Category: Aerospace
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Pyka launches world’s largest autonomous electric cargo plane: Pelican Cargo
Pyka, a leading provider of autonomous electric aviation technology, has unveiled the world’s largest zero-emission cargo airplane, Pelican Cargo. We designed this plane to eliminate CO2 emissions from the logistics chain, while offering a significant speed advantage over ground transportation Pyka’s CEO and Co-Founder, Michael Norcia The California-based company, which raised $37 million in 2022,…
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Alaska Airlines partners with Intelsat for new fast satellite technology
Alaska Airlines has chosen Intelsat, to provide inflight connectivity. The new system will debut in early 2024 and roll out across the regional jet fleet over a two-year period. Alaska Airlines is on track to provide consistent streaming-fast Wi-Fi across the entire fleet by 2026. Bringing a streaming-fast satellite Wi-Fi solution to our regional jets…
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NASA and DARPA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for NASA crewed missions to Mars. DARPA and NASA have a long history of fruitful collaboration in advancing technologies Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, director, DARPA. The partnership, called the Demonstration Rocket for…
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NASA partners with Boeing to develop fuel-efficient ultra-thin wing airplane
NASA has announced that it will be providing Boeing with $425 million over the next seven years to develop and test a new type of fuel-efficient airplane with ultra-thin wings. This innovative design could potentially result in fuel savings of up to 30%, and pave the way for the aviation industry’s goal of reaching net…
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Electric commercial airplanes on the horizon
Electric commercial airplanes are emerging technology that aims to replace traditional fossil fuel-powered engines with electric motors. These airplanes are powered by electricity, rather than jet fuel. This is about changing the way that we fly. Gregory Davis, Eviation’s president and CEO The integration of electric propulsion in airplanes presents a promising opportunity for the…
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NASA determining how electric air taxis can safely integrate into U.S. airspace
The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission at NASA is working to bring new forms of aviation into our skies, including small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, and air ambulances providing lifesaving transportation. …requesting an air taxi will be as easy as using a ride-hailing service like Uber. The AAM project encompasses a range…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet surpasses 1,000,000 subscribers globally
SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has announced that it has reached over 1 million subscribers. The company made this announcement on its official Twitter account, thanking its customers and team members for contributing to this milestone. This news follows previous updates on the growth of Starlink’s subscriber base, with the company reporting to the Federal…