Scout Space and Dawn Aerospace have completed their first demonstration flight carrying a space domain awareness (SDA) payload, marking a significant step toward SDA capability using a suborbital spaceplane at supersonic speeds. The flight tested integration of Scout’s ‘Morning Sparrow’ sensor
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its successful completion of a second round of drop tests for the ESA Space Rider, its upcoming reusable uncrewed orbital vehicle. Conducted over a two-week period at the Salto di Quirra (PISQ) testing range in Sardinia, Italy, the test series focused on validating
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, New York, has awarded PsiQuantum a $10.8 million contract to deliver advanced quantum chip capabilities for U.S. Air Force applications. This latest award builds on a partnership established in 2022
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Sierra Space has announced a collaboration with Honda and Tec-Masters to support the testing of Honda’s high-differential pressure water electrolysis system aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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Kistler has released a new version of its jBEAM Lab universal measurement data analysis software, introducing expanded functionality to support efficient post-processing for NVH testing and micro-vibration diagnostics in aerospace systems. The update enables engineers to evaluate raw data in just a few clicks—without any programming—across a wide range of development and testing environments. The […]
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Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors has released the TDSW050A2T, a rad-tolerant wideband RF switch for high-reliability space, military, and defense applications operating from true DC to 50 GHz.
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Boom Supersonic has announced the successful first supersonic flight of its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, marking the first civil supersonic jet made in America and the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The milestone flight took place on January 28, 2025, at Mojave Air & Space Port in California.
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Electromate, a Canadian distributor of high-performance mechatronic solutions, has announced the availability of advanced UAV and drone subsystems developed by maxon, a leading Swiss manufacturer of precision drive systems. The offering supports a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications, including surveillance, agriculture, logistics, disaster response, and defense. Electromate distributes maxon’s propulsion solutions in […]
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has completed a series of high-impact nuclear fuel tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (Marshall) in Huntsville, Alabama, advancing the development of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) systems for future cislunar and deep space missions, including potential crewed missions to Mars.
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Aerospace and defense technology company Hermeus has announced the official launch of its High Enthalpy Air-Breathing Test Facility (HEAT) following a series of successful tests of the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine.
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