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Amazon.com, Inc AMZN Chair Jeff Bezos will fly onboard Blue Origin’s “New Shepard” spacecraft, and accompanying him would be an 18-year-old Physics student. What Happened: Bezos-backed Blue Origin said in a statement that Oliver Daemen will be its first paying customer. As per the company, Daemen and Wally Funk, Age 82, would represent the youngest and oldest astronauts to travel to space on July 20. Daemen takes the place of an anonymous winner of Blue Origin’s auction who has “chosen to fly on a future New Shepard mission due to scheduling conflicts,” as per the space tourism company. Bezos will also be joined on the flight by his brother Mark Bezos. Why It Matters: The anonymous person who was originally scheduled to fly with Bezos bid $28 million to fly on New Shepard. Daemen’s father is the founder and CEO of the investment management firm Somerset Capital Partners Joes Daemen. Bezos was beaten to space by Sir Richard Branson, who flew onboard Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s SPCE Unity 22 spacecraft on July 11. Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk who also heads SpaceX has booked a ticket with Virgin Galactic. SpaceX is also scheduled to launch a private astronaut mission in September. Price Action: On Thursday, Amazon shares closed 1.37% lower at $3,631.20 in the regular session and fell another 0.21% in the after-hours trading. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Origin © 2023 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.	Yes
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A three-man crew took the torch up to the International Space Station on Thursday. Today, astronauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky tethered the unlit torch to their space suits while doing routine maintenance. The historic spacewalk was recorded using helmet cameras. The torch, which represents international cooperation, has been carried to space twice before. This was its first time leaving a spaceship, however.	Yes
- PHOTOS - Seven Bulgarian F-16s are in various stages of production, - GALLERY AND VIDEO&: THRACIAN SENTRY 2023 WITH BULGARIAN AIR FORCE - NATO is sending F-16s to Bulgaria for the Thracian Star 2023 exercise - Bulgarian Air Force L-39s to be modernized and overhauled - Dutch F-16s back to Europe (and go to Bulgarian AF?) - Interim fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force - Spain to join NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission in Bulgaria - Bulgaria celebrates 50 years as a spacefaring nation - EDA’s European Spartan Exercise cleared for take-off in Bulgaria - Breaking: Bulgarian Su-25 crashed On 13 December 2022, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) started to return former "US based" F-16 Fighting Falcons back to Europe. Six F-16s arrived at Lajes Field on the Azores (Portugal) in the dark hours. In total eleven F-16s are expected to return to Europe. The fighters will continue their journey on Thursday 15 december to Gosselies (Belgium), where they will be overhauled by Sabena Aerospace. This batch of eleven fighters was earlier reported as sold to Draken International, a provider of tactical fighter aircraft for contract adversary air (ADAIR, also known as “Red Air”). Some of the former KLu F-16s were already noted making some test flights late November/early December at the company's home base at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland (FL). Although the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) still reports that the aircraft are sold to Draken International, strong rumours indicate that these F-16s will go to the Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushni Sili (BVVS, Bulgarian Air Force). Even more F-16s will come from the storage in the Netherlands and will join the F-16s now returning to Europe. Most probably the US government helped to cancel the contract with Draken International. NL KLu F 16 delivery to Lajes Jaoa Toste 3 320 NL KLu F 16 delivery to Lajes Jaoa Toste 2 320 Bulgaria has ordered sixteen Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 multi-role fighter aircraft, but deliveries are delayed for a period of two years. Because the Bulgarian MiG-29s will become unserviceable from late 2023 onward, the air force is in need for an interim fighter aircraft to replace the ageing MiG-29 fleet. On 24 November, Scramble Magazine reported on the interim fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force. The six F-16s that arrived in the evening hours of 13 December are: F-16AM: J-004, J-010 and J-018 F-16BM: J-064, J-067 and J-210	Yes
June 3, 2011 Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, mission specialist, controls Discovery's remote manipulation system (RMS), from the aft flight deck. Hawley and his crew mates are preparing for a scheduled rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), which will be pulled into Discovery's cargo bay with the aid of the RMS. A series of spacewalks will be required to properly service the giant telescope. Hawley served as a mission specialist on NASA's 1990 mission which was responsible for placing HST in Earth orbit. Topics: Technology Internet, Steven Hawley, STS-61, Hubble Space Telescope, HAWLEY, Gregory J. Harbaugh, mission specialist	Yes
The British company Arc Aero Systems has presented a project for a new hybrid helicopter. The main task of the project is Photo: Arc Aero Systems The glider is a cross betweenairplane, helicopter and autogyro - rotary-wing aircraft. The all-composite construction weighs only 1,930 kg without weight. The nine-seat cockpit is similar to that of a helicopter, but features a thin 12.6 m long main wing with a pair of 2 m pusher propellers at the rear, as well as a large tail wing and fins. The large 13-meter top rotor is not connected to the tail rotor. The Linx P9 also uses an electric motor that spins the top rotor fast enough for vertical takeoff and landing. Various interior options Linx P9. Photo: Arc Aero Systems After takeoff, pushing propellers are turned on, and, asonly the speed increases, the wings take on more than 90% of the lift, and the top rotor can be immediately slowed down. This reduces drag and also eliminates the asymmetric lift that is seen in helicopters due to blade shedding. As a result, the Linx P9 has a maximum cruising speed of 370 km/h. Similar results were observed with the Sikorsky X2 twin-rotor coaxial helicopter. A giant sunspot is turning towards the Earth. It is visible to the naked eye See how a bladeless plane flies. Its speed exceeds 900 km/h The Milky Way is abnormally large for its galactic filament	Yes
TRAPPIST-1 Planets 40 Light Years Away, But Will We Ever Reach There In Our Lifetime? If you’re a fan of science fiction, you already know how all that galactic travel is taking place. Some unimaginably simple science (fiction!) that makes the spacecraft travel large distances at ultra high speeds, bending the fabric of space and time. Star Trek’s USS Enterprise could travel at Warp 9 when required, though used to cruise at Warp Factor 1. That’s faster than the speed of light. It works when matter and anti-matter meet in presence of some dilithium crystals and the result is ejected by the engines. Although Scotty had a lot to do with the thing working properly and those dilithium crystals were a rare commodity. Then there was the Sakharov Drive in Arthur C Clarke’s ‘2010 Odyssey Two’. It used ‘pulsed thermonuclear reaction to heat and expel virtually any propellant material’. Spaceship Cosmonaut Alexi Leonov was able to reach Jupiter and find Dave Bowman and Discovery. But in 2017, we’re still stuck with rockets that burn kerosene, hydrogen, hypergolic propellants etc. The fastest we have really ever gone is 58,000 km/h when the New Horizon probe was launched on top of the Atlas 5 rocket. Although most interplanetary probes have had to rely on gravity assist to gain speed! It requires the spacecraft to approach a planet at such an angle that it is pulled by the gravitational force. This leads to an increase in the speed of the spacecraft which then slingshots its way forward. In the process of spacecraft gaining speed, the planet loses an equal amount of energy! But rocket fuels are not the only thing we have tried. Back in the 50s, NASA scientists looked to use the then new-fangled nuclear power to propel interplanetary rockets. But fear from the fallout of such a propulsion system and the following test ban treaties put rest to this. Thankfully. The next generation propulsion technique has been developed by NASA, called the ion-thrusters. Here, the thrust is created by accelerating ions with electricity. NASA’s Deep Space 1 spacecraft used the NSTAR ion thruster that utilised xenon fuelled engine with high-voltage electrodes to accelerate the ions. Currently, there are satellites in space that use ion-drive to stay in their respective orbits. Future plans include using the sun’s energy to push a spacecraft with a paper thin sail. Also on the drawing boards is the beamed propulsion tech that will supposedly let a spacecraft ride a laser. Then there’s Mexican scientist Miguel Alcubierre whose Alcubbierre drive uses Einstein’s theory of relativity to allow the spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light. But all of this, at the current pace of development, may still be a few hundred years away. Till then, ‘Warp factor one Mr Sulu’.	Yes
The first RAF pilot to have his life saved by an ejection seat was our Dad, Bill Tollitt. On July 3rd 1951, when he was serving with No 65 squadron at Linton-on-Ouse, Bill’s Meteor collided with another aircraft and went into a tight inverted spin. In his last moments of consciousness, Bill managed to activate the ejection seat and he was ejected downwards. He felt himself tumbling through the air. It was a manual seat, and because he was disoriented and his fingers had lost all feeling, Bill was unable to release himself from the seat. With numbed hands he managed to pull his parachute ripcord, and because his seat had been damaged in the process of ejection, the parachute was able to emerge. A farmer saw the aircraft crash into a field and then saw a parachute with a man in a large seat descend in the next field. The farmer thought that the pilot was dead and dashed off to phone the RAF base. When he returned he was surprised to find Bill alive. Bill had fractured his skull on landing, had frostbitten fingers and bruised eyes. He spent a week in hospital. His twin sister Monica Beckett, remembers hitch hiking from Marlborough when she was told about the crash and visiting him in hospital. She has told us that Bill was also visited in hospital very soon after the crash by James Martin, founder of Martin-Baker. Bill went on to fly in the Canadian Air Force and then for Cambrian Airways until he sadly died from cancer in 1968 at the age of 40. Bill’s three children and five grandchildren would not be here today were it not for the ejection seat. He has a son and a granddaughter who are commercial pilots, we are all grateful that his life was saved that day. Thank You.	Yes
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Stuart Wittmeier grew up in Wilmington, NC where he attended Hoggard high school and graduated class of 2003. He then enlisted in to the Marine Corps and shipped out to boot camp at Parris Island, SC in 2004. Stuart was eventually trained and qualified as a CH-46E helicopter crew chief and mechanic and was stationed at both Marine Corps Air Station Pendleton and Miramar in California with the Knight Riders of HMM-164 and then Evil Eyes of HMM-163. While stationed there, Stuart deployed multiple times with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom and then again off the Horn of Africa for anti-piracy operations in support of the Captain Phillips rescue. During his time as a crew chief Stuart attained the rank of Sergeant and held advanced qualifications in aircraft maintenance and the weapons, tactics, and employment of assault helicopters. Stuart left active duty in December of 2009 and began pursuing a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, along with an Airframes and Power Plants rating through the FAA. Stuart graduated in 2012 and began applying for Officer Candidate School with the hopes of once again getting back into the air. Stuart was accepted and attended the Officer Candidate School in the fall of 2013 where he earned his commission as a Marine Officer. After completing Officer Candidate School and The Basic School, Stuart continued on the path to flight school, completing Introductory Flight Screening and Aviation Preflight Indoctrination in December 2014. Stuart then checked into his primary flight training squadron with the Shooters of VT-6, followed by intermediate helicopter training with the Eight Ballers of HT-8, and finally advanced multiengine flight training with the Stingrays of VT-3. Stuart Wittmeier finished flight school in July 2016, earning Naval Aviator wings from MATSG-22 in Corpus Christi, TX. Stuart then checked into the fleet replacement squadron VMMT-204 Raptors in August 2016 and qualified as an MV-22B Osprey pilot in March 2017, Stuart was then assigned to VMM-263 Thunder Chickens on Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, NC where he spent the next four years holding numerous jobs around the squadron in both the maintenance and safety departments. Stuart Deployed with VMM-263 in 2018 to Europe in support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force SPMAGTF to assist coalition forces during actions in Africa. Stuart attained numerous flight and instructor qualifications in the MV-22B Osprey while attached to VMM-263 as well as attending the Navy’s aviation safety school in January of 2020. Stuart Then received orders to become a flight instructor in Pensacola, FL with the Black Birds of VT-2. While instructing Stuart has amassed more than 1,000 hrs in the T-6 Texan turbo prop trainer, instructed hundreds of student military aviators from both U.S. and coalition forces and holds multiple standardization and safety qualifications with the squadron. Stuart Wittmeier’s personal decorations include two Air Medals for action during OIF, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and a Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. He holds multiple FAA ratings for various types of aircraft and is qualified as an airline transport pilot. Stuart is married to Rebecca Wittmeier and together they have three children, Russell, Joanna, and Gregory.	Yes
2002(ish) - The Flailing Firebird I finally broke away from work and headed down to the LHS to talk about this guy I saw sloping at the beach. They let me borrow some thermal soaring VHS tapes. So cool! I wanted to fly with the birds too! I knew a few guys that were flying Zagis but I made the mistake of buying an electric planes to learn with. HobbyZone Firebird XL - I did have some fun with this plane but I learned that it was a waste of money. I would sped about a minute flying it and hours fixing it. Very sensitive to wind, more difficult to repair than a foamie, etc. It flew like garbage. I eventually gave up on the plane and the hobby. Sad. I would never recommend this plane to anyone. \|Category\|\|Thread\|\|Thread Starter\|\|Forum\|\|Replies\|\|Last Post\| \|Yippee!\|\|MSR Outdoor Buzzin' - More of the "FP-ish" and less of the "Coax-ish"\|\|EQMOD\|\|Micro Helis\|\|10\|\|Apr 24, 2010 06:52 PM\| \|Sold\|\|Kyosho Caliber 90 (2002 version) brand new\|\|pttse\|\|Aircraft - Fuel - Helis (FS/W)\|\|0\|\|Mar 08, 2010 04:57 AM\| \|Discussion\|\|Which is better the hobbyzone firebird pandtom or the firebird scout ?\|\|mortonj69\|\|Parkflyers\|\|1\|\|Nov 04, 2009 10:38 AM\| \|Discussion\|\|Newbie flailing on first build, grateful but not dead\|\|renne2k\|\|Electric Plane Talk\|\|4\|\|Jun 16, 2007 08:20 PM\| \|I got mine.. Thanks flailing!\|\|St. Martin\|\|Scale Kit/Scratch Built\|\|24\|\|Oct 06, 2003 01:14 PM\|	Yes
The US Air Force wants Silicon Valley, the defence industry and the Pentagon to help develop electronic cloaking technologies to help make aerial tankers less visible to enemies. In Star Trek, the Romulans were well known for developing cloaking devices – an energy screen that by selectively bending light and other energies rendered spacecraft completely invisible to the electromagnetic spectrum and most sensors. Now the US Air Force has decided that it wants cloaking devices in order to hide its aerial tankers, which fulfil a vital role in refuelling jet fighters in mid-air, and to that end it has been consulting with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (Darpa), military service laboratories and defence contractors. The idea is to alter the waveform of the aircraft so that it either appears to be in a completely different location to where it actually is on an enemy radar system, or to cause the aircraft to completely disappear. "I've got airplanes with big fat bodies and long wings. I've got first-generation tankers refuelling fifth-gen fighters. The enemy doesn't have to look for the fighter – he just has to look for me," General Carlton Everhart, head of the Air Mobility Command told Bloomberg. "I asked industry for a cloaking device and they all laughed. They said, 'You've been watching too much science fiction.' I said, 'Listen to me – this is what I want: something that would be able to change the waveform.'" Everhart says he has had to go to the tech industry, because if he just left it to the military acquisition system it would take about 50 years before the solution could be deployed, as it would have to go through a great deal of regulations first. The Air Mobility Command currently flies 40% of all the refuelling missions over Iraq and Syria for jet fighters battling Islamic State. In 2014, there were 29,000 aerial refuelling operations when US intervention first began, and in 2016 there were 81,000 refuelling operations. Everhart is also thinking about how the tankers can be of better use to defend themselves and other aircraft in the air, and to that end he is keen to equip the aerial tankers with laser weapons that can completely destroy any ground-to-air missiles, rather than just using lasers to blind missile warheads. In 2016, the aerial tankers of the Air Mobility Command flew the equivalent of 66 years. "Everyone says this is a shooting war, but we are providing them all that gas," he said.	Yes
his gratest achevement was when he became the 1st man to walk on the moon on 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and made history as the first man on the moon! Discovering Co2 was dangerous Neil Armstrong's proverbial saying from the moon "A small step of a man, but a giant step of the mankind"has made him immortal. neil armstrong was born on the 5th august 1930 Neil Armstrong is very brave, adventurous, smart and is a hero. One of Neil Armstrong's accomplishments is being the first man to walk on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission, of which he was Commander. His famous words were: "One small step for [a] man One giant leap for mankind." He became a pilot at the age of 16 and studied aeronautical engineering at Perdue. He made the Eagle rank in Boy Scouts. He flew 78 missions in the Korean War. Neil Armstrong fought in the Korean war, and flew as a astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo 11 . he landed on the moon he was young	Yes
Great flight. Easy peasy. Safe. And nice crew. Thank you! Pros: "Professional crew, no fanfare, standard was excellence." Cons: "Faster flight time in air..." Cons: "There is always just too much talking and announcements on the flights now." Cons: "Delta flies a lot of the CRJ planes, even on relatively longer trips. Traveling first class, the seats are a little wider than in coach and have a little more leg room, but calling it "first class" is a bit of an exaggeration. It's more like what coach used to be before the days of the flying sardine cans." Pros: "The crew was awesome! The steward was engaging and made us all laugh and feel comfortable for a short flight when he didn’t have to. He had a great sense of humor and gave the kids cookies and wings. Something I haven’t seen in many years. He and the pilots were great!" Pros: "Great service" Cons: "Messed up my luggage in Atlanta. Gate said baggage was going to domestic. Ended up in international terminal. Added almost an hour of back and forth between terminals." Pros: "Good experience" Cons: "Better snacks" Cons: "I’m skinny and 5’2” and I felt squashed. Like I was in a dollhouse. The space is too small, it’s too uncomfortable. I couldn’t take my zip front sweater off. The seats and space are not proportional to humans." Pros: "Not much" Cons: "Being on time. Trapped in plane for 2 hours" Cons: "Flight left on time and arrived 30 minutes early! Great crew. No complaints here!" Pros: "Standard boarding The plane was on time" Cons: "Better boarding process.Such as the one used by Southwest" Pros: "On this short flight, the flight attendant was wonderful, accommodating special requests and being fully engaged with passengers. On time departure, early arrival, overall a nice quick flight to Duluth." Cons: "CRJ200 planes are always a bit cramped, and having to gate check anything bigger than a small purse is an inconvenience. Hopefully the fleet will change over to the Embrair planes soon. Beware 'Basic' flyers (cheap tickets): you are not eligible to take an earlier flight even if available." Pros: "Matt was great. I had an exit row so it was comfortable." Cons: "Deplaning takes FOREVER" Pros: "I was originally booked through jfk with an 80 minute layover. When I told a delta.help desk employee i feared it was too tight (I flew out through jf k and that was enough to convince me...) he booked me through Atlanta with a.comfortable schedule. Thank you!" Pros: "I had a very comfortable seat, it was a very good experience overall." Cons: "Unfortunately had flights delayed which forced me to arrive home much later than originally planned." Pros: "Good seating, great food, good service." Pros: "We eventually got to Atlanta." Cons: "Delta is flying a lot of commuter planes, which are pretty cramped. We usually fly first class, and the seating is essentially the same as what coach used to be. There's nothing "first class" about it. And of course, the flight was hours late." Pros: "Crew was amazing." Cons: "Delayed departure due to late crew arrival. Not a huge deal." Pros: "Zee was our flight attendant and she was absolutely wonderful. Personable, attentive, and she made sure each and every person on the plane was comfortable and happy, going so far as to move solo passengers to empty rows so they could have more space. I wish she could be on every flight I take." Pros: "I was rerouted through Detroit after it was apparent I would miss my connecting flight. The flight was good and I have no complaints." Pros: "Take off on time, arrived early, pleasant flight attendant" Cons: "Had to sit on tarmac after arriving early" Pros: "On time, pleasant and friendly flight attendant, no unexpected issues or problems." Cons: "Grumpy gate attendants at YUL! Could not hear the captain’s comments over the PA system. Shouldn’t the volume be checked every so often? We were offered only water or coffee, bad enough, then there was no milk or cream on board, so water or black coffee... not very impressive! And there was no entertainment so I’d rate that zero but the scale only goes as low as one star." Cons: "Boarding was a little bit rushed and the gate agent was visibly irritated by some passengers who didn’t check their bags." Pros: "It's a fast flight and boarding was quick." Cons: "The terminal at LGA airlines is terrible." Cons: "Customs never to hire more agents to work in the early mornings." Pros: "On time, and pleasant flight. Flight attendants were first class: very competent." Cons: "I slept all the way, so can’t say whether anything went wrong with the flight." Pros: "Nice flight nice crew just about as good as you would want" Cons: "Mechanical repair on nose wheel" Pros: "Everything was great." Pros: "Friendly crew with the usual high quality Delta product..." Cons: "Premium passenger's should be boarded before families with children! Especially in Orlando where half the plane is children!" Pros: "Not applied" Cons: "Not applied" Pros: "We got on the plane and it went to where it was supposed to go." Pros: "Over all everything specially we got in earlier than expected" Pros: "Crew member Lori was exceptional. Great detail to safety and customer service!" Pros: "I got upgraded to comfort + which was great. quick flight, was even early" Pros: "Fligth were on time" Cons: "My flight from Montreal to Atlanta was 2:30 min Left at 6:10 arrive at 8:30 roughly Tried twice to get to my connection earlier and get 9:30 instead of 12:09 fligth to Daytona Delta was not flexible to allow me to book saying i did not have 55 min in between fligth which i had than lear n it will cost $75.00 to change the fligth - What? Very disappointed of Delta - lost 3 hrs at the airport today" Pros: "Couldn’t find a thing." Cons: "My husband booked West Jet by phone. They spelled my name wrong on the ticket which caused hours of delays tryng to check in...ultimately leading to our missing the flight. The time spent was around 6 hours....4 of them the were on one continuous phone call where we were bumped back and forth between West Jet and Delta. The problem was never fixed and we haven’t flown home yet. We have new flights booked on Delta but only because Delta took pity....West Jet does no refunds or reticketing. If flights are missed you're out on of luck!" Pros: "2 Delta employers went out of their way to address our messed up situation and make sure we got home without robbing us blind." Pros: "Flight was delayed by 2+ hours, Delta (running the flight for westjet) sent 1 email about the flight being delayed to 4:45 which was inconsistent with the gate signage and agent who said 3:45, flight ended up leaving at 5:45PM. No reasons were provided beyond the incoming flight from LGA hadn't come in. Why hadn't it come in? When could we expect to leave YUL? No answers." Pros: "Delta automatically rebooked our flight due to delays. We were rebooked on Air Canada" Cons: "Plane kinda of old. Just cookies and coffee" Pros: "Easy ride back home." Cons: "Limited options for closed captions video. Any announcement was not mentioned in writing." Pros: "Liked seating in Delta Comfort w own space for carry on and earlier boarding. Staff was attentive snd friendly and offered many snacks. Good choices for tv. Should option of getting head phones as I had the wrong one. Comfortable" Cons: "Should have one free luggage for Delta Comfort. More variety of food to purchash" Cons: "Seats are very small." Pros: "The flight attendant. Lovely and professional." Pros: "The crew & my seat" Cons: "The movie offerings & the snack offerings." Cons: "lack of carry on luggage space. very tight. gate agents did not care about the customers. I had to stick my bag under the seat and only half would fit so my feet did not fit with my bag. it was a back pack. I do not prefer checking luggage since I've had so many bad experiences."	Yes
