Starship explosion, the return of Dassault Mirage F1s to flight, NASA's IG raises commercial crew concerns, U.S. Air Force’s light attack competition and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news.

London-based Spacebit is opening a Lansing, Michigan, office to find and develop investment opportunities in the U.S. that meet its lunar commerce ecosystem business strategy.

NASA’s Inspector General predicts that certification of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Commercial Crew Program (CCP) spacecraft will occur no sooner than summer 2020.

A portable F-22 intake cover, UK government backing a hybrid-electric islander project, F-35's better than expected reception in Japan and more. A roundup of aerospace and defense news.

A greater emphasis on Space from the EU, GX5 launch, Russian fighters, KHI develops small turbojets, KC-390 rebranded and more. A roundup of space, aerospace and defense news.

Belgium-based imec and its spinoff miDiagnostics are collaborating to develop a device that can acquire and transmit to ground-based medical experts blood counts and blood cell imagery gathered from astronauts on the International Space Station or future deep space missions.

Japan Aegis acceleration, lunar payload delivery, Russia's Orion MALE crash, hybrid power for future growth and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news.

Mechanical damage to a sensor allowed pressurizing gas to activate and separate the stages of a Russian Soyuz launch vehicle in October 2018, resulting in the first Soyuz launch abort in 35 years.