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Articles by Jacek Domański
SPACE
ViaSat-3 – the second Viasat´s next generation spacecraft
At the end of September 2025, Boeing delivered the second spacecraft in Viasat´s next generation ultra-high-capacity constellation, the ViaSat-3 F2. Coupled with the Boeing 702MP+ platform, the satellite is designed to add more than 1Tbps […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
3 October 1968 – first flight of the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle
On 3rd October 1968, the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle #1 (LLTV-1) performed its maiden flight at Ellington Air Force Base. The flight between lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon – and back – […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Anatra Anasal
Anatra Anasal (c/n 010.91?, formerly “11120” of Letecký sbor Československé armády / Aviation Corps of the Czechoslovak Army), exhibited in the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In 1911, Russian aviation pioneer Артур Антонович Анатра […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Operation Titan reaches the milestone of 300th space launch
On 12th August 2025, the Ariane 6 expendable launch system successfully carried out its third space mission, launching from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. In addition, it marked the 300th launch protected […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
26 September 1986 – first flight of the Piaggio P.180 Avanti
On 26th September 1986 (or 23rd September, according to some publications), the prototype of the new light transport aircraft, the Piaggio P.180 Avanti, made its maiden flight. In the late 1970s, the Italian aviation manufacturer […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Aviation treasures – the National Technical Museum in Prague
Národní technické muzeum (the National Technical Museum (NTM), the largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic, houses an extensive collection of technical artefacts. As of 2023, the museum’s collection comprised around eighty thousand […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Junkers J 1
Junkers J 1 (full-scale replica), exhibited at Technikmuseum “Hugo Junkers” in Dessau, August 2025. Hugo Junkers was one of the best-known German inventors of the early 20th century. His early career was related to mechanical […]
AIR SHOW REPORTS
Wings over Broumov – Open Day 2025
On 6th September 2025, Benediktinský Aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised another edition of its annual open day. Despite the rainy weather, the event attracted many curious visitors from nearby communities, as well as […]
AVIATION HISTORY
19 September 1949 – first flight of the Fairey Gannet
On 19th September 1949, the prototype of the Fairey Gannet, a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft, made its maiden flight at Aldermaston, England. In 1945, the British Admiralty issued requirement GR.17/45 for a new anti-submarine […]