Accession Number : AD0713918 Title : Effect of Truncation of Gravity Field on Computed Satellite Orbits. Descriptive Note : Technical rept., Corporate Author : NAVAL WEAPONS LAB DAHLGREN VA Personal Author(s) : Malyevac,Carol W. Report Date : SEP 1970 Pagination or Media Count : 34 Abstract : The simulated effects on computed satellite orbits of the truncation of the series expansion for the earth's gravity field are found. Twice the rms effect of gravity coefficients above 12th degree and order on the computed orbit of a satellite at a height of 6-0 nautical miles is found to be less than 23 meters during a 24 hour period provided that (1) the rms of the gravity coefficients of degree n obeys the observed decay law of 10 to the minus 5th power/n squared for fully normalized coefficients, (2) resonance effects on the orbit are ignored and (3) the gravity coefficients up to the point of truncation are perfect. Under the same conditions, twice the rms effect decreased to 4 meters for a 600 mile orbit with 20th degree truncation. The maximum increased to 120 meters for a 200 mile orbit with 12th degree truncation. (Author) Descriptors : (ORBITS, STABILITY), (GRAVITY, STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS), SATELLITES(ARTIFICIAL), APPROXIMATION(MATHEMATICS) Subject Categories : Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE	Yes
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By William Harwood CBS News August 11, 2018, 5:29 AM Parker Solar Probe launch delayed until Sunday The launch of NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe atop a heavy-lift Delta 4 Heavy rocket was scrubbed at the last minute early Saturday because of a technical glitch that could not be resolved before the launch window closed. NASA and rocket-builder United Launch Alliance plan to make another attempt to get the long-awaited mission off the ground Sunday at 3:31 a.m. EDT (GMT-4), the opening of a 65-minute window, assuming the problem is corrected by then. Forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of acceptable weather. The Delta 4 Heavy's countdown ran into problems before fueling late Saturday, prompting ULA to delay the launch from 3:33 a.m. Saturday to 3:53 a.m. Then, inside of 10 minutes to launch, a hold was ordered due to problems with a data stream from the rocket. The countdown finally came out of a built-in hold at the T-minus four-minute mark, ticking toward a launch attempt at 4:28 a.m. when an engineer called out "hold, hold, hold" at the T-minus one-minute 55-second mark. The problem with a helium pressurization system could not be resolved in the 10 minutes left in the launch window, forcing ULA to order a 24-hour delay. "The team received a gaseous helium reg pressure alarm that kicked them out," said Mic Woltman with NASA's Launch Services Program. "The team is evaluating that. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time this evening to go troubleshoot that and try again for a launch. So we're going to plan for a 24-hour turnaround." The Parker Solar Probe is the most ambitious sun-study spacecraft ever built, designed to repeatedly fly through the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, to learn more about the mechanism that heats it to millions of degrees and accelerates charged particles in the solar wind to supersonic velocities. The powerful Delta 4 Heavy and a solid-propellant upper stage will provide the energy needed to counteract Earth's 18-mile-per-second orbital velocity, allowing the Parker Solar Probe to fall into the inner solar system. Once on its way, the spacecraft will fly through 24 elliptical orbits around the sun, eventually passing within just 3.8 million miles of the star's visible surface, enduring temperatures of 2,500 degrees as its instruments collect data from the closest vantage point ever attempted. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.	Yes
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Supermarine PB31.......Crashed on take-off. Repairable.....I must remember--don't reduce take-off power until level flight established....Elevator response is poor when propwash is slow. Tu95. As designed, the engine nacelles were attached to the wing with a complex arrangement of hidden rubber bands, which required frequent replacement. Bands now replaced with thin soft steel wire: much less trouble. "Knockoffability" proved to be unnecessary. EE Lightning. "Lost it" twice on a recent flight, but managed to recover. At a distance, and at some angles, it's just a "blob" with no orientation clues.I am revising my landing drill, so that the final turn is as close as possible. Canberra. In flight, the black shows-up well, but the light grey can disappear. SIAI Marchetti 74. Three years since its last outing. I thought there was no need to keep notes, since the Tx remembers the trim settings. But I couldn't remember whether to use full rates or half for take-off. Too much is better than too little, so I chose full. Violent overcontrol! Urgent switch to half rates. P61. Must re-balance the props! Avro Lancastrian. Five years since its last outing. Last time I flew the Valiant [6 months ago] I lost control on the landing approach. Now, I am careful to arrange correct positioning of the 2.4GHz receiver antennas. Handley Page 0-400. First test after re-motoring with brushless. Just managed to struggle off our grass strip. New tail planned. Increased area to improve control. Ultra-light to reduce nose ballast. Skytruck. Based on the RCGroups Cargo Twin plan. Incredibly light and slow, 8 oz/sq ft. Just right for me! Ilyushin 28. Balsa wing and tailplane. Remainder Depron. F84, pushprop. A nice'n'easy flyer. Short Calcutta. Just re-maidened with electric power. First flight with glow power was 1989. Hair-raising first flight. Due to a combinaion of excessive throws, and my slow reactions. Survived, by good fortune. Second flight much better. Reduced throws, and expert pilot John Higgins on the sticks. Trimmed out nicely. The H6k is 19 years old, still flying well with speed 400s. Short L17. I'm still trying to find a safe landing technique. Absolutely essential to keep a bit of power on. My B36 has been flying since 1992, with an OS10 in the tail. Now converted to electric. One 60 gram outrunner, 1500 Kv. A much better flying experience. SeaDart. To vleisie's clever design, with a few superficial mods. Last edited by peterangus; Dec 03, 2013 at 05:50 AM. \|Category\|\|Thread\|\|Thread Starter\|\|Forum\|\|Replies\|\|Last Post\| \|Cool\|\|A recent sunday at the local flying field\|\|CasualFlyer23\|\|Micro Ready-to-Fly\|\|0\|\|Nov 24, 2010 11:38 PM\| \|Discussion\|\|Any recent work on Flying Pancake V-173?\|\|Jim_Marconnet\|\|Electric Plane Talk\|\|1\|\|Jan 05, 2008 11:43 AM\| \|Discussion\|\|Recent flying photos of my TREX600e\|\|JetTech\|\|Electric Heli Talk\|\|0\|\|Sep 30, 2007 05:13 PM\|	Yes
Mar 14,2008 00:00 Moratorium on Inspections Could Have Negative Business Impact BEND, Ore. -- Economic Development for Central Oregon Executive Director Roger Lee called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to avoid actions which would threaten Central Oregon's thriving aviation manufacturing industry. For more than twenty years, experimental class (also called kit) aircraft manufacturers have constructed the fuselage, wing skins, horizontal skins and spars which are provided as parts in the assembly of an aircraft. Over time, the industry has evolved, using machined aluminum, carbon fiber and composite materials in the parts provided to the kit purchaser; the FAA is now considering new rules which would bring wholesale change and potentially bar this degree of kit preparation by the manufacturer. "If the FAA succeeds in doing what they tell us they want to do, I think it would be very difficult for us to stay in business here in Central Oregon, or anywhere in the U.S.," said Joe Bartels, President of Lancair Company. "While we are certainly in the business of developing and selling high performance aircraft, and staying in the forefront of aviation technology, a key aspect of our business is the ability to provide the customer with all of the parts necessary to build a plane. To now say that I can't provide a section of carbon fiber wing as part of a kit, would really affect the entire industry," Bartels explained. Rick Schramek, CEO of Bend-based Epic Aircraft, praised the entry of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden into the issue in support of their industry. â€śHaving Senator Wyden get into the game on our side with the FAA is the single best news weâ€™ve had on this issue in some time. We have no doubt that other Oregon officials will also be there with us,â€ť he said. Last week the FAA announced a moratorium on performing inspections on new experimental class aircraft, which includes kit airplanes assembled by their owners. Over the past two decades, experimental aircraft manufacturers and component suppliers have brought to the general aviation market the majority of new technology and safety improvements. Senator Wyden, a nationally-recognized friend of high technology companies, sees the FAA move as an attack on both innovation in the industry as well as job creation in a sector that pays above average wages. Epic Air, which has launched more models of new airplanes in a shorter period of time than any other company in history, met with FAA officials in Washington D.C. last week regarding the issue, but Schrameck credits Senator Wydenâ€™s efforts for bringing the agency back to the table to discuss the change. â€śIâ€™ve rarely seen a member of Congress act with such speed and conviction regarding an issue impacting an industry,â€ť notes Schrameck, who also has 30 years of experience in the high technology industry. Oregonâ€™s aerospace industry is comprised of more than 60 companies. Kit aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers employ more than 1,500 people. Kit manufacturers operating in the state include Lancair, Epic Air, Vans, BD Micro Technologies; Sport Copter, and Windward Performance. Philiben provides an example of incandescent lighting, which his company manufacturers. For the experimental market, the current testing and evaluation procedure for a new reflector would span one or two nights. The testing for the same reflector for the certified market would take a year to 18 months at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars to meet all the onerous regulatory requirements. Other areas of the world have lost or gained business, Philiben says, due to their respective regulatory environment for aircraft production. â€śThe Brazilian firm Embraer has taken over globally the regional commercial aircraft market â€“ a market that was the backbone of the British, Dutch, Swedish and German aviation airframe industry. This industry no longer exists in these countries. We need more champions for the general aviation industry, like Senator Wyden, who understand that seemingly small, incremental administrative changes undermine the viability for American firms to compete.â€ť Economic development leaders in the Central Oregon region, where much of the stateâ€™s general aviation manufacturing industry is concentrated, also praised Wydenâ€™s consistent efforts to support growth and innovation in the industry. â€śSenator Wyden has been remarkable in his ability to forcefully represent the interests of this sector in Washington,â€ť said Lee of EDCO. â€śWe are hopeful that other local, state and federal leaders will get educated on this issue. What we cannot understand -- and what has never been explained by FAA -- is who is being harmed by the current standard? The moratorium and proposed rule changes appear to be over FAA control rather than for safety reasons - the primary reason for agencyâ€™s oversight. Is a kit airplane assembled in an ownerâ€™s garage inherently safer than one assembled by the owner in a modern kit part factory? Some leaders in the industry speculate that the FAA wants to force all aircraft manufacturing to be certified. Certification costs for a small general aviation aircraft today can run from $200 million to $1.4 billion and typically require 2-5 years to complete. While FAA officials have said that they will reconsider the moratorium on new kit inspections, the battle over rules appears far from over. The immediate goal is to allow consideration of new amateur-built experimental aircraft models under the existing rules, and to get the FAA to the table on possible new criteria for calculating whether the majority of work in building an airplane was done by the individual purchaser, and not by the kit manufacturer, and what the net effect is regarding safety for the general public. â€śWe think a workable solution can be found that enables the industry to grow and innovate better and safer aircraft, but we must get back to a constructive dialog,â€ť concludes Schrameck. Industry leaders are lobbying for joint rule making that involves both FAA administrators and kit manufacturers. About Economic Development for Central Oregon Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is a private non-profit corporation founded 26 years ago and dedicated to building a vibrant and thriving regional economy by attracting new investment and traded-sector jobs (manufacturing, professional, headquarters and high technology businesses) through marketing, recruitment and substantive assistance to existing companies.	Yes
A small plane crashed near FM 407 and Bill Cook Road in Denton County on Friday. Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to small plane crash after the aircraft was attempting to land and hit some trees, according to DPS. The pilot and passenger were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The latest news from around North Texas. The incident will be investigated by the FAA.	Yes
What if two or more precision-guided air-launched weapons such as bombs or missiles were able to share information in flight to adjust to changing targets, re-direct as needed or thwart enemy attempts to “jam” the electronic guidance systems of the weapons? Such a concept is no longer a future question regarding an undetermined time in future warfare … it is here. Last year, two Air Force F-16s fired Small Diameter Bombs which shared threat data with one another while in flight to a target using an emerging kind of collaborative weapons coordination, enabling the bombs to adjust trajectory and change course in response to identifying enemy guidance jamming signals. Rapid progress with this emerging program, called Golden Horde, is coming to fruition in part due to innovation, research and experimentation going on within the Air Force Research Lab. In an interview with Warrior, Air Force Research Lab Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle explained some of the technological progress which is driving this program. Certainly an ability to gather, analyze and share target specifics “in flight” in a collaborative way introduces new, paradigm-changing tactics into the realm of Air War. Recommended for You Be sure to watch the video for full insights. Kris Osborn is the defense editor for the National Interest and President of Warrior Maven - the Center for Military Modernization. Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army—Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.	Yes
Photo Hofu Air Festival in the past Free area of Hofu Air Festival, cameras and lenses over 30 cm are not allowed If you write the contents roughly Hofu Kita Base explains that there have been complaints and troubles with large photography equipment in the past, and there are restrictions on the length of photography equipment even at paid bleachers, and a series of restrictions have been set. The Air Self-Defense Force Hofu Kita Base has applied for 2022 visitors to the "Hofu Air Festival" to be held on June 6, 5 (Sun). → Continue reading "Fly Team" provides aviation-related news for aviation fans and airplane users such as airlines, airports, and military. Wikipedia related words If there is no explanation, there is no corresponding item on Wikipedia.	Yes
According to the definition, Military training or air force is a branch of the armed forces that conducts most of its operations from the air. Unlike the army or navy, the air force is independent of the armed forces. Traditionally, the air force occupies the air space and performs both tactical and strategic duties. Aerial reconnaissance and close air support often use to support land and naval forces. As well as air forces that can embody several air components from different nations’ air forces, the term air force may also refer to an operational formation within an air force. Many aircraft types are involved in an air force: the more advanced the plane, the more human resources necessary to operate it. Several air defense assets are often controlled and commanded by air forces. The defense systems and networks use to detect and neutralize ballistic missiles. Work & Purposes Of Air Force Learn about the core functions of the air force. They perform a variety of essential roles like disaster relief and search and rescue and maintain their tactical and strategic capabilities. Maximizing Strategic Capability The Air Force must adapt to changing threats from inside and outside the country to maintain optimum capability. The following resources are available: the company operates high-tech, sophisticated aviation equipment. Moreover, engage the best and brightest in the country, use world-class intelligence and communication technologies, their employees are trained, educated, and rewarded for their maximum performance. Communication & Intelligence Services Keeping aircraft, deployed personnel, and command posts in touch with complex ICT systems is a mandatory Air Force requirement. Their sophisticated surveillance and intelligence collection systems include cable, radio, microwave, and satellite technology. Moreover, they are maintaining superiority in strategic thinking and identifying threat elements.Also, check about Military basic training Protecting Nation’s Interests Our nation, people, values, and way of life are all under the Air Force’s stewardship in cooperation with the Navy and Army. These are the methods they use: - Assuring the safety of the air, - Reconnaissance and surveillance are methods of acquiring intelligence. - All operational needs performed by air mobility - Providing strike capabilities in support of combat missions. Protecting, Rescuing & Responding To Disasters As part of its defense mission, the Air Force conducts overseas and domestic operations. These include: - Firstly, taking part in initiatives to combat terrorism and international security - Secondly, prevent illegal activities and incursions at our borders - Thirdly, the act of searching and rescuing - Also, maintaining peace in the country - Providing disaster relief to local communities Being Effective & Flexible From air forces’ tactical missions to their search and rescue and disaster relief missions, advanced Air Force technology provides the edge. High-tech logistic and intelligence resources help support our flexible aircraft and systems. Other than pilots, the air force consists of various personnel, and other personnel plays a vital role in their operations. Also, the armed forces require personnel ranging from logistics to intelligence to special operations, cyber support, and weapons loaders. As well as Air Force operations, some air forces also operate missiles and spacecraft. Air defense forces are usually separate from a nation’s air force, principally in countries that modeled their military after the Soviet Union. Please share my article and website: https://www.mianairforce.com/ Also visit these Social media links	Yes
Required by the Federal Aviation Administration in order for pilot applicants to obtain Airman Medical Certification they must pass a flight physical. First, they must complete the medical application, which is the first section of Form 8500-8, the FAA Application for Airman Medical Certification, which includes items 1-20 of the medical certification application. The FAA Flight Physical is Part 2 of the application. After electronically submitting our application, you will need to schedule an examination with one of our Aviation Medical Examiners (AME). This needs to be done within 60 days of completing the first part of your application. During your visit, questions 21-64 (the AME exam portion) will be completed. A full body physical will be performed, which is regulated by the FAA. The results of your exam will grant you First-Class Airman, Second-Class Airman, or Third-Class Airman. For more information regarding FAA Flight Physicals, please visit www.faa.gov Please call our office: 413-562-5173 to schedule our appointment.	Yes
A number of environmental organizations in Texas have sued the US Federal Aviation Administration over the testing of the Starship rocket. They believe that the launch permit is obtained illegally and demand that it be revoked. Meanwhile, Elon Musk said that he was ready to re-launch in 6-8 weeks. Eco-activists have filed a lawsuit On Monday, May 1, the environmental organization Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The reason was the test flight of the SpaceX Starship spacecraft, which took place on April 20. It ended with the detonation of a rocket at an altitude of several tens of kilometers and a large amount of debris falling to the ground. Representatives of the Center for Biological Diversity insist that the FAA cannot fully assess the damage that Starship launches are causing to the environment. This statement was supported by a number of other organizations, such as the American Bird Conservation Organization, Rio Grande Valley and a number of others. They insist that the five-year permit issued by the FAA to SpaceX should be revoked. “It’s vital that we protect life on Earth even as we look to the stars in this modern era of spaceflight,” said Jared Margolis of the Center for Biological Diversity. The FAA declined to comment, noting that it did not comment on the ongoing lawsuit. The agency is monitoring the accident investigation and has temporarily banned Starship launches until SpaceX proves their safety to citizens. Elon Musk is ready for new Starship Launches Meanwhile, the owner of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said on Sunday that he was ready to re-launch Starship in 6-8 weeks. The rocket explosion did not cause any significant damage to citizens, since the launch pad is located 20 km from the nearest settlement. However, the debris damaged at least one private car in the published photos. At the same time, the company recognizes that the launch of Starship really has entailed a number of unpredictable consequences. In particular, a crater formed at the launch site, and the launch pad was seriously damaged. Pieces of steel and concrete, torn from it, rose high into the sky. The dust formed a plume that stretched for 6 km. Musk said that changes had been made to the affected structures that would prevent a repeat of this situation. Right now, work is underway at the cosmodrome to strengthen them. In addition, the rocket detonation system will be improved so that in case of an emergency situation it can be destroyed immediately, and not 40 seconds after the need arose. According to phys.org Follow us on Twitter to get the most interesting space news in time	Yes
Infostellar has partnered with leading ground systems manufacturers to simplify the StellarStation integration process for new users — partnered ground systems manufacturers include Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS) and Teledyne Paradise Datacom. As a result of these partnerships, StellarStation has been deemed compatible with several widely used ground station hardware options. Those ground station owners can connect their equipment to StellarStation’s sharing device, StarPass, without concern for incompatibility. This will allow them to connect to the StellarStation network. Once connected to the StellarStation network, ground station owners can sell their unused communication time to other users. This ground station sharing enables users to offset their own communication costs or recoup maintenance costs. - Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS) Full Ground Station Kits for VHF/UHF VHF/UHF Ground Station Transceiver - Teledyne Paradise Datacom Qubeflex satellite modem Infostellar looks to expand this partnership to more ground systems manufacturers to support a broad variety of satellite operation needs. StellarStation is a quick, flexible ground station aggregator for new space satellite services. After one-time setup, satellite operators can access any ground station across our global network. Ground station owners also have the option of sharing their unused capacity to other operators.	Yes
Malaysia's acting transport minister has said that reports that the missing Malaysian airplane flew for a number of hours are "inaccurate". Hishammuddin Hussein's comments come after the Wall Street Journal reported that US investigators suspect the aircraft flew for about four hours after reaching its last confirmed location. Speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumpar, Mr Hussein also said satellite images released are not plane debris in the South China Sea. Mr Hussein said that China had told Malaysia the satellite photos were released "by mistake and did not show any debris". Meanwhile, China has put pressure on Malaysia to improve its coordination over the search for the Boeing 777, which disappeared early on Saturday on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Of the 239 people on board, up to 154 were Chinese. Premier Li Keqiang demanded that the "relevant party" step up coordination, while China's civil aviation chief said he wanted a "smoother" flow of information from Malaysia. Malaysia authorities have come under heavy criticism for their handling of the disaster. Vietnamese and Malaysian planes scanned waters where a Chinese government agency website said a satellite had photographed three "suspicious floating objects" on Sunday. The location was close to where the plane, Flight MH370, lost contact with air traffic control. Aircraft repeatedly circled the area over the South China Sea but were unable to detect any objects, said a Reuters journalist, who was on board one of the planes. It was the latest in a series of false signals given to the multi-national team that has been searching 27,000 square nautical miles (93,000 square km), an area the size of Hungary, for the Boeing 777-200ER. Yesterday, Malaysia's air force chief said military radar had traced what could have been the jetliner to an area south of the Thai holiday island of Phuket, hundreds of miles to the west of its last known position. His statement followed a series of conflicting accounts of the flight path of the plane, which left authorities uncertain even which sea to search in for Flight MH370. The last definitive sighting on civilian radar screens came shortly before 1.30am on Saturday, less than an hour after the plane took off from Kuala Lumpur, as it flew northeast across the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand. What happened next remains a mystery and the differing accounts put out by various Malaysian officials have drawn criticism of their handling of the crisis. Malaysia Air Force chief Rodzali Daud told a news conference yesterday that an aircraft was plotted on military radar at 2.15 am, 320km northwest of Penang Island off Malaysia's west coast at the northern tip of the Strait of Malacca. But there has been no confirmation that the unidentified plane was Flight MH370, he said. Malaysia was sharing the data with international civilian and military authorities, including those from the United States. "We are corroborating this," he added. "We are still working with the experts." According to the data cited by the air force chief, if the radar had spotted the missing plane, the aircraft would have flown for 45 minutes and dropped only about 1,500 metres in altitude since its sighting on civilian radar in the Gulf of Thailand. There was no word on which direction it was then headed, but if this sighting was correct, the plane would have turned sharply west from its original course, travelling hundreds of miles over the Malay Peninsula from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea. This would put it about 320km northwest of Penang, in the northern part of the Strait of Malacca, roughly south of Phuket and east of the tip of Indonesia's Aceh province and India's Nicobar island chain. Indonesia and Thailand have said their militaries detected no sign of any unusual aircraft in their airspace. Malaysia has asked India for help in tracing the aircraft and New Delhi's coastguard planes have joined the search.	Yes
