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During the first flight at Spaceport America in New Mexico, US the solar powered aircraft flew for 24 hours climbing to more than 66,000 feet and cruising in the stratosphere

BAE's PHASA-35 Solar aircraft completes stratospheric trials

Nokia and Motorola team up on turnkey drone solution

Entries open for MacRobert Award 2025

EcoPulse performed its first hybrid-electric test flight on November 29, 2023, from Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport

EcoPulse test flights offer insights into decarbonising air transport

Moon (Image by Ponciano from Pixabay)

ispace and Magna Petra set sights on Moon helium

RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments)

Birdlike drone able to jump into flight

New CAA rules will allow activities where drones can remain at low heights close to infrastructure

Drones given new nighttime navigation tool

ESA greenlights NanoMagSat Earth observation mission

Aerospace Opinion

Liquid helium is indispensable for advanced space technologies

Comment: How helium is powering a new era of space exploration

The HY4 aircraft in flight using liquid hydrogen, Sept 2023

Comment: How hydrogen fuel cells can pave the way for sustainable aviation

Comment: Addressing the hydrogen aviation skills and technology gap

Aerospace In-Depth

Modern gas turbine design is beginning to incorporate next-generation ceramic matrix composite materials to meet escalating performance requirements.

Promoted content: Expanding the outer reaches  of material performance

rtist's impression of the new AMRC Innovation Facility in Sheffield.

Promoted content: AMRC's Stephen Beecher on how digitalisation can boost aerospace productivity

Defence industry leaders discuss the challenges, opportunities and projects that are shaping careers in the sector