Firefly Aerospace’s first lunar lander touched down within 1 m of its selected landing site on March 2 to begin a two-week science and technology demonstration mission for NASA.

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The new shuttle orbiter Atlantis glass cockpit has nine Honeywell Multifunctional Electronic Subsystems (MEDS) liquid crystal displays (see page 54). Atlantis is set for launch with the new system in April. The orbiters Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour will also receive the MEDS upgrade.

The service is investing billions to revamp its launch infrastructure as the demand for rides to space continues to balloon.

In a close encounter of a new kind Dr. Valery Polyakov peers out of a window from the Mir core module as Discovery approaches within 37 ft. He is due to return to Earth on Mar. 22, after a record 438 days in space.

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As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth.