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Boeing to produce WGS-12 communications satellite for the US Space Force

23 March 2024 Jacek Domański

The United States Space Forces (USSF) has recently chosen a manufacturer for the twelfth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite. At the beginning of March 2024, the 439.6 million USD contract was awarded to the […]

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NOAA satellites helped to save 350 people in 2023

7 February 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

The polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are mainly responsible for weather and climate monitoring. However, being a part of global COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system, they additionally contributed to rescuing 350 […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

14 April 1958 – Sputnik 2 burns up re-entering the Earth´s atmosphere

13 April 2023 Jacek Domański

On 14th April 1958, the Sputnik 2 – the second spacecraft that was launched into the orbit – re-entered the Earth´s atmosphere after spending 162 days in space and encircling our planet 2570 times. The […]

AVIATION MUSEUMS

A fascinating journey through the history of space exploration at VDNH

27 January 2021 Jacek Domański

Only a short walk away from the famous ´Conquerors of Space´ memorial in Moscow, there is an interesting museum focused in the space exploration history, located within an area of the VDNH trade show and […]

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Military Aviation

  • Showcase of new capabilities – two MQ-28s teamed with E-7A Wedgetail
    2 July 2025
  • Azerbaijan to acquire up to forty JF-17C Block 3 fighters
    11 June 2025
  • Serbia and Egypt – joint exercise of special forces
    9 June 2025

Air Shows

  • A perfect foretaste of the main event – 11th Sanicole Sunset Airshow
    25 June 2025
  • Marked by jubilees – the 44th International Sanicole Airshow
    4 June 2025
  • 2025 European air show season – news and updates (3)
    2 June 2025

Space

  • More than three years in space – Oleg Kononenko and his spaceflight record
    30 June 2025
  • Bringing new life to F-4 Phantom II – the Starlaunch project
    18 June 2025
  • AsterX 2025 – the fifth edition of the French military space exercise
    26 March 2025

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Civil Aviation

  • Forty new Airbus A220 aeroplanes for LOT Polish Airlines
    23 June 2025
  • Global airliner fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2044
    16 June 2025
  • Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says
    20 November 2024

Aviation History

  • 4 July 1753 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard is born
    3 July 2025
  • 27 June 1977 – maiden flight of CASA C-101 Aviojet
    26 June 2025
  • 20 June 1914 – Fischamend mid-air collision / Körting disaster
    19 June 2025

Other

  • Blériot replica is officially launched
    5 May 2025
  • Sebastián Álvarez breaks three major world records with single wingsuit flight
    9 April 2025
  • Dario Costa performs world-first flight along the Streif in Kitzbühel
    29 January 2025

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