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Sikorsky Demos Autonomy As Key To Its Urban Air Vision

Aviation Week flies Sikorsky’s autonomous S-76 testbed as the company reveals its interest in the urban air mobility market.

 

Defense

USAF Extends KC-46 Delivery Pause Indefinitely

“As of this morning we are still not accepting KC-46s, and I believe that will continue for some time,” Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, told journalists March 1

 

Space

SpaceX Crew Dragon Reaches ISS For Test Run

The new vehicle, Dragon 2, is designed, built, owned and operated by SpaceX, with financial backing, technical expertise and oversight provided by NASA.

 
 

NASA Program Timeline

NASA Commercial Crew Program Timeline

As the space shuttle neared retirement, NASA turned to partnerships with commercial companies to provide crew ferry flights to and from the International Space Station. Here’s a look at program milestones.

 

commercial aviation

Long-Term Global Aviation Climate Plan Could Take Years To Negotiate

EU urges ICAO to agree at its assembly in September on a “long-term goal” to address the aviation industry’s rising CO2 emissions.

 

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