Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Blue Origin finally logged a clean booster recovery with New Glenn, giving Jeff Bezos’ company proof that its heavy-lift rocket can reuse components the same way SpaceX has since October 2024.
The flight also shipped two NASA satellites towards Mars as New Glenn’s first paying-customer science payload. The launch marked an impressive step forward in the long catch-up effort for New Glenn. Just over a month ahead of its potential ban in the US, DJI has launched its lightest and most compact drone to date… and for obvious reasons, it won’t be coming stateside anytime soon. The Neo 2 joins a lineup of DJI releases that have hit the market almost everywhere but the US this year, though the company’s spotlight in the US government runs much deeper. Joby Aviation announced the first flight of its recently developed turbine-electric, autonomous VTOL aircraft. This comes just three months after the aircraft concept was announced in conjunction with L3Harris Technologies, who brings technologies and expertise to address defense applications for the U.S. military. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 11.17.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, November 17th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Look Out, SpaceX -- Blue Origin Sticks its First Booster Catch
- DJI’s New Compact Drone is Steering Clear of the US
- First Flight For Joby Turbine-Electric Hybrid Aircraft
- Pipistrel Makes Waves in the Canadian Flight Training Industry
- Sierra Space’s ‘Dream Chaser’ May Soon Be Airborne
- EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame Honors 2025 Inductees
- NBAA, Training Providers Publish BizAv SOP Manual
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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