ISS crew welcome four new members
Running more than 30 minutes ahead of schedule, The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts docked to the International Space Station at 6:32 p.m., EST, Nov. 11 — about 30 minutes head of schedule. Less than 24 hours...
View ArticleFull Moon Guide: November-December, 2021
The next full Moon is a near-total lunar eclipse, the Beaver, Frost/Frosty, or Snow Moon; Kartik Purnima, the full Moon of the Festivals of Karthika Deepam, Karthikai Vilakkidu, Thrikarthika, Loi...
View ArticleHeadlines — November 17
News Iran resumes production of nuclear-program parts, diplomats say The resumption at a site the U.N.’s atomic energy agency has been unable to monitor or gain access to for months presents a new...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force approves F-15, F-16 receivers as third KC-46 ICR milestone
The commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, Gen. Mike Minihan, approved a third Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus, Oct. 13, 2021. This ICR decision allows...
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Clint Eastwood saw service during Korean War
Clint Eastwood is known to generations of Americans for the 1959 to 1966 TV series “Rawhide;” and for the so-called spaghetti western movies: “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964); “For a Few Dollars More”...
View ArticleBritish F-35 crashes in Mediterranean Sea
A Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II crashed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 17 at approximately 10 a.m. UK time. The aircraft was operating off the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, the...
View ArticleThales, Diehl join Airbus to develop flight control computers for CityAirbus...
The European aerospace company Airbus has signed a trilateral agreement with Thales and Diehl Aerospace for the joint development of the flight control computers of CityAirbus NextGen. The central...
View ArticlePAC-3 reaches major milestones during successful flight tests
In flight tests on Nov. 4, 2021, Lockheed Martin demonstrated significant milestones for the PAC-3 program, including the first integration of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement with the U.S. Army...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, the Air Force will officially add new alternative components to physical fitness assessments. The updated scoring charts can be found here....
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Task Force Phoenix pilots earn prestigious award in London for Creek Fire...
Two California Army National Guard flight crews were awarded the prestigious Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots in London on Oct. 21, 2021. A California Army...
View ArticleHeadlines — November 19
News Bill honoring 13 service members killed in Afghanistan heads to Biden’s desk A bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 service members who were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman team for NASA’s next-generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle announced
Northrop Grumman, is teaming up with AVL, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Michelin to design a Lunar Terrain Vehicle to transport NASA’s Artemis astronauts around the lunar surface. This team...
View ArticleHeadlines — November 22
News Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January Russia is building toward the ability to carry out an attack on Ukraine, the head of its defense intelligence agency told Military Times. U.S....
View ArticleAir Force pilot killed at Laughlin AFB, Texas
A U.S. Air Force pilot was killed, and two others injured, during a “mishap” at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas. The pilot has been identified as 2nd Lt. Anthony D. Wentz, 23, who was a student pilot...
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Want to fly from Palmdale Airport City leaders pushing to restart commercial...
PALMDALE, Calif. — Odd as it might seem, the regional heart of California aerospace research and manufacturing has zero scheduled airline service to anywhere and hasn’t had it for years. But the city...
View ArticleHeadlines — November 24
News Russia rejects U.S. concerns about Ukraine as smokescreen The Kremlin on Nov. 22 strongly rejected the U.S. claims of a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, saying it could be a ruse intended to...
View ArticleSports Heroes Who Served: Minor League baseball players answered the call
Billy Southworth Jr. Billy Southworth Jr. had baseball in his blood. His father was Baseball Hall of Fame manager William Harold Southworth. The young Southworth played five seasons, 1936 to 1940, in...
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Want to fly from Palmdale Airport? Air Force Secretary holds key to restoring...
PALMDALE, Calif. — In a telephone interview with Aerotech News on Nov. 23, Palmdale City Manager JJ Murphy said the city’s bold initiative to restore scheduled daily airline service for the Aerospace...
View ArticleThanksgiving Message from the International Space Station
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer shared their thoughts...
View ArticleStormBreaker smart weapon delivers power with precision
It’s small but mighty. The StormBreaker smart weapon weighs just over 200 pounds, and up to 20 can fit on fighter jets like the F-15E Strike Eagle. But their warheads, equipped with shape charge jets,...
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