With the absorption of ANF-Mureaux in 1937 as a component of the SNCA du Nord (which also included Potez and retained the appellation for its products), Andre Brunet and his co-designers Lemaitre and Hubert continued the line of lightweight fighter development commenced with the ANF-Mureaux 190. In the autumn of 1938, work on a progressive development, the Potez 230, was begun. While possessing a number of features in common with the earlier fighter (eg, elliptical wings), the new aircraft was of more advanced design. Powered by a 670hp Hispano-Suiza 12Xcrs 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine and having a proposed armament of one engine-mounted 20mm cannon and four wing-mounted 7.5mm machine guns, the Potez 230 was flown on 30 March 1940. When German forces occupied Villacoublay, the sole prototype of the Potez 230 was seized and transported to Germany for examination of the wing torsion box, which, of integral construction, was the first of its type to have been flown. \|A three-view drawing (1280 x 954)\| \| Take-off weight\|\|1800 kg\|\|3968 lb\| \| Wingspan\|\|8.74 m\|\|29 ft 8 in\| \| Length\|\|7.57 m\|\|25 ft 10 in\| \| Height\|\|2.18 m\|\|7 ft 2 in\| \| Wing area\|\|10.97 m2\|\|118.08 sq ft\| \| Max. speed\|\|560 km/h\|\|348 mph\| \|paul scott, 08.09.2009\| Similar outlook to the other French fighter, the Dewoitine. Do you have any comments about this aircraft ?	Yes
Welcome to This Date in Aviation History, getting of you caught up on milestones, important historical events and people in aviation from October 6 through October 9. October 6, 1977 – The first flight of the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29. During the Vietnam War, the US Air Force discovered that using high speed fighter aircraft in the ground attack role left them vulnerable to attack from above. Air superiority became the watchword, as the US sought to hold control of the airspace over the battlefield in the same way they had late in WWII, and again during the Korean War. In the 1960s, the Air Force began its F-X program to develop a new air superiority fighter, a competition which brought about the superb McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, which was awarded a production contract in 1969 based on a technical proposal and took its maiden flight in July 1972. But the arms race being what it was, and still is, the Soviet Union had to respond to the threat posed by this new high-performance American fighter, and they began their own program in 1969 to produce a new frontline air superiority fighter to counter the Eagle. Dubbed Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel (PFI, or Advanced Frontline Fighter), the program called for an agile, long-range fighter with Mach 2+ speed and the ability to operate from rough or unimproved airstrips. But as development progressed, the Russians found themselves in a similar situation as the Americans, needing both a heavy air superiority fighter and a lighter multi-role fighter. Thus, the MiG-29 became roughly analogous to the General Dynamics F-16, while the larger and heavier Sukhoi Su-27 took on the role of the heavy fighter. The MiG-29 is powered by a pair of Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofans spaced far enough apart that the area between them produces additional lift. Air intake flaps are fitted that prevent the ingestion of foreign object debris during landing and takeoff from unpaved airstrips. The MiG-29 is armed with a single 30mm cannon in the wing root, and is also fitted with a laser rangefinder and infra-red search and track (IRST) system housed in an eyeball-like bubble forward of the cockpit. This system allows the pilot to track targets that emit infrared radiation while not giving off any energy of its own, making it difficult for the target aircraft to know they are being tracked. Numerous missiles, rockets, and bombs can also be fitted to its six underwing hard points. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet frontline forces in 1982 and was given the NATO designation Fulcrum. By the mid-1980s, the MiG-29 began appearing at international air shows, but the capabilities of the Fulcrum remained a mystery to the West until analysts and pilots were able to fly a number of them following the reunification of Germany in 1990. In 1997, the US bought Moldova’s stock of 21 MiG-29s to prevent their sale to Iran or other rogue states, and the purchase had the added benefit of providing an opportunity to train head to head against the Fulcrum. Western analysts found the Fulcrum to be a capable dogfighter, notable for its helmet-mounted sight that could target an air-to-air missile while the aircraft’s nose was pointed in another direction. But it also had a relatively short range and a somewhat primitive cockpit that limited the pilot’s situational awareness of the battle space. Like most Russian warplanes, the Fulcrum has been continuously updated throughout its service life and exists in a myriad of variants, including two-seat training variants, an export version, a carrier-capable variant, as well as a substantially modernized MiG-35 variant. Over 1,600 aircraft have been produced, and the MiG-29 continues to serve the air forces of 26 nations. October 7, 1934 – The first flight of the Tupolev ANT-40 / SB. Prior to the start of WWII, the design of bomber aircraft began to separate into two general trends. The first was large, heavy bombers capable of flying long distances with large bomb loads. These bombers packed a punch, but they weren’t particularly fast, and were vulnerable to interception by enemy fighters. The second was the development of medium-sized, twin-engine bombers that carried fewer bombs but used their higher speeds as protection from enemy fighters. In 1933, the Soviet Air Force ministry issued a requirement for a new high speed bomber designated Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik (SB) and work on the new aircraft began at the Tupolev design bureau at the Central Aerodynamic Institute (TsAGI). Beginning in the early 1930s, aircraft designers moved away from fabric-covered wooden frameworks to stressed skin aircraft, an arrangement where the aircraft’s metal skin helps to keep the aircraft’s box frame rigid. Tupolev’s prototype bomber, known as the ANT-40, was the first modern stressed skin aircraft produced by the Russians in large numbers, and was initially created two versions. The first, known as the ANT-40RT, was powered by a pair of Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines and was the first to fly. The second, known as the ANT-40IS, was powered by two Spanish-made Hispano-Suiza 12Y liquid cooled V-12 engines. The bomber had a crew of three and a top speed of 280 mph, could carry up to 2,200 pounds of bombs, and was armed with four defensive machine guns. The ANT-40IS served as the production prototype for the Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik, but the first SBs started rolling off the production line before the testing program had even completed. As a result, the assembly lines faced numerous difficulties because of constant modifications to the production process. Many pilots and maintenance personnel were upset with the early shortcomings of the SB and, when the Russian Commissar for Heavy Industry, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, came for an inspection, the crews covered their aircraft with placards complaining about the problems. Andrei Tupolev was summoned for an audience with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, where he told the Russian leader that most of the defects were trivial. Stalin replied, “There are no trivialities in aviation; everything is serious and any uncorrected triviality could lead to the loss of an aircraft and its crew.” As production of the SB continued, refinements and improvements slowly made their way into the fleet, and the SB first saw action with the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. There, the SB proved to be faster than contemporary fighters, and significantly faster than the older biplane fighters it faced. The SB also saw service in China, Mongolia, Finland, and some captured aircraft were flown against the Russians by the German Luftwaffe and Finnish Air Force. Despite its speed, the rapid pace of fighter development rendered the SB obsolete by 1941, and the remaining aircraft were used as transports and cargo aircraft. A total of 6,656 SBs were produced between 1936 and 1941, making it one of the most numerous aircraft of its day. October 7, 1932 – The first flight of the Stipa-Caproni. The decades of the 1920s-1930s are known as the Golden Age of Flight, an era marked by an explosion in the popularity of flying as well as rapid technological advancement. While many designers worked to refine more traditional aircraft, others took the opportunity to experiment with radical aircraft of entirely new design. Some of those innovative aircraft were developed into successful production designs, while others, though ultimately unsuccessful, paved the way for aircraft of the future. One of the more exotic ideas to come out of this period was the Stipa-Caproni, also known by the reverse name Caproni Stipa. Created by Italian engineer Luigi Stipa and built by manufacturer Caproni, the barrel-like fuselage was a tapered airfoil shape which created a venturi that compressed the air moved by the propeller and sped it up, putting into practice the principles of fluid dynamics first described by Daniel Bernoulli in 1738. Stipa called his invention an intubed propeller, and he rigorously calculated the shape of both the tube and the propeller, as well as the speed of the propeller, for optimal efficiency. The aircraft’s elliptical wing passed through the oversized fuselage behind the propeller, and the rudder and elevators were mounted directly behind the tubular fuselage to benefit from the passage of air through the fuselage. Two pilots sat in tandem high atop the aircraft. In 1932, Stipa convinced the Italian government to fund the construction of his unorthodox airplane. Test pilots found that the aircraft was extremely stable, almost to the point of being difficult to turn. And the fact that the entire aircraft helped generate lift meant that extremely slow landing speeds were possible. Despite promising test results, the Stipa-Caproni failed to outperform contemporary aircraft, and the project was canceled. However, Stipa’s work was quite influential and widely studied, and some consider his intubed propeller, which is essentially a ducted fan, as the precursor to the modern turbofan engine. October 9, 1999 – The final flight of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Before the advent of reliable reconnaissance satellites, it was up to aircraft to perform the often dangerous job of spying on the enemy. But postwar reconnaissance aircraft, often not the fastest aircraft available, were vulnerable to fighters, and a number of American spy planes were shot down as they probed the borders of the Soviet Union. The high-flying Lockheed U-2, which could reach altitudes beyond the reach of fighters, removed much of the danger, but it remained vulnerable to anti-aircraft missiles. In 1957, Lockheed began investigating an aircraft that could take over the job of spying on the Soviet Union from the vulnerable U-2. This task became more urgent in 1960 when a U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union while photographing nuclear missile sites. Lockheed’s goal was to create a plane that was untouchable by any fighter or missile in existence. In addition to making a plane that flew still higher and faster, Lockheed also experimented with technologies that reduced the aircraft’s radar signature and was the precursor to what we know as stealth technology today. The result of Lockheed’s work led to the single-seat Lockheed A-12, which first flew in 1962. The A-12 was followed by the SR-71 Blackbird, and though it was not as fast as the lighter A-12, its increased range and more advanced sensors made the Blackbird a more capable aircraft. The SR-71 also added a second crewmember to handle the reconnaissance work, allowing the pilot to concentrate on flying the plane. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous bleed afterburning turbojets, the Blackbird was capable of speeds up to Mach 3.3 at 80,000 feet. It could not be shot down by the surface-to-air missiles of the day, and it was faster than any contemporary Soviet fighter. The Blackbird took its maiden flight on December 22, 1964 and entered service in 1968. Blackbirds based in Okinawa were soon flying as many as two missions a week over enemy territory, most often North Vietnam and Laos. Flying from European bases, Blackbirds probed the edges of the Soviet Union and provided intelligence during US military operations in Libya. But along with the unsurpassed capabilities of the SR-71 came very high operating costs, and it became a political issue in an era of shrinking budgets and competition for funds. In 1989, the Blackbird was retired from service, even at a time of escalating tensions in the Middle East when it could have performed valuable reconnaissance in the upcoming Gulf War. When the US government realized that it still had a need for the high-flying spy plane, the SR-71 was updated with real-time data transmission capabilities and reactivated in 1993, despite stiff opposition from the US Air Force who said they didn’t have the funds to operate it. The Air Force also claimed that the Blackbird competed for funds with unmanned reconnaissance projects currently under development. After another political battle over funding the aircraft, the SR-71 was permanently retired in 1998, and the last two airworthy Blackbirds were transferred to NASA for research. The book on the Blackbird was finally closed on October 9, 1999 when the last flying aircraft, an SR-71A (61-7980/NASA 844), landed at Edwards AFB in California and was placed in storage with the other NASA Blackbird. As of its official retirement, the Blackbird had logged 53,490 flight hours with only one pilot lost to an accident. None were lost to enemy fire. All remaining aircraft (as far we know) are now housed at aviation museums around the country. October 6, 1983 – The first flight of the Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The OH-58 Kiowa, a development of the Bell Model 206 JetRanger, entered service in 1969 in response to an Army requirement for a light observation helicopter (LOH). The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior variant was a product of the Advanced Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP) which included improved radar for nap-of-the-earth flight, a quieter four-bladed rotor, and a mast-mounted sight (MMS) for locating targets from behind the cover of terrain. The OH-58D is fitted with pylons that can hold two Hellfire missiles, seven rockets, two air-to-air Stinger missiles or one fixed .50 caliber machine gun. October 6, 1954 – The first flight of the Fairey Delta 2, a British research aircraft that was developed to explore the regimes of transonic and supersonic flight. The Fairey Delta 2 was powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon 200 axial flow jet engine and was the first aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph, a world speed record that it held for more than a year before being surpassed by the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo. The Delta 2 was also the first British aircraft to have all of its flight surfaces hydraulically controlled. Two prototypes were built, and one was significantly modified to become the BAC 221 which was used for high-speed delta wing testing in the development of the Concorde supersonic transport. October 6, 1939 – The first flight of the Curtiss SO3C Seamew, a monoplane seaplane designed for the US Navy to replace the SOC Seagull. Per the US Navy requirement, the Seamew could be equipped with either a float or landing gear. To address stability problems, the wingtips were curved upward, and the vertical stabilizer extended across the observer’s cockpit. Due to unresolved problems with the Ranger V-770 inline V-12 engine, the Seamew was withdrawn from frontline units in 1944 in favor of the older biplanes it was meant to replace. Nearly 800 were built, and it was retired in 1945. October 7, 1995 – The first flight of the Mitsubishi F-2, a fighter built in cooperation between Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Based on the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon, the F-2 features a larger wing made of composite materials, larger tail plane, larger nose housing a more a powerful radar, a larger air intake and a three-piece canopy. Under the terms of the partnership, advances made in the F-2 were transferred back to Lockheed Martin for use in future US fighters. Produced from 1995-2011, 94 aircraft have been built and serve with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. October 7, 1963 – The first flight of the Learjet 23, the world’s first light business jet. A true pioneer in the world of business jet (bizjet) aviation, the LearJet 23 originated in Switzerland where it was conceived by William Lear and designed by Hans-Luzius Studer, who had worked previously on the FFA P-16 fighter for Switzerland. The six-passenger bizjet became an instant success, and production was moved to the US where 105 aircraft were produced from 1962-1966. The LearJet has been continuously upgraded and enlarged since, and newer variants remain in production. October 9, 2009 – The Centaur module of NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashes on the Moon. In an effort to determine whether or not the polar regions of the Moon contain subsurface frozen water, NASA launched LCROSS along wth the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on June 8, 2009 atop an Atlas V rocket. LCROSS consisted of a Shepherding Spacecraft that was attached to the spent Centaur upper stage of the Atlas rocket. Once over the southern pole of the moon, the rocket stage was launched into a shaded crater and followed down to the surface by the Shepherding Spacecraft with its sensors. The Atlas stage impacted the crater at approximately 5,600 mph and, while the debris plume was not as large as scientists hoped for, the trailing spacecraft was still able to confirm the presence of water on the Moon. October 9, 1987 – The first flight of the AgustaWestland AW101, a joint venture of the Italian company Augusta and the British company Westland to produce a medium-lift naval helicopter. Known by Britain, Denmark, Norway and Portugal as the Merlin, the AW101 is powered by three Rolls-Royce Turbomeca turboshaft engines and entered service in 1999 in the transport, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and ship-based utility roles. It now serves with both military and civilian operators of 11 nations. In 1999, the US Navy and Marine Corps initiated the VXX program to find a replacement for the Sikorsky VH-3 Sea King used to transport the US president, and the AW101, designated the Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel, was considered in the competition before being canceled in 2009 after significant cost overruns. If you enjoy these Aviation History posts, please let me know in the comments. And if you missed any of the past articles, you can find them all at Planelopnik History. You can also find more stories about aviation, aviators and airplane oddities at Wingspan.	Yes
The strongest solar radiation storm since 2005 is still in progress, and Americans in northern states can expect to see the effects on Tuesday night. The solar eruption occurred at about 11 p.m. Sunday and has hit the Earth with three different effects at three different times. The radiation first arrived an hour after the flare, and is set to continue through Wednesday. The radiation risk could case satellite disruption and electrical grid outages, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado. Passengers on flights traveling at a high altitude are at a higher than normal radiation risk. The first effect from the flare is electromagnetic radiation, followed by radiation in the form of protons. The actual plasma from the sun, called the coronal mass ejection, hit at around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The CME is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) levels, with a possibility of G3 (Strong) storms. NASA’s flight surgeons and solar experts have determined that the six astronauts currently on the International Space Station are not at risk. The plasma is what causes most of the power outages on Earth, and pulls the Northern Lights further south. On Monday night residents in Scotland, northern England, Canada and northern parts of Ireland were treated to aurora borealis. Parts of New England, upstate New York, northern Michigan, Montana and the Pacific Northwest could also see the rare light show on Tuesday evening. With Associated Press	Yes
The importance of vibration testing in qualifying and accepting spaceflight hardware cannot be overstated, but the testing also introduces significant programmatic risk. Join us for the next Virtual PM Challenge on May 1, 2019. Joe Gasbarre, NASA Science Mission Directorate Chief Engineer, discusses the engineering side of science missions. Seven selected for Project Mercury went on to blaze bold paths in space exploration. Reflecting and learning from an accident can be an emotionally painful process, but also extremely important to improving safety in the future. The failure of a high pressure industrial water valve actuator assembly at a NASA test stand underscored the need for disciplined configuration control practices to ensure facility systems are built and maintained to the specified design. Crucial, complex safety system will rocket astronauts to safety at the first sign of danger.	Yes
Rockfish Games today released the critically-acclaimed Encounters expansion for Everspace on Xbox One and the Microsoft Store for $ 9.99 USD. The major expansion adds over 10 hours of extra gameplay to the base game. Everspace Encounters provides access to a new fighter class ship called the Colonial Sentinel along with new enemies, story characters, and all-new factory space stations. The Colonial Sentinel is armed to the metaphorical teeth with an array of sophisticated electronic warfare weaponry, like an EMP Generator to disable any electronic systems within a certain area, a powerful Lightning Gun dealing damage to several targets at close range as well as a Seeker Missile Battery for launching a fiery barrage at multiple foes all at once. Add to that a Plasma Thrower which propels white-hot death as a spurt of plasma onto enemy craft and the Neutron Cannon which devastates enemies with increasing area damage and bigger projectiles the longer it is charged. The introduction of all-new factory space stations in the Encounters expansion also offers up the ability for pilots to refine and convert resources, upgrade ship capabilities or carry out minor repair jobs from damage sustained in combat. Furthermore, players can now encounter new types of enemies and new story characters, who will offer individual questlines thanks to the roguelike game loop. All pilots will run into them sooner or later, without having to finish the main story first. Those who have already beat the game now have a whole new incentive to get back into the game as they explore new possibilities and unveil further secrets in the galaxy. Daring space pilots can even venture to the Okkar Homeworld to face yet another challenge and collect special rewards. "We know that are our fans on Xbox have been waiting for this release for a long time, which is why we're thrilled to launch Encounters on Xbox One, today. Of course, we are still supporting Play Anywhere, so Everspace pilots can delve into even more fast-paced space action and content to explore, as well as new deep space encounters to experience on both platforms without paying twice," says Michael Schade, CEO of Rockfish Games. To celebrate the expansion's release, Rockfish Games has released a brand new gameplay trailer, which you can check out below.	Yes
Flight instructors are usually the only teachers who will teach you while you’re both in mid-air. They teach you how to fly safely or help you learn the ropes of aircraft control, but it’s important to note that there’s still more to know about the profession and the men behind it. Here are some qualities you can expect from an expert flight instructor: They Have The Eye of Experience Every flight instructor is a licensed commercial pilot. From the right control buttons to smooth landing movements, their skills and knowledge were honed by hard work and personal experiences. A mentor’s shared personal experience is priceless — it gives you excitement, first-hand information, and an insider’s insight from the aviation industry. They Bring Out Your Best Aside from the do’s and don’ts in flying, flight instructors also impart to aspiring pilots the right attitude towards managing risks and valuing responsibilities. That said, trust your flight instructors and allow them to help you become the efficient and reliable pilot you desire to be. They Break the Clamor of Doubts and Confusion Flight instructors exist not to intimidate you with their achievements; they shed light on your curious mind. It is never wrong to ask questions and express how you want to know more things about aviation. Plus, they do great as motivators who’ll help you throw away your self-doubts and boost your confidence. They are an Inspiration in Your Aviation Career Your educators will always be a part of your journey. Whatever knowledge they’ve instilled will remain, and you will progress on a profession that started from passion. When lectures, guidance, and hands-on trainings enable you to fly an aircraft on your own, your flight instructor will have finally set influence in your entire career in the aviation industry. In flying, it’s essential to have a companion who’s always got your back. At WCC Aviation, the finest flight instructors are training the best future pilots. Get your lessons started and visit their website for more details. The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. While WCC Aviation Company endeavors to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to information published in this website. Click here to read the Privacy Statement in full	Yes
