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NASA Artemis III 3 astronaut crew members Andre Douglas Luca Parmitano Frank Rubio Randy Komrade Bresnik

Meet NASA’s Artemis III Astronauts

Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Luca Parmitano combined bring thousands of hours of flight experience.

Electra turbine hybrid electric commercial airliner concept with turbofan engines and electric tail fans

NASA Program Explores Hybrid-Electric ‘Double Bubble’ Airliner Concept

Design combines turbofan engines, electric tail fans, and a lifting fuselage.

Financing Experimental and Homebuilt Aircraft

FLYING Finance gives buyers and builders a rundown for unusual financing needs.

GE Aerospace hybrid electric aircraft engine

GE Begins Testing Hybrid Aircraft Engine After Years of Anticipation

Company is exploring ‘megawatt-class’ propulsion systems under a contract with NASA.

NASA, Uber Veterans Aim to Reduce S/VTOL Noise to a Whisper

Whisper Aero says its JetFoil enables conventional, short, or vertical takeoff and landing in the same form factor.

Beta Technologies Alia Kyle Clark Sean Duffy

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Lifts Off in Electric Air Taxi

Flight in Beta Technologies’ Alia comes as officials ready for more extensive public demonstrations.

Airhart Is Bringing the Future of the Cockpit to Oshkosh

At EAA AirVenture 2026, Airhart Aeronautics will showcase its context-aware avionics suite, a real customer aircraft, live podcast recordings, and hands-on simulator sessions.

Maeve Aerospace’s Hybrid-Electric Dreams Dashed by Insolvency

Company had partnered with Delta Air Lines, SkyWest, Pratt & Whitney, and other major players.

NASA’s X-59 May Be Days Away From Supersonic Flight

Agency says the experimental, quiet aircraft is expected to break the sound barrier in early June.

New Glenn Explosion: What It Means for Blue Origin and SpaceX

SpaceX resumed operations Friday, but Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket may take more time to return to action.