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space   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Space.com • Josh Dinner

Japan’s MMX mission aims to resolve the origins of Mars’ moons with a sample return

JAXA’s Martian Moon eXploration mission will investigate Phobos and Deimos to help resolve competing theories about how the moons formed. It is also designed to return samples to Earth from the vicinity of Mars, a first for a spacecraft operating in orbit of the Red Planet.

2026-10-18T12:55:37.912665-07:00
aviation   Hydrogen   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airbus  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus’s initial hydrogen airliner likely to have 80 seats: Wagner

By FlightGlobal: Propeller-driven zero-emission design 'becoming a reality' insists commercial aircraft chief. Airbus commercial aircraft chief Lars Wagner expects the company’s initial propeller-driven hydrogen fuel-cell airframe to have around 80 seats.

2026-10-18T12:04:43.661249-07:00
defense   F-16   MRO   Europe   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Ukraine struggles to keep F-16 fighters operational as maintenance pressure grows

By Air Data News: Ukraine is struggling to keep enough of its F-16 fighters available for combat as intensive operations consume the remaining life of the aging aircraft and increase demand for maintenance and spare parts.

2026-10-18T11:10:37.395113-07:00
aviation   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
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Reuters

Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked

By Reuters: The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described blocking axe blows to the head and screaming for ​help as he reached for a knob to open the cockpit door.

Also: Air Data News and The Guardian
2026-10-18T10:04:22.448298-07:00