Aerospace / Defense
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- NASA Brings Drone and Space Rover to Air Show
- 10/30/2024 2:01:39 PM
- Lee esta historia en Español aquí. In September, the three NASA centers in California came together to share aerospace innovations with thousands of guests at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California.
- Poland’s Purchase of Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods to Add Combat-Proven Capability, Interoperability for New FA-50 Fighters
- 10/30/2024 1:41:18 PM
- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod s (ATP) to Poland in a sale the U.S. State Department said will improve the security of a NATO ally that is a “force for political stability.” The targeting systems for Poland were included in a recently finalized U.S.
- NASA Relaunches Mentor-Protégé Program to Fill Supply Chain Gaps
- 10/29/2024 1:06:42 PM
- In an effort to grow new commercial markets that support the future of space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research, NASA is preparing to relaunch its Mentor-Protégé Program for contractors on Friday, Nov.
- NASA Announces STEM Engagement Lead, Chief Economist Retirements
- 10/28/2024 1:53:49 PM
- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), and Alexander MacDonald, chief economist, will retire from the agency.
- NASA Stennis Achieves Milestone in Preparation for Future Artemis Testing
- 10/25/2024 2:00:27 PM
- NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, achieved a key milestone this week for testing a new SLS (Space Launch System) rocket stage to fly on future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
- Lockheed Martin Announces Successful Flight of First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Aircraft
- 10/25/2024 8:52:13 AM
- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced the successful flight of the first Bulgarian F-16 Block 70. The flight occurred Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m. EDT at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Greenville, South Carolina, with test pilot Charles "Seeker" Hoag successfully conducting multiple system tests to validate performance and supersonic capabilities during the flight. …
- NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft
- 10/23/2024 12:53:35 PM
- NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including its on-board electronics as well as the payload’s support systems such as the small onboard camera.
- Bombardier’s Global 8000, the World’s Fastest Business Jet, Speeds Forward as Manufacturing Begins
- 10/23/2024 7:49:18 AM
- • Bombardier manufacturing sites in Saint-Laurent (Quebec), Red Oak (Texas) and Querétaro (Mexico) have begun to manufacture key components for the 1st Global 8000 production aircraft* • The Global 8000 will be the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde, with an industry-leading top speed of Mach 0.94 and an impressive range of 8,000 nautical miles, making it …
- Boeing CEO Message on Third Quarter Results
- 10/23/2024 7:35:30 AM
- Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg shared the following message with all employees today, including his prepared remarks for the third quarter financial results webcast: Team, As we report our third-quarter 2024 results today, I want to take this opportunity to share my perspective on the challenges we face and, more importantly, my focus for how we will move Boeing …
- NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory
- 10/22/2024 12:46:14 PM
- NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources.
- Northrop Grumman’s Deep Sensing and Targeting Technology Goes Airborne to Advance Vision for the US Army
- 10/21/2024 12:00:26 PM
- Phase two of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Deep Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) system was successfully demonstrated at Vanguard 24, an annual capstone experiment hosted by the U.S.
- NASA Selects Crew for 45-Day Simulated Mars Mission in Houston
- 10/18/2024 1:25:20 PM
- NASA selected a crew of four research volunteers to participate in its last simulated mission to Mars in 2024 within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- Iowa Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
- 10/17/2024 1:08:21 PM
- Students from Iowa will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronaut Nick Hague answer their prerecorded questions while he’s serving an expedition aboard the International Space Station on Monday, Oct.
- ESA launches Moonlight to establish lunar communications and navigation infrastructure
- 10/16/2024 5:38:42 AM
- The Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) programme will enable precise, autonomous landings and surface mobility, while facilitating high-speed, low-latency communication and data transfer between Earth and the Moon.
- Zhika Kuzmanovski’s 900-Picture Guidebook On Historically Famous Helicopters Heads Off to 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair
- 10/15/2024 4:36:38 PM
- As the largest event of its kind in Europe, the Frankfurt Book Fair (also known as Frankfurter Buchmesse) attracts thousands of visitors who want to discover fun reads while they are on tour.
- NASA Administrator to Visit, Engage Officials in Romania, Bulgaria
- 10/15/2024 12:49:03 PM
- Continuing his efforts to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Romania and Bulgaria, beginning Thursday, Oct.
- Lockheed Martin Announces ModSTAR™ Initiative for Transforming Digital Engineering
- 10/15/2024 7:39:12 AM
- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced ModSTAR™, a new transformative initiative that leverages model-based engineering to deliver new products faster and with planned modular upgrades, providing early and evolving capability to our customers.
- NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an Inspiring Engineer
- 10/14/2024 9:32:45 AM
- Felipe Valdez is someone who took advantage of every possible opportunity at NASA, working his way from undergraduate intern to his current job as a flight controls engineer. Born in the United States but raised in Mexico, Valdez faced significant challenges growing up. “My mom worked long hours, my dad battled addiction, and eventually, school became unaffordable,” …
- NASA, Collaborators Announce a New Student Lunar Autonomy Challenge!
- 10/9/2024 1:42:27 PM
- The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will develop an autonomous agent using software that can accomplish pre-defined tasks without help from humans.
- Northrop Grumman Unveils the Next Generation of Bushmaster® Chain Gun®
- 10/9/2024 10:14:48 AM
- PLYMOUTH, Minn. – Oct. 9, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a leading manufacturer of medium-caliber cannons, is introducing its next-generation M230 Link Fed (M230LF) Dual Feed Bushmaster® Chain Gun®, offering two ammunition feed paths for the first time.