CommercialAurora to Design New Motherships for Virgin Galactic Space Flights Aurora Flight Sciences has reached a new agreement with Virgin Galactic that will see the Virginia-based Boeing subsidiary become a partner in the design and manufacturing of Virgin's next generation motherships. Virgin…
CommercialAurora's Solar-Powered UAS Can 'Fly Indefinitely' Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences’ new Odysseus unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “can effectively fly indefinitely,” according to the company, capable of months-long flights as it gathers data for climate research. The Odysseus is…
CommercialBoeing to Research Autonomous Vehicles at New MIT Location Boeing will lease approximately 100,000 square feet at MIT's upcoming building in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The agreement makes Boeing the first major tenant to commit to MIT’s Kendall Square Initiative, which includes six…
MilitaryUS Air Force Keeps Orion Drone Development Going in its 12th Year The U.S. Air Force wants to continue development of its Orion unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a new, $48 million contract, the new Boeing company said. Orion…
CommercialAurora Wins Another NASA Contract for Subsonic, Fuel-Efficient Airliner Aurora Flight Sciences has been contracted by NASA to evaluate a subsonic commercial aircraft concept, the company said. Called the Single-Aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsion (STARC-ABL), the concept features conventional…
CommercialNASA Gives Aurora Another Year for D8 X-Plane Development Future Boeing company Aurora Flight Sciences is set to continue developing the subsonic D8 X-Plane (XD8), Aurora said. NASA has awarded the firm with a 12-month contract. The XD8 program aims to…
MilitaryBoeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Nov. 8 update: Boeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. It retains an independent operating model. Matthew G. Hutchison is Aurora's COO. Former COO Mark C. Cherry was named head…
MilitaryUS Army Wants to Partner with Aurora Flight Sciences for Drones The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is interested in unmanned aircraft systems from Aurora Flight Sciences. The Virginia-based engineering firm hosted a visit from some Army aerospace engineers earlier this month, the Army…
MilitaryUSAF Taps Aurora to Support Pursuit of Low-Cost Warfighter Platforms and Tech The U.S. Air Force has tapped Aurora Flight Sciences to support its Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research (ASAPTR) program, Aurora said. Research in this program supports potential development, demonstration, integration and…