The docking of the Progress MS-17 cargo capsule to the Poisk module was a first, Progress freighters having previously docked at the Russian segment's Pirs module, which was disabled earlier this year.
If schedules hold, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will fly nine days ahead of fellow billionaire entrepreneur and space buff Jeff Bezos, founder and funder of Blue Origin.
The U.S. Marine Corps now has its first fully equipped squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35Cs to augment the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based strike fighter force.
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will attempt to overfly a region of key interest to scientists on the rover Perseverance mission, pushing ongoing flight demonstrations into the realm of operational mission support.
Airbus has expressed frustration at Switzerland’s decision to purchase the F-35, appearing to question Bern’s analysis on operating costs and operational capabilities of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter.
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division has said it will compete in a South Korean tender to deliver a fleet of signals intelligence platforms for the country’s air for
Wally Funk, one of 13 women recruited as potential astronauts for NASA’s 1960s Mercury program but sidelined due to gender, will fly as a guest of Blue Origin on the company’s first crewed flight.
The Z-8L is China’s first 15-ton class helicopter, with military observers agreeing that it will bolster the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) frontline transport and fast-reaction combat capabilities.
The aging NEOWISE space telescope, which seeks out asteroids and comets including the many undiscovered objects that could pose an impact threat to the Earth, has had its life extended for two more years.
Light tactical transport aircraft may not represent the most high-profile segment within the military aircraft market, but it is a segment where a wave of modernization is currently underway.
This year’s International Asteroid Day, the annual June 30 observance instituted by the United Nations to promote global awareness of asteroid threats, arrives with NASA on the verge of launching a first-ever mission to demonstrate a potential defense.
Virgin Orbit delivered seven satellites into orbit on June 30, including cubesats for the U.S. Defense Department’s Rapid Agile Launch Initiative (RALI), a Polish-based startup planning to sell optical imagery to agricultural and energy customers and the first military satellite for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Germany has signed on the dotted line for a fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, but has insisted the type will be an interim solution.
