Sceye wants to put #internet access in the stratosphere, using an #airship floating 20 km up in the sky. The goal is connections with less latency and more capacity than satellites in orbit. spectrum.ieee.org/sceye-high-a...

NASA’s 2028 moon landing may be delayed because of lack of space suits, watchdog report warns NASA needs new space suits to land astronauts on the moon by 2028, but development is behind and in danger of slipping further, according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Delays to lunar landing systems aren't the only things that could dash NASA's hopes of putting U.S. bootprints back on the moon by 2028. A lack of lunar spacesuits could push crewed landings to 2031 or later, a new report warns.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...

PowerLight’s laser power beaming system keeps a drone in the air for hours during Pentagon test flights PowerLight's wireless system could keep military drones flying indefinitely, or be adapted as a directed-energy system for countering drones.

A Seattle-area tech venture called PowerLight Technologies demonstrated to the Pentagon how it can keep a military drone flying with its power-beaming laser system. The system could also be adapted to fight off enemy drones. www.geekwire.com/2026/powerli...

Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays New spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and the International Space Station may not be ready until after the end of the decade, a report by NASA’s inspector general warns.

Artemis spacesuit development risks further delays

New spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and the International Space Station may not be ready until after the end of the decade, a report by NASA’s inspector general warns.

Fantastic news!

Suiting up for Success: Assessing NASA’s Next-Generation Spacesuits for Artemis and the ISS YouTube video by NASA Office of Inspector General (NASA OIG)

NASA internal watchdog warns next generation spacesuits for 2028 Moon landings will not be ready for in-space demonstrations until 2031 if testing follows historical timeframes. You can read the NASA Office of Inspector General report here: oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...

My first Milky Way with Nikon D7200.
How I wish we have power outage during clear night again. I'm so curious with the result.

Oil 🛢️

Next to Salty’s restaurant in West Seattle

In a first, Blue Origin uses a recycled rocket to send a satellite into space — but it ends up in ‘off-nominal orbit’ Blue Origin used a previously flown rocket booster for a satellite launch and landed it again, but the satellite went into the wrong orbit.

Blue Origin was able to stick the landing at sea with a previously flown rocket booster - which is a first for the New Glenn launch system. However, the satellite that was launched didn't reach its intended orbit, and the company says it's assessing the situation. www.geekwire.com/2026/blue-or...

Canada issues coin for Artemis II and first Canadian to fly to the moon Just like the new coin issued to celebrate his history-making mission, Jeremy Hansen discovered a surprise when looking back from the moon. The Royal Canadian Mint's Moon Mission-1 $20 silver coin fea...

The Royal Canadian Mint is celebrating the country's first astronaut to fly to the moon with the limited issuance of a silver collectible...

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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment has been operating almost without interruption since Voyager 1 launched in 1977 - almost 49 years. 🧪🔭 #Voyager

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Emails Reveal Space Force’s Hardest Mission Is Writing a Song Internal Space Force emails obtained by 404 Media show the work it takes to have a government agency make a new theme song. A general even wanted to start the whole thing over again.

What does it take for the Space Force to write a song? Meetings. Lawyers. More meetings. A general suggesting they scrap the whole thing and start over. Emails show the painful bureaucracy behind Space Force's official song: www.404media.co/emails-revea...

Ukraine Says Russians are Surrendering to Robots Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pitching his country as a global leader in robots for war and defense. Will the world listen?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pitching his country as a global leader in robots for war and defense. Will the world listen?

FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying Drones Near ICE Vehicles You won’t go to jail for filming ICE with a drone, but the government may still shoot it down and it expanded the list of protected agencies to include the Department of Justice.

big news, the FAA has gotten rid of criminal penalties for flying drones near ICE vehicles

Aura Aero Closes Nearly $60M in Equity To Advance Its Aircraft Programs - AvBrief.com Company plans an electric trainer and regional airliner.

"Auro Aero, based in Toulouse, France, announced today it has closed on a critical 50 million euro ($58.5 million) of equity funding" from @julietbravofoxmedia.com

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#AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft #AuroAero

The Infrastructure Layer U.S. Space Superiority Has Been Missing Space domain awareness has a data problem. Not a shortage of data, but a shortage of the right data, delivered at the right time, with enough autonomy to act on it before the moment passes. The U.S. Space Force and its partners across the intelligence community have spent years building the policy, doctrine, and acquisition frameworks to address this. What has lagged is the commercial infrastructure layer to back it up, an operational constellation of satellites and software that can deliver space-to-space intelligence at mission pace, without the latency of a ground-dependent architecture or the fragility of a single-use payload.

The Infrastructure Layer U.S. Space Superiority Has Been Missing

Space domain awareness has a data problem. Not a shortage of data, but a shortage of the right data, delivered at the right time, with enough autonomy to act on it before the moment passes. The U.S. Space Force and its partners…

The rumored merger talks between United and American Airlines could create an unprecedented concentration of power in the commercial aviation industry. https://cnn.it/4vB19RO

United CEO Has Pitched Possible Combination With Rival American United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby has floated a possible combination with American Airlines Group Inc., according to people familiar with the conversations, an audaciou...

United Airlines CEO has reportedly floated a possible combination with its rival American Airlines, a proposition that would face intense scrutiny

A combination would create the largest airline on the planet

NASA's next Artemis mission pits SpaceX against Blue Origin in a race to the moon In 2027’s Artemis III mission, the space agency aims to test two challengers, SpaceX or Blue Origin, for a lunar landing mission

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: After the spectacular success of NASA's Artemis II moon mission, Artemis III's destination & purpose may surprise you: Earth orbit, to test the mettle of crewed lunar landers from SpaceX & Blue Origin. By @danvergano.bsky.social.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March

Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases ft.trib.al/EpSr7tr

🚨☢️🚀 WH just ordered nuclear reactors in orbit, on the Moon by 2030 AND a military nuclear reactor in space by 2031 — with shared environmental reviews across all of them. What could go wrong?

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Amazon signs $11.57 billion deal for satellite firm Globalstar to challenge Musk's Starlink Amazon.com said on Tuesday it would acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it looks to take ​on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink.

Amazon said it would acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it looks to take on Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink reut.rs/4tPGebW

Every building should have a 747.

A fitting addition to a new development in Seattle, the home of the 747.

📍 1200 Stewart, Seattle

'It’s 100% a miracle': Seaplane pilot forced to make emergency landing on busy Phoenix street A seaplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Phoenix street, but everyone aboard walked away with only minor injuries.

Seaplane pilot forced to make emergency landing on busy Phoenix Arizona street
www.king5.com/article/news...

Rocket Lab USA - FCC Docket 0283-EX-ST-2026
This document is a Special Temporary Authorization (STA) granted by the FCC to Rocket Lab USA, Inc. for experimental operations related to launch vehicle and recovery activities.

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The future of maritime defense takes flight with REGENT’s Squire Seaglider drone | REGENT Squire flight demo advances defense mission readiness and underscores momentum across Seaglider test campaigns.

REGENT has successfully demonstrated flight with Squire, their autonomous Seaglider drone developed to support critical defense missions. This marks the first flight of a defense-specific wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft in America.
www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-...

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The New Age of Tiny Airships The smallest blimps can do the jobs that conventional drones can’t.

The new age of tiny airships
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