Aviation has always pushed boundaries and been at the forefront of innovation and progress. But a long-term development at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is expected to take innovation to a new…
Two astronomers from the University of Arizona will participate in a new space mission that will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients…
Almost 60 years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union began a space race culminating with Yuri Gagarin orbiting Earth and Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. Today,…
Raytheon Company successfully completed more than 1,700 rigorous wind tunnel tests on the newest, extended-range variant of the combat-proven AMRAAM® air-to-air missile. Testing is a major step in the missile’s qualification for…
In a major boost for airline accident investigations, two aviation leaders, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Curtiss-Wright Corp., have partnered to develop an entirely new way for airlines to monitor and…
Chandler-based AvAir, one of the world’s top aviation aftermarket parts suppliers, is under new ownership, backed by a globally recognized investment group. AvAir President Mike Bianco is now CEO via…
At 2:43 p.m. EST on December 31, while many on Earth prepared to welcome the New Year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, 70 million miles (110 million kilometers) away, carried out a…
General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it and a NASA team successfully completed the final laboratory System Acceptance Test (SAT) of NASA’s Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project.…
From August through early December, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft aimed three of its science instruments toward Bennu and began making the mission’s first observations of the asteroid. During this period, the…
“Super-Earths” and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars in much greater numbers than scientists thought, new research by an international team of astronomers suggests. Observing a sampling of…
The commercial space industry is hot, and if Vector has its way, it is going to get even hotter. With the help of Citrix Systems, Inc., Tucson-based Vector is pioneering a next-generation platform…
Luke Air Force Base is feeling the effects of a national pilot shortage, leaving the Air Force without enough pilots, maintenance crew and support staff to fully power U.S. military…
