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https://todayamp.com/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-moon-lander-and-rover-the-right-way-to-watch/
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Whereas the Orion spacecraft, a key a part of NASA’s Artemis I mission, is on its manner again to Earth after going far past the moon, a brand new lunar lander from Japan and a small rover from the United Arab Emirates are set to blast off from Florida quickly.
The Hakuto R mission is led by the non-public Japanese firm iSpace and can ship its M1 lander, which is concerning the measurement of a chest freezer, to the floor of the moon.
“Our first mission will lay the groundwork for unleashing the moon’s potential and reworking it into a strong and vibrant financial system,” mentioned Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of iSpace, in an announcement.
Hakamada added that the corporate is hoping to contribute to the Artemis program. The US house company has already dedicated to purchase moon rocks that M1 will acquire.
Launch was set for early Thursday morning, however on Wednesday the corporate introduced the mission “has been postponed, which is able to permit SpaceX to carry out extra pre-flight checks of the launch car.”
That is simply the newest of a number of delays to the launch, which isn’t all that uncommon within the house trade.
The lander and rover will carry off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is able to then land its first-stage booster about 10 minutes later at Cape Canaveral House Pressure Station.
iSpace was one of many finalists within the Google Lunar X Prize competitors, which ended again in 2018 with none winners being declared. But it surely did increase funds to proceed by itself and safe some clients with related lunar ambitions. That is how a rover named Rashid from the UAE’s house program wound up on board M1.
Rashid is about to review moon mud and can ship photos and knowledge again to Earth.
If the mission succeeds, Japan and the UAE will be part of the US, Russia and China as the one nations which have managed to place a robotic on the lunar floor. One other Lunar X Prize finalist, Israel’s SpaceIL, tried its personal lunar touchdown in 2019, however the mission ended with a crash into the moon that destroyed the spacecraft.
The lander has an extended journey between blastoff and landing on the moon, performing months’ value of assessments in house earlier than arrival on the Atlas crater on the close to aspect of the moon, which is scheduled for April.
SpaceX and iSpace haven’t but introduced a brand new goal date for launch. Every time it occurs, the beginning of the mission will probably be livestreamed and we’ll embed the feed right here.
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Тема: B-21 Raider
The Air Force released a B-21 Raider fact sheet.
The B-21 Raider will be a dual-capable penetrating strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-21 will form the backbone of the future Air Force bomber force consisting of B-21s and B-52s.
The B-21 Raider will be a component of a larger family of systems for conventional Long Range Strike, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, electronic attack, communication and other capabilities. It will be nuclear capable and designed to accommodate manned or unmanned operations.
The B-21 is being designed with open systems architecture to reduce integration risk and enable competition for future modernization efforts.
The Air Force awarded the B-21 Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract to Northrop Grumman on October 27th, 2015. Northrop Grumman’s partners on the B-21 program include Pratt & Whitney, Janicki Industries, Collins Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, BAE Systems and Spirit Aerosystems.
In 2018, the program successfully conducted the weapon systems Critical Design Review.
Primary Function: Nuclear-capable, penetrating strike stealth bomber.
Inventory: Minimum of 100 aircraft
Average Unit Procurement Cost: $550 million (base year 2010 dollars) /$639 million (base year 2019 dollars)
Munitions: Nuclear and conventional
Отредактировано VasYa (08.07.2021 17:27:47)
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https://www.faulkner.edu/news/alabama-congressmen-name-former-huntsville-professor-faulkner-supporter-as-space-advisor/
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One of Faulkner’s generous donors and a former professor at Faulkner University Huntsville, attorney Mark McDaniel is helping to lead the space initiative following his recent appointment as the Aerospace and Science Advisor for the 118th Congress.
McDaniel’s wife Henri McDaniel is also a strong supporter of Faulkner Law and serves on the Faulkner University Board of Trustees. Together they serve as attorneys with the Law Firm of McDaniel & McDaniel, LLC in Huntsville.
