Hacker News with Generative AI: Aerospace

Isar aerospace first test-flight (live) (isaraerospace.com)
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace has become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe.

Space Exploration, Aerospace, Germany, Europe, Startups

20 points by amelius 5 days ago | 5 comments

Airbus to test new engine design for successor to A320 (ft.com)

Airbus, Aerospace, Aviation, Engineering, Transportation

19 points by supermatou 9 days ago | 13 comments

Lockheed Offers a New Low-Cost Cruise Missile as Part of 'High-Low Mix' (airandspaceforces.com)
AURORA, Colo.—Lockheed Martin is testing a new low-cost, modular cruise missile meant to be built at scale, while it also builds even longer-range versions of its stealthy, high-end weapons—part of a strategy to provide the Air Force with a mix of exquisite and affordable munitions.

Military, Weapons, Technology, Aerospace

4 points by ilamont 23 days ago | 0 comments

China Tests First Oblique Detonation Engine (china-arms.com)
As the demand for speed increases, researchers have developed the world’s first engine using standard aviation kerosene, capable of flying at 16 Mach, equivalent to 20,000 kilometers per hour.

Aerospace, Technology, China, Military

11 points by rbanffy 28 days ago | 1 comments

NASA photo captures sound barrier being broken (cnn.com)

NASA, Aerospace, Photography, Sound Barrier

6 points by ungut 29 days ago | 3 comments

Lockheed out of Navy's F/A-XX future fighter competition (breakingdefense.com)
A source with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense that Lockheed submitted a bid for the next-gen fighter effort, but the proposal did not satisfy the Navy’s criteria, leaving Boeing and Northrop Grumman as the remaining competitors.

Defense, Military, Aerospace, Competition

11 points by nradov 29 days ago | 0 comments

America's First Unmanned Fighters Are Here: YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 (airandspaceforces.com)
AURORA, Colo.—The Air Force’s first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft are fighters, the first uncrewed aircraft to carry such a designation, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin announced in a keynote address at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 3.

Military, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Drones

16 points by walterbell 29 days ago | 4 comments

NASA shows shock waves as Boom's supersonic demonstrator breaks sound barrier (boomsupersonic.com)
Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, partnered with NASA to capture specialized photography during supersonic flight tests of its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1.

Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, NASA

4 points by amichail 31 days ago | 0 comments

Germany to build hypersonic space plane (thenextweb.com)
Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it.

Germany, Space Exploration, Hypersonic Flight, Aerospace

8 points by niemandhier 34 days ago | 4 comments

Supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom (boomsupersonic.com)
As demonstrated on XB-1, supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom.

Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Technology, Sound

12 points by pr337h4m 53 days ago | 3 comments

Boom's XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic (techcrunch.com)
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.

Aviation, Aerospace, Technology, Supersonic Flight

57 points by skadamat 65 days ago | 44 comments

Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today (space.com)

Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, News

75 points by bemmu 66 days ago | 120 comments

Boeing to log $1.7B in defense program losses in fourth quarter (breakingdefense.com)
Boeing expects to log a $1.7 billion loss across several defense programs when it announces its fourth quarter 2024 results next Tuesday, the company said, meaning the company will have incurred almost $5 billion in losses on defense programs for the full year.

Boeing, Defense, Finance, Business, Aerospace

13 points by belter 69 days ago | 2 comments

Beached whales: Airbus grounds its Beluga cargo flights (france24.com)
Paris (AFP) – European aerospace giant Airbus confirmed Friday that it was shutting down its speciality freight business using colossal Beluga jets, resulting in the loss of 75 jobs.

Aviation, Aerospace, Business, Jobs

9 points by gnabgib 69 days ago | 4 comments

Boeing warns of more financial charges due to strikes, costlier parts, Starliner (theregister.com)
Boeing is warning of another hit to its bottom line, at least partly at the hands of the company's Calamity Capsule, the CST-100 Starliner.

Boeing, Aerospace, Finance, Space Exploration

5 points by rntn 69 days ago | 0 comments

Celestial Navigation for Drones (mdpi.com)
Celestial navigation is rarely seen in modern Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The size and weight of a stabilized imaging system, and the lack of precision, tend to be at odds with the operational requirements of the aircraft. Nonetheless, celestial navigation is one of the few non-emissive modalities that enables global navigation over the ocean at night in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) denied environments.

Navigation, Drones, Aerospace, GNSS, Satellite Navigation

217 points by throw0101b 74 days ago | 123 comments

Blue Origin New Glenn Mission NG-1 (video) (blueorigin.com)
New Glenn will launch for the first time from LC-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The NG-1 mission will carry our Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the vehicle's first National Security Space Launch certification flight.

