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Video Podcast: The future of Australia’s air defence

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April 22, 2026
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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David are joined by aerospace and defence lead Stephen Kuper to discuss the 2026 National Defence Strategy, and what Australia is doing – and could be doing – to safeguard its skies.

Australia, Japan and US to jointly test advanced aircraft materials

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April 22, 2026
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Signed in March, the project arrangement on Virtual Structural Testing for Composite Aircraft focuses on improving understanding of how damage initiates and propagates in composite materials widely used in modern military aircraft.

Australia Post expands with new air freight facilities

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April 22, 2026
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The newly-opened 78,000-square-metre Brisbane facility can process up to 250,000 parcels per day, while the 12,000-square-metre Hobart centre, set to open adjacent to the airport in 2027, will be able to sort up to 6,000 parcels per hour.

Airlines look to fight cost-of-living downturn with big discounts

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April 22, 2026
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Qantas Group and Virgin Australia are discounting more than 3.5 million airfares between them in major domestic sales, with Justin Brownjohn, senior manager at RMIT Aviation Academy, saying the carriers are aiming to reshuffle capacity and offset losses.

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs

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April 22, 2026
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Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap

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April 22, 2026
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On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, splashed down on April 10 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. At their farthest […]

Launceston Airport begins overhaul of departure gates

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April 22, 2026
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Part of Launceston’s major terminal upgrade program, the project will see the construction of a new boarding gate, as well as a “complete renovation and modernisation” of Gates 3 and 4, and a 600-square-metre expansion of the gate area.

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target

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April 22, 2026
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, April 17, 2026 At the beginning of the week, Curiosity arrived right on target on the rim of the 10-meter (33 feet) “Antofagasta” crater. The crater looked fresh and deep as we had hoped with a nice well-defined […]

American Airlines E175 Comes Within 350 Feet Of Air Canada Jet In JFK Near Miss

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April 22, 2026
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The incident is undeniably concerning.

NASA Invites Media to Jordan Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

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April 22, 2026
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 23, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador Dina Kawar of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and U.S. Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and […]