Tue, Mar 25, 2025
The US Space Force’s X-37B made a safe return to Earth on March 8 after spending 434 days in orbit.
While most of what the Boeing-built plane did in space is confidential, the mission was reported as a success on all fronts. The solar-powered, unmanned space vehicle began Mission 7 on December 29, 2023. The U.S. Air Force has assigned an official name to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.'s (GA-ASI) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype: YFQ-42A. This designation comes after the Air Force selected GA-ASI in 2024 to develop the aircraft, making it part of an ongoing effort to integrate uncrewed systems into future combat operations. Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission to the Moon wrapped up earlier than planned, but not before delivering at least some data to NASA. The Nova-C lander, Athena, touched down on March 6 inside a crater near the lunar South Pole—just not quite where it was supposed to. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 03.11.25 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, March 11th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- Unmanned Space Force Plane Returns from 434-Day Trip
- USAF Officially Designates GA-ASI’s New Uncrewed Fighter
- NASA Gets Some Data Before Lunar Lander Calls It Quits
- Starship Flight Test 8 Ends In Explosion
- Fly Alliance Becomes Official Starlink Authorized Dealer
- EDA Chooses Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS
- Ukrainian Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Cruise Missiles
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