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48 hours after Trump declared that Iran has “no anti-aircraft equipment”, a F-15 aircraft was shot down. One crew member remains missing.
The current V2mini sats have usable capacity for ~2000 customers globally (with a BH provisioning rate of ~2.5Mbps) & the V1 sats had ~1/4 of that capacity. Starlink's business model worked out because costs (of satellites, launch & terminals) fell...
To my non-expert but very experienced eye, it looks like coach airfares have not gone up very much (compared to what I expected). However, first class airfares have doubled or more. Maybe the strategy is to avoid angering the...
Going through some of NASA's Artemis II launch replays, and this one showing Launch Abort System jettison pops. https://t.co/sa9Byen6VT
Best views of RAT55 yet. Dorsal sensor pod (EO ball) seen in detail here. Also shot inside. I wonder if this is going to be ported in full to a contractor (it is currently operated by a contractor)
We purchased the aircraft manufacturer Atol Aviation. Through the deal, Sensofusion is bringing new air-to-ground counter-drone systems to market, with the aircraft platforms to be manufactured at a former air force base in Finland. https://t.co/oUczLQ73u9
Christina Koch watching that beautiful blue marble we call home, through the window of the Orion capsule. I love this 🫶
As I highlighted last week, the jet fuel shortage crisis is already here. Jet fuel rationing in Italy has been declared — priority will be given to flights for medical purposes, government, and long haul. Airlines were told that short...
I love this slide from Air Lease showing how air travel has become affordable over time https://t.co/5CVdwVTxuu
My most contrarian opinion might now be that manned space light is a very expensive sort of self expression. There’s no scientific or economic or any other tangible value. We’re not going anywhere, there’s nowhere to go, and there’s nothing...
Just a few weeks before a US aircraft was shot down in Iran, President Trump had this to say: “We literally have planes flying over Tehran... They [Iran] can't do a thing about it." TRUMP'S RHETORIC RARLEY MATCHES REALITY. https://t.co/UVqGJAzX2e
ICE has a bigger budget than NASA btw. They would rather put kids in cages, tear families apart, and ki** American citizens than fund climate change research, early weather detection, and inspire the next generation of moon explorers. NASA cuts announced...
Unfortunately, NASA is not doing any prelaunch mission or science briefings for this, unlike most previous resupply flights.
Sorry boys. Ukraine’s Sting Interceptor. Battlefield proven against Iran’s Shahed drones. $2,100 per unit. First to market. Already under contract to 11 Middle East nations. 1,000 units a day Ukrainian production capacity. https://t.co/vlQahbzlE1
Left to right: Original unedited Apollo 17 mission Blue Marble photo; Artemis II's Hello, World photo; Apollo 17 Blue Marble edited by NASA; and NASA's EPIC camera onboard NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite on the 50th anniversary of the...
“…doesn’t come from one of America’s more than 400 venture-backed drone startups. And it isn’t the product of Silicon Valley ingenuity. Instead, the drone having its moment in the Middle East conflict was designed by the U.S. military itself, using...
Buying F-15EX and not springing for the missile approach warning system is absolutely the dumbest thing. $100M fighter, but let's save a few bucks on a key defensive advantage. You are not always going to get a radar spike from...
The Artemis II cubesats TACHELES, SWC-1 and K-RADCUBE have now been identified on Space-Track. ATENEA was not cataloged+was expected to have reentered at 1st perigee since it had no propulsion to raise its orbit. K-RAD may also have...
Space Force orbit data show the Meridian-M satellite launched yesterday in a 996 x 39714 km x 62.8 deg 'Molniya' orbit as expected
Worst day for U.S. airpower in decades. Multiple aircraft down—and Iran’s defenses were supposed to be gone. That narrative just broke. This war isn’t under control. #Iran #Warfare #Geopolitics #AirPower
This amazing photo was taken by Commander Reid Wiseman on the Artemis II mission to the moon. What a lot of folks don't realize is that this side of Earth is illuminated by moonlight, not the sun. And you can see...
CH-47 Chinook Heavy-Lift Helicopter Heavily Damaged in Kuwait New images circulating show significant damage to a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter in Kuwait. Initial reports link it to an Iranian drone strike while the helicopter was stationed on the...
The downed A-10 over Iran was likely a "Sandy" participating in the rescue operation. The rescue is shaping up to be a significant operation. Here's a look at Pedro, can confirm that PJs and these airmen are a special breed...
