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December 11, 2024

Pyka Raises $40M for Largest FAA-Approved Uncrewed Aircraft in Agriculture, Defense, and Cargo Aviation

In a development that merits scrutiny, Pyka, the Alameda-based electric aviation company, has secured $40 million in Series B funding. The investment arrives at a time when autonomous aviation continues to evolve.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight. Part of one of Ingenuity’s rotor blades lies on the surface about 49 feet (15 meters) west of helicopter (at left in image). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS

Space

NASA Investigates Ingenuity’s Final Crash After 72 Flights, 17 km Traveled, and 2 Hours in the Martian Sky

NASA has completed the first-ever aircraft accident investigation on another planet, examining the crash of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 72nd and final flight on January 18, 2024. The investigation, conducted by engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

December 15, 2024

NASA Tests X-66 Aircraft Model at Langley to Validate 30% Fuel Savings Through Revolutionary Wing Design

Aviation

Wind tunnel tests of NASA’s X-66 aircraft model at Langley Research Center on October 30, 2024, mark a technical milestone for commercial aviation’s push

Air India Expands Airbus Order: 100 More Planes Take Total to 344 Amid $70B Fleet Modernization

Aviation

Air India has ordered 100 more Airbus aircraft, adding to its previous order of 470 planes placed in 2023. The new order includes 10