Helijet Brings Electric Air Taxis to Canada
We round up news from Helijet, Beta Technologies, SpaceX, Zipline, and plenty more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
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SpaceX’s Starship—the Most Powerful Rocket in History—Nears Return to Flight
Starship has been grounded since April after its maiden voyage ended in an explosion, but the massive spacecraft is getting closer to a second test flight.
NBAA Presents Jared Isaacman with 2023 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award
The National Business Aviation Association honored Jared Isaacman with the 2023 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award during the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas.
SpaceX Launches NASA’s Psyche Bound for Asteroid Mission
It will take the Psyche spacecraft about six years to travel the estimated 2.2 billion miles to reach the metal-rich asteroid targeted for study.
FAA Releases Updated Space Tourist Safety Recommendations
The recommendations are the first update from the agency since 2014 and cover design, manufacturing, and operations.
Blue Origin Flights to ‘Soon’ Resume After FAA Closes Investigation
The agency had grounded Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket, which it uses to bring paying customers to the edge of the atmosphere.
Can Blue Origin Course Correct with Amazon’s Dave Limp at the Helm?
After current CEO Bob Smith’s tumultuous tenure, can Limp get Jeff Bezos’ space tourism baby back in orbit?
NASA Astronaut Sets U.S. Spaceflight Record with Yearlong Mission
Frank Rubio’s 355 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station are an American milestone—not bad for his first trip to space.
Could Europe Beat Out the U.S. Air Taxi Industry?
We explore that question and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
SpaceX Starship Is ‘Ready to Launch’ Again—Or Is It?
The FAA pushed back on CEO Elon Musk’s assertion that the world’s most powerful rocket is ready for a second test flight after an April explosion.
