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Steve Trimble

On the 60th anniversary of the U-2 shootdown flown by Francis Gary Powers over Sverdlovsk, USSR, we looked back at seven artifacts surrounding the incident.
 
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk started SpaceX with the goal of building an inexpensive, reliable rocket to launch satellites—and then people—to orbit with the ultimate goal of colonizing Mars. After 18 years, SpaceX is on the verge of turning the Falcon 9 rocket Dragon capsule into a crewed transportation system. Here is a look at the company’s milestones along the way.
 
Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno

Both Boeing and Airbus are looking at what they can do to survive COVID-19’s impact, but it may also affect future airliner development.
 
Byron Callan

Democratic control of the White House likely will not be negative for defense but would introduce some new factors and issues.
 
Steve Trimble

How high? The available evidence does not give us any specific clues, but some basic assumptions are possible.
 
Irene Klotz

In an exclusive interview with Aviation Week Space Editor Irene Klotz, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses the riskiest part of the upcoming NASA Commercial Crew Demo-2 launch, the need to further reduce launch costs and the prospects for the Starlink internet service project.
 
Antoine Gelain

Although expecting delays from the pandemic, Aerion says updated, sustainable AS2 supersonic design well-positioned for market recovery.
 
Graham Warwick

Electric propulsion has rekindled interest in short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for regional transportation.
 
Steve Trimble

A filed patent application offers a rare glimpse inside European missile house MBDA’s hypersonic weapon technology program and shows how the company has started working to solve one of the most difficult challenges posed by hypersonic weapons.
 
Steve Trimble

The Pacific Air Force aims to streamline base defense logistics with the Agile Combat Employment strategy in WestPac Rumrunner exercise.
 

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