Vertical Aerospace, a UK-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has confirmed that its VX4 was involved in an accident during a flight test at Cotswold Airport on August 9, 2023. The aircraft was remotely piloted (unoccupied) and there were no injuries, according to the company.
Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company founded by Richard Branson, has launched its first private-paying tourist to the edge of space.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, a spacecraft designed to ferry NASA astronauts to the ISS, will not fly its first crewed mission until at least March 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) covering the Boeing 737 MAX, advising airlines to limit the use of engine anti-ice in dry air conditions. The FAA said that using the system for more than five minutes, “can result in engine inlet cowl temperatures exceeding design limits when not in visible moisture.”
Three crew members of a CALFIRE helicopter died on Sunday evening after their aircraft collided with another helicopter while fighting a fire in Cabazon, California.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has faced another delay in its first crewed flight test. The launch, which was scheduled no earlier than July 21, 2023, has been postponed indefinitely due to two safety issues discovered during reviews last week.
SpaceX and Vast Space LLC (Vast) have announced their plans to launch a commercial space station, called Haven-1, by 2025.
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