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) opens a new era in space borne radar remote sensing. The first bistatic SAR mission, is formed by adding a second, almost identical spacecraft, to TerraSAR-X and flying the two satellites in a closely controlled formation with typical distances between 250 and 500 m. Primary mission objective is the generation of a consistent global digital elevation model with an unprecedented accuracy according to the HRTI-3 specifications. Beyond that, TanDEM-X provides a highly reconfigurable platform for the demonstration of new SAR techniques and applications. The mission has been approved for full implementation by the German Space Agency and TanDEM-X is launched on June 21, 2010. The TDX satellite is as much as possible a re-build of TSX with only minor modifications like an additional cold gas propulsion system for constellation fine tuning and an additional S-band receiver to enable a reception of status and GPS position information broadcast by TSX. This guarantees a low development risk and it offers the possibility for a flexible share of operational functions for both the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X missions among the two satellites. The TDX satellite is designed for a nominal lifetime of 5 years and has a nominal overlap with TSX of 3 years. TSX holds consumables and resources for up to seven years of operation, allowing for a potential prolongation of the overlap and the TanDEM-X mission duration. The scientific use of the data can be divided into 3 areas: new quality Digital Elevation Models (e.g. for hydrology), along-track interferometry (e.g. measurement of ocean currents) and new bi-static applications (e.g. polarimetric SAR interferometry). The potential for commercial applications arises from the increase in the efficiency of the TerraSAR-X data production chain, high quality and efficient cartographic capability, as well as implementation of experimental modes and services. TanDEM-X represents the first step for a constellation of radar satellites and will ensure the German leading position for X-Band SAR technology. The user community has access to a broad spectrum of scientific, commercial and security applications. TanDEM-X is being realized in the framework of a public-private partnership between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and EADS Astrium GmbH. As for TerraSAR-X EADS Astrium is contributing to the cost of development, construction and deployment of the spacecraft. The scientific use of the TerraSAR-X data is in the responsibility of DLR, as is the mission planning and operation of the satellite, while Infoterra GmbH, a subsidiary of Astrium is responsible for the commercial exploitation of the satellite data. Four DLR Institutes are charge of developing the TanDEM-X ground segment: Microwaves and Radar Institute - HR (Lead), German Remote Sensing Data Center - DFD, Remote Sensing technology Institute - IMF, and German Space Operation Center - GSOC. Back to the TanDEM-X Science Home	Yes
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The Bruce Murray Space Image Library Click to view full image NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Gerard Smit This image is in the public domain. Original image data dated on or about May 17, 2017 Explore related images: Bruce Murray Space Image Library, amateur image processing, Bernard Oliver head shot Mastcam-Z camera units Fifteen Curiosity drill holes on Mars The business end of IXV's Vega rocket Hazcam views of Spirit's wheels, sols 2079 and 2088 Image of Earth from Chandrayaan-1 Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration. Support the Bruce Murray Space Image Library and help us share the wonders of other worlds.	Yes
Flight system simulators Simulators that simulate reliable situation of UAV FLYEYE and WARMATE's behaviour in airspace dynamics. See our flight systems simulators Simulators that simulate reliable situation of UAV FLYEYE and WARMATE’s behaviour in airspace dynamics. UAV FLYEYE Flight training simulator It allows for crew training in UAV control in the following scope: mission planning, setting and control of system parameters, executing mission with simulator. WARMATE Training system WARMATE simulator enables to carry out complex and effective training in the fields of: Surveillance, detection, recognition and identification of the objects of interest, Detection and strike against the enemy	Yes
The imagination of flying was restricted to the avifauna and the hereafter. An oriental concept of flying was for example presented by Pier Paolo Pasolini in an episode of his trilogy of myths using a flying horse. Though such couldn’t induce any practical conclusions in the occident. Still in 1880, the gifted Alphonse Pénaud was mocked and his problem solving of the aviation thrust through the invention of the rubber engine misunderstood. It was the media coverage of Otto Lilienthal’s flight experiments through scientific photo documents that first made the concept of overcoming gravity comprehensible to a broader public. Lilienthal’s success isn’t conceivable without the photographical pioneer Ottomar Anschuetz. Flying without means of imagination is unthinkable. Flying is nothing but a repeatable realization of flight relativity. Flying is an intellectual overcoming of gravity. estación experimental de dinámica de fluidos barcelona 41°24’31 N 2°11’59 E investigación de la gravedad aero	Yes
In 1932, the German military began funding von Braun's work, and after heading a team of 80 engineers building rockets in Kummersdorf, he took over a new, custom-designed facility at Peenemunde in the Baltic, the remoteness of which allowed long-range rocket testing. By 1943, von Braun's team had successfully developed several rockets—the A-2, A-3, and A-4, the last capable of reaching Britain. Von Braun made no secret of his interest in sending rockets to explore space rather than using them as weapons, leading the German Schutstaffel (SS) and Gestapo to arrest him for frivolous indulgence. In 1943, as an Allied victory seemed increasingly likely, Adolf Hitler ordered von Braun's group to develop the A-4 as a "weapon of vengeance" to shower explosives on London. Von Braun's colleagues argued that, without him, they could not accomplish this task, so he was freed. The first operational V-2 ("Vengeance") rocket was launched in September 1944. In early 1945, fearing for his group members' personal safety and the program's future, von Braun stole a train, forged travel documents, and led his production team to surrender to U.S. military representatives in western Germany. The Americans seized V-2s, spare parts, and scientific documents from the Peenemunde and Nordhausen facilities and gave von Braun and 126 of his scientists visas for the United States. The group initially settled at Fort Bliss, Texas, but transferred to Huntsville, Alabama, in 1950, where they shared their knowledge with American scientists and laid the foundations of the U.S. rocketry and space-exploration programs. Von Braun's well-publicized suggestions that the United States build a space station and launch manned missions to the moon contributed to the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958, Skylab, and the Apollo space program during the 1960s. Von Braun retired in 1972, and he died at Alexandria, Virginia, on 16 June 1977. Bergaust, Erik. Wernher von Braun: The Authoritative and Definitive Biographical Profile of the Father of Modern Space Flight. Washington, DC: National Space Institute, 1976.; Neufeld, Michael J. The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996.; Piszkiewicz, Dennis. The Nazi Rocketeers: Dreams of Space and Crimes of War. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995.; Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998.; Rival, Michel. Les apprentis sorciers: Haber, von Braun, Teller. Paris: Seuil, 1996.; Stuhlinger, Frederick I. Ordway, III. Wernher von Braun, Crusader for Space: A Biographical Memoir. Malabar, FL: Krieger, 1994.	Yes
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Argentina’s new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 757, was spotted with its new livery at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) in Texas, the United States. The aircraft, a Boeing 757 registered as ARG-01, was seen arriving at DAL from Salina Regional Airport (SLN), a regional airport in Kansas where, according to planespotters.net data, it was stored between March 31 and May 17, 2023. According to ch-aviation.com data, the Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 757 was initially delivered to Iberia in April 2000 and was used by the airline until 2005. Between 2005 and 2022, Fun Air, a manufacturer of inflatable water toys for superyachts, owned the aircraft, which was registered as N757AG. The company now owns a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 737, registered as N737AG. C&L Aerospace helped the government of Argentina to acquire the VIP-configured Boeing 757 in exchange for the country’s older presidential 757. According to a statement issued by the company on April 13, 2023, it completed the sale of the new aircraft to “the Secretary General of the Presidency of Argentina for the purpose of presidential travel” by taking the existing presidential Boeing 757 “as a trade”. According to C&L Aerospace, the new aircraft can seat up to 39 passengers, and features a bedroom and two other rooms. “We were happy to assist one of our principal customers in acquiring this critical asset for their government,” said Martin Cooper, the Senior Vice President of Sales at C&L Aerospace. “The nature of our business and the emphasis we put on the relationships we have with our customers lends itself well to helping solve their complex problems and support needs.” The previous presidential 757, registered as T-01, was delivered new to Fuerza Aérea Argentina (the Argentine Air Force) with a pair of Rolls-Royce RB211 engines in July 1992. C&L Aerospace is now selling the “low-time” 757 in an as-is condition.	Yes
Algerian Yak-130 pilots go solo Written by defenceWeb, Monday, 12 September 2011 Algerian pilots performed their first solo flights on the Yak-130 at Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s airfield on the first of this month. They first underwent a three month course covering flight theory and practical training, according to Irkut. Algerian pilots along with the Irkut’s flight crew made more than 100 flights on the Yak-130 before going solo. In addition to pilots, a large number of Algerian engineers and technicians are attending the Yak-130 training course provided by Irkut. In 2006 Irkut Corporation signed a contract for 16 Yak-130s for the Algerian Air Force. According to the ITAR-TASS news agency, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant will start delivering Algeria’s aircraft before the end of the year. “About 30 fighters have already been assembled and are at the final stage of readiness,” said Irkut Aircraft Corporation President Alexei Fyodorov. Algeria bought the Yak-130s as part of an arms package worth US$7.5 billion during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Algeria in March 2006. The deal included the purchase of 28 Sukhoi Su-30MKA and 34 MiG-29 multirole fighters (28 single-seat MiG-29SMTs and six two-seat MiG-29UBTs) as well as eight batteries of S-300PMU-2 air-defence missile systems and 24 Almaz-Antei 2S6M Tunguska 30 mm/SA-19 self-propelled air-defence systems. Deliveries of the MiG-29s was suspended and the 15 aircraft that had arrived returned to Russia following quality problems, but the Su-30s were accepted without issue. The Yak-130 was designed to provide basic and advanced pilot training for Russian and foreign-made combat aircraft, including 4th+ and 5th generation fighters. The aircraft is fitted with an advanced glass cockpit and can carry 3 000 kg of weaponry. The Yak-130 was chosen as the main aircraft for basic and advanced training of Russian Air Force pilots. Deliveries to the Russian Air Force, which expects to order an initial 72 aircraft, began in February last year. Libya was the second export customer for the Yak-130 and ordered six. However, following the civil war there, deliveries have been frozen. “We do not know what will happen to it,” Fyodorov said about the Libyan contract. “But in any case, the planes that have been made for this country will be reoriented for another customer, first of all – for the Russian Air Force.” Irkut estimates the market capacity for the Yak-130 is 250 aircraft between now and 2015. Top stories this week - US hands over six Hueys to Kenya – two more on the way - More Gambian political prisoners released - New wide area surveillance system in Kruger is another poaching deterrent - CSIR partnering with US-based company to produce long endurance UAV - Former SADF veterans look to be left out of defence industry charter - UAE unveils N35 vehicles - Denel improving Inkunzi - Denel partners with specialist geospatial intelligence operation - Algerian Umkhonto production almost complete - New boss for AFB Overberg - New clients, new products tested at the Denel Overberg Test Range - Denel promoting T5-52 in Pakistan - Feature: SA Air Force facing tough times - LMT delivering LM5 armoured vehicle to African countries - New VVIP aircraft still on the table – Mapisa-Nqakula Saab Grintek Defence wins South African Exporter Award 2016 by Saab, 9 December 2016 The SA Premier Business Awards is organised by the DTI, in partnership with Proudly South Africa and Brand South Africa. Denel partnership with European manufacturer producing results by Denel Corporate, 9 December 2016 Denel PMP and Nordic company NAMMO will produce niche products that meet the specialised needs of the SANDF. Denel joins forces with global leaders to market geospatial products by Denel Corporate, 6 December 2016 Denel Integrated Systems and Maritime will team up with Hexagon Geospatial and Geo Data Design to market geospatial products.	Yes
Review: Footprints in the Dust by Jeff Foust Monday, September 20, 2010 Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975 by Colin Burgess (ed.) Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2010 hardcover, 520 pp., illus. “Considering one irrefutable fact—that there have been literally dozens of books written about the Apollo program—it took a mighty effort to come up with new angles and fresh material in approaching this well-known and certainly well-chronicled human endeavor,” Colin Burgess writes at the beginning of Footprints in the Dust. He is certainly right about the volume of works about the Apollo program: there is no shortage of general histories of the program, and over time most of the key players have been profiled in biographies or written their own memoirs. This has resulted in an increasing specialization of books about the era, including recent ones about the television cameras used on the Apollo missions (see “Review: Live TV From the Moon”, The Space Review, June 21, 2010) and the role of a little-known Australian tracking station (see “Review: Carnarvon and Apollo”, The Space Review, July 19, 2010). So what are the “new angles and fresh material” that Burgess provides in Footprints in the Dust? The book is a collection of essays by what Burgess describes as “a cadre of spaceflight enthusiasts” that traces the history of human spaceflight from Apollo 11 through the end of Apollo, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) in 1975. (Despite the subtitle, the book covers both the Apollo program and Soviet efforts during the same period.) Each mission from Apollo 11 through 17 gets its own chapter; Skylab is condensed into a single chapter, as is ASTP, while several essays examine the Soviet programs, including their failed lunar mission efforts, early Salyut space stations, and the Soyuz 11 accident. \|The book is a collection of essays by what Burgess describes as “a cadre of spaceflight enthusiasts” that traces the history of human spaceflight from Apollo 11 through the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.\| The result is, in many cases, a rather conventional history of Apollo. The essays on most of the Apollo missions, particularly 12 and 14 through 17, are all fairly standard histories, with background about the astronauts and an account of the key events of the mission. The book wisely departs from this formula for the two best-known Apollo missions: Stephen Cass examines Apollo 13 from the vantage point of the flight controllers who worked to bring the wounded spacecraft home safely, while Rick Houston dispenses with a general review of Apollo 11 altogether, focusing more on how various people watched and remembered the mission, from a young boy who would later become an astronaut (Tom Jones) to a Vietnam POW who only indirectly found out about the landing weeks later. Similarly, the essay about ASTP is as much author Geoffrey Bowman’s tale of his journey from the UK to Florida to see the launch as it is about the mission itself. Beyond that, there isn’t much in the way of new material in the book, although the essays about the Soviet program of that era are likely to be more enlightening than the Apollo essays simply because the typical reader is probably less familiar with the details about Soviet missions. That doesn’t mean that Footprints in the Dust is a bad book: it is, in fact, a good, general history of human spaceflight of that era. However, for those with more than a passing familiarity with those missions, the book won’t add much in the way of new insights about those missions or their broader historical context. It’s proof of Burgess’s statement in the introduction of just how well-chronicled this era in spaceflight truly is. Jeff Foust ([email protected]) is the editor and publisher of The Space Review. He also operates the Spacetoday.net web site and the Space Politics and NewSpace Journal (formerly Personal Spaceflight) weblogs. Views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone, and do not represent the official positions of any organization or company, including the Futron Corporation, the author’s employer.	Yes
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A handful of good internal grinding pictures I identified: Netherlands-4690 – View from the top Image by archer10 (Dennis) (72M Views) PLEASE, NO invitations or self promotions, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My pictures are Free to use, just give me credit and it would be good if you let me know, thanks. View from the Euromast Tower. Take the rotating elevator to the 185 higher prime of the Euromast. On a clear day you can see up to a distance of 30 km (18.64 mi). Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, constructed among 1958 and 1960. It was constructed for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument because 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of 9 m (30 ft) and a wall thickness of 30 cm (12 in). For stability it is built on a concrete block of 1,900,000 kg (four,200,000 lb) so that the center of gravity is under ground. It has a observation platform 96 m (315 ft) above-ground and a restaurant. Initially 101 m (331 ft) in height it was the tallest creating in Rotterdam. It lost this position for a whilst, but regained it when the Space Tower was added to the top of the creating in 1970, providing an additional 85 m (279 ft). Euromast is a member of the Globe Federation of Excellent Towers. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC, with Northrop P-61C Black Widow in the background Image by Chris Devers Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum \| Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC: Hawker Chief Designer Sydney Camm’s Hurricane ranks with the most important aircraft designs in military aviation history. Created in the late 1930s, when monoplanes have been regarded as unstable and too radical to be profitable, the Hurricane was the initial British monoplane fighter and the 1st British fighter to exceed 483 kilometers (300 miles) per hour in level flight. Hurricane pilots fought the Luftwaffe and helped win the Battle of Britain in the summer season of 1940. This Mark IIC was built at the Langley factory, near what is now Heathrow Airport, early in 1944. It served as a training aircraft during the World War II in the Royal Air Force’s 41 OTU. Donated by the Royal Air Force Museum Hawker Aircraft Ltd. Nation of Origin: Wingspan: 12.2 m (40 ft) Length: 9.8 m (32 ft three in) Height: four m (13 ft) Weight, empty: 2,624 kg (5,785 lb) Weight, gross: three,951 kg (eight,710 lb) Best speed:538 km/h (334 mph) Engine:Rolls-Royce Merlin XX, liquid-cooled in-line V, 1,300 hp Armament:four 20 mm Hispano cannons Ordnance:two 250-lb or two 500-lb bombs or eight 3-in rockets Fuselage: Steel tube with aircraft spruce types and fabric, aluminum cowling Wings: Stressed Skin Aluminum Horizontal Stablizer: Stress Skin aluminum Rudder: fabric covered aluminum Handle Surfaces: fabric covered aluminum Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC single seat, low wing monoplane ground attack fighter enclosed cockpit steel tube fuselage with aircraft spruce types and fabric, aluminum cowling, stressed skin aluminum wings and horizontal stablizer, fabric covered aluminum rudder and control surfaces grey green camoflage top surface paint scheme with dove grey underside red and blue national roundel on upper wing surface and red, white, and blue roundel decrease wing surface red, white, blue, and yellow roundel fuselage sides red, white and blue tail flash Rolls-Royce Merlin XX, liquid cooled V-12, 1,280 horsepower engine Armament, four: 20mm Hispano cannons. • • • • • Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum \| Northrop P-61C Black Widow: The P-61 Black Widow was the 1st U.S. aircraft developed to find and destroy enemy aircraft at evening and in poor climate, a feat produced attainable by the use of on-board radar. The prototype 1st flew in 1942. P-61 combat operations started just soon after D-Day, June six, 1944, when Black Widows flew deep into German airspace, bombing and strafing trains and road visitors. Operations in the Pacific started at about the exact same time. By the finish of World War II, Black Widows had observed combat in every single theater and had destroyed 127 enemy aircraft and 18 German V-1 buzz bombs. The Museum’s Black Widow, a P-61C-1-NO, was delivered to the Army Air Forces in July 1945. It participated in cold-climate tests, higher-altitude drop tests, and in the National Thunderstorm Project, for which the prime turret was removed to make room for thunderstorm monitoring gear. Transferred from the United States Air Force. Northrop Aircraft Inc. Nation of Origin: United States of America All round: 450 x 1500cm, 10637kg, 2000cm (14ft 9 three/16in. x 49ft two 9/16in., 23450.3lb., 65ft 7 three/8in.)	Yes
Fri, Jul 26, 2013 AD NUMBER: 2013-14-11 PRODUCT: All Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440), CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes. SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2013-14-11 ACTION: Final Rule, Request for Comments SUMMARY: This AD requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) by incorporating an emergency procedure for uncommanded yaw motion. This AD was prompted by reports of airplanes experiencing uncommanded rudder movements while in flight. The FAA is issuing this AD to advise the flightcrew of procedures to address a possible failure of the voltage regulator inside the yaw damper actuator that could lead to uncommanded yaw movement and consequent loss of the ability to control the airplane. DATES: This AD becomes effective August 9, 2013. Comments on this AD are due by September 9, 2013. Klyde Battles The Grammar Psychos!!! FMI: www.klydemorris.com>[...] Also: Rare O-46 Rebuild, Valor Unveiled, OK's Anti-Fly-In Airport, FAA Screw-Ups, The first Enstrom Model 480B-G has been delivered to Rick Boswell of New Hampshire with the Garmin>[...] Altostratus This middle cloud genus is composed of water droplets, and sometimes ice crystals, In the mid-latitudes, cloud bases are generally found between 15,000 and 20,000 feet.>[...] "I am extremely saddened by the loss of my friend. Peter devoted the last 23 years of his life to this wonderful mission. His faith, dedication, and hard work were something to emu>[...] Superior Air Parts Announces That Sport Performance Aviation Has Selected The XP-320 Engine For The SPA Panther Sport Aircraft Scott Hayes, V.P. Sales and Marketing for Superior Ai>[...]	Yes
As a member of a VA, i fly many legs a day. Would be a nice option to have a flight time clock that can be reset after each leg. Totally agree. I also often do multiple sectors, and this would be so helpful! At the minute I have to use the stopwatch on my phone. Would be nice if we had to actually start and stop the clock too. You can see the flight time in the replay or change on e of the things in the status bar Not if it is per leg. It only logs total flight time There already one it’s called ETE to next Same. Basically would be a somewhat easy item to add Do you mean you do legs all in one flights? If so you can change the status bar to flight time and note it every time you land at a airport No not the same ETE TO NEXT is the estimated time elapsed until your next waypoint on your flight plan. This is requested a timer to log how long you have been flying per leg. It does not reset. So like today i am flying a a five leg flight. The flight time clock can not be reset unless i end each flight Everytime you land, note the flight time. Then minus then minus the time from your previous landing and then you have your flight time Or as every IRL aircraft has a flight clock for this reason. That’s inefficient and a hassle for large flights where you’re doing over 5 legs in a row. Having it implemented in game would be a lot better and simpler for the hoppers out there. Exactly thank you	Yes
