Archives: Year In Review Article - Page 2 - Aerospace America

Interest grows in nuclear propulsion for deep-space transportation

Missile defense, hypersonics and high-energy lasers versus drones

Aviation and space sectors tackle growing threats with task forces and regulatory action

Extracting oxygen from Martian air and growing proteins, neurons in microgravity

Advanced air mobility aircraft developers prepare for passenger service

U.S. government studies, hearings highlight increasing awareness of UAP as an aerospace safety concern

Operational expendable hypersonics and the race for reusability

Space and aviation sectors take steps to guard against increased cyberattacks

CAPSTONE software bug, Russian hacking Ukraine computer systems and data integrity advances among the year’s highlights

Conducting traffic flow and urban air mobility simulations for future air transportation goals

Space tethers demonstrate deorbit capability

Digital avionics guide accomplishments in aeronautics and astronautics

Insights made about imaging radicals, predicting soot yields and detonations

On-orbit and wind tunnel tests demonstrate potential of morphing structures

Aircraft engine community improves standing for operations after recovery

Lighting fires that can’t be extinguished

Radioisotope and solar-powered missions to Mars, moon, GEO

Space tethers to demonstrate propellantless propulsion, deorbiting satellites

New thrusters tested; lunar gateway power portion announced

Facility reactivation and upgrades highlight busy year for ground testing

Multiple structures take shape

Record launch included 100 small satellites

Space tether test focused on satellite pair

New missions and fiery end to Cassini

A new challenge set for CFD

The changing face of flight testing

Harnessing solar power via microwave