52+ min ago  (1633+ words) NASA has selected a Boeing 737-700 to become its newest flying Moon-gravity testbed, giving the agency a dedicated aircraft for evaluating Artemis spacesuits, crew systems and exploration hardware before astronauts return to the lunar surface. The aircraft will be modified by…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (565+ words) Ukraine has developed a drone mothership variant of its ultra-light A-32 sportscraft. It is yet another development in the race between Russia and Ukraine to extend the range, speed and preserve the batteries of their interceptor and FPV drones. Images have…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (500+ words) The Aerospace Global Forum has named the first speakers for its 2026 edition, setting the stage for one of the most senior cross-sector programmes to run alongside this year's Farnborough International Airshow. Taking place from 20 to 24 July 2026 at the Farnborough International…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1237+ words) Last month, Rolls-Royce and easy Jet completed a full hydrogen-powered flight cycle on a Pearl 15 engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center. Beyond showing that a modern jet engine could run safely on hydrogen in a ground-test environment, the campaign helped…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1074+ words) Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during a routine pre-launch engine test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 28 May (Thursday) night, destroying the vehicle and potentially causing significant damage to its only operational launch pad just…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (511+ words) A student-built hydrogen aircraft has completed a series of successful taxi tests at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, marking the first time a hydrogen-powered aircraft has conducted ground operations at an operational airport in the Netherlands. Delft-based student team Aero Delft…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (605+ words) Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) have successfully test flown an airborne early warning variant of the MQ-9 B drone developed from the Reaper, demonstrating what could become a lower-cost complement to larger manned AWACS aircraft such as the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (492+ words) Stratolaunch has confirmed a new hypersonic test mission conducted for the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The mission used the former Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 as a launch platform. The Boeing 747, now named Spirit of Mojave, air-launched the Talon-A3 hypersonic vehicle…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (561+ words) Having been impressed by the LUCAS's performance in Iran, the US is now working to upgrade its low-cost LUCAS Shahed-style drones into an intelligent swarm. It has awarded a contract to Shield AI to incorporate its Hivemind "brain,' which will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (819+ words) Russia has successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket, marking a fresh chapter in the evolution of one of the world's longest-running spaceflight programmes. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during a…...