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• Northrop Grumman invests $50 million to advance Eclipse launch vehicle - Read Article

  Northrop Grumman invests $50 million to advance Eclipse launch vehicle

  2025-06-04T07:25:44-07:00

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies’ co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. Much of the work being done on Eclipse is…

  
• Future48 Workforce Accelerator focuses on aerospace and defense - Read Article

  Future48 Workforce Accelerator focuses on aerospace and defense

  2025-02-28T13:00:00-07:00

  With a growing and skilled workforce, top education institutions and global industry leaders, Arizona launched the latest training facility for its nationally-recognized workforce development program.  Joined by industry, education, and…

  
• Aircraft asset management: How inspection drones transform the aviation industry - Read Article

  Aircraft asset management: How inspection drones transform the aviation industry

  2024-07-13T08:00:00-07:00

  How are inspection drones revolutionizing the aviation industry? What specific advantages do they offer in managing aircraft assets? Why are these technological advancements crucial for the future of aviation? These…

  
• Arizona pushes space sector growth through education, collaboration, economy - Read Article

  Arizona pushes space sector growth through education, collaboration, economy

  2024-04-30T13:20:08-07:00

  “Our opportunities are boundless, just like space,” Gov. Katie Hobbs told an audience about the Arizona pushes space sector at the second annual Arizona Space Summit in Tempe last month. Arizona is…

  
• Blue Origin space company opens new office in Phoenix - Read Article

  Blue Origin space company opens new office in Phoenix

  2023-04-28T10:20:00-07:00

  Blue Origin, a private space company, today celebrated the grand opening of its new office in Phoenix, Arizona. The new 43,288-square-foot office will contribute to avionics, systems engineering, and supply…

  
• East Valley aerospace and defense sector shoots through the stratosphere - Read Article

  East Valley aerospace and defense sector shoots through the stratosphere

  2023-03-28T10:20:00-07:00

  Aerospace and defense may have started off as one small step for the PHX East Valley, but has now become one giant leap for Arizona. According to the Arizona Commerce…

  
• Economic impact of UArizona space sciences rivals that of Super Bowl - Read Article

  Economic impact of UArizona space sciences rivals that of Super Bowl

  2023-02-08T14:00:00-07:00

  Space may be the final frontier, but it is also the subject of some of the University of Arizona’s most financially impactful research. The University of Arizona astronomy and space…

  
• Tucson-based Phantom Space earns 4 NASA task orders - Read Article

  Tucson-based Phantom Space earns 4 NASA task orders

  2022-11-26T10:00:16-07:00

  Phantom Space Corp. announced today it has been awarded four new NASA task orders to launch CubeSat satellites into space as part of the new VADR contract. NASA’s VADR missions (for…

  
• What will it take to grow food on Mars? - Read Article

  What will it take to grow food on Mars?

  2022-11-15T14:00:00-07:00

  From sci-fi novel to research reality, Anca Delgado says her newest project could change the course of space exploration by human astronauts. Delgado, an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the School of…

  
• Boeing sells Apache helicopters to Poland, expands Mesa operations - Read Article

  Boeing sells Apache helicopters to Poland, expands Mesa operations

  2022-09-29T16:35:03-07:00

  Aerospace and defense giant Boeing secured a contract to produce 96 Apache helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces as the company scales up its manufacturing capabilities in Mesa, Arizona. Mariusz…

  
• Army awards Raytheon $182 million NASAMS contract for Ukraine - Read Article

  Army awards Raytheon $182 million NASAMS contract for Ukraine

  2022-08-30T14:35:37-07:00

  Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $182 million contract for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as NASAMS, a highly adaptable mid-range air defense solution. These systems…

  
• Virgin Galactic will bring spaceship manufacturing facility to Mesa - Read Article

  Virgin Galactic will bring spaceship manufacturing facility to Mesa

  2022-07-20T15:00:49-07:00

  Virgin Galactic Holdings, an aerospace and space travel company, today announced it has signed a long-term lease for a new final assembly manufacturing facility for its next-generation Delta class spaceships.…