: U.S….
Saab Aims for 30 Gripens a Year as Ukraine Pressures Output
The tension around Saab’s Gripen line is no longer mainly about whether Ukraine wants the jet. It is whether Saab…
Pentagon Gives Defense Firms 21 Days as Interceptor Inventories Shrink
The Pentagon’s latest message to industry is less about routine contracting than about time. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave…
NASA’s DART Could Be Outmuscled by Buried Asteroid Blast Simulations
NASA proved in 2022 that a spacecraft can deliberately nudge an asteroid. Now a new simulation study argues that a…
Navy Retires 616-Missile Ohio Subs Before Smaller Virginia Replacements Arrive
The U.S. Navy has reclassified 19 planned Virginia Payload Module submarines as guided-missile submarines, but that force change does not…
Einstein Probe Caught First Supernova Shock Breakout Seen Since 2008
China’s Einstein Probe caught something astronomers almost never see: the first observed supernova shock breakout since 2008. That brief X-ray…
Hoover Dam Output Falls 40% as Lake Powell Nears Power Cutoff
Hoover Dam is still generating electricity, but the Colorado River system is losing operating margin fast. Federal managers now expect…