Congressman Dale Strong (AL-05) and Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) appointed McDaniel to his new position on April 4, 2023.
McDaniel has served on the NASA Advisory Council to five NASA Administrators; Daniel Golden, Sean O’Keefe, Michael Griffin, Jim Bridenstine, and Bill Nelson. The NASA Advisory Council is the Nation’s highest civilian advisory board for NASA, and McDaniel has served on the Board and as an Aerospace Advisor for more than two decades.
McDaniel previously served as an Aerospace and Science Advisor to former House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon from 2007-2011. McDaniel was appointed by President Trump to the International Food and Agricultural Development Board to advise the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). On the Board McDaniel focused on utilizing NASA and University based technology to help farmers around the world improve agriculture production and protect our food supply.
“As a member of both the House Armed Services and Science, Space, and Technology Committees, the work being done at Redstone Arsenal and the Marshall Space Flight Center are very important to me. To best serve the needs of our space and defense community, I need as much information on NASA related matters and space policy as possible. Mark McDaniel is the best man for that job,” says Congressman Dale Strong.
McDaniel’s experience as an educator and his lifetime involvement in the United States’ aerospace program gives him the unique ability to offer insightful counsel on aerospace, aeronautics, science education and other technology issues.
“Mark McDaniel understands space and space exploration just about as much as anyone can without being a NASA scientist. He has been heavily involved in America’s space program for several decades now. He also shares my vision of continued American leadership in space, which means getting American boots back on the moon and then going on to Mars. He deeply understands that if America doesn’t lead in space, countries like China will, and that’s a dangerous proposition,” says Congressman Robert Aderholt.
Press Release provided by Madison Neal, Director of Communications Office of Representative Dale W. StrongAlabama’s 5th Congressional District
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AutoMatters & More: 2017 NAF El Centro Air Show featuring the Blue Angels
Just a short, two-hour drive east of San Diego, located in California’s Imperial Valley past vast installations of massive, electricity-generating wind turbines, is Naval Air Facility El Centro – winter home of the Blue Angels. Excitement had been building all winter for their first formal air show of the year.
I say formal because the locals had already enjoyed watching the Blue Angels train for weeks at this base. These training flights were truly awe inspiring to watch as the pilots flew in formation, low and overhead as they cleared the chain link fence at the end of the runway and began each of their rehearsals. When they were done they returned to the same runway, flying just barely above the stacked hay bales and the dirt road that are just beyond the fence.
With these words from the announcer on March 11, the Blue Angels pre-season rehearsals were over and their air show season began: “Now, direct your attention to the ramp before you. Observe the military manner in which the six demonstration pilots approach their aircraft and are saluted by their crew chiefs.” With military precision the pilots march towards the planes, each one peeling off as they reach their F/A-18 Hornet and climb into the cockpit, where they are assisted by their crew chief.
Dating back to 1946, “the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, is the oldest performing U.S. military aviation demonstration team. We were first based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, flying F6F Hellcats. We continued flying Grumman Corporation aircraft for 22 years, transitioning in late 1946 to the more powerful and faster F8F Bearcat.”
“In 1950 we became equipped with jet aircraft, with the straight wing F9F-2 Panther – the predecessor of the swept wing F9F-8 Cougar, which were received in 1955.”
“In 1957 the Blue Angels became equipped with high performance aircraft, with the arrival of the supersonic F11F Tiger. In 1964 we received the McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom, and flew this supersonic jet until 1974, when we transitioned to the A4 Skyhawk. We are now in our 31st year flying the combat proven Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.”
As exciting as winter training is to watch from the end of the runway, the public air show is better directed towards the audience that is located parallel to the flight line.
In the “opposing solo,” two Blue Angels fly towards each other at high speed and then pass each other along the flight line, centered in front of the spectators. “These maneuvers are neither stunts nor daring feats, but are refinements of basic techniques taught to every prospective naval aviator.”
In addition to the Blue Angels, there was a full slate of performers at the NAF El Centro Air Show: sky diving by the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs and the U.S. Army Black Daggers; a Hellcat and Bearcat tribute to the Blue Angels; and simulated dogfights between a WWII era P-51 Mustang versus a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero, and a Korean War era North American F-86 Sabre versus a Soviet Union MiG-15.
Aerobatic performers included Vicky Benzing, piloting her Extra 300S (https://www.vickybenzing.com); the Red Eagles Formation Team flying Yak-52 two-seat trainers (https://redeaglesformation.com); and John Collver flying “War Dog” – a North American AT-6/SNJ built in Texas in 1944.
On the ground there was a car show and static displays of aircraft: Lockheed’s C-130 (four-engine turboprop) and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (four engine turbofan) military transports; Boeing’s KC-135 Stratotanker military aerial refueling aircraft, which saw service in the Vietnam conflict and the Persian Gulf War (https://www.boeing.com/history/products/kc-135-stratotanker.page); North American’s P-51 Mustang fighter; Vought’s F4U Corsair; Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning; Fairchild’s PT-19 trainer; North American’s B-25 Mitchell bomber and many more.
Entertainment included Nan-Sense high-flying freestyle motocross stunts.
Patrolling the area – and entertaining young and old alike – was the 501st Legion of costumed Stormtroopers and other characters from Star Wars. “Bad guys doing good,” each year they volunteer thousands of hours of their time to help raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities. Check out their very cool website and its thorough costume reference library at www.501st.com.
As always, it was a great air show. For more information about the Blue Angels, and to see their schedule of performances, visit https://www.blueangels.navy.mil.
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Copyright © 2017 by Jan Wagner – AutoMatters & More #484
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An energy field used for protection. Force fields are used on starships to protect again the vacuum of space. They have also been deployed on a smaller level to protect individuals. They can repel small projectiles and some high-energy forces. They can be easily overloaded and collapsed which makes them a temporary defense mechanism.
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Prudence and patience is the key so that the aircraft can fly perfectly . Studying a map of where you fly also be a thing to watch . Or if you are an expert in coding or programming , map existing on Flight Gear game can be changed as you wish , such as a map of Indonesia. The names of famous aircraft in Idnonesia also be included in this game . So , as if we were in the air flying the plane Indonesian Indonesian .
We will take off or airborne , aircraft speed must be fit , not too slow . Because if it is too slow will be difficult to fly aircraft . Vice versa , when the plane will be landing / touch down , speed is too high will make the crunch might even plane exploded .
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https://www.amecet.in/news/news-articles/indigo-raises-pay-for-pilots-and-cabin-crew-due-to-amazing-q1-performance
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indigo, the biggest airline in India, shared some great news. They will give more money to their pilots and cabin crew because they made a lot of profit – Rs 3,090 crore – in the first three months of 2023.
Here's why this is cool for students interested in aviation:
Higher Salaries: Pilots and cabin crew at IndiGo will get paid more. So, if you become a pilot or work on a plane, you might earn better money.
Record Profit: IndiGo made the most money it ever made in three months – Rs 3,090 crore! This is good for the airline, and it might mean more stability and opportunities for employees.
Top Airline: IndiGo is the largest airline in India, and it owns more than half of the country's flights. Working for a big and successful airline can be a fantastic start to your aviation career.
Inspiration for Success: When you see a company doing so well, it can inspire you to work hard and aim high in your aviation studies. You might dream of contributing to an airline's success someday.
Job Security: If IndiGo is making more money, it could mean they'll need more pilots, cabin crew, and other staff. So, if you join them, you might have a stable job in the future.
Learning from the Best: Working for a top airline means you could learn from experienced professionals. You'll be part of a team that knows how to run successful flights.
Remember, the aviation sector is full of exciting possibilities, and news like this from IndiGo shows that it's a field with growth, success, and chances for you to shine!
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- Your professional pilot and ground crew will ensure you have a great experience!
- Visiting the French Quarter, from a birds eye view
- See Jackson Square
- Your pilot will point out highlights along the tour
- You will ride in style with a headset to allow you to speak with the pilot and passengers during the flight
Please dress for the weather!
Waivers will be signed on site, photo ID is required only when payment made via card to verify customer is the person who paid for the tour. ANY AGE CAN FLY. No person weighing 300lbs or more can fly, no total group of passengers can weigh over 575lbs. All passengers will be weighed on site.
24 Hour cancellation for full refund. If flight is cancelled due to weather by LSH 100% full refund on site or voucher for flight value.
To see the full calendar click theBook Now button below
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Actualizado: 20 feb 2021
CETA, a design organization approved by EASA and MINISDEF, after different conversations with ESSP, the European provider of the EGNOS service, has committed to promote the use of the EGNOS service among Spanish operators and developing Supplementary Type Certificates (STC) of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and / or the Ministry of Defense (DGAM) on all types of aircraft, civil and / or military.
EGNOS-based LPV approaches allow :
Simplified approach procedures and greater safety, without the need for ground systems.
Lower minima for LPV approaches compared to LNAV approaches.
Better access to airports and runways that do not have ILS systems (and that have LPV approaches).
Considerably reduce the vertical and lateral safety margin with respect to obstacles.
RNP AR guidance on missed approaches.
Manage approaches and traffic more efficiently.
Reduce the environmental impact.
Increase flight, crew and passenger safety.
In Europe there are already more than 740 EGNOS-based approaches and it is anticipated that in 2024 there will be almost 900!
More information about EGNOS at https://egnos-user-support.essp-sas.eu/new_egnos_ops/
ESSP SAS (www.essp-sas.eu ) is the provider of the European EGNOS service.
CETA (www.ceta.aero ) is a design organization approved by EASA (DOA 21J) and by DGAM (MDOA PERAM 21J) for the development of avionics STC's, in particular to provide PBN capabilities, including LPV, on airplanes and helicopters.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need additional information to upgrade your aircraft or helicopter with PBN & LPV capabilities.
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Associate Director, Engineering
El Seg, CA
Country:United States of America
Location:CA320: El Seg.-So. Campus Bldg E01 2000 East El Segundo Boulevard Building E01, El Segundo, CA, 90245 USA
Would you like to be part of the new space movement? Do you have the leadership gene? Raytheon Intelligence & Space is the place for you. In the last few years you might have seen in your social media feed amazingly beautiful images of the Earth from space in exquisite detail. Behind many of these amazing images are the technologies and innovations created by the engineers at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. We are actively seeking engineers to help evolve our technology and grow our business into new domains and markets. Are you up to the challenge? We’re looking for you. We’re seeking an Associate Director of Engineering with domain knowledge in RF mission payloads, EO/IR payloads, and capable of leading a technical team. Our team is developing the next generation of space systems architecture and space mission payloads. We would like to hear from you if you have the initiative and qualifications in Space Mission Payloads and Architecture.
In this position, the candidate will be accountable for the technical execution of the program and for supporting a cost-effective system solution. This senior technical position requires a top performer with strong space systems engineering, RF missions, payloads development, and EO/IR payload development. It also requires the ability to work in a multi-disciplined, cross functional team in the execution of program goals. This role will require regular engagement with the customer as well as with internal Engineering teams, and active participation in customer and program technical reviews. The Associate Director will serve as the key technical interface to the customer to determine the technical solution to their requirements. The candidate also plans, organizes, and leads technical reviews, supports the day-to-day operations, provides suggestions for technical decisions and designs, and interfaces directly with the Program Manager. The candidate will be responsible for meeting all technical requirements on the program.
Responsibilities of the Associate Director of Engineering include:
• Provide technical leadership on RF Mission Payload development
•Lead the development on EO/IR payloads
•Develop the technical vision and strategies of the program
• Develop payload integration activities, for RF and EO/IR systems
• Implement the technical vision and strategies of the program
• Provide project technical leadership and coordination
• Lead program readiness and design reviews
• Coordinate closely with the Program Manager regarding budget and schedule
• Provide engineering program execution and technical leadership, including on proposal development
• Provide engineering inputs to gates and independent reviews.
• Establish and maintain the program technical baseline, ensuring the product meets contractual needs, and establish technical baseline artifacts
• Provide technical support in developing and maintaining the analysis to predict overall system performance
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to both internal and external customers
• Provide engineering authority to all decisions impacting product integrity, system performance, and system functionality.
• Coordinate, write, and deliver technical presentations to both internal and external customers
• Mentor more junior engineers
• Minimum 12 years of experience in either systems engineering, mission payload development, space vehicle development, or space architecture development.
• Experience developing RF mission payloads
• Experience in space segment architecture
• Ability to work within a fast paced environment
• Experience with requirements development, analysis, verification and validation
• Demonstrated engineering leadership experience and proven track record
• Must have excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation), with prior experience in dealing with customers, management, technical staff, and internal / external organizations.
• Experience leading teams and IPT’s, using tools and metrics in managing activities, and interfacing with senior program and functional management
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an Active DoD Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance as of Day 1 of employment
• Ability to access to US only data systems
• Intimately experienced developing all aspects of Mission System Engineering, Space development, Payload development, and Space Segment development
• MBSE experience in its applicability to Space Vehicle development
• Agile development experience
• Experience with behavior driven development (or test driven development)
• Technical experience with space systems and ground systems
• Experience in deploying a rigorous Integrated Product Development Process
• Experience participating in and leading critical design reviews
• Experience in cost/schedule development and management (EVMS)
• Skilled in proposal preparation, cost and schedule estimation and technical documentation related to contract deliverable items
• Proposal support experience including writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
• Experience in performing Mission Architecture & CONOPS analysis
• System level architecture & modeling experience
• Familiarity with requirements management tool such as Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS)
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field
- Master's Degree in STEM related field
Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms
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ISRO's first manned mission will take some time, says K Sivan
The Indian space agency has selected four astronauts for India’s first manned mission to space Gaganyaan, ISRO Chief K Sivan today said. He also mentioned that the work on the Chandrayaan-3 has started and it is going at full speed, news agency ANI reported.
Speaking to the press, ISRO Chief K Sivan said that the four shortlisted astronauts will go to Russia for training by this month-end. He also said that in 1984, Rakesh Sharma who flew in a Russian module, now the Indian astronauts will fly in an Indian module from India. The Gaganyaan is ISRO’s manned space mission which aims to launch by December 21. Referring to the question, whether ISRO looks at the manned mission to the Moon, ISRO chief said, “Definitely someday but not immediately,” ANI reported.
ISRO working on Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan simultaneously
After India’s aspiring lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 failed to carry out a soft landing at the Moon, ISRO revealed that its plan to attempt another soft landing on the lunar surface with Chandryaan-3.
Earlier this month, Sivan had also confirmed that Chandrayaan-3 project is ongoing, however, it might take 2021. Simultaneously, ISRO is working on the Chandrayaan-3 to perform a soft-landing on the lunar surface as well as on the Gaganyaan, its manned mission to space.
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The airport's deadliest accident transpired on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a DC-eight jet, flew on the Montreal–Toronto–L. a. route. The pilots inadvertently deployed spoilers prior to the plane tried landing, forcing the pilots to abort landing and takeoff. Damage to the aircraft which was brought about in the unsuccessful landing endeavor triggered the plane to break up from the air during the go-all-around, killing all one hundred travellers and 9 crew customers on board when it crashed right into a industry southeast of Brampton.
