Royal Navy’s first Type 26 frigate is launched – very, very slowly

The first of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 City Class frigates, HMS Glasgow, has begun a very slow launch at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Scotland. Rather than sliding into the water with a dramatic splash, the 6,000-tonne warship will be shifted through … Continue reading Royal Navy’s first Type 26 frigate is launched – very, very slowly

RAF makes world’s first military flight entirely on sustainable fuel

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker made history on November 16 in the sky over RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK, becoming the world’s first in-service military aircraft to complete a flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fu… Continue reading RAF makes world’s first military flight entirely on sustainable fuel

NASA’s Artemis 1 uncrewed rehearsal mission flies by the Moon

NASA’s Artemis 1 deep space mission reached a major goal today, as the uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully completed its powered flyby of the Moon. The capsule reestablished communications with the space agency’s Deep Space Network soon after autono… Continue reading NASA’s Artemis 1 uncrewed rehearsal mission flies by the Moon

US Space Force’s “secret” spaceplane lands after record 908 days in orbit

With a reported sonic boom, the US Space Force’s open-secret X-37B spaceplane returned to terra firma on Saturday, November 12. The robotic craft touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida at 5:22 am EST after a rec… Continue reading US Space Force’s “secret” spaceplane lands after record 908 days in orbit