A second video now appears to show the U.S. operated Patriot interceptor striking Block 602 of the Mahazza neighborhood in Bahrain early in the morning of March 9, 2026 -- just as @sam_lair, @DuitsmanMS, myself and others assessed & @JonathanLanday...
Air India Just Cut Award Prices Up To 52% — U.S.-India Flights Got Much Cheaper - View from the Wing https://t.co/8khPqzpYzU
Looks like another relatively low budget request for F/A-XX despite a big spike in overall RDT&E $68.5m in the PB, with another $72m in the reconciliation request https://t.co/Rg5WoLuAtw
Most of twitter think this is the view from the Artemis window right now. https://t.co/6haHcJJ0kE
I hate airplane WiFi. We need Starlink included on every plane ASAP. Spotty internet really messes up the email follow up, Claude creation flow and is extremely frustrating.
When Aircraft Meets Anatomy: An Underrated Feat of Flight Engineering by @IntEngineering #Aviation #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/0PtiKP61rt
This Portable Aircraft Fits in a Suitcase and Flies at 100 km/h by @IntEngineering #Innovation #TechForGood #EmergingTech #Technology #Tech https://t.co/uE1VfidL6T
"We have a beautiful moonrise, we're heading right at it" - @Rob_Coppinger reports from the Cape as #Artemis heads off its historic Lunar mission #NASA #spaceflight https://t.co/19auQ1CF4A https://t.co/1OSns1jQ63
Incredible .... how the Gray Lady has fallen. How did this get as far as print @nytimes ?
NASA's Artemis II Daily News conference should be starting soon at 3:30 pm ET. https://t.co/aezEU3Simh
The joy I’d feel if I were the person in charge of packing for Artemis and I got to say, “Locker D bag 6”
United Airlines. Raises checked bag fee by $10. Any wager this fee does not drop $10 even if fuel cost drops? The friendly skies.
@abcnews called, I answered, and now millions of people know why the Artemis mission is the the most hopeful thing happening on this planet right now. Four astronauts. The Moon. Let’s go. 🔥🚀
With news of an F-15 shot down over Iran, I’m reminded of my time embedded with the Alaska National Guard’s 176th Wing during CSAR training. The 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons worked together to recover two downed pilots, I...
Walking under the Saturn 5 in @kennedyspacecenter and getting mesmerized 😍🤩🤯🤯 @youtube @youtubecreators nasa #nasa #saturn5 #travelbyyoutube
SpaceX wants to put up to a million data centers in orbit. There are a few technological hurdles standing in the way.
PAO/@CENTCOM keeps claiming the Hoveyzeh LACM is "twice as long" as PrSM. PrSm is 3.96 m; Iran's LACMs (including Hoveyzeh) are ~6 m-long Kh-55 clones. Please divide six by four. https://t.co/fUnUu3fWmM
Getting a ringside seat to space history - after over half a century humans venture out beyond LEO again #Artemis #NASA #spaceflight #ArtemisII https://t.co/RMT4s1iZSC https://t.co/7NGliTWrD1
Breathtaking view of Earth taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman after the TLI burn yesterday. The NASA post (link below) explains the two auroras and the zodiacal light in the image. https://t.co/jSToocbGT1 https://t.co/7lbb8pErhF
One of the sharpest thoughts I’ve heard about AI did not come from a founder, consultant, or conference speaker. It came from a Ryanair pilot I train BJJ with. He said that in aviation, automation is not there to replace human...
Statement from The Planetary Society about the new FY2027 proposed budget cuts to NASA's science programs: https://t.co/qDYyJ2dGOB
Prices on Corsia, a marketplace for airlines, have fallen in the months following Koko’s collapse. https://t.co/LiAW6OyMX7
.@kriegsforscherD and I have a new post about Russia's experiment with its own Drone Line initiative and employment of UAS from last year. https://t.co/XCslVa4HzU
ZeroAvia has this week celebrated a “major step” towards certification of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration published special conditions to certify the system’s electric engine component. https://t.co/rtB9kLHKnG #GreenWing
Iran says it struck a US helicopter on search & rescue mission for downed F-15 fighter jet pilot.
Three of the four Artemis-II cubesats have now been cataloged; orbits are 149 x 70247 km, 492 x 70228 km, and 61 x 70276 km. Suggests at least one made a successful perigee raising burn, but waiting for more data...
U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search and rescue operations underway for crew — Axios
