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The F-16, which flew from Eglin AFB was equipped with new autonomous flight technology while a test pilot remained in the cockpit as backup
Senior Air Force leaders gathered at Edwards Air Force Base to honor the eight B-52 Stratofortress crew members lost in a June 15 crash, paying tribute to their ultimate sacrifice and dedication to the flight test mission and American airpower.
The Air Force has delivered the modified VC-25B "Bridge" aircraft to the Presidential Airlift Group, where it is beginning commissioning flights to validate its safety, security, and communications systems before entering active presidential service.
They included Air Force officers flying the plane, civilian government flight test engineers and two employees of Boeing, the manufacturer.
The Navy’s unmanned MQ-25A Stingray’s first flight is an early step toward a future of manned and unmanned aircraft operating from carriers at sea.
Engineers are working to determine whether the issue was with a sensor or a battery itself, after one of the two batteries for the launch abort system was "out of temperature range."
The Air Force Research Laboratory and an aerospace technology and defense systems contractor recently flew the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator, powered by the Draper liquid rocket engine, achieving supersonic speeds and demonstrating key concepts of operations.
The changes come as NASA hopes to launch astronauts on a 10-day mission around the moon in April as part of its Artemis II mission, which has experienced a handful of setbacks recently.
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.
As astronauts prepare to fly around the moon, critical testing must occur before there is "Go" for launch.
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