FAA Proposes 0.11-Pound-Per-Square-Foot Supersonic Noise Limit Over U.S. Land
Faster passenger flights over the continental United States could return only if aircraft developers solve the problem that helped exclude…
Leipzig Explosive Drone Shutdown Speeds Defenses at Eight German Airports
An unauthorized drone carrying an explosive device reached Leipzig-Halle Airport’s secure operating area on Aug. 5, forcing runway closures and…
Blue Origin Traces New Glenn Launchpad Explosion to Oxygen Valve, Plans Retrofit
Blue Origin says the May 28 explosion that destroyed a New Glenn rocket on its Florida launchpad originated at the…
James Webb’s Little Red Dots May Hide Stars 100,000 Suns Strong
Some of the James Webb Space Telescope’s unexplained little red dots may conceal stars with roughly 100,000 times the Sun’s…
NASA Redirects Stopped $1.9 Billion Lunar Module Into Three Moon Missions
NASA is trying to recover useful Moon technology from a module whose contract value reached $1.9 billion before the agency…
Zwicky Survey AI Finds Dormant Supermassive Black Hole 30,000 Light-Years Off-Center
A star’s destruction exposed something astronomers normally could not see: a dormant supermassive black hole about 30,000 light-years from the…
GE Aerospace Links Powder, Machines and Inspection to Stabilize GE9X Blade Production
A GE9X low-pressure turbine blade begins as more than a digital geometry file. Its production depends on titanium aluminide powder…
NASA Holds Artemis III to 2027 as Commercial Launch Risks Mount
NASA still targets 2027 for Artemis III, but the mission’s schedule is no longer governed principally by one rocket and…
Navy Awards Sikorsky $107 Million to Boost Marine One Lift
A helicopter does not need to be unable to fly before it needs more lifting capability. What matters is power…
FAA Investigates Marine One-Jet Coordination Near Reagan National; Paths Did Not Converge
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how Marine One and a departing Envoy Air passenger jet were coordinated near Ronald…
NASA Moon Orbiter Hunts for Crater After SpaceX Stage Impact
An uncontrolled rocket-stage collision has handed lunar scientists a rare observation opportunity and a reminder that tracking and disposing of…
FAA Clears Boeing 737-7 After 1,000 Hours of Safety Testing
The Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing’s 737-7 for commercial service after more than 1,000 hours of flight and ground…
Ford Pairs 350 Senior Engineers With AI to Catch Quality Problems Earlier
A loose bolt, a marginal transmission trace and an underspecified fuel-system component call for different inspection methods. Ford’s quality program…
Ingalls Welding Robot Pilot Targets Variable Geometry With Real-Time Correction
A weld path programmed from an ideal drawing can lose alignment when a large steel assembly departs from that ideal….
SpaceX Plans 2027 Starlink Mobile Upgrade to Challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
SpaceX wants Starlink Mobile to compete for customers now served by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile by the end of 2027….
Contractors Dismantle $5 Million Marine One Helipad as Deadline Nears
Contractors are reportedly dismantling completed portions of the new Marine One helipad on the White House South Lawn, reversing weeks…
Telesat’s C$2.3 Billion Deal Adds 69 Satellites, but Service Waits Until 2028
C$2.3 billion buys Canada a major expansion of Telesat’s planned Arctic communications network but not immediate service. Under the contract…
Patriot Missile Demand Outruns Production as U.S. Inventory Estimate Falls to 800
Patriot interceptors are being consumed faster than RTX and Lockheed Martin can replace them. The two manufacturers have collectively produced…