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| March 2025 |
Tiger team
Michael Waltz mentioned the term 'tiger team' in a leaked Signal chat regarding an anticipated strike against the Houthis.
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| December 26 2024 |
Trijet
A Chengdu J-36 aircraft was reportedly spotted conducting test flights in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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| July 19 2022 |
Trijet
Boom Technology unveiled a revised four-engine design for their Overture supersonic transport at the Farnborough Airshow.
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| 2021 |
Navigation
Navigation journal reported an impact factor of 2.1 according to the Journal Citation Reports, categorized under aerospace engineering, remote sensing, and telecommunications.
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| October 1 2021 | Squadron reassigned to 753rd Test and Evaluation Group on October 1, 2021, where it remains currently. |
| May 2021 |
Trijet
The Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet program was cancelled when Aerion Corporation shut down.
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| February 19 2021 |
Sky crane
NASA released the first audio recorded on the surface of Mars, captured by Perseverance's on-board microphone, which had survived the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) process and recorded the sound of Martian wind.
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| February 19 2021 |
Sky crane
Ingenuity helicopter reported back to NASA via Perseverance's communications systems, confirming its status after the Mars landing.
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| February 18 2021 |
Sky crane
Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars at 20:55 UTC using an advanced sky crane landing system, which included new Terrain-Relative Navigation technology to identify safe landing locations.
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| 2020 |
Sky crane
Mars 2020 mission deployed with an even more precise landing system, reducing the landing ellipse to 7.7 by 6.6 km, improving upon the Curiosity rover's landing precision.
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| October 31 2019 |
Air data inertial reference unit
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released the final report on the Ryanair Flight 6606 incident, recommending that Boeing Commercial Aircraft amend the Boeing 737 Quick Reference Handbook to include a non-normal checklist for situations involving pitch and roll comparator annunciations on the attitude display.
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| March 2019 |
Flight envelope protection
A second Boeing 737 MAX airliner experienced MCAS flight protection system failure, again causing an unrecoverable dive and contributing to the total loss of 346 lives worldwide.
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| 2018 | Sophie Adenot, a French Air and Space Force helicopter pilot, completes the Empire Test Pilots' School (RW) course and becomes a member of the European Astronaut Corps |
| 2018 |
Space Data Integrator
No funding for SDI was included in the FAA budget request, indicating potential financial challenges for the project.
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| October 2018 |
Flight envelope protection
MCAS flight protection system's erroneous activation caused a Boeing 737 MAX airliner to enter an unrecoverable dive, resulting in fatal crashes and loss of 346 lives.
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| October 9 2018 |
Air data inertial reference unit
Ryanair Flight 6606 experienced a left Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) failure during a flight from Porto Airport to Edinburgh Airport, causing the aircraft to pitch up and climb 600 feet unexpectedly. The left ADIRU was switched to ATT mode but continued to display erroneous attitude information to the captain.
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| March 2018 |
Space Data Integrator
The FAA launched a Market Survey to assess and gather requirements for the Space Data Integrator project.
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| 2015 |
Space Data Integrator
Space Data Integrator (SDI) project was initiated, marking the beginning of the development effort.
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| 2011 |
Sky crane
Curiosity rover launched, weighing nearly 900 kg, necessitating the development of a new sky crane landing system by JPL, as previous airbag methods were unsuitable for its weight.
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