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FlightGlobal • Brooke Ingemi

NASA accelerates Artemis preparations, targeting 2028 crewed Moon landing

NASA is advancing preparations for Artemis III and IV, with lunar lander docking tests planned for summer 2027. The schedule points to a targeted crewed Moon landing in 2028, putting the tests on the program’s critical path toward its next human lunar mission.

Also: human-spaceflight.blogspot.com and human-spaceflight.blogspot.com

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2026-10-26T19:04:52.732145-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

BBN Airlines Indonesia adds first A320-200

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

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2026-10-26T19:04:54.200012-07:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag • Greg Hadley

Air Force Sends ARRW, Its 1st Hypersonic Missile, into Production

By Air & Space Forces Mag: The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract for production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.

The War Zone

USAF Orders ARRW Hypersonic Missile Into Production, The Same Weapon It Nearly Cancelled

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2026-10-26T15:04:49.514809-07:00

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Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Asymmetric space waves map pressure on Earth's magnetic shield

By Universe Today: The Earth’s magnetic field is responsible for shielding us from harmful space weather, including solar radiation from the Sun but also cosmic rays originating from outside our solar system.

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2026-10-26T18:34:48.559605-07:00

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Reuters • David Lawder, David Shepardson

USTR Greer tells EU that loan to Airbus threatens trade truce on aircraft financing

By Reuters: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told the European Union on Monday that a lack of information about its record-breaking loan to Airbus threatens a delicate transatlantic trade truce, including on financing large civil aircraft (LCA) projects.

Also: Financial Times

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2026-10-26T18:04:25.342945-07:00

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