New crew boards International Space Station (Roundup) Oct 10, 2010, 10:44 GMT Moscow/Washington - Two Russian cosmonauts and one US astronaut arrived early Sunday at the orbiting International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft, bringing the ISS back up to its targeted crew strength of six. The US space agency NASA said the docking was complete by 0309 GMT Sunday, when the hatch doors opened three hours after the craft arrived. The capsule blasted off Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russians Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripotschka and American Scott Kelly are due to spend five months conducting more than 40 experiments in the space station. A number of spacewalks are also planned. They join the ISS crew of commander Doug Wheelock and fellow- American Shannon Walker, along with Russian cosmonaut Fjodor Yurtchichin. Moscow media reports said the three were especially pleased by the delivery of fresh fruit which the new arrivals brought with them, along with letters from friends and relatives. The Soyuz capsule flew for the first time with digital navigation technology. Soyuz will take over all astronaut transport in 2011, when the US retires its shuttle programme. The digital equipment replaces a nearly 30-year-old computer system on the Soyuz, at the same time making the capsule 70 kilograms lighter, weight which can now be taken up by more cargo. In Baikonur meanwhile, the Russian space holding company Energia assured that the next Soyuz launch would take place on schedule in December despite a glitch last week when the Soyuz capsule was damaged while being brought to the launching pad. 'It will take off in December,' Energia boss Vitali Lopota said. Read more about Russia Space Read more about US	Yes
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\|Stampe & Renard SR.7B Monitor IV OO-SRZ at Coventry Airport, England in July 1956\| \|Manufacturer\|\|Societe Anonye des Usines Farman\| Stampe et Renard \|First flight\|\|11 July 1952\| Farman had earlier produced the Stampe SV.4 under licence, and with the co-operation of Stampe designed a two-seat training monoplane using SV-4 components designated the Farman F.500. The prototype, named the Monitor I, first flew on 11 July 1952, it was a cantilever low-wing monoplane of mixed construction and conventional tail unit. It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and room for two crew in tandem under a continuous canopy and was powered by a 140 hp (100 kW) Renault 4Pei engine. The production version designated the Monitor II was placed into production and first flew on 5 August 1955, it had all-metal wings and a Salmson-Argus engine. Production also took place in Belgium with Stampe et Renard under the designation SR.7B Monitor IV. - F.500 Monitor I - Prototype with a 100 kW (140 hp) Renault 4Pei or Renault 4Po-05 engine, of wooden construction, one built, first flown on 11 July 1952. - F.510 Monitor II - French production aircraft with a 190 kW (260 hp) Salmson 8As-04 engine, metal construction, one built, first flown on 5 August 1955. - F.520 Monitor III - Prototype Monitor I re-engined with a 130 kW (170 hp) Régnier 4L-02 engine, first flown on 15 June 1953. - F.521 Monitor III - with a 130 kW (170 hp) Régnier 4L-22 engine, one built. - SR.7B Monitor IV - Belgian production aircraft. Specifications (Monitor II) Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759 - Crew: Two - Length: 7.28 m (23 ft 10½ in) - Wingspan: 9.44 m (30 ft 11½ in) - Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 2½ in) - Wing area: 14 m2 (150.70 ft2) - Gross weight: 802 kg (1768 lb) - Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 8As-04 8-cylinder inverted Vee piston engine, 164 kW (220 hp) - Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph) - Endurance: 3 hours 0 min Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759 - Liron, J.L. (1984). Les avions Farman. Paris: Éditions Larivère. pp. 230–1. \|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stampe & Renard SR-7B.\|	Yes
Hubble Space Telescope NASAs Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most amazing scientific instruments that captures pictures of our universe the human eye would never see. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given us the most spectacular look at the universe. The Hubble telescope has captured many events including a colliding galaxy called "Tadpole." Another picture is a stunning collision between two spiral galaxies called "The Mice." NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been around since 1990 and is one of the most amazing pieces of scientific equipment in orbit. Here's a look at how Hubble Space Telescope works. Hubble isn't on NASA's balcony. It's actually "flown" like a spacecraft. Think of a robot or computer in space that only responds to specific instructions from people on the ground. Hubble has communications antennae so astronomers and technicians can tell the telescope what to do and when to do it. Four antennae send and receive info between the telescope and the Flight Operations Team at the Space Telescope Science Institute. In order for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to work, it needs electricity. There isn't an extension cord long enough to reach the ground from space, so Hubble runs on sunlight. This makes it the ultimate cordless power tool. On either side of the telescope's tube are two wing-like solar panels which convert sunlight into about 3,000 watts of electricity. That's enough power to light 30 household light bulbs. Hubble Space Telescope has five instruments that work together, or individually, to provide us with impressive images from the furthest depths of space. Hubble is made up of 3 cameras, spectrographs and guidance sensors. For more info on these instruments, click here. Hubble Space Telescope orbits about 600 kilometers above the Earth. It circles the Earth about every 97 minutes. Imagine pointing a laser on a dime 200 miles away and then holding it steady for hours or days. That's exactly how sophisticated and precise Hubble's pointing control system is. Once Hubble locks onto an object, sensors check for movement 40 times a second. If something moves, wheels that are constantly on the move change speeds to smoothly bring the telescope back to position. Hubble Space Telescope downloads everything onto optical computer disks. These provide a resource for current and future astronomers. One day's worth of observations would fill an encyclopedia. When the Hubble telescope was first launched, a mirror had warped so everything was out of focus. Three years later a team was sent up to the telescope and they fixed the problem.	Yes
Record-breaking blasts from unseasonable solar storms seen in late 2003 are just now reaching the edge of the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday. More than a dozen coronal mass ejections – eruptions of super-heated gas triggered by tangled magnetic fields on the Sun’s surface – shot from the star over a period of 20 days last October and November. In the events, which pointed in different directions because of the Sun’s rotation, radiation and high-speed particles surged ahead of gas from the blasts themselves. On 28 and 29 October, that gas reached Earth in record time – about 20 hours, sweeping past the planet at five million miles per hour. “If you look at the overall speed of the events – the sheer momentum of it – it’s the biggest event we’ve measured in space,” University of Michigan astronomer Thomas Zurbuchen told reporters at a NASA teleconference. An unprecedented number of spacecraft tracked the blasts as they sped outward from the Sun, producing a trove of data that may help scientists predict the effects of future space storms. The blasts produced auroras as far south as Florida in the US, shut down power in a city in Sweden, and forced astronauts aboard the International Space Station to duck into a relatively well shielded service module. A few hours after reaching Earth, the blasts hit Mars, which has no global magnetic field to shield it from solar storms. The events disabled a radiation-monitoring instrument on the orbiting spacecraft Mars Odyssey. And computer simulations suggest they also blew off part of the planet’s upper atmosphere, an effect that may have helped erode the planet’s surface water over 3.5 billion years. “We know there used to be a lot more water than there is right now. Where did it go?” Zurbuchen said. “One of the key ideas people are talking about is the connection to these space storms.” The Ulysses spacecraft near Jupiter and the Cassini spacecraft near Saturn both detected radio waves when the blasts slammed into the planets’ magnetic fields. In April, the blasts – slowed to 1.5 million miles per hour – even caught up with the Voyager 2 probe, which has travelled about 7 billion miles from the Sun since its launch in 1977. And preliminary data suggest they may have reached the Voyager 1 spacecraft, nearly 9 billion miles from the Sun this Tuesday, eight months after erupting from the star. At those distances, the Sun’s magnetic influence begins to wane as solar wind particles come into contact with particles from interstellar space. The blasts are expected to temporarily expand – by 400 million miles – the boundary of this heliosphere, which they will probably reach by early 2005. “If the blast wave still has enough energy at that point, it can cause the interstellar material to radiate radio waves, which can tell us how far it is to the edge of interstellar space,” said Ed Stone of the California Institute of Technology. Researchers say predicting space storms has come a long way in recent years – they got a little advance warning in 2003 by measuring vibrations on the Sun’s surface from sunspots on the far side of the star. And using computer models, scientists accurately predicted when the blasts would reach the Voyager 2 probe, accounting for the slowing effects of interstellar material. “We got it to within a day,” said Justin Kasper of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The neat thing is our models are getting sophisticated enough we can model out to the heliosphere.”	Yes
Sydney, Australia, Sep 17 (efe-epa).- Qantas airline on Thursday sold in 10 minutes all its seats for a “flight to nowhere” that will soar over some of Australia’s main tourist attractions for seven hours on Oct. 10, in response to restrictions imposed on domestic and international routes. With many of the internal borders closed in the oceanic country, the Australian company offers this flight that departs and returns to Sydney to fly over the red monolith Uluru, the Whitsundays Islands and the Great Barrier Reef on Oct. 10, Qantas said Thursday in a statement. The flight in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, normally used on international routes, allows a trip to be made without passenger having to carry out the 14-day quarantine imposed on people residing in so-called “COVID-19 hotspots” when they travel to another state. Tickets for this flight, which features a menu catered by Australian chef Neil Perry, sold for between $572 and $2,754 and sold out in 10 minutes. The flight is “probably the fastest sold in the history of Qantas,” a company spokeswoman told EFE. Qantas has also decided to resume from November the 12-hour routes that it previously offered to fly over Antarctica aboard a Boeing 787 aircraft as a measure to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19. In late August, Qantas said it is considering outsourcing its ground services due to the sharp decline in its operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, which could lead to the elimination of another 2,500 jobs. These cuts would be added to the reduction of 6,000 jobs that Australia’s largest airline announced in June as part of its restructuring plan due to the COVID-19 crisis. EFE-EPA	Yes
Rocket Lab is a David among Goliaths in the space race CEO Peter Beck on the future of commercial launches and not raining debris over national reserves Interview Rocket Lab is a relatively small player in a launcher marketplace dominated by governments and billionaires. However, despite some notable anomalies, the company is starting 2024 with a packed schedule and grand plans for the future. Boss Peter Beck is unfazed by his rivals. He tells The Register: "Rocket Lab is probably one of the few – if not the only – truly commercial providers, certainly publicly traded. Generally, our competitors are either the two richest men on the planet or government." With regard to reaching orbit and remaining a going concern, Beck is correct. Where other commercial outfits – such as Virgin Orbit – have failed, Rocket Lab continues to launch its Electron rockets despite some setbacks. Out of 42 flights, Rocket Lab has suffered four failures. A telemetry issue was at fault during Electron's very first test flight (named "It's a Test") in 2017. The others were related to problems with the second stage in 2020, 2021, and 2023. Following the failure in September 2023, the company was back in action within two months. "It is devastating to have a failure," says Beck. However, Rocket Lab is a commercial entity that can only stand down for a short time. "If we're not flying, we're not generating revenue. We're burning cash." Being almost completely vertically integrated means the team has diagnosed and resolved issues rapidly. "We don't have to rely on third parties," explains Beck. "If we want to open up an avionics box, have a look in there, and understand exactly what's going on, we just walk down the hallway and talk to the guy who designed it." The same applies to software. Well, we didn't explode the largest rocket ever created in a national reserve The approach can be contrasted with that adopted by government-backed organizations. Arianespace, for example, has famously struggled to return the Vega-C to flight after a failure during launch in 2022. The next launch is delayed to the end of 2024 at the earliest, pending redesigns. However, Rocket Lab has had its share of run-ins with regulators and government agencies, as have other commercial operators. The license for its Wallops launch pad was held up as the authorities scrutinized the company's abort system. That said, Beck holds no grudges, praising the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in particular. "Yes, while there are some kinds of frustrations along the way, I would say that our experiences with the regulators have been positive." Unlike other commercial operators, which regularly lock horns with the authorities over launch plans. "Well, we didn't explode the largest rocket ever created in a national reserve." However, like other commercial operators, Rocket Lab intends to recover and potentially reuse its Electron boosters. It had planned to snatch descending rockets via helicopter but, after recovering some from the ocean, realized that a dunking in salt water perhaps wasn't so bad after all. Beck explains: "The assumption that we made that once the rocket gets dumped in the ocean, it's kind of all over, was correct. But actually, the issues that needed to be solved were relatively few. "It's kind of ironic that we were fishing [the Electron boosters] out of the middle of the ocean anyway, and we realized, 'Actually, this isn't so bad…' So we just pivoted to that method." SpaceX famously reuses its Falcon 9 rockets over and over again. Beck hopes that Rocket Lab will get to the point where a refurbished Electron might be reused, but also expects the lesson learned will be applied to the company's next rocket, the considerably heftier Neutron. Beck would not be drawn on specific dates for Neutron, only saying that testing was going well and milestones were being achieved. "This year," he says, "is a year of engine testing and major structure development and testing. Right now, everything's going fine, but when you get up to these big-scale tests, that's when you learn things." And Neutron will be reusable. Beck points to the economic advantage of reusability. "If you're developing disposable vehicles at this juncture, then you're developing a dead product." - Rocket Lab mission lost in the Paschen of the moment - Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission - Rocket Lab launch streak goes up in smoke with 41st mission - Rocket Lab wants to dry off and reuse Electron booster recovered from the ocean Best not mention that to NASA with its SLS or Arianespace and the Ariane 6. "For government programs, especially programs with no experience in reusability, it's a fairly daunting task … the ability to pivot is not very strong; a number of these programs have been in development for decades." Rocket Lab also lacks the benefit – or not, as the case may be – of being the plaything of one of the richest people on the planet, although it did take investment in recent years. It also must make a return on that investment. Our two biggest competitors are the two wealthiest people on the planet. Do they need to be profitable? Arguably not. Beck says: "It's about aligning what you want to do with investors' interests. And investors' interests are incredibly simple. It's to make money! If you're trying to build a multi-generational space company, then, by definition, it has to be profitable. So the projects and the vision align with that. "Our two biggest competitors are the two wealthiest people on the planet. Do they need to be profitable? Arguably not. But we have to be, so that causes us to be efficient and to do things that ensure that." That said, Beck's dream of a mission to Venus continues to inch forward. While some focus on Mars, Beck has long proposed a flotilla of relatively inexpensive and simple probes to investigate Venus. However, as Beck puts it: "We've always seen it as a nights and weekends project." Sadly, pet projects have to go on the back burner in favor of looking after real customers. Rocket Lab has more than 20 Electron launches booked in 2024, and the infrastructure is in place to reach 50 or more. Hopefully, a mission to Venus might be quietly slipped in somewhere. As for the future, Beck jokes that "one year at Rocket Lab is like a dog year. So five years is an extraordinarily long time period to think about." He tells us he sees consolidation and full-service companies as the future. "The large, successful companies in the future are not going to be space companies that just build a satellite or just launch a rocket. They are going to be companies where you can design a spacecraft, build a spacecraft, launch a spacecraft, and operate a spacecraft. "I firmly believe that in the future, people will just want services from space. They don't want all the kerfuffle of building and owning and operating and launching a spacecraft." Rather than customers pitching up with a detailed spacecraft and payload specification, Beck's definition of success is a customer asking for some telecommunications over some region or other, and the future space company simply taking care of everything. "I think, ultimately, that's where it will all go." ®	Yes
Uber updates flying taxi initiatives at Elevate September 23, 2018 By UAV Canada Staff A range of news about the flying taxis program of Uber Technologies Inc. emerged after its second annual Elevate Summit, including the company’s plans to select a new international city to launch the project, a partnership with NASA, and a goal to start commercial aerial ride-sharing services in 2023. First, Reuters new agency reports Uber re-opened a contest to select a new international city to launch its UberAIR flying taxis service, because of delays and challenges with its initial Dubai selection. Dallas and Los Angeles were selected as its first launch cities. Reuters explains Uber is ready to consider cites with “a population of greater than two million people, with dispersed population hubs, an airport at least an hour away from the city centre and which is willing to back pooled ridesharing services.” Uber also reinforced key goals for getting the UberAIR service off the ground, including plans to begin testing its electric-powered vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles in 2020. The company explains this will ideally lead to a 2023 start for its commercial aerial ride-sharing service. On May 8, NASA then announced it had reached a second space act agreement with Uber to explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM). Under this agreement, Uber will share its plans for implementing an urban aviation rideshare network. NASA will use the latest in airspace management computer modeling and simulation to assess the impacts of small aircraft – from delivery drones to passenger aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability – in crowded environments. NASA explains this is its first such agreement specifically focused on modeling and simulation for UAM operations, also stating its definition of urban air mobility is a safe and efficient system for vehicles, piloted or not, to move passengers and cargo within a city. “NASA is excited to be partnering with Uber and others in the community to identify the key challenges facing the UAM market, and explore necessary research, development and testing requirements to address those challenges,” said Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. “Urban air mobility could revolutionize the way people and cargo move in our cities and fundamentally change our lifestyle much like smart phones have.” At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA explains it will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. Analysis of these simulations will identify safety issues as these new aircraft take to the air in an already crowded air traffic control system. “The new space act agreement broadening Uber’s partnership with NASA is exciting, because it allows us to combine Uber’s massive-scale engineering expertise with NASA’s decades of subject matter experience across multiple domains that are key to enabling urban air mobility, starting with airspace systems,” said Jeff Holden, Uber’s chief product officer. Print this page	Yes
Body mounted germanium substrate solar cell arrays form the faces of many small satellite designs to provide the primary power source on orbit. High efficiency solar cells are made affordable for University scale satellite programs as triangular devices trimmed from wafer scale solar cells. The smaller cells allow the array designs to pack tightly around antenna mounts and payload instruments, giving the board design more flexibility. We are investigating the reliability of solar cells attached to FR-4 and carbon core laminate printed circuit boards. FR-4 circuit boards have significantly higher thermal expansion coefficients and lower thermal conductivities than germanium. This thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between the FR-4 board and the components used cause major concern for the power system when considering a failure of the solar cells, such as a series of cracked cells or faulty solder joints. These failures are most likely to happen with a longer orbital lifetime and longer exposure to the harsh environment the satellite will experience while in orbit. Carbon core laminates provide an advanced alternative because the core thickness can be selected to more closely match the device substrate, or at least provide a wider thermal expansion coefficient range to match the components on the board. We are also comparing various methods of attaching the solar cells to the printed circuit boards, using solder paste alone and in parallel with a silicone adhesive, considering the application of these adhesives by comparing the solder joints under x-ray when applied by screen printing versus stencil printing, and looking closely at the cleaning processes for array assembly. Storage, vacuum exposure, thermal cycling, functional and vibration testing will be used to compare the survivability and performance of the solar arrays.	Yes
Women are doing some pretty amazing things here on Earth, but women in the space sector are going the extra mile to create a stronger female presence in space and beyond. While, like on Earth, there’s more work to be done as far as equality and inclusiveness go, women have come a long way in staking out our own space within the space industry. There are programs that provide education and resources for women looking to get into the field, women are taking an active role on the International Space Station (ISS), and more women are making major decisions in the aerospace sector. One small step for women … The first female to ever go to space was Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963. NASA astronaut Mae Carol Jemison was the first female African-American to go to space back in 1987. The first woman to be on a crew for the ISS was Susan Helms, who was a flight engineer on the Expedition 2 mission in 2001. You may not recognize these names as much as their male counterparts like Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin, but their accomplishments paved the way for women in the space sector. In October, the first all-female spacewalk took place outside the ISS with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir taking part Koch has since broken a new duration record for a single space mission by a woman after she spent 328 days in space at the ISS. Back here on Earth, several women are running major aerospace companies. According to Yale Insights, three of the top five aerospace companies are headed by women, including Marillyn Hewson, the CEO of Lockheed Martin; Phebe Novakovic, the chairwoman and CEO of General Dynamics; and Kathy Warden, the CEO and president of Northrop Grumman. Lori Garver was only NASA’s second female deputy administrator when she held the title from 2009 to 2013. Now, her and her fellow co-founders run the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program, which pairs women with paid internships at aerospace companies like NASA, Boeing, Blue Origin, SpaceX, and more. “Programs that help put a focus on [women] can be very positive,” Garver told Digital Trends. “We’ve seen a great reception for hiring these women.” “Programs that help put a focus on [women] can be very positive.” Garver said that there is a waiting list of companies interested in participating in the program, which further reinforces that women have a place in space. “I’m really grateful and want to celebrate the success we’ve had, while at the same time, there’s still a long path ahead,” she said. “I’d like to see more focus on the value that space programs bring.” Another women-centered program is the Sensoria Space Program, which provides training, professional development, and research experience to female-led and female-majority crews. An all-women team just finished the program’s inaugural, two-week stint in a Mars habitat simulator last month. Dr. Sian Proctor was a part of last month’s simulation, as well as a member of the first crew at the same habitat in 2013. Back then, there were only three women. “To come back seven years later and to have an all-female crew, and to be around spectacular women who are doing amazing things … it gives me hope and joy to the future and being a part of the change that is happening,” she said. Finding an Oprah for space Getting these female-centered stories out in the open and allowing women to have the same opportunities as men when it comes to space exploration takes time. According to Space.com, of the 566 people who have flown into space so far, only 64 have been women, and of the 38 currently active NASA astronauts, only 12 are women. Even when women get opportunities, they are still faced with discrimination in a field that is male-dominated. “Women in our program have way too many stories still about being the only woman in their program and being mansplained,” Garver said. “We just all have to look at unintended biases and work to overcome them collectively.” Proctor said the solution is to bring women to the forefront of space and science efforts at conferences and speaking engagements, as well as in the media and entertainment industry. “Women in our program have way too many stories still about being the only woman in their program and being mansplained.” “If you really want big cultural change, then you need females in shows that are popular [and] that are talking about and doing science,” she said. An example Proctor used is that when we think of big names in the space and science industries, we immediately think of Neil deGrasse Tyson or Bill Nye. She said that we need females in those public-facing roles as well. “Who is the Oprah of the space community? There isn’t one,” she said. Proctor also said that recognizing all women of all races is especially crucial for inclusiveness in the space sector. “It’s important that women of color to also have a voice within the women in space movement,” Proctor said. “It gets bigger than just women … it gets to the point of equity, access, and inclusiveness.” The next generation of women in space Ultimately, the future of women in space is in the hands of women currently getting into the field. As more people understand that inclusiveness needs to expand in the industry beyond simply hiring more women, the change will happen. Proctor said it’s especially important for women to have the same experiences that men have had. “A lot of the conversation has been, ‘we’ve been to the moon, we’ve done that,’ but when we talk about access, really only a small number of white males have been to the moon,”she said. “Just because humans have done it, it denies the place of others in access to those experiences.” Luckily, NASA has plans to send the first female to the moon through its Artemis mission by 2024. For those little girls out there hoping to land on the moon one day, or even simply be treated as equals to their male counterparts, Proctor and Garver said that the future is still bright. “I encourage women to come into the field … we need them,” Garver said. “They are going to be able to make an impact, and I think there is a general openness to hiring and promoting [women] that I have not seen in my career.” “Don’t get discouraged,” Proctor said. “There are a lot of women who have come before you that are here to mentor you.” - How to watch two U.S. astronauts on a spacewalk at the ISS on Friday - How to watch NASA’s all-private crew launch to the ISS on Sunday - How to watch SpaceX launch mighty Falcon Heavy on Friday - How to watch SpaceX launch record-breaking Starship rocket on Thursday - How NASA’s astronaut class of 1978 changed the face of space exploration	Yes
