Check 6 Revisits: Hypersonic Hopes—The Legacy Of The X-30 Orient Express
Hypersonics expert and former chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force Dr. Mark Lewis joins Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles on NASP here: Reagan Endorses Station, Advanced Transport (Feb. 10, 1986) X-30 Technology Advancing Despite Management Rift (March 7, 1988) The X-30: Leading The Way Into The Hypersonic Era (Nov.13, 1989) Senate Balks At Raising X-30 Funds, Placing NASP’s Future In Doubt (June 29, 1992) Editorial: Recommit To Hypersonics (Nov. 30, 2009) Audio Clip Feb. 4, 1986: President Reagan's State of the Union Address (C-SPAN)
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How NASA's New 2050 Goals Could Reshape Airliners
Sixteen years after the launch of its ground-breaking N+3 project, NASA is using the same model to once again accelerate the pace of advancements as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss AACES.
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Aerospace Eyes Trump 2.0
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? Listen in as the McCain Institute’s executive director Evelyn Farkas joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Michael Bruno to discuss.
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Why Isn’t Airbus Doing Better?
Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Robert Wall to explain why.
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Can Anyone Catch SpaceX?
SpaceX’s Starship booster “catch” at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028. Irene Klotz and Guy Norris join Joe Anselmo to discuss.
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