Hacker News with Generative AI: Aerospace

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
55 points by skadamat 6 hours ago | 41 comments
Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today (space.com)
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, News
67 points by bemmu 10 hours ago | 108 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 8 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 13 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 23 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 59 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 65 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 68 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 70 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 70 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 75 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 75 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 77 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 78 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 95 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 96 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 97 days ago | 3 comments
Boeing CEO says the company must fundamentally change (cnn.com)
Boeing, Aerospace, Business, Leadership, Change
60 points by belter 97 days ago | 160 comments
In a rare disclosure, The Pentagon provides an update on the X-37B spaceplane (arstechnica.com)
After more than nine months in an unusual, highly elliptical orbit, the US military's X-37B spaceplane will soon begin dipping its wings into Earth's atmosphere to lower its altitude before eventually coming back to Earth for a runway landing, the Space Force said Thursday.
Space Exploration, Military, Aerospace, Government
29 points by bookofjoe 108 days ago | 11 comments
Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs as losses deepen during factory strike (cnbc.com)
Boeing, Layoffs, Aerospace, Labor, Economy
7 points by jarsin 109 days ago | 0 comments
Boeing to Cut 10% of Workers, Delay New Plane (wsj.com)
Boeing, Layoffs, Aerospace, Business, Economy
8 points by impish9208 109 days ago | 0 comments
Boeing Will Cut 17,000 Jobs in Bid to Slash Costs (nytimes.com)
Boeing’s new chief executive on Friday announced plans to reduce its work force by 10 percent, or about 17,000 jobs, as he seeks to restructure the company in an effort to slash costs and improve production of planes, which has been plagued by numerous delays.
Business, Layoffs, Aerospace, Manufacturing
23 points by nativeit 109 days ago | 2 comments
X-37B begins novel space maneuver (spaceforce.mil)
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) will begin executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking, to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components in accordance with recognized standards for space debris mitigation.
Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Aerospace, Military, Science
3 points by marban 109 days ago | 0 comments
In a rare disclosure, The Pentagon provides an update on the X-37B spaceplane (arstechnica.com)
After more than nine months in an unusual, highly elliptical orbit, the US military's X-37B spaceplane will soon begin dipping its wings into Earth's atmosphere to lower its altitude before eventually coming back to Earth for a runway landing, the Space Force said Thursday.
Space Exploration, Military, Aerospace
48 points by belter 110 days ago | 66 comments
FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX (faa.gov)
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes $633,009 in civil penalties against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for allegedly failing to follow its license requirements during two launches in 2023, in accordance with statutorily-set civil penalty guidelines.
SpaceX, FAA, Civil Penalties, Regulations, Aerospace
29 points by ryzvonusef 133 days ago | 26 comments
Boeing crafts plan to furlough 'many' employees as workers strike for higher pay (theguardian.com)
Boeing is freezing recruitment and drawing up plans to furlough “many” employees as the aerospace giant scrambles to curb spending after tens of thousands of its workers went out on strike.
Business, Labor Unions, Aviation, Aerospace
4 points by howard941 134 days ago | 1 comments
The future of Boeing's crewed spaceflight program muddy after Starliner's return (arstechnica.com)
Nearly a decade ago to the day, I stood in the international terminal of Houston's main airport checking my phone.
Spaceflight, Boeing, Aerospace, NASA, Competition
38 points by rbanffy 138 days ago | 47 comments