On This Date: Japan formally signs instrument of surrender, marking the...
Official anniversary ceremonies, including a flyover in which two local Antelope Valley pilots will be participating, can be seen at https://www.75thwwiicommemoration.org/live. The ceremonies start...
SpaceX launches with SAOCOM 1B spacecraft
On Aug. 30, 2020, at 7:19 p.m., EDT, SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully lifted off carrying the SAOCOM 1B mission.
This mission put both the SAOCOM 1B...
National Guard helps fight California wildfires
Hundreds of members of the National Guard from multiple states are supporting state and local efforts to fight the wildfires raging in California.
Guard members...
Refueling the SR-71
by Larry Grooms, special to Aerotech News
Long ago declassified, yet little known secrets of the SR-71’s Cold War spy missions burst into worldwide public...
Warbirds arrive in Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii--Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive in Pearl Harbor aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) for the 75th...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, RAFAEL team to establish U.S.-based Iron Dome...
TUCSON, Ariz.--Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., an Israeli-based defense technology company, have signed a joint...
Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceshipTwo cabin interior
During a July 28, 2020, virtual event, Virgin Galactic revealed the cabin interior for its first SpaceshipTwo vehicle.
Aspiring astronauts and space enthusiasts around the...
Space Force begins transition into field organizational structure
During a virtual pre-recorded ceremony today, the U.S. Space Force executed numerous organization changes in its first realignment actions to transition from the previous...
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover passes flight readiness review
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission cleared its Flight Readiness Review July 22, 2020, an important milestone on its way to the launch pad.
The...
NASA announces new Webb Telescope target launch date
NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from...
