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Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

Spacewalkers install ISS’s eighth and final roll-out solar array, completing a five-year power upgrade

Astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon installed the International Space Station’s eighth and final IROSA during a seven-hour spacewalk, completing a five-year effort to augment its aging original solar wings. The work included resolving an unexpected power snag and is intended to keep the station operating through its planned 2030 retirement.

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2026-11-05T14:19:14.499072-08:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Reuters

(JA) Governor Says Large-Scale Drone Attack Hits Russia’s Ryazan, Causing Fire at Industrial Facility; Flames Seen Near Refinery Area

By Reuters: ロシアのリャザンで5日に撮影されたとされる映像には、遠方で炎が上がる様子が映っている。地元知事はＳＮＳで「大規模なドローン攻撃」があったと述べた。 教会のドームと窓、道路の配置、建物が過去の映像・画像や衛星画像と一致し、撮影場所を確認した。正確な撮影日は確認できなかった。ただし、リャザン州のパベル・マルコフ知事は5日、テレグラムで、ドローンの破片が落下し、リャザン市内の工業施設で火災が発生したと述べた。 マルコフ氏はその後、工業施設で発生した火災は延焼が食い止められたか、消し止められたと述べた。施設名は明らかにしていない。映像に映る炎は、リャザン製油所がある工業地区の方向から上がっているように見える。.

2026-11-05T17:25:40.501365-08:00
aviation   ATC   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
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CNBC

Watch CNBC's full interview with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

By CNBC: CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the midterm election results, updates to Air Traffic Control, future of mobility, Europe bomb threats, and more.

2026-11-05T13:28:23.459757-08:00
aviation   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Samoa Airways (OL

Samoa Airways surveys diaspora on jet funding

By ch-aviation: The Samoan government is again assessing interest among the country's diaspora in investing in the proposed relaunch of jet operations by Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo), according to an official statement issued on November 2, 2026.

2026-11-05T17:04:47.530398-08:00
aviation   ATC   North America   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028

By Reuters: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will ‌replace by the end of 2028 the outdated floppy disks used for weather and other critical information at more than 400 air traffic control facilities across the country.

2026-11-05T14:04:28.004067-08:00
aviation   North America   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

FAA backs JetZero engine tests with US$ 5.3 million award

By Air Data News: Funding will support flight testing of the top-mounted engine installation on the full-scale Jet1 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded JetZero US$ 5.3 million to flight-test the unusual engine installation of its blended-wing-body demonstrator, which is scheduled to fly for the first time in late 2027.

2026-11-05T15:04:30.855126-08:00