In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May. 31 2023

May 31, 2023

The Weekly Debrief: Do C-17 Tests Point The Way To A GPS Alternative?

Credit: U.S. Air Force.

A Boeing C-17 has navigated with the assistance of a quantum magnetometer, becoming the first military aircraft to use real-time magnetic navigation (MagNav) in flight, U.S. Air Force and industry officials say. 

Roscosmos Acquires Radar Earth Observation Capabilities

Credit: TsENKI.

Russia’s Roscosmos has added radar observation capabilities to its Earth-monitoring constellation with a launch of the Kondor-FKA satellite, supplementing its optical surveillance satellites.

Axiom Space Private Astronauts Depart Space Station

Credit: NASA TV.

Axiom Space’s second four-person private astronaut mission (AX-2) to the International Space Station (ISS) departed the orbital laboratory as planned on May 30 to set up a parachute-assisted splashdown in the waters off the Florida peninsula.

NASA Seeks Commercial Lunar Rover Proposals

Credit: NASA.

NASA is once more reaching out to the private sector for assistance with the Artemis program, this time to provide unpressuridzed lunar terrain vehicles (LTVs) to enhance astronaut exploration or to robotically transport cargo and prospect for resources when humans are not available.

China Sends First Civilian Astronaut To Space On Shenzhou-16

Credit: State media Xinhua.

China’s Shenzhou-16 mission lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center onboard a Long March 2F at 9:31 a.m. local time on May 30. 

Air Forces In Focus: Colombian Air Force

Credit: Colombian Air Force.

The Colombian Air Force (FAC) is the second-largest air force in the Latin American region. Helicopters and-fixed wing trainer aircraft (which can double up as light attack aircraft) account for the highest proportion of the service’s fleet, with Bell, Cessna and Embraer being the top three suppliers.

NASA seeks commercial Lunar rover proposals and Axiom Space private astronauts depart space station. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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