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Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight, with FLTA007's “Stairway to Seven” scheduled to launch from Vandenberg's SLC-2W no earlier than 4:50 PM PST on Saturday.
written by Justin Davenport
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I want to repeat comments I already made on this plot since some news outlets seem to ignore them: Hubble will not reenter until early 2030s. The curve here is alarming, but will flatten out as we hit solar minimum in the coming years. I still think it's time for NASA to take action on a reboost.

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US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch Nearly all of Vulcan's planned launches this year will carry national security payloads.

US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch www.space.com/space-explor...

Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova? "The future evolution of WOH G64 remains uncertain."

Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova? www.space.com/astronomy/st...

Moon rocket goes back to the garage for troubleshooting NASA rolled the giant rocket that’s slated to launch four astronauts on a round-the-moon trip back to its garage today to troubleshoot a problem with its helium pressurization system. The Spa…

NASA rolls back its Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule from the launch pad to the Vertical Assembly Building. Let's hope they can get everything fixed up in time to send four astronauts on a historic Artemis 2 trip around the moon in early April. cosmiclog.com/2026/02/25/m...

Rubin Observatory sends out thousands of data alerts with an assist from Seattle astronomers A software system has begun sending out alerts about moving asteroids, exploding stars and other phenomena detected by the Rubin Observatory.

On its first night of operation, an astronomical alert system developed at the University of Washington sent out 800,000 notifications about changes in the night sky detected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-o... H/T @vrubinobs.bsky.social @uwnews.uw.edu

WATCH: An Italian patrol helicopter hovers above one of four submarines participating in NATO's Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.

📹: Alison Bath / Stars and Stripes

Rolls-Royce completes F130 altitude and operability testing for US Air Force B-52J programme Rolls-Royce announced the successful completion of altitude and operability testing for the F130 engine as part of the US Air Force (USAF) B-52J programme. The B-52J is the upcoming modernised variant...

Rolls-Royce announced the successful completion of altitude and operability testing for the F130 engine as part of the US Air Force (USAF) B-52J programme.

Navy Fighters, Air Force B-2 Bomber Rehearse Anti-ship Missions off California - USNI News U.S. naval aviation equipped with long-range air-to-air missiles and a B-2 stealth bomber held an integrated maritime strike exercise off California, the Air Force announced Tuesday. Fighters from Car...

Navy Fighters, Air Force B-2 Bomber Rehearse Anti-ship Missions off California — USNI News
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Flightradar24 closes last blind spots with Aireon space-based ADS-B - Runway Girl Swedish firm Flightradar24 has expanded its global flight tracking capabilities with the addition of Aireon’s space-based ADS-B data.

Some partnerships are so synergistic that they simply make perfect sense from the outset. Such is the case with Swedish firm Flightradar24, which has expanded its flight tracking capabilities with the addition of Aireon’s space-based ADS-B data runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/02/flig... #AvGeek #PaxEx

Best airports for customer experience. And cleanliness. - Stuck at the Airport There are a lot of ‘best’ lists for airports. Some are social media-fueled. But few are as credible, or at least as scientific, as the ASQ Customer Experience Awards, compiled by Airports Council Inte...

Best airports for customer service. And cleanliness.

Did your favorite airport make the list?

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Frontier and Spirit Airlines’ recovery paths diverge Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are carving out different recovery paths in the near term.

With Spirit Airlines outlining its preliminary post-bankruptcy plans, it is clear its recovery path will be a bit different from Frontier Airlines'.

Heathrow’s expansion is on track to be eye-wateringly expensive This is not inevitable

A third runway at Heathrow “is a no-brainer. For an open economy that trades in services and talent, every new flight path widens Britain’s reach.”

But the project must learn from — and avoid — HS2’s delays and overruns, writes @economist.com.

Bummer

It unfortunately will get dumber the way things are going.

I did but you can ignore my message. It was for a post in my timeline

That’s one way to describe it

Everdrone unveils E3 medical drone with double payload and 80 km/h autonomous speed Everdrone has launched its next-generation emergency medical transport drone, the E3, marking a significant performance upgrade over its predecessor.

Everdrone unveils E3 medical drone with double payload and 80 km/h autonomous speed
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DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports DJI takes on the foreign-made drone ban.

DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will not hear a case brought by Boeing in a dispute between Southwest Airlines Pilots Association related to inadequate training for the 737 MAX. The lawsuit alleges that Boeing interfered with the union’s business https://airinsight.com/?p=189429

U.S. Air Force to close A-10 depot in latest step toward fleet retirement - Air Data News The U.S. Air Force (USAF) will send the final A-10 Thunderbolt II through depot-level maintenance this month and deactivate the unit responsible for major

U.S. Air Force to close A-10 depot in latest step toward fleet retirement #A10 #A10ThunderboltII #Farchild #USAF https://www.airdatanews.com/us-air-force-to-close-a-10-depot-in-latest-step-toward-fleet-retirement/

RAVE Aerospace nixes proprietary antenna work as LEO shapes IFEC - Runway Girl RAVE Aerospace, newly renamed following its acquisition by private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, has stopped “internal development of any new proprietary inflight connectivity antenna tech...

Amid a changing landscape colored by the entrance of LEO inflight connectivity, RAVE Aerospace — newly renamed following its acquisition by private equity firm Kingswood — has stopped internal development of any new proprietary IFC antenna technology. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2026/02/rave... #PaxEx

U.S. presses Portugal to move forward with F-35 fighter decision - Air Data News The United States is urging Portugal to select the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the replacement for its aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons, as

U.S. presses Portugal to move forward with F-35 fighter decision #Dassault #F16 #F35 #FAP #Gripen #Portugal #Rafale #Saab https://www.airdatanews.com/u-s-presses-portugal-to-move-forward-with-f-35-fighter-decision/

Chiffre d’affaires record, 14 milliards d’euros de contrats… Le missilier européen MBDA fait carton plein en 2025 Avec un record historique de chiffre d’affaires en 2025, le géant européen des missiles, filiale d’Airbus, BAE et Leonardo, a affiché une croissance de 17,6 % l’année dernière. Le carnet de commandes ...

Info Challenges : année record pour le missilier européen MBDA. 5,78mds de chiffre d'affaires en 2025, 44 milliards d’euros de carnet de commandes

Hmmm

YFQ-42 CCA Named Dark Merlin GA-ASI has named its YFQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft as Dark Merlin, a small, fierce falcon species which hunts other falcons while collaborating in

YFQ-42 CCA Named Dark Merlin

GA-ASI has named its YFQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft as Dark Merlin, a small, fierce falcon species which hunts other falcons while collaborating in groups.

Story: theaviationist.com/2026/02/23/y...

French aircraft carrier begins Baltic Sea and North Atlantic deployment - Naval News The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Friday, February 20, 2026, that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle started an operational deployment to the North Atlantic as part of the mission L...

French aircraft carrier begins Baltic Sea and North Atlantic deployment 🇫🇷
👉 The Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group (CSG) started an operational deployment to the North Atlantic as part of the mission “LA FAYETTE 26”
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KC-130J's Hellfire Missile-Firing Harvest Hawk Kits Retired By Marines Developed first for Marines in Afghanistan, Harvest Hawk's future had been uncertain for years amid preparations for high-end Pacific fights.

KC-130J’s Hellfire Missile-Firing Harvest Hawk Kits Retired By Marines www.twz.com/air/kc-130js...