Space & LEO
Chinese Yaogan-50 (02) Reconnaissance Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit, 43+ Fragments Tracked
China's Yaogan-50 (02) satellite broke apart on Sept. 5, scattering 43+ tracked fragments into a 600-1,100 km orbital band.
Drone Hovers 25 Feet Above Control Tower, Shuts Down San Diego International Airport for 2.5 Hours
Aer Lingus Pilot Reports Large Drone Off Dublin Bay, Garda and Defence Forces Investigate
Ryanair 737 MAX Suffers Bird Strike on Norwich Departure, Diverts to East Midlands With Engine Damage
Zero Robotic Servicers Have Ever Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite — Pentagon Is Betting Millions Anyway
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Qantas 737 Diverts to Christchurch After Suspected Bird Strike Sets Left Engine Ablaze
A suspected bird strike caused an engine surge and flames on a Qantas 737 after...
Industrial
Airbus Slows A330neo Deliveries After Mechanic’s Tool Found Inside Aircraft Tail
A mechanic's tool left in an A330neo tail plane stopped Airbus deliveries for two months,...
Space & LEO
Munich Startup Project-S Emerges From Stealth With Orbital Debris-Detection Funding
Munich startup Project-S raised multi-million-euro seed funding to build radar and AI tools for sub-centimeter...
Aviation
NTSB: Melted Thermal Relief Plugs Caused American 737 MAX Tire Failure and Rejected Takeoff at Denver
NTSB's final report ties melted thermal relief plugs to AA Flight 3023's Denver tire failure...
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Aer Lingus Pilot Reports Large Drone Off Dublin Bay, Garda and Defence Forces Investigate
An Aer Lingus pilot reported a large drone off Ireland's east coast near Dublin Airport on Sept. 8, triggering a...
Ryanair 737 MAX Suffers Bird Strike on Norwich Departure, Diverts to East Midlands With Engine Damage
A Ryanair 737 MAX 8 suffered a bird strike after departing Norwich Airport, forcing a diversion to East Midlands with...
Drone Sighting Forces Nearly Hour-Long Shutdown of Málaga Airport
A drone near Malaga Airport's Runway 12 halted flights for 50 minutes and diverted eight jets, the latest unresolved European...
DHL Cargo 737 Blows Four Tires, Erupts in Flames Landing at LAX
A DHL 737 freighter blew four tires and caught fire landing at LAX, closing Runway 25L for hours as crews...
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Zero Robotic Servicers Have Ever Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite — Pentagon Is Betting Millions Anyway
No robotic servicer has captured an uncontrolled satellite. The Pentagon is funding deorbit contracts anyway,...
Space & LEO
Munich Startup Project-S Emerges From Stealth With Orbital Debris-Detection Funding
Munich startup Project-S raised multi-million-euro seed funding to build radar and AI tools for sub-centimeter...
Space & LEO
ESA Taps NorthStar to Lead FALCON Consortium Forecasting Where Uncontrolled Space Debris Will Fall
ESA selected NorthStar to lead the FALCON consortium, aiming to close the ground-impact risk gap...
Space & LEO
Chinese Long March 6C Upper Stage Fragments Into Hundreds of Pieces in Orbit
LeoLabs detected a Long March 6C upper stage breaking into hundreds of pieces at 400-480...
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Downed Drone Debris Keeps Landing on NATO Soil: Romanian and Bulgarian Beaches, Yards Litter With Wreckage
Drone wreckage is washing up on Romanian and Bulgarian beaches and falling on private land,...
Military & Defense
Two Indonesian Military Aircraft Skid Off Runway in Consecutive Days at Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base
An Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi and a Navy patrol plane both skidded off the runway...
Military & Defense
Drones Breach Restricted Airspace at Australia’s Main F-35 Training Base for Second Time in a Month
Unidentified drones entered restricted airspace at Australia's main F-35 base for the second time in...
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Verstappen’s Zandvoort Crash Scatters Debris, Triggers Red Flag at F1 Dutch GP
A high-speed Verstappen crash at Zandvoort scattered carbon-fibre debris and a torn-off wheel across the...
Motorsport
IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Halted Twice by Track Debris Before Pit-Lane Tire Incident Ends Championship Leader’s Day
Two debris cautions and a loose pit-box tire combined to derail IndyCar points leader Alex...
Motorsport
Hamilton Crash Scatters Debris, Red-Flags Belgian GP FP3 at Spa
Lewis Hamilton's late crash at Turn 13 in Belgian GP FP3 scattered aero debris across...
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Drone Hovers 25 Feet Above Control Tower, Shuts Down San Diego International Airport for 2.5 Hours
A drone hovering 20-25 feet above San Diego airport's control tower triggered a 2.5-hour ground...
Infrastructure
Sydney Airport’s Fourth Ground-Safety Incident in a Month — Two Qantas Jets Cleared Onto Same Taxiway
Two Qantas jets were cleared onto the same taxiway at Sydney Airport, the fourth ground-safety...
Infrastructure
Japan’s Transport Ministry Launches Structural Overhaul of Haneda’s Runway D Expansion Joints After Back-to-Back FOD Tire Blowouts
Japan's MLIT convened a second committee session July 28 to address Haneda Runway D expansion...