Spaceflight, Aerospace, National Security, Blue Origin, New Glenn

67 points by mkl 78 days ago | 99 comments

Air Force Tests Subscale Model of Blended-Wing Body Jet (airandspaceforces.com)
The Air Force is collecting data from flight tests of a subscale version of its Blended-Wing Body demonstrator, and using that data to revise the full-scale aircraft’s control software and final configuration—the first flight of which remains on track for 2027.

Aerospace, Military, Technology, Aircraft Design

14 points by rbanffy 88 days ago | 2 comments

NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom (theregister.com)
Sitting in the hangar of Lockheed Martin's famous Palmdale, California Skunk Works facility is one of the oddest aircraft ever to take shape: the X-59 that's looking to revive supersonic travel over land.

Aviation, Aerospace, Technology, Supersonic Travel

7 points by rntn 124 days ago | 5 comments

NASA awards $11.5M to help design the aircraft of tomorrow (space.com)

NASA, Aerospace, Aviation, Technology, Funding

12 points by Brajeshwar 130 days ago | 1 comments

Civil aircraft flies supersonic for first time since Concorde (dawnaerospace.com)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand – 19 November 2024 – Multinational aerospace company Dawn Aerospace has made history with the successful supersonic flight of its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft, making it one of the fastest privately-developed aircraft on the planet.

Aviation, Aerospace, Supersonic Flight

5 points by geox 133 days ago | 0 comments

China's Proposed Cargo Shuttle, the Haolong, Has Entered Development (universetoday.com)
The 2024 China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition was held in Zhuhai last week – from November 12th to 17th, 2024. Since 1996, and with support from the Chinese aerospace industry, this biennial festival features actual products, trade talks, technological exchanges, and an air show. This year’s big highlight was China’s newly announced reusable space cargo shuttle, the Haolong (Chinese for “dragon”).

Space Exploration, China, Aerospace, Cargo

3 points by belter 135 days ago | 0 comments

SpaceX Starship's Sonic Boom Creates Risk of Structural Damage, Test Finds (nytimes.com)
SpaceX’s new Starship rocket far exceeds projected maximum noise levels, generating a sonic boom so powerful it risks property damage in the densely populated residential community near its South Texas launch site, new data suggests.

SpaceX, Starship, Sonic Boom, Aerospace, Environmental Impact

14 points by cainxinth 136 days ago | 9 comments

New Heavyweight Chinese Jet Drone Looks to Be a Swarm Mothership (twz.com)
A new very large jet-powered Chinese drone said to have a 10-ton maximum takeoff weight, or a mockup thereof, has emerged ahead of the formal opening of this year’s Zhuhai Airshow.

Military, China, Drones, Aerospace

5 points by LopRabbit 140 days ago | 0 comments

Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs (foxbusiness.com)
Boeing said it is issuing layoff notices to employees who are included in the aerospace giant's broader workforce reduction plan.

Boeing, Layoffs, Aerospace, Business, Workforce Reduction

4 points by tomohawk 140 days ago | 1 comments

For the second time this year, NASA's JPL center cuts its workforce (arstechnica.com)
Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce.

NASA, Aerospace, Workforce Reduction, Government

3 points by EvgeniyZh 142 days ago | 0 comments

First aerospike rocket test mid-flight successful (newatlas.com)
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that's never been done before: lit the fuse of an aerospike rocket in flight.

Space Exploration, Aerospace, Rocket Technology, Innovation

6 points by croes 143 days ago | 1 comments

Boeing-made satellite explodes in space after experiencing an "anomaly" (cbsnews.com)
The U.S. Space Force is tracking debris in space after a satellite manufactured by Boeing exploded earlier this week, the satellite's operator said.

Space, Satellites, Aerospace, Military, Accidents

18 points by arwhatever 160 days ago | 1 comments

Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay rise offer (bbc.com)
Striking Boeing workers have rejected a new offer from the plane-making giant, which included a 35% pay rise over four years.

Labor Unions, Boeing, Aerospace, Strikes, Negotiations

24 points by sensanaty 161 days ago | 51 comments

Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine (rocketlabusa.com)
Long Beach, California. August 8, 2024. – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has begun installation of the largest automated fiber placement (AFP) machine of its kind into the Company’s Neutron rocket production line in Middle River, MD.

Space Exploration, Manufacturing, Rocketry, Aerospace

12 points by taubek 162 days ago | 3 comments