Materials & Manufacturing Why HIP and CIP Capacity Matters for U.S. Manufacturing Edward CollinsJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 Out of nowhere, dense parts made right show up where few expect them inside jet engines, hip joints, turbine blades….
Aerospace & Spaceflight What It Takes to Build SpaceX’s Orbital AI Fleet David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 A report suggesting that SpaceX plans to seek government clearance for launching a colossal satellite computing array has all the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Space Force Starts PTS-G Swarm 1 With Ka and X Payloads David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 For the first time in its relatively young existence, the Space Force has awarded two contracts for manufacturing and launch…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Artemis II’s First Night Puts Orion Readiness to the Test David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 Artemis II’s initial 24 hours might involve going around the planet in Earth’s orbit. Nonetheless, this is simultaneously an efficient…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Why the Air India 787 Crash Report Is Taking Longer Thomas CaldwellJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 For crashes involving modern airliners, it typically never comes down to a single piece of data. This is likely the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Artemis III Puts Orion Docking and Lander Integration First David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 The latest news from NASA about Artemis III is not limited to introducing four astronauts who will travel to the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Mars Rock Clue Puts NASA Sample Return Architecture Back in Focus David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 NASA’s latest Mars finding is notable less as a final answer than as a reminder of how the agency designed…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Why Patriot Production Still Trails Demand After Expansion Plans Robert McKinneyJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 Patriot interceptor production is being pushed higher, but the limiting factor is not simply how fast one factory can assemble…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Japan’s H3 Returns to Flight With New Three-Engine Variant David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 18, 20260 It seems as though the latest Japanese H3 rocket has made a comeback. However, what matters most in relation to…
Aerospace & Spaceflight New Glenn Pad Damage Puts Launch Complex 36 in Focus David WhitakerJune 15, 2026June 15, 20260 However, Blue Origin’s New Glenn has suffered an unexpected failure on May 28 when a hotfire test conducted at Launch…