24 September 2014
Beechjet 400A takes flight with upgraded Garmin G5000 flight deck
A Beechjet 400A has successfully completed its first flight with Garmin International's upgraded G5000 integrated flight deck on-board.
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24 September 2014
ESA readies to launch atmospheric re-entry demonstrator in November
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) atmospheric re-entry demonstrator, Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), has reached the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, ahead of its planned launch in mid-November aboard...
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24 September 2014
Demand for new aircraft to reach 31,400 by 2033, says Airbus report
A report by Airbus has forecast that global demand for new passenger and freighter aircraft will reach around 31,400 by 2033, driven by growth in passenger traffic of 4.7% per...
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23 September 2014
India’s Mars orbiter spacecraft enters orbit
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully placed its unmanned Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to the Martian orbit, to study the planet's atmosphere and identify presence of methane.
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23 September 2014
Obayashi plans to build space elevator by 2050
Japanese construction firm Obayashi is planning to construct an elevator by 2050, which can reach up to 96,000km into space.
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23 September 2014
SpaceX breaks ground on commercial launch facility in Texas
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has started construction of a commercial launch facility near Boca Chica Beach in Texas, US.
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22 September 2014
Airbus to provide technical support for Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet
Aerospace firm Aerion has partnered with Airbus to advance the development and commercialisation of the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, which is planned to take its first flight in 2019.
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22 September 2014
Aireon to offer free satellite-based aircraft tracking system
Aireon is planning to offer its aircraft locating and emergency response tracking (ALERT) service for free-of-charge for all automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) equipped jets and helicopters.
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22 September 2014
Lockheed Martin selects Sciaky additive manufacturing process for propulsion tanks
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has awarded a contract to Phillips Service Industries’ subsidiary Sciaky to provide an electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) system.
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21 September 2014
Nasa’s MAVEN spacecraft enters Martian orbit
Nasa’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has successfully arrived Martian orbit to study the red planet’s upper atmosphere.