Aerospace
The space tourism race, the shift to hydrogen-fueled aircraft, and autonomous defense drones—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of aerospace.
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https://www.spacewar.com/reports/NASA_to_send_unmanned_drone_2_miles_high_to_study_radiation_during_eclipse_999.html
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Spacewar
NASA researchers are planning to study changes in the sun's radiation during the solar eclipse via an unmanned aircraft on Monday. The team of six researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study the eclipse with a specially modified Alta X Uncrewed Aircraft System, NASA said in a release.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/dutch-court-finds-airline-guilty-of-greenwashing?traffic_source=rss
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Aljazeera
Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing No punishment imposed on firm, which used 'misleading and therefore illegal' adverts to bolster green credentials.A Dutch court has issued a ruling that considers national airline KLM guilty of greenwashing.
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/air-force-is-growing-concerned-about-the-pace-of-vulcan-rocket-launches/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / The business end of the Vulcan rocket performed flawlessly during its debut launch in January 2024.United Launch Alliance
It has been nearly four years since the US Air Force made its selections for companies to launch military payloads during the mid-2020s. The military chose...
It has been nearly four years since the US Air Force made its selections for companies to launch military payloads during the mid-2020s. The military chose...
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https://www.core77.com/posts/132189/The-Best-Way-to-Clean-Up-Oil-Spills-Using-Human-Hair
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Core77
Brilliant design is when you can take a waste product and transform it into something badly needed. In 1989 Phil McCrory, an Alabama hairdresser, was shampooing a customer's head. The TV in the salon was on, and news footage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill was being broadcast. As McCrory saw the tragic footage of otters coated in oil...
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/air-force-cruise-carnival-venezia-b2542309.html
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Independent
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The US Air Force has dramatically rescued a critically ill child and his panic-stricken mother from a cruise ship some 400 miles from the US...
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https://www.prweb.com/releases/commercial-uav-expo-announces-300-global-organizations-support-for-its-tenth-edition-302111766.html
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Prweb
"Esteemed organizations worldwide, encompassing both associations and media enterprises, have endorsed Commercial UAV Expo, acknowledging it as the foremost international gathering in the commercial drone industry," - Lee Corkhill
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https://news.mit.edu/2024/researchers-release-open-source-space-debris-model-0110
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The Good Jobs Institute, founded by MIT Sloan's Zeynep Ton, helps companies improve frontline jobs and company performance. Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch, the museum's deputy director, will serve as interim director until Gorman takes up his post this summer. MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering creates a course for the Australian Submarine Agency.
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Salad_in_space_New_study_says_its_not_a_healthy_choice_999.html
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Spacedaily
Salad in space? New study says it's not a healthy choice. But there is a problem. The International Space Station has a lot of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Many of these disease-causing microbes at the ISS are very aggressive and can easily colonize the tissue of lettuce and other plants. Once people eat lettuce that's been overrun by coli or Salmonella, they can get sick.
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https://www.twz.com/air/boeings-mq-28-ghost-bat-getting-facility-to-ramp-up-production-in-australia
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Twz
Boeing's subsidiary in Australia announced its plans for the new 9,000 square meter (96,875 square feet) facility in Toowoomba, Queensland in eastern Australia in a press release yesterday. This will be a first-of-its-kind site for the company outside of the United States and is expected to be up...
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/commercial-space-will-have-a-role-to-play-in-space-warfare-pentagon-says/
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Arstechnica
Enlarge / Aerial view of the Pentagon on March 31.Photo by Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
A strategy document released by the Pentagon this week lays out where the US military can most effectively rely on the commercial space industry and what missions should remain in government...
A strategy document released by the Pentagon this week lays out where the US military can most effectively rely on the commercial space industry and what missions should remain in government...
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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/12/2/43
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Mdpi
1. IntroductionAngular contact ball bearings are used in wide applications, such as precision machine tools, aerospace, robotics, instrumentation, advanced rail transit, and other domains. During processing and production, the roundness error on the components can lead to uneven loading of the...
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240502050833
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Koreaherald
Korea's new state space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration, or KASA, will focus on rearranging roles with the private sector to support companies to lead commercial space developments while the government concentrates on long-term space projects, the nominee for the top leadership...
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http://ktemoc.blogspot.com/2024/02/robert-parry-vindicated-on-mh-17.html
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Ktemoc
CN Founder Robert Parry's reporting on the MH-17 air disaster was vindicated when the World Court last week refused to blame Russia for shooting down the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014. Gates of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. (Joe Lauria). Robert Parry was in the forefront of questioning official narratives about the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukrainian airspace on July 17, 2014, which Western officials immediately, and inquiries later, blamed on Russia.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/beyond-earth-s-gravity-navigating-legal-5524053/
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Jdsupra
Hogan Lovells. Innovative technologies are reshaping every industry, presenting new business cases and changing our daily lives. These technologies are hyper-connecting the world and offering new ways to interact. Particularly in the Space and Satellite arena, technology is ever-evolving, expanding, and combining in ways never before contemplated.
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https://skift.com/2024/01/29/__trashed-9/
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Skift
The civil aviation ministry is looking to integrate DigiYatra, the digital initiative for airport check-ins, for international travel. Jyotiraditya Scindia, the civil aviation minister, recently met airport operators to discuss it. Currently operational at 13 airports for domestic travel, DigiYatra is a mobile app allowing passengers to use facial recognition as a boarding pass to ensure paperless entry at various checkpoints throughout an airport.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/russian-nuclear-capabilities-space-could-threaten-international-satellites-us-military-comms-sources
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Foxnews
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on Rep. Mike Turner's 'cryptic' announcement on 'America Reports.' The U.S. has intelligence of a national and international security threat related to Russian nuclear capabilities in space which could threaten satellites,...
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https://www.globalresearch.ca/will-russian-aerospace-forces-really-go-extinct-ratio-losses/5850463
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https://gizmodo.com/russian-cosmonaut-sets-new-time-travel-record-after-spe-1851225578
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As of Sunday, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has clocked more time in Earth orbit than any other astronaut, surpassing the mark held by his Russian colleague Gennady Padalka. And as a fun quirk introduced by Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity, Kononenko has traveled farther...
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fcc-s-space-bureau-seeks-to-refresh-the-5145357/
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On May the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Space Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking to refresh the record on orbital debris mitigation rule changes originally proposed in a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) released in April 2020. The FNPRM sought comment on the total probability of collisions with large objects, the probability of accidental explosions, maneuverability, post-mission orbital lifetime, casualty risk assessment, indemnification, and whether to require a performance bond for successful disposal.
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https://redstate.com/alexparker/2024/03/06/air-force-academy-chooses-transgender-lieutenant-colonel-to-lecture-cadets-on-leadership-n2170992
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Redstate
The military has, in a word, changed. In addition to defeating foreign enemies, our fighting force now exists to build up marginalized Americans. Gone are the days of toxically masculine national knuckles; modernly muted machismo allows for a more inclusive federal fist.
Case in point: the choice...
Case in point: the choice...
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https://simpleflying.com/3-tech-innovations-enhance-flight-operations-passenger-experience/
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Kayak's PriceCheck tool allows users to upload flight screenshots for price comparison.
NAVlink provides fuel-efficient descent maneuvers, saving fuel and reducing emissions.
Robotise's JEEVES is an autonomous snackbot introduced at Munich Airport.
The aviation industry is...
Kayak's PriceCheck tool allows users to upload flight screenshots for price comparison.
NAVlink provides fuel-efficient descent maneuvers, saving fuel and reducing emissions.
Robotise's JEEVES is an autonomous snackbot introduced at Munich Airport.
The aviation industry is...
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https://omaha.com/news/nation-world/race-history-military-cemetery-archaeology/article_6f381697-76a7-570c-ac13-71c7b9b60cd0.html
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TAMPA, Fla. The U.Air Force plans to expand its search for grave sites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already, a base official said. Lt. Laura Anderson told news stations last week that a nonintrusive archaeological survey performed over the past two years at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa identified 58 probable graves and 63 possible graves.