European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SaxaVord Spaceport will operate a launch window spanning August through early September to support a rocket test flight. Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing to conduct the inaugural RFA ONE launch from SaxaVord no earlier than 10 August, making scheduling and range operations the immediate gating items for the mission.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Proposed FAA rule would cement the federal preemption of state and local laws governing break periods.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: The lawmakers allege they've been "stonewalled" when asked for more detailed information about the controversial "bridge" aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Accident at Bishkek Manas airport occurred just a month after Kyrgyzstan was removed from European blacklist. Kyrgyz authorities have temporarily suspended the operations of carrier TezJet after one of its Boeing MD-83s has suffered a landing-gear collapse while taxiing for the runway at Bishkek’s Manas airport.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SES Space and Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for global Ku-band connectivity, including a number of managed connectivity services.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Thales, a major player in the embedded IFE space, is remaining “agnostic on connectivity," and is willing to connect to virtually any pipe.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus and MTU Aero Engines to establish a JV dedicated to the development and commercialisation of a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine.
AirInsight
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: CesiumAstro submitted an FCC filing for a 737-satellite constellation called Synchronicity to provide reconfigurable connectivity to fixed and mobile.
Washington Post
• Todd C. Frankel
Aircraft Interiors International
• Web Team
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin
Breaking Defense
• Mark Pomerleau
