Lawrence Garrett

Reston

Web Editor at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Web editor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics since 2007. Interests include aerospace, history, politics, and sports.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Fourth Axiom Space Private Astronaut Mission to ISS

3 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Space News reports, “SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station June 25 after weeks of delays. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:31 a.m. Eastern from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The Crew Dragon spacecraft deployed from the upper stage in low Earth orbit nearly 10 minutes later.
UK to Acquire F-35s Capable of Carrying Tactical Nuclear Weapons

3 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Reuters reports, “The British government said on Tuesday that it would purchase a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons in what it described as the biggest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in a generation. The purchase of the Lockheed Martin jets would allow Britain’s air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end of the Cold War, Downing Street said.”Full Story (Reuters)
AIAA to Present Prestigious Awards at 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum and 2025 ASCEND

3 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

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Aviation Autonomy Experts Discuss What it Will Take to Ensure Safer Skies

4 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

From the InstituteThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the busiest and most complex airspace in the world with more than 45,000 daily flights operating to over 5,000 public use airports. The United States is now experiencing the limits of what the current system was designed to handle and maybe the limit of what any human-centric system can achieve. Full Story (Aerospace America)
York Space’s Dragoon Launches Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

4 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Space News reports, “A U.S. military satellite built by York Space Systems launched to orbit June 23 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Australian Company Drone Forge to Purchase Six Flexrotor UAS

4 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Australian aerospace company Drone Forge has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to acquire six complete Flexrotor uncrewed aerial systems, totaling 17 aircraft. The Flexrotor platforms will be delivered in mission-ready configurations tailored for diverse operational scenarios, ranging from littoral surveillance and high-altitude inland reconnaissance to critical infrastructure monitoring and environmental assessments over maritime zones.
Opportunities in Defense, Healthcare, Cargo Offer Chance to Expedite Reality of Flying Taxis

4 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Reuters reports, “Opportunities in defence, emergency healthcare and cargo could help make flying taxis a reality in the next few years after the sector recently received backing from the Trump administration, executives in the industry said at the Paris Airshow.
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Reignites Thrusters After Switching to Backup Mode

4 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Ars Technica reports, “A NASA spacecraft bound for an unexplored metal-rich asteroid has reignited its plasma thrusters, continuing its cruise deeper into the Solar System after switching to a backup fuel line. The $1.4 billion Psyche mission, built to explore an asteroid with the same name, has four electric thrusters fueled by xenon gas.
AIAA Welcomes ISS National Laboratory to 2025 ASCEND

5 days ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Additional Sessions Will Showcase the Growing Low Earth Orbit Ecosystem June 23, 2025 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS), manager of the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, announced they are expanding programming for the upcoming ASCEND event this summer, 22–24 July, in Las Vegas.
Sat Tracking Firms Say Chinese Satellite Appears to be Trying First-ever On-orbit Refueling

1 week ago | aiaa.org | Lawrence Garrett

Breaking Defense reports, “A Chinese satellite designed for refueling missions has been dancing awfully close to another Chinese bird in orbit, raising the possibility Beijing is about to pull off — or already has pulled off — the first-ever on-orbit gas-up, according to satellite tracking firms. Last week Slingshot Aerospace watched China’s experimental SJ-25, which Beijing launched in January and has said publicly was meant for refueling missions, approach another satellite, SJ-21.