Scientists have long known that Uranus' south pole has a swirling feature. NASA's Voyager 2 imaging of methane cloud tops there showed winds at the polar center spinning faster than over the rest of the pole. Voyager's infrared measurements observed no temperature changes, but the new findings, published in Geophysical Research Letters, do. Using huge radio antenna dishes of the Very Large Array in New Mexico, they peered below the ice giant's clouds, determining that the circulating air at the north pole seems to be warmer and drier - the hallmarks of a strong cyclone. Collected in 2015, 2021, and 2022, the observations went deeper into Uranus' atmosphere than any before. "These observations tell us a lot more about the story of Uranus. It's a much more dynamic world than you might think," said lead author Alex Akins of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. "It isn't just a plain blue ball of gas. There's a lot happening under the hood." Uranus is showing off more these days, thanks to the planet's position in orbit. It's a long haul around the solar system for this outer planet, taking 84 years to complete a full lap, and for the last few decades the poles weren't pointed toward Earth. Since about 2015, scientists have had a better view and have been able to look deeper into the polar atmosphere. Ingredients for a Cyclone The cyclone on Uranus, compactly shaped with warm and dry air at its core, is much like those spotted by NASA's Cassini at Saturn. With the new findings, cyclones (which rotate in the same direction their planet rotates) or anti-cyclones (which rotate in the opposite direction) have now been identified at the poles on every planet in our solar system except for Mercury, which has no substantial atmosphere. But unlike hurricanes on Earth, cyclones on Uranus and Saturn aren't formed over water (neither planet is known to have liquid water), and they don't drift; they're locked at the poles. Researchers will be watching closely to see how this newly discovered Uranus cyclone evolves in the coming years. "Does the warm core we observed represent the same high-speed circulation seen by Voyager?" Akins asked. "Or are there stacked cyclones in Uranus' atmosphere? The fact that we're still finding out such simple things about how Uranus' atmosphere works really gets me excited to find out more about this mysterious planet." The National Academies' 2023 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey prioritized exploring Uranus. In preparation for such a mission, planetary scientists are focused on bolstering their knowledge about the mysterious ice giant's system. Research Report:Evidence of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus From VLA Observations \|Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters ASPINA Launches Space Team Space Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism Solar Foods one of the Phase II winners of NASA Deep Space Food Challenge Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause Rocket Lab scoops up Virgin Orbit Long Beach California assets NASA continues key test series with rocket engine hot fire South Korea launches homegrown rocket after delay Rocket Lab launches second batch of TROPICS satellites for NASA Hitting the road after three weeks at Ubajara: Sols 3839-3840 MAHLI works the night shift: Sols 3837-3838 Ancient northern ocean on Mars evidenced by in situ observations of marine sedimentary rocks A deep underground lab could hold key to habitability on Mars Shenzhou XVI mission to launch in days China's next space exploration to feature new faces "Tianzhou Express" is online again, with five highlights Tianzhou 6 docks with Tiangong space station NASA funds small business to advance tech for Space, Earth Terran Orbital Announces $37.1 Million Registered Direct Offering Virgin Orbit shuts down, liquidates assets in bankruptcy auction Iridium adds to constellation resilience with launch of spare satellites Powerful Arab League communications satellite ready for night launch TransAstra receives Space Force contract to explore in-orbit propulsion systems Heinrich Hertz mission ready for launch Team uses 3D printing to strengthen key material in aerospace and energy utilities The search for habitable planets expands Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths' New study provides novel insights into the cosmic evolution of amino acids Global team simulates message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth First observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus Research 'solves' mystery of Jupiter's stunning colour changes NASA's Juno mission closing in on Io Pioneer 11, launched 50 years ago, helped solve mysteries of the universe \|Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters	Yes
Public awareness around the negative environmental impacts of flying has risen considerably over the last few years. However, the aviation industry continues to grow, and more people are flying now than ever before. There’s hope that new advancements in aviation technology will allow us to continue our flying habits while bringing carbon emissions down, making the business of air travel more environmentally friendly. But is the prospect of sustainable flights something we can count on, or just a lot of hot air? Electric engines are scheduled to start replacing gas engines on some short-haul commercial flights in 2022. Rather than burning jet fuel, these engines rely on a rechargeable battery to operate. Like electric car engines, they do not generate CO2 emissions and can be powered with renewable energy. However, the battery needed to fly an electric plane is much heavier than fuel and takes up much more space, significantly limiting the load that can be carried and the distance that can be travelled. This technology could only be used for flights of up to 1000 kilometres, as the battery would need to be re-charged after that. "The battery needed to fly an electric plane is heavier than fuel and takes up more space, limiting the load that can be carried and the distance travelled." For mid-range flights, hybrid engines are a less carbon-intensive possibility – but they would still have to use polluting jet fuel to operate. Unless there is a breakthrough in designing rechargeable batteries that are lighter and more durable, long-haul flights won’t benefit from this technology at all. According to the Air Transport Action Group, 80% of the aviation industry's emissions come from passenger flights longer than 1,500km. So if planes have to burn fuel to complete longer journeys, are there any ways to make it more sustainable? Biofuels are currently the most promising alternative to fossil fuels, but biofuels made from plants are typically monoculture crops, which are a disaster for biodiversity, and are a key driver of deforestation. Several airlines are now pursuing biofuel made from waste products, such as ethanol captured from the waste gases of steel mills. "Biofuels are a promising alternative to fossil fuels, but biofuels made from plants are typically monoculture crops, which are a disaster for biodiversity." While recycling all of our waste materials into energy sounds ideal, it isn’t without its drawbacks. Fossil fuels are still needed to create waste materials to begin with, and the process of making biofuel produces its own emissions. Additionally, synthetic fuels don’t behave in exactly the same way that fossil fuels do, so can’t be more than 50% of fuel used on a flight. As these biofuels are up to four times the price of fossil fuels, they are also fairly unpopular with airlines. Alternative fuels currently make up less than 1% of fuel used in the industry, so scaling up would be a massive challenge. If decarbonising jet fuel isn’t the answer, should we be looking at ways to reclaim the carbon after it has been pumped into the atmosphere? Carbon capture devices are already used on submarines and spacecraft. They rely on ‘scrubbers’ which absorb CO2 a similar way to plants. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is a process that would use scrubbing technology at a much larger scale, taking CO2 out of the air and storing or burying it in the ground. DAC is still in its early stages of development, and scaling up to make a global impact on flying emissions would require a huge amount of investment. Plus, the energy required to run such operations would be massive. One of the biggest problems with relying on carbon capture to offset the effects of flying is that CO2 isn’t the only harmful emission planes release into the air. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) is another greenhouse gas, as are the vapour contrails left behind by planes. These emissions are more harmful at high-altitude than if they were released at ground level, with roughly double the warming effect. "A big problem with relying on carbon capture to offset the effects of flying is that CO2 isn’t the only harmful emission planes release into the air." Time is Running Out We’re just scratching the surface here of a whole industry devoted to decreasing the negative effects of flying. There are many more experimental technologies that have been proposed to help curb the crisis, including innovative new wing designs, solar planes and the introduction of hydrogen fuel cells. The problem shared by all of these technologies is that they are in the early stages of development and are relatively small-scale. At the current rate of air travel expansion and with the lack of any cheap, quick fixes on the horizon, it seems as though an increase in aviation emissions is inevitable. As we have been given 10 years to make significant reductions to our carbon emissions before the effects of climate change become irreversible, we really can’t afford to let this happen. Currently, there is no silver bullet technology that will reduce air travel carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The only way to significantly and realistically reduce emissions is if we all make the decision to fly less.	Yes
Japan Airlines has announced a new route from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Tokyo (Narita) return. The 10.5 hour flights will be served by JAL’s 787-8 Dreamliner. JAL’s new Melbourne to Narita flight will compete with Qantas’ offering on the same route. The launch of this new route comes after JAL’s success with its Sydney to Tokyo route, which was previously operated by Jetstar. The first flight operated by JAL on this route will be in early September 2017. “We’re very pleased with the success of our Sydney-Tokyo route and are launching flights from Melbourne to Tokyo” wrote a Japan Airlines spokesperson. The flight schedule is as follows: JL773 leaves Tokyo/Narita at 10:30am to reach Melbourne at 9:55pm (starting September 1) JL774 is wheels-up from Melbourne at 12:05am, arriving into Narita Airport at 9:05am the same day (from September 2) Tickets for these flights are now available on JAL’s website.	Yes
A Vertical Test Stand (VTS) is a type of equipment used to test the vertical launch and ascent capabilities of a rocket or other vertical launch vehicle. The VTS provides a controlled environment for conducting pre-flight tests and evaluations of the vehicle's propulsion and guidance systems, as well as its structural integrity. The VTS also helps to verify the performance of the vehicle's engine and control systems, and to identify any issues that may need to be addressed before the vehicle is ready for actual flight. The VTS typically consists of a sturdy, upright structure that supports the vehicle, and various instrumentation and control systems to monitor and control the vehicle during testing. There are many resources available for learning about Vertical Test Stands (VTS) and the processes involved in testing rocket and launch vehicle systems. Here are a few places where you might find tutorials and educational resources: Online Courses: Platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and edX offer courses on space engineering and rocket propulsion that may cover the topic of Vertical Test Stands. Technical Papers and Journals: Research papers and journals in the field of aerospace engineering often contain detailed information on Vertical Test Stands and the testing processes involved. You can search for these resources through academic databases such as NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xplore, and others. Industry Conferences: Many conferences and workshops focused on space and rocket technology include sessions and presentations on Vertical Test Stands and related topics. You can find information about upcoming events through industry organizations such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). YouTube: There are many YouTube channels dedicated to aerospace engineering, rocket technology, and space exploration that may have videos or tutorials on Vertical Test Stands. Manufacturer Websites: Some companies that specialize in the design and manufacture of Vertical Test Stands may have educational resources, tutorials, and technical papers available on their websites.	Yes
Genesis ("Beresheet" in Hebrew), Israel's first spacecraft to the Moon, has some complications. After launching in the morning, SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries engineers found that sensors on the vessel needed for navigation were too sensitive to sunlight. They discovered another problem with the spacecraft's robot on Monday, which could delay its achievement of the moon. Around midnight from Monday to Tuesday planned another maneuver to increase the orbital radius around the Earth. The maneuver was to be carried out automatically when the spacecraft was in the sky, where it would not have had contact with the controllers on the ground. However, during the preparation for maneuver, the computer's computer performed an unplanned reboot. Restart canceled the maneuver, and he continued his initial orbit. The engineers responsible for Genesis operations analyze data and try to understand what caused the reboot and what its consequences might be. Whenever Genesis completes the orbit, it performs another maneuver designed to move it further from the ground, releasing its engines within three minutes. That's how it will eventually reach the moon, with orbits at consistently increasing distances from the Earth along a trajectory that resembles an elliptical spiral. The advantage of this method, which is based on the gravitational attraction of the Earth, lies in the fact that it saves fuel. Lack of maneuver means the postponement of the Genesis Moon landing. Genesis was built by the private non-profit group SpaceIL in collaboration with Israel Aeronautics Industries. Director-General of SpaceIL Ido Anteby told reporters in a conference call that Genesis systems navigate the navigation and calibrate the navigation systems before maneuvering. "At this stage, the computer of the spacecraft had an independent reset, so the maneuver was canceled," he said. Once engineers understand what caused the problem with the computer, they will decide when to try to repeat the maneuver, Anteby said. Oper Donor, head of the IAI space division, said he was not particularly concerned now: "The sooner we will understand what has happened, we will be able to prevent the recurrence of the problem." An orbital maneuvering plan included several days for delays, so if the problem is fixed within the next two days, the spacecraft could reach the Moon according to the start schedule, said two. The maneuver is not the first downturn faced by Genesis. The first problem was one of the positioning systems called stellar trackers. These are sensors that find stars around the spacecraft to determine its location. After launching, it became clear that trackers are more sensitive than expected to sunlight, which may complicate the detection of other stars. While star-trackers focus on areas of the sky, where sunlight does not interfere, Doron explained that these changes could be associated with an unplanned computer reboot. Genesis was successfully launched late in the evening on Thursday from Cape Canaveral. After 33 minutes, he separated from the carrier rocket and began to rotate the ground. It is expected to land on the Moon on April 11 and would be the smallest car to accomplish that. One of the founders of SpaceIL, Yar Bash, said that "the launch was cool, but the hard part is ahead of us." He will be 6.5 million kilometers, the longest trajectory of any spacecraft that has gone from Earth to the Moon. The cost of $ 100 million is significantly lower than the previous expeditions. If it succeeds, Israel will become the fourth country to land on the Moon.	Yes
The flight isn't over until you've done the paperwork! Keeping a logbook isn't just a fun way to record your experiences and aerial memories - it's a regulatory requirement. Keeping track of currency is essential for knowing when you're ready to test for that next rating or if you are legal for a night or IFR flight. Canada's most popular logbook. This logbook is perfect for the student or private pilot to maintain their flying time records. 12 entry lines per page. Black Small: 5-1/2" x 8.5" x .75" Although the caption mentions Student, it is a logbook that meets the requirements of CAR 401.08. SMALL STUDENT LOGBOOK BLACK CANADIAN EDITION Please note, Aircraft Spruce's personnel are not certified aircraft mechanics and can only provide general support and ideas, which should not be relied upon or implemented in lieu of consulting an A&P or other qualified technician. Aircraft Spruce assumes no responsibility or liability for any issue or problem which may arise from any repair, modification or other work done from this knowledge base. Any product eligibility information provided here is based on general application guides and we recommend always referring to your specific aircraft parts manual, the parts manufacturer or consulting with a qualified mechanic. No, this log book has columns for Single engine aircraft, multi-engine aircraft and cross country. Under these headings are: dual and p.I.C for day and night time hours. Cardboard with a textured wrap.	Yes
Saturn's rings obscure part of Titan's colorful visage in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The south polar vortex that first appeared in Titan's atmosphere in 2012 is visible at the bottom of this view. See PIA14919 and PIA14920 to learn more about this mass of swirling gas around the pole in the atmosphere. The south polar vortex was not present earlier in the mission (see Titan Beyond the Rings and Titan Upfront). Titan is 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers) across. The northern part of the moon's atmosphere visible here includes the north polar hood, a cap of haze looking slightly darker than the rest of the atmosphere and seen near the top of the moon. See Haze Layers on Titan to learn more about the north polar hood. Parts of the rings appear dark near the center of this view because of the shadow cast by the planet. However, a sliver of illuminated Titan can be seen through the Cassini Division in the rings near the middle of this darkness. This view looks toward the northern, sunlit side of the rings from just above the ring plane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were obtained with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on May 16, 2012, at a distance of approximately 1.9 million miles (3 million kilometers) from Titan. Image scale is 11 miles (18 kilometers) per pixel on Titan. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.	Yes
The future of aerial warfare might involve fighter jet-sized drones that operate alongside manned jets using artificial intelligence software. According to NBC News, research and testing are already underway on a project that would put the large and very sophisticated drones in the air, perhaps within just a few years. Boeing, for example, is working on the Airpower Teaming System. And the XQ-58A Valkyrie, a drone that can travel as fast as 652 mph and was built by Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, is already being tested. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is trying to develop the next-generation technology through its Skyborg program. "These drone aircraft are a way to get at that in a more cost-effective manner, which I think is really a game-changer for the Air Force," Paul Scharre of the Center for a New American Security told NBC. Will Roper, an assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force who is working on the AI project, told NBC the unmanned jets would have the ability to adapt to whoever is flying with them. "I wouldn't be surprised if the AI becomes tailored to individual pilots," he said. "They're actually training their own AI that augments their strengths and weaknesses." The unmanned jets, according to the report, could be used to draw fire away from the human-piloted planes — which can cost more than $100 million, compared to a few million for one of the drones. They could eventually be armed as well and could fire upon targets, but that feature would likely need input from a human. The technology is just one of the many ideas being looked at as the military tries to advance to the future of warfare. Other things in development include exoskeletons, drone swarms, and high-tech guns and ammunition. © 2023 Newsmax. All rights reserved.	Yes
This TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus game is a well done space shooter game. Try to shoot and avoid the UFOs before they kill you. This is a well made original game. \|Requirements:\|\|Requires either the ti-83 plus or a ti-84 model with Ion installed. (Click here for an explanation) \|Brief Description:\|\|TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculator games, Space Shooter, Ion\| \|Keywords:\|\|Game, Ion, ti-83 Plus, ti-84 Plus C SE, ti-84 Plus SE, ti-84 Plus, Calculator, Space, War\|	Yes
Funding urged for missile plan / Pentagon panel wants an even more ambitious defense system 2001-04-22 04:00:00 PDT Washington -- The Bush administration should embark on an ambitious missile defense program that includes core elements of the Clinton anti-missile plan, despite daunting technical challenges, a Pentagon advisory panel is recommending. A key advisory committee organized by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is urging the new administration to continue funding the Clinton team's limited, ground-based system, while supplementing it with anti-missile systems based in the sea, on aircraft and in space. While the committee's recommendations are rendered in only the broadest strokes, they clearly would result in a system that would be implemented on a vast scale. Critics say it would cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, though missile defense supporters contend that a large-scale system could be built on an annual budget of about $10 billion. Former President Bill Clinton's program was expected to cost about $60 billion. Bush administration officials have made missile defense a top priority. But their plans to develop a blueprint have been complicated by the fact that the Clinton administration's system, which they have criticized, is furthest along in development, while there has been relatively little progress on the sea- based and space-based technologies they prefer. The Bush administration is not expected to unveil its final plan for several months. But the panel's March 30 report, which has not been made public, is generally consistent with the approach sketched out by Bush and his aides since last year's presidential campaign. They have argued that Clinton's plan is not ambitious enough and that the administration should seek to go further to explore the other deployment options. The advisory panel's report says that, while an aggressive missile defense program would carry risk of technical failure and unforeseen costs, the administration should "accept program risk to facilitate early deployment." It urges the administration to develop systems that can destroy enemy missiles at three stages of flight: just after launch, in mid-flight and at the end of their trajectory. The blueprint closely reflects the desires of missile defense advocates, who want the administration to commit the nation quickly to a large system. As a first step, they argue that a stop-gap system, even if not perfect, could knock down missiles and give pause to "rogue" nations who might be considering attacking the United States. The defense panel urged the administration to "field the first mid-course system as soon as possible," then expand it later. The panel is one of the most important of 16 committees conducting a secret top-to-bottom review of the U.S. military at Rumsfeld's request. The administration is not bound to follow the advice of the panel, known as the Transformation Task Force. But the committee has had access to the latest Pentagon information on the subject and may have significant influence on the administration's final decision. Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, downplayed the panel's findings, describing the recommendations as "the interim report of one group of individuals." Missile defense critics who oppose the system include arms control advocacy groups and those who fear it will result in the casting aside of international arms control treaties. Many of those critics have predicted the plan also would run into insurmountable technical problems and run up huge costs.	Yes
Hey all. Haven't been been around a lot the past little bit. Home, work, and club duties have had me too busy to really build. But a new project just hit me. I have to build two rockets for the US Air Force JROTC command and I only have 30 days to do it. I need some CNC parts yesterday. My go to in the past has been Nat, but I have heard he's gotten difficult to reach. Who else can make custom CNC ply parts for me? I'm pretty desperate at the moment as my time is clicking away. Thanks a ton!	Yes
Crew unharmed after a B-2 Stealth Bomber was damaged in an emergency landing. - After landing on Saturday at a Missouri base, a B-2 stealth-bomber was damaged. - Insider learned that the bomber suffered from an “inflight malfunction during routine operations.” - According to the spokesperson for the 509th Bomb Wing, neither of the crewmembers sustained any injuries. An American Air Force stealth bomber, a US Air Force stealth bomber, was damaged on the runway following an emergency landing at a Missouri-based base over the weekend. However, the crew of the bomber did not sustain any injuries, an official confirmed. “B-2 Spirit suffered an in-flight problem during routine operations Dec. 10, and was damaged on Whiteman Air Force Base runway after it successfully completed an Emergency Landing,” a spokesperson for the 509th Bomb Wing told Insider via email Monday. “There was a fire associated The aircraft was landed safely and the base fire department extinguished it,” the official said, noting that there were no injuries to personnel. The aircraft had only two pilots, who both escaped unscathed. Officials didn’t immediately release any additional information on the damage to the bomber or comment on the exact cause of the emergency landing and subsequent fire. The incident is currently under investigation. Saturday’s incident was the second in 15 months when a B-2 aircraft has been involved in an incident. experienced an emergencyWhiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is home to the 509th bomb Wing and a fleet B-2 bombers designed to penetrate enemy air defenses. They can also deliver conventional and nuclear strikes. The left main landing gear on a B-2 Bomber collapsed while it was landing on September 14, 2021. This caused it to skid off of the runway and cost more than $10 million in repair. This latest crash occurs almost two weeks after Air Force officials announced it. unveiledIn 2005, the company launched its first stealth bomber. decadesThe B-21 Raider, was seen earlier this month at a Palmdale, California facility. The sleek, sixth-generation aircraft has a similar appearance to its flying-wing predecessor, B-2 Spirit, which first flew in 1989. It is intended to play an important role in the country’s bomber squadrons. Northrop Grumman, an American aircraft manufacturer, describes the new B-21 as the “most advanced military plane ever built.” [Denial of responsibility! newsanyway.com is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials, please contact us by email – at newsanyway.com The content will be deleted within 24 hours.]	Yes
ICAO Annex 12, Search and Rescue Annex, which is complemented by a three-part Search and Rescue Manual dealing with SAR organization, management and procedures, sets forth the provisions for the establishment, maintenance and operation of search and rescue services by ICAO Contracting States in their territories and over the high seas. Proposals for Annex 12 were originally made in 1946. By 1951, the proposals had been reviewed and revised to meet international civil aviation requirements, and were embodied as Standards and Recommended Practices in the first edition of Annex 12. Containing five chapters, the Annex details the organization and cooperative principles appropriate to effective SAR operations, outlines required necessary preparatory measures and sets forth proper operating procedures for SAR services in actual emergencies.	Yes
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. A Yemeni military transport plane has crashed near Sanaa airport, killing all ten people onboard. The plane came down in an abandoned produce market in the Hasaba district near the Yemeni capital after experiencing a technical error, an airport official said. "The plane tried to land in an empty space in Hasaba, but because of a technical problem it crashed and ten of the crew died," the official said, saying the pilot was one of the ten people killed. Ambulances raced to the scene where crowds gathered. Witnesses said that the Antonov plane was completely burnt out and that thick black smoke surrounded the area. In October last year, a Yemeni military plane crash-landed at an air base in the south of the country killing nine passengers, including eight Syrian engineers.	Yes
Company Name: B/E Aerospace, Inc. B/E Aerospace develops and manufactures aircraft related products. Examples of their products include aircraft cabin seating, oxygen systems, water and waste systems and advanced lavatory systems. B/E Aerospace develops their products for the commercial and military markets. Ticker Symbol: BEAV (NASDAQ) Company Website: http://beaerospace.com Social Media: B/E Aerospace LinkedIn Headquarters: Wellington, FL	Yes
Ramraiders by Robert Tomlin. FW 190 A-8/R-8 Sturmbock no 681382 of Hauptmann Wilhelm Moritz stalks a formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses. Moritz led 4JG3, the Luftaffes first dedicated Sturmgruppe for seven months from April to November 44 before being relieved from exhaustion. 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Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended.\| See our aviation history timeline for all today's historical aviation events - air victories, aircraft losses and pilot \|RECENT UPDATES TO OUR AVIATION HISTORY DATABASES\| \|New victory claim added : Ju88 claimed on 10th May 1940 by John Evelyn Scoular of No.73 Sqn RAF\| \|Updates made to Airframes database for : Wellington R1380 : Aircrew updated (added Sergeant C. H. R. Mercer), Airframe notes updated (added 07-04-1941 : Wellington was lost without trace after taking off from Stradishall.)\| \|New victory claim added : Me109 claimed on 2nd July 1944 by Lieutenant Colonel Ralph F Kling of 388th Fighter Squadron\| \|1st Lieutenant Lavern R Alcorn added to aircrew database :\| Joining the Hell Hawks just after D-Day he was shot down by ground fire over occupied Falaise in August but with the help of French civilians evaded capture and returned to his unit. He finished the war with 79 combat missions and scored two aerial victories in April 1945. \|New victory claim added : Ju88 claimed on 15th March 1945 by Lieutenant Colonel Archie F Maltbie of 388th Fighter Squadron\| \|1st Lieutenant Jay A Harrington added to aircrew database :\| Flying from March 1944 opne of his first missions was the hit on the marshalling yard at Haiger. He flew missions on D-Day, the major strike on St Lo and throughout the advance from Normandy to the final days in Germany up to the end of the war. \|Updates made to Aircrew database for : Wing Commander Charles C Jock Calder : Birth date updated, Date of death updated, Deceased updated, Aircraft updated (added Lancaster), Squadron service dates updated\| \|Updates made to Aircrew database for : 1st Lieutenant Matt Ruper : Squadrons updated (added 386th Fighter Squadron), Squadron service dates updated\| \|Updates made to Aircrew database for : Gunther Seeger : Date of death updated, Deceased updated, Squadron service dates updated\| \|Updates made to Aircrew database for : Hauptmann Otto Schultz : Victories updated, Squadrons updated (added JG51), Squadron service dates updated\| \|SEARCH OUR AVIATION HISTORY DATABASES\|	Yes
The following investigation report concerns the crash of a RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on June 11, 2012 during a training flight near the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The report concludes that the accident occurred due to “mechanical malfunction of the right ruddervator actuator.” However, the report also notes that the pilot “failed to follow the proper emergency procedures” which “did not produce disastrous results in this particular event; however, future breaches of established procedures could produce a different outcome.” The investigation report was obtained via FOIA request by Jefferson Morley. For more information on the report, see his article for The Daily Beast “Navy Report on Maryland Drone Crash: ‘Disastrous Results’ Averted.” COMMAND INVESTIGATION OF THE BAMS-D CLASS A FLIGHT MISHAP THAT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES EAST OF NAS PATUXENT RIVER ON 11 JUNE 2012 - 381 pages - November 2, 2012 - 43.8 MB The unique makeup of the BAMS-D program made for some minor difficulties in conducting the investigation. The majority of the aircrew and all of the maintenance are civilian contractors. In the case of the mishap all of the personnel directly involved were civilian contractors. This caused delays in conducting interviews while Northrop Grumman determined if they desired to have lawyers present for the interviews. The final determine was that it wasn’t necessary as the investigating officer was not a JAG officer. Additionally, the Flight Surgeon assigned to work the safety investigation had difficulties conducting the medical review as he did not have easy access to the civilian aircrew’s most recent FAA flight physical. 1. Weather was not a factor in this mishap. [FF (113), (114)] 2. This mishap was caused by a mechanical malfunction of the right ruddervator actuator. Post mishap investigation of the ruddervator actuator showed that the actuator power card was experiencing intermittent failures. These failures resulted in uncommanded movement of the ruddervator. At the time the aircraft departed controlled flight the pilot received a GNC 11 fault and the C2 logger recorded an elevator setting of 8.25. This is the only positive recorded elevator setting recorded during the aircraft flight. Coupled with the spoilers being deployed as the aircraft was in a decent to land, this deflection of the elevator trailing edge downward caused the aircraft to depart controlled flight. 3. The pilots followed the published emergency procedures with the exception of climbing above 40,000 feet. Below 30,000 feet, minimum spoiler is used to keep the Power Lever Angle about halfway between flight idle and maximum. At lower altitudes the engine produces more thrust at idle than required to maintain airspeed and altitude unless the spoilers are deployed. A climb above 40,000 feet allows the pilots to conduct controllability checks in stabilized flight conditions. However, due to the intermittent nature of the actuator malfunction the pilots determined the aircraft was controllable during the climb and proceeded with the follow on steps to land as soon as practicable. Due to the intermittent nature of the actuator failure the pilots had no way of knowing when or if the actuator would fail again. 4. The capability exists to lock the spoilers at specific settings, however, based on the calculations for the approximate right inboard ruddervator position all being between -20 and +1, the Actuator 40 fault emergency procedure (EP) doesn’t direct overriding the aircraft spoilers’ automatic settings and locking them at a specific position. The EPs for GNC 8 and GNC 11 faults do not direct setting and locking spoilers either. Additionally, the flight procedures contain a caution against overriding the spoiler settings unless specifically directed to in an EP. It is unknown whether locking the spoilers to a lower setting may have prevented the aircraft from departing controlled flight. 5. The aircraft crash site was in wetlands in a state preservation area controlled by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Clean up of the area has been completed by NAS Patuxent River in consultation with the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment. No claims are anticipated.	Yes
Lost Recordings From Apollo 10 Reveal Astronauts Heard Unexplained ‘Music’ On The Far Side Of The Moon February 21, 2016 It was 1969 when Apollo 10 entered lunar orbit, which included traversing the far side of the moon when all spacecraft are out of radio contact with Earth for about an hour and no one on Earth can see or hear them. But the crew of this mission has revealed something very startling: they encountered eerie music-like radio transmissions coming through their headsets, and didn’t know whether or not to report it to NASA. Almost four decades went by before the lost recordings emerged containing “strange, otherworldly music coming through the Apollo module’s radio,” according to the upcoming Science Channel series, “NASA’s Unexplained Files.” The taped recordings also feature conversations between the three astronauts: “It sounds like, you know, outer space-type music.” “You hear that? That whistling sound? Whooooooooo!” “Well, that sure is weird music!” The unexplained transmission lasted almost an hour, and just before the astronauts regained radio contact with Earth, they discussed whether or not to tell Mission Control what they had experienced: “It’s unbelievable! You know?” “Shall we tell them about it?” “I don’t know. We ought to think about it.” “The Apollo 10 crew was very used to the kind of noise that they should be hearing. Logic tells me that if there was something recorded on there, then there was something there,” Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden says on the Science Channel program. “NASA would withhold information from the public if they thought it was in the public’s best interest.” The transcripts of the Apollo 10 mission were classified and untouched in NASA’s archives until 2008, producing an ongoing debate as to the nature and origin of the strange sounds heard by the astronauts. “You don’t hear about anything like that until years after the incident occurs, and then you kind of wonder, because it’s such an old memory of those things that you get concerned about if they were making something up or was there something really there? Because you never really know,” Worden told The Huffington Post. Pilot Al Worden / NASA “If you’re behind the moon and hear some weird noise on your radio, and you know you’re blocked from the Earth, then what could you possibly think?” Worden said. Watch this entire incident unfold on Science Channel’s “NASA’s Unexplained Files” returning Feb. 23. Check out the preview below: (h/t) Huffington Post.	Yes
When 'Yellow' was scheduled to fly his last mission on 312 Squadron, it was decided that it would be great if he could get a proper sent-off. Some yellow water based paint was sourced and applied to both sides of the tail. A rather surprised pilot flew indeed his last flight in this aptly marked aircraft, commemorating Yellow's departure from the Squadron. The paint was removed again immediately after his flight! Barely visible under the paint is its serial J-255 and the 315 Squadron badge. Boeing 747-438ER Qantas VH-OEJ with special marks for the Australian Olympic Team'S return from RIO2016 a few weeks earlier The aircraft features a Boxing Kangaroo decal on the fuselage, as well as a medal draped around the neck of the Flying Kangaroo carrying an Australian flag on the tail.	Yes
Air Canada Pilot Praised For Saving French Bulldog's Life RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Good morning. I'm Rene Montagne. An Air Canada pilot is being praised for saving a life on a flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto. That would be the life of a 7-year-old French bulldog. The plane was just about to go over the Atlantic when the pilot noticed a heating problem in the cargo bay, where the bulldog, Simba, was stowed. Knowing that Simba would freeze to death if he continued, the pilot landed in Frankfurt. Pilot and pooch even got in some playtime before taking off again. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.	Yes
The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) says it will allow drone-in-a-box solutions provider Percepto to operate its drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) at three industrial sites in the country, including one which is owned by national water company Mekorot. What this groundbreaking approval by the CAAI essentially means is that Percepto’s Israeli customers can now use their drones from a remote location without BVLOS-certified observers on the site. This designation was originally created for operators of military drones with criteria so rigorous that it would become extremely challenging to obtain. However, Percepto has done a great job at proving the safety of its Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring (AIM) system, which was recently acclaimed by TIME magazine in its list of “100 Best Inventions of 2021.” As the Israeli company explains: This field-proven software for industrial sites, combined with Percepto’s market-leading autonomous…	Yes
Per the U.S. DoD, * Indicates a "small business" classification and ** indicates a "small disadvantaged business". NOTE: the U.S. DoD only publicly reports contracts valued at $6.5 million USD or greater. The contract language is EXACTLY as it appears on the official U.S. DoD website (http://www.defense.gov/contracts/) unless otherwise noted. Contractor: ManTech Systems Engineering Corporation ManTech Systems Engineering Corp., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded an $11,788,957 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-11-D-0027) to exercise an option for engineering and technical support for reliability, maintainability, testability, quality assurance and diagnostic and system safety analysis during the design, development, production and in-service life cycles of all naval aircraft platforms and their systems. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (90 percent), China Lake, Calif. (5 percent), and Lakehurst, N.J. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2014. No funds are being obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated against individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Total Contract Value: $11,788,957	Yes
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Fla. – Visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex this Friday might be able to watch NASA sends its Juno Spacecraft to another world, Jupiter to be precise. NASA will attempt to launch the Atlas V 551 rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station between 11:34 a.m. and 12:43 p.m. EDT. This version of the Atlas is the most powerful to date and the first 2,000 guests to the visitor complex will have the opportunity to watch the launch from the closest, possible public viewing point – the Apollo/Saturn V Center. This and other viewing opportunities along with other special events planned for this occasion are all included in the regular price of admission. Tickets purchased also provide guests with a second day of admission with no extra charge provided that they are used within seven days after their first use. The Visitor Complex will host a variety of events in conjunction with the planned launch of Juno. On Aug. 3 and 4 guests will have the opportunity to pose questions directly to Juno Scientists during the “Scientists in Action Webcast.” This webcast will appear simultaneously in the Virginia Air and Space Museum as well as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Children will have the opportunity to construct their own spacecraft at to the LEGO® Build the Future play area. Bill Nye of the Emmy award-winning TV show, “Bill Nye The Science Guy®” will be at the IMAX® Theater at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. launch day to tell guests a little bit about the Juno mission to Jupiter. It will take Juno five years to travel to Jupiter arriving in July of 2016; it will study how the planet was formed, its gravitational and magnetic fields as well as the planet’s atmosphere. If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will circle the planet in a polar orbit 33 times. This marks the ninth time that NASA has sent a probe to the giant world; the last mission was 1995’s Galileo. Juno is part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program. For more information about upcoming Juno launch events, or to purchase tickets, call 866-737-5235 or visit www.kennedyspacecenter.com.	Yes
Another great leap for mankind? In celebration of the momentous 1969 mission to the moon, the original audio feed between mission control and the Apollo 11 spacecraft is being streamed on Wechoosethemoon.org, a presentation of AOL and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. NASA's Web site is also streaming a simulcast of the mission. On both sites, the 109 hours of audio began on Thursday and will continue until Monday night. The audio stream—which features astronauts discussing spacecraft maneuvers, sightings of Earth and even coffee breaks—is the first of its kind, and made possible by the continued digitization of NASA’s audio records. It's one part of a larger tribute to the mission's 40th anniversary happening this week.	Yes
A China Eastern Airlines airplane carrying 132 people on board has crashed into a hillside in southern China. Based on initial reports, there are no survivors. The aircraft (a 6-year-old Boeing 737-800) was on a routinely scheduled flight from Kunming to Guangzhou when the aircraft dropped altitude rapidly. Flight data we have examined shows that MU5735 was cruising at an initial altitude of 29,100 feet and after two minutes dropped to 9,075 feet….approximately 26 seconds later the aircraft dropped to 3,225 feet and eventually lost contact. The plane crashed into a hillside in the city of Wuzhou (Teng county). Firefighters arriving on the scene said the plane disintegrated and created a wildfire that broke out in the surrounding area. At the present time, the fire is now contained. Following news of the crash, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the country’s emergency services to begin a search and rescue operation and identify what caused the accident. Boeing has released a statement following the crash saying “Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735. We are working with our airline customers and are ready to support them.”	Yes
GREENBELT, Md. - Preparations for launching NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) satellite are underway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. NASA KSC's "NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report" on Thursday, March 20, noted that GLAST's twin solar panels have been attached. The panels will provide electrical power for GLAST after its launch into earth orbit. As part of the process for preparing GLAST for launch, the satellite's various components are tested and re-tested. During the week of March 24, solar panel deployment and solar panel lighting were tested. Comprehensive performance tests were also done, that included end-to-end communications testing through the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system. At Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, buildup of the Delta II rocket began Monday, March 24, with the hoisting of the first stage. Work to attach the nine strap-on solid rocket boosters followed. Stacking of the second stage is currently planned for April 3. GLAST is slated for launch aboard a Delta II 7920-H rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Station on May 16. The window for launch runs between 11:45 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. EDT. GLAST is a powerful space observatory that will explore the most extreme environments in the Universe, where nature harnesses energies far beyond anything possible on Earth. It will search for signs of new laws of physics and what composes the mysterious Dark Matter, explain how black holes accelerate immense jets of material to nearly light speed, and help crack the mysteries of the stupendously powerful explosions known as gamma-ray bursts. NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. For more information about GLAST, please visit: Previous status reports are available on the Web at:	Yes
Washington, Mar 13 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found strong evidence of a massive saltwater ocean under the icy crust of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede that could potentially support life.The subterran... Washington, Mar 8 A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean but the Red Planet lost 87 per cent of that water to space, a new study has found.The ocean covered a greater portion of... CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida March 1 A Space Exploration Technologies rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday to put the world's first all-electric communications satellites into orbit.The 22-story t... Washington, Feb 19 A NASA spacecraft set to encounter Pluto this summer has spotted two small moons orbiting the icy dwarf planet.The moons Nix and Hydra are visible in a series of images taken by the New Hor... Washington, Jan 29 Scientists have found new evidence that glacier-like ice deposits advanced and retreated multiple times in regions of Mars in recent past. For the study, researchers from the Brown Univer... Washington, Jan 27 NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has celebrated its 11th anniversary on the Red Planet, marking the milestone with a stunning panorama of a Martian crater. The panorama from one of the high... Washington, Jan 23 NASA is working on a small helicopter that could fly ahead of future Mars rovers, checking out various possible points of interest and helping engineers back on Earth plan the best driving route. Washington, Jan 15 Mars rover Curiosity will drill into a crystal-rich rock to detect possible salt mineral left from a drying lake on the Red planet, according to an Indian-origin NASA scientist. London, Mar 18 Our Milky Way galaxy may be home to billions of planets orbiting their host stars in a habitable zone, where there could be liquid water and possibility of life, a new study has found. London, Mar 11 Scientists have found nine new dwarf satellites orbiting the Milky Way, the largest number ever discovered at once.According to the University of Cambridge astronomers, three of the discove... Bengaluru, Mar 3 India’s Mars Orbiter Mission payload has viewed the albedo of Mars that will be useful to study its surface properties, Indian Space Research Organisation said today. “The map presented... Washington, Feb 25 NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has clicked a selfie which shows the one-tonne robotic vehicle at the “Mojave” site on the Red Planet where its drill collected the mission’s second taste of Mount Shar... Washington, Feb 5 NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has beamed latest images of Pluto, as the probe makes way towards a historic encounter with the icy dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its l... Washington, Jan 28 NASA has developed a new interactive 3D app that can allow avid space explorers reach the launch pad of space missions – virtually. Smartphone and tablet users can experience the exciteme... Washington, Jan 25 Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA have created the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. The new map, developed using dat... Washington, Jan 22 NASA has teamed up with Microsoft to develop a new software that will enable scientists to work on Mars virtually using a wearable technology. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laborator... THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN 12 ISRO has come out with a low-cost and path-breaking technology to protect buildings, automobiles, and auditoriums from fire. It could even have potential use in the Railways, which is fre...	Yes
EasyJet to expand fleet with Airbus A320, A320neo aircraft LONDON (Reuters) - British budget airline EasyJet Plc said on Tuesday it would expand its fleet with more Airbus jets, with an order for 35 current generation A320 aircraft and 100 new generation A320neo. The A320 aircraft would be delivered between 2015 and 2017 under an existing agreement, it said, and the next generation aircraft would be delivered between 2017 and 2022 under a new deal. It said it had also agreed rights to buy up to a further 100 A320neo family aircraft. Chief executive Carolyn McCall said both Airbus and Boeing competed hard for the easyJet business. "Ultimately, Airbus offered us the best deal, and at a price with a greater discount to the list price than their landmark fleet purchase with easyJet in 2002," she said. - Tweet this - Share this - Digg this - Children's corpses reveal desperate attempts to escape Korean ferry \| - Russia says it will respond if Ukraine interests attacked \| - Australia, Malaysia vow to keep searching to solve plane mystery - Search for MH370 reveals a military vulnerability for China - UK says scrambles jets to see off Russian planes near Scotland	Yes
Claiming that Russia’s military operation against Ukraine has not yielded the outcome that President Vladimir Putin had expected, a US report said that Russian military has and will continue to face issues of attrition, personnel shortages, and morale challenges that have left its forces vulnerable to Ukrainian counter attacks. Putin probably miscalculated the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the degree to which it would have some success on the battlefield, said the report said the 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U S Intelligence Community. The Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilization of mostly untrained and unprepared reservists will alleviate personnel shortage in the near term, but risks undermining Russian domestic support for the conflict, the report said. Further, Moscow will become even more reliant on nuclear, cyber, and space capabilities as it deals with the extensive damage to Russia’s ground forces, said the report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said. - Heavy losses to its ground forces and the large-scale expenditures of precision-guided munitions during the conflict have degraded Moscow’s ground and air-based conventional capabilities and increased its reliance on nuclear weapons. - The war has forced Moscow to reduce its ground forces deployed in the post–Soviet states and its private security company assets operating abroad. Moscow retains the ability to deploy naval, long- range bomber, and small general purpose air and ground forces globally, and Vagner and other private security companies maintain a presence in areas such as the Central African Republic and Mali. - Moscow continues to develop long-range nuclear-capable missile and underwater delivery systems meant to penetrate or bypass U.S. missile defences. Russia - Russia will remain a key space competitor, but it may have difficulty achieving its long-term space goals because of the effects of additional international sanctions and export controls following its invasion of Ukraine, a myriad of domestic space-sector problems, and increasingly strained competition for program resources within Russia. - Russia continues to train its military space elements, and field new anti satellite weapons to disrupt and degrade U.S. and allied space capabilities. - Russia is investing in electronic warfare and directed energy weapons to counter Western on-orbit assets. These systems work by disrupting or disabling adversary C4ISR capabilities and by disrupting GPS, tactical and satellite communications, and radars. Russia also continues to develop ground-based ASAT missiles capable of destroying space targets in low Earth orbit.	Yes
Click For Photo: https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/helmettroubl.jpg Two NASA astronauts ventured out Wednesday on a second all-female spacewalk to finish upgrades to the International Space Station's power grid, but quickly ran into a helmet problem. It was the second pairing of Jessica Meir and Christina Koch outside the orbiting lab. Last October, they teamed up for the world's first spacewalk by two women. Women - Half-hour - Spacewalk - Koch - Helmet The women were barely a half-hour into their latest spacewalk when Koch's helmet camera and lights came loose. Meir tried to get the camera and light attachment back onto Koch's helmet, but could not get it into the proper grooves. Mission Control advised the women to remove the hood-like camera and light assembly, rather than waste any more time trying to attach it. The astronauts asked if the spacewalk would continue, given the lack of lighting for Koch. Question - Mission - Control - Astronauts - News "Good question and, yes, we will continue and we'll try to keep you two together as much as possible," Mission Control replied. The astronauts were relieved at the news. "Great. Perfect," they radioed. "Just be careful," Mission Control urged Koch. "You're missing that additional protection." Helmet - Trouble - Spacewalkers - Work - Batteries The helmet trouble put the spacewalkers behind in their work to replace old batteries outside the space station. NASA is in the midst of replacing decades-old nickel-hydrogen batteries outside the... Wake Up To Breaking News!	Yes
Deep Space 1.12 for iPhone and iPad Action Game on iOS Deep Space App / Specifications - • Price: $2.99 - • In-app purchases: None - • Content rating: Rated 9+ - • Requires: iOS 9.0 or later - • Device compatibility: iPhone and iPad - • Rating average - 4 out of 5 - • Rating users - • Total downloads - • Current version downloads - • Updated: August 2, 2018 Deep Space / Screenshots on iPhone Deep Space / Screenshots on iPad Deep Space / Description What is DEEP SPACE? DEEP SPACE - a new hardcore-endless Sci-fi platformer, which generates randomized levels on the go! Each new level will be brand new! What's the game about? You are a member of the DeTeam team, which controls the safety of scientific space stations. If there is a virus contamination and everyone got infected, it's your time! Grab your gun, jump into the spaceship and go to a new sweep! Be careful... The DeTeam team is top secret! If you die, no one will remember you... - Randomly generated levels, traps, monsters! - Ability to buy new guns and improvements! - Dynamic and challenging gameplay! - Dynamic chiptune soundtrack by HateBit! Turn it up! Follow us on Twitter for updates: Deep Space / Changelog / What's New in v1.12 - Added iPhone X support!	Yes
China Airlines pilots stand firm on regional flights overworkBusiness \| 11 Feb 2019 3:36 pm The second round of negotiations between Taiwan's China Airlines and its pilots today will focus on the definition of "reasonable flight time," amid a pilot strike over issues such as overwork, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which will mediate the talks. "We are hoping that both sides will reach a consensus on what kinds of flights cause pilot fatigue and perhaps decide on special work hours on a case-by-case basis," said the ministry's deputy Minister wang Kwo-tsai, said, CNA reports. The main contention between CAL and its pilots is over the work hours on regional flights and how many hours constitute "overwork." The pilots are also asking for three instead of two crew members on CAL's regional flights of between seven and 12 hours. CAL, meanwhile, has argued that under the Aircraft Flight Operation Regulations, the global aviation industry standard, it is only obliged to schedule a minimum of two pilots on flights of less than 14 hours. During the first round of negotiations last week, CAL agreed to the pilots' demand for a flight crew of four on routes that take more than 12 hours. For regional flights, however, no agreement was reached on the pilots' request for two flight crew members on routes that take more than seven hours. So far, CAL and the pilots have been unyielding on the issue of regional flights, which account for 40 percent of the airline's schedule and take eight hours on average on a round trip. Wang said that in the interest of reaching an agreement, he hopes the pilots will identify the flights that are of particular concern, such as red-eye flights and those in and out of busy airports where delays could contribute to longer flight times. Regardless of the outcome of the negotiations, however, the transportation ministry has no intention of departing from the AOR, he said. Wang said he hopes the strike will end after the second round of negotiations, which is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. tonday.	Yes
Air Malta is the national airline of the Maltese Islands. Why add Air Malta to your site: Air Malta operates a conveniently timed flight schedule to/from main European city airports, offering easy access and connections with a reliable flight schedule. Together with partner airlines, Air Malta offers a network of over 100 destinations. The Maltese airline maintains its commitment to offer value for money prices and superior service in both its economy as well as business class cabins. · Real time flight availability · Multilingual content · The airline also offers customers free allowance of one 10kg hand luggage and a one piece 20kgs free baggage allowance even on its lowest ‘Simply Fly’ fare.	Yes
Get ready to say goodbye to our fugitive mini-moon, a junk relic of our former space age, as it prepares to orbit Earth for the last two times before catapulting off to the sun. The object — an upper-stage rocket booster of the spaceship Centaur, which was once called America’s workhorse in space, and is known as 2020 SO — drifted into Earth’s sphere of gravity last year and became a new and temporary mini-moon. The object will make two make two final, large loops around our planet before escaping our gravity in March, according to EarthSky. Analysis of the space object’s motion when it was just 30,000 miles from Earth on Dec. 1 allowed NASA to confirm that the object’s identity. “It’ll no longer be a mini-moon for Earth,” said EarthSky. “Instead, it’ll be orbiting the sun.” You can see 2020 SO online at the Virtual Telescope Project in Rome on Feb. 1. when a live feed farewell is scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times.	Yes
There are a number of free online pre-flight planning tools available to assist pilots in safely and easily planning their Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flights in and around busy airspace and to check NOTAMS. NATS has awarded its Safety Compliance Mark to SkyDemon Light. The mark indicates that the product complies with functionality set out by NATS to enhance flight safety. It is available online at http://www.skydemonlight.com/ as well as being downloadable as an app for phones and tablets. Other electronic flight planning tools are available in the form of paid apps and online services that add more functionality such as filing flight plans and in flight weather.	Yes
Warrior Maven Video Above: Air Force Seeks "Sniper-Like" Precision Air Bombs by Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven The Air Force is moving quickly to engineer new bombs across a wide range of “adjustable” blast effects to include smaller, more targeted explosions as well as larger-impact 2,000-pound bomb attacks for a “high-end” fight. The principle concept informing the argument, according to Air Force weapons experts, is that variable yield munitions, and certain high-yield bombs in particular, are greatly needed to address an emerging sphere of threats, to include rival major powers such as Russia and China. Developers make the point that fast-changeable effects are needed to present Air Force attackers with a “sniper-like” precision air strikes as well as massive attacks with expanded “energetics” and more destructive power. -- for full print story - CLICK HERE -- Recommended for You Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition, Logistics& Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has a Masters in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. More Weapons and Technology -WARRIOR MAVEN (CLICK HERE)--	Yes
The U.S. claims the imperial right to be wherever it wants to be. From The Strategic Culture Editorial Board at strategic-culture.org: A $32 million drone buried unceremoniously at sea says a lot about a failing empire. A U.S. spy drone operating 8,000 kilometers from Washington on Russia’s borders, helping a Nazi regime at war against Russia, crashes into the Black Sea – and yet, insanely, Moscow is arraigned for taking defensive action? One has to be amazed by the total dissonance among American politicians and media over the incident this week when an unmanned U.S. military aircraft crashed into the Black Sea near Russian territory. The righteous indignation speaks of ineffable double-think and hypocrisy. Russia was condemned for “reckless” and “unlawful” conduct after two of its fighter jets intercepted an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Reaper is deployed both as a surveillance aircraft and as an attack weapon capable of firing missiles. This drone was detected approaching airspace that Moscow has designated off-limits in connection with its special military operation in Ukraine. The Pentagon claimed that one of the Russian Su-27 jets collided with the drone causing damage to one of its propellers. The U.S. Air Force says its operators brought down the Reaper which crashed in international waters. Why was a $32 million UAV so readily ditched? For its part, Russia claims that its fighter jets buzzed the American drone causing it to make sharp maneuvers whereupon the UAV lost aeronautical control and crashed into the sea. Moscow has put the blame on the United States for creating a provocation and called on the U.S. to halt hostile flights near its borders. An effort to recover the drone debris is underway by Russia. Sensitive flight data may show what kind of mission the UAV was really undertaking. Was it gathering offensive targeting coordinates, as many such American UAVs have been doing over the past year to enable the Kiev regime? No Great Reset, no bugs and pods, no CBDC, no purge, without WWIII.	Yes
[EOS 7D 1600px] A6-EDA Touching down on RWY 13L on a overcast Sunday afternoon US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines) N907HA (FLT PDT4367) on takeoff roll on RWY 23 en route to Philadelphia Int'l (KPHL). US Airways Express (Piedmont Airlines) N907HA (FLT PDT4367) taxiing to RWY 23 for departure to Philadelphia Int'l (KPHL). Nice aircraft my first one and another model of aircraft for the UNO !! Passing over the top of EGCC - UAE 202 JFK to DXB, tracking 095 at 37,000ft traveling at around 520knots UAE 202 from New York's JFK to Dubai overflies Manchester Airport at 37,000 feet on a lovely morning. The Hansa III built by NAL in Bangalore. Developed for General Aviation Flying for Flight Training as well as personal flying. Looking almost like a model on it's stand !!	Yes
A team of highly talented students from Rainey Endowed School in Magherafelt, sponsored by Moyola Precision Engineering, have won the Northern Ireland final of the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC) at a nail-biting final comprising seven schools at RLC (UK) in Crumlin. The prestigious annual competition is designed to encourage more young people to consider careers in the aerospace industry and is organised by aerospace trade association ADS Group. Each of the competing teams was required to design, construct and successfully launch a rocket, carrying two raw hen’s eggs to an altitude of 825ft, in a rocket weighing no more than 650 grams, and return the eggs safely to ground within 48-50 seconds. The challenge provides secondary school student teams, aged between 11 and 18, with a realistic experience in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets a specified set of mission and performance requirements. Students have to work together in teams, just as aerospace engineers do. The challenge is not intended to be easy, but it is well within the capabilities of secondary school students with a good background in science and maths, and some craftsmanship skills. David Beatty, Chairman of ADS Northern Ireland, said: “I congratulate all the schools that took part in today’s competition. “Encouraging young people towards these subjects is vital for the future success of Northern Ireland. “As our economy becomes more focused on advanced manufacturing it is crucial that we have people with skills and qualifications in science, technology, engineering and maths.” Mr Beatty wished Rainey Endowed every success. Rainey School has secured a place at the National Finals of the UK Rocketry Challenge. The winner of the National Finals wins an all-expenses paid aerospace trip to Airbus in Toulouse and will represent the UK at the International Rocketry Challenge against the US and French winning teams at the Farnborough International Airshow in July.	Yes
Airbus launched a global campaign to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary on Wednesday. The date marked five decades since French Minister of Transport, Jean Chamant, and German Minister of Economic Affairs, Karl Schiller, signed an agreement for the joint development of the A300 at the 1969 Paris Air Show. The celebration campaign will run from May 29 to July 17. “Over five decades, we have brought together civil and defense aviation businesses from throughout the continent,” said Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. “For 50 years, we have pioneered many firsts through our passion and innovation, transforming the industry and helping to move society forward. Airbus is a story of incredible men and women, a story of great achievements in the past and, above all, in the future.” As part of the anniversary celebrations, Airbus will be publishing a story every day for 50 days that will “highlight the people and ground-breaking innovations” that have influenced the company. The stories will focus on a wide array of Airbus’ business ventures including programs and initiatives, commercial aircraft, helicopters, and space and defense. Stories can be viewed at www.airbus.com/airbus50.	Yes
A Russian-made MiG-29M crashed during test flight CAIRO, (BM) – In Egypt, the MiG-29M Egyptian Air Force fighter crashed, the pilot managed to eject, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according Vedomosti newspapper statement, citing sources in the Russian defense industry. According to the publication, the Egyptian MiG-29M fighter performed a training flight, during which it crashed. According to preliminary information, the fighter pilot managed to eject, but at the moment there is no specific information about his state of health. No other details of the incident are given. “On Thursday, December 5, in Egypt, during a training flight, one of the MiG-29M fighters crashed by Russia for the Egyptian Air Force as part of the 2016 commercial contract was crashed” writes the edition. According to the sources of the publication, representing the Russian defense industry, the probable cause of the crash could be technical malfunctions in the integrated control system of a fighter or pilot’s actions. The cause of the crash will be established by a special commission of the Egyptian Air Force. Russia will soon send experts to Egypt to assist in the investigation of the incident. It is noted that this is the second crash of the MiG-29M fighter from those delivered to Egypt under the 2016 contract of the year. The first MiG-29M crashed on 3 on November 2018, with no official reason for the incident. Follow us everywhere and at any time. BulgarianMilitary.com has responsive design and you can open the page from any computer, mobile devices or web browsers. For more up-to-date news from us, follow our YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook pages. Do not miss the chance to subscribe to our newsletter. Subscribe and read our stories in News360App in AppStore or GooglePlay or in FeedlyApp in AppStore or GooglePlay	Yes
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam—U.S. and Japanese pilots exchanged silent high fives from their respective cockpits during the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron’s bomber task force mission to Guam. “When we’re talking to any ally or partner out there, the procedures are standard—everything’s the same,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Carter, a B-1 pilot deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the 34th EBS at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. “It doesn’t feel like I’m working with one person or one country versus another. It’s just, we’re all up there,” Carter said on the flight line at Andersen next to one of the four B-1s that deployed recently and have been exercising with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Other partners and allies are to follow in the coming weeks. “When we see each other through the cockpit windows, and we’re just doing our high-fives and fist bumps in the air, it seems like you’re just flying with someone else in your squadron,” he added. “And that’s kind of, I think, the biggest improvement with all this integration.” In April 2020, the Air Force announced that it would stop its continuous bomber presence outside the continental United States, ending a 16-year run at Andersen. Since then, however, B-1s—with their three weapons bays and supersonic speeds—have made regular return visits on rotating bomber task force missions ranging from one to three months. Practicing Pacific Skills On a recent afternoon, two of the weapons bays on a B-1 were equipped with fuel tanks carrying 20,000 pounds each, capable of extending the flight time of the bomber over the vast distances of the Pacific. Even with the capacity to fly longer distances without refueling, crews typically refuel from a tanker multiple times on the 17-hour flight from Ellsworth to give younger Airmen the opportunity to practice aerial refueling. Since the 34th EBS arrived, Airmen have also practiced addressing the unique challenges posed by the Pacific theater. “Each region has its own nuances, where it just takes a different set of skills or processes to get to the right answer more efficiently,” said Carter, noting the different airspace, constructs, and international rules to follow. Other crew members noted how sudden rain showers during the coming typhoon season in Guam can double the stopping distance on the runway. Carter explained how flying over the Pacific Ocean is not as disconnected from headquarters as it once was. “Crossing these vast distances doesn’t seem as large or daunting anymore because of the amount of control, the amount of touch points you have,” he said, acknowledging the benefit of satellite communication. “So, you’re not really alone, and not afraid anymore.” Allies Unite to Deter China As China continues to rapidly grow its military capacity with a powerful defense manufacturing sector, the U.S.’s Pacific allies are increasingly integrating to keep up. That is especially true for a capability only provided by the U.S. Air Force: manned bombers. “Countries are interested in doing some bomber missions with us,” Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said during an interview at PACAF headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. “We do a lot of bomber missions with the Japanese,” he said. “We’ve done some bomber missions with other countries in the region, and we’re trying to expand that as we go forward.” Zack Cooper, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said in an interview that Guam’s standoff location from China, in the second island chain, makes it an ideal location to host bombers. “Bombers and fighters need very different runways—they need different support systems,” said Cooper. “As far as the bomber force goes, it means probably more focus for the Air Force on larger facilities that are a little bit further away, so places like Guam make a fair amount of sense.” Anderson has four total runways. Its two main runways are 10,500 feet and 11,200 feet in length, while the newer northwestern runways, used for practicing austere exercises, are 4,200 feet and 9,000 feet. The B-1 requires about 8,000 feet to land. Retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, helped to establish the continuous bomber presence on Guam in 2004, but he now believes the bomber task force (BTF) concept is proving efficient for the Air Force. “It was expensive,” he said of maintaining a continuous bomber presence so far from the mainland. “They figured with these bomber task forces, they can fly in a more random nature,” Deptula added. “It’s also one of the strengths that you can home-base your bombers in the continental United States, but you can forward-deploy them, if necessary, pretty rapidly.” Wilsbach said that while Guam is the typical site for BTF missions, they can be done from other locations in the Pacific, such as Australia. “We’ll have some other places that we can do bomber task force missions,” he said. “The bomber missions have been going pretty well in the Pacific.” Capt. Jack Maliska, also deployed with the 34th EBS, said the Air Force’s concept of agile combat employment, or operating from austere locations, and the BTF concept both serve as a foundation for working with partners and allies. “Flexibility is always the key to air power,” Maliska said. “Going forward, we’re helping build that foundation. It’s only going to help build that rapport. “	Yes