Aeronautics Information and News
Adaptive Launch Solutions of San Diego has signed a multi-year launch services agreement with Firefly Aerospace, which includes four Alpha launches beginning in 2021. Adaptive Launch Solutions, which has a …
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Jupiter and Saturn will appear to “come together” during the month of December, creating “The Great Conjunction,” a solar system sight not seen for 800 years. The planets create a …
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Astra, the Bay Area rocket startup launched a second orbital test flight on Tuesday, and celebrated making it into space. The test flight delivered a the two-stage Rocket 3.2 into space from …
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Firefly Black, LLC has been selected by NASA for the launch of Mission Two of the Venture Class Launch Service Demonstration contract. Mission Two involves launch of two CubeSat constellations …
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SpaceX gave a new SiriusXM radio satellite a ride into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday. The satellite was delivered by a Falcon 9 whose first stage …
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Two outstanding California students have received the 2020 Women in Aerospace scholarships, leading a list of impressive professionals bestowed the group’s annual honors. Sydney Marler of Stanford University and Amy …
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Joby Aviation, a California transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, has announced it will acquire Uber’s electric air taxi business, Uber Elevate. In addition, Uber …
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By DONNA BALANCIA At the eighth meeting of the National Space Council, the Artemis Generation Astronauts were announced, including veteran space travelers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover. The astronauts going …
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine paid tribute to the late Chuck Yeager saying the renowned test pilot “set our nation’s dreams soaring into the jet age and the space age.” Known …
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Interest in space exploration and history has increased immensely since last summer’s historic NASA mission with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. America’s space program and the business of private …
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