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markings on its port nose, to coincide with its 1st service to Boston, in which city fathers have been celebrating the city’s 350th birthday. This picture was taken on the LAX hangar in December, seven months after the inaugural.
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https://hardcoregamer.com/2020/04/06/jet-lancer-flying-to-switch-and-pc-with-release-date-trailer/375437/
| 2020-06-04T03:50:22 |
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The sky is a huge volume of clean blue air containing far more space than is apparent just by looking at it. Even knocking out the third dimension leaves a ton of room up and down, all of which provides plenty of space for bullets, missiles and lasers to choke out any safe spots. The plane in Jet Lancer doesn’t take up a lot of space in the sky but when there’s so many enemies throwing around heavy firepower that doesn’t even come close to helping ensure survival, and this is before the giant robot bosses enter the fight.
Jet Lancer is a supersonic 2D aerial ballet where you play as Ash Leguin, taking down the fleet of sky pirate craft whether they attack by air, boat or mecha-beast. The jet is nimble, especially once you’ve mastered it’s turning radius, the effects of gravity, and the difference in power between regular flight and dashing, all of which can start out feeling a bit overwhelming until suddenly you’re turning on a dime and boosting back the way you came, or shutting off thrust entirely to drop below an incoming barrage. And when it all comes together everything explodes in screen-shaking bursts of pixel-art shrapnel, which would be reward enough even aside from earning new weapons and utilities.
Jet Lancer is coming to Switch and PC on May 12, and to celebrate there’s a shiny new trailer available. Give it a look and get ready to set those clear blue skies on fire.
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http://clearflightaviation.com/about
| 2019-06-26T04:23:07 |
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Clearflight Aviation exists primarily to offer flight instruction to those with a passion to use aviation to serve people in need.
- Medical: Evacuation, or on site care.
- Support: Supplies and human resources.
- Transportation: Safe fast travel in areas with limited infrastructure.
From the very earliest days of our ministry, aviation has played an important role. A small team of dedicated, missionaries and pilots carried missionaries and supplies to the Caribbean.
Jim Howard (CFII, MEI) is a certified flight instructor for single and multi-engine airplanes. He is a veteran missionary, who loves to share his passion for missions and aviation to students who want to fulfill their dream of flying!
Our training aircraft is a 1982 Cessna Skyhawk. This airplane is certified for private, Instrument and the majority of commercial training
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https://www.uas-group.com/product/bypass-door-actuator/
| 2022-08-07T22:53:57 |
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Download the datasheet for more information
The BDA is an electrically controlled and powered linear actuator. It is used to position the aircraft bypass door. The BDA consists of single electric Brushless Motor powered at 28 VDC and electronic control unit to provide the BDA actuation by discrete signals. The BDA can be positioned in open/close configuration and the Power-Off Brake allows the BDA to maintain irreversibly its position without power consumption.
Two Limit Switches define the BDA electrical stroke.
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https://alexaanswers.amazon.com/question/pc7A8rugAGqcnaoSyeJwq
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What's the flying discovery?
A discovery flight is lesson number one for either the Recreational or Private Licence. It is designed to show you what flying an airplane is like, a chance to explain what learning to fly is all about, and to meet the staff and tour around a flight school.
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https://www.stattimes.com/news/pemco-promotes-john-wing-senior-mro-manager-aviation/
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PEMCO promotes John Wing to senior MRO manager
Feb 03, 2017: Leading MRO and engineering company PEMCO World Air Services has promoted John Wing from programme manager to senior MRO manager and he will be based out of Tampa.
In his new role, he will oversee all maintenance operations.
As senior MRO manager, Wing will be responsible for the overall operation of the maintenance department, including recognised authority with the FAA and other regulatory entities, new business development, aircraft delivery schedules, manpower and man-hours, budgets, training, and maintaining facilities, equipment and tooling.
Wing brings a background of proven leadership, programme management excellence, and innovation to his new role.
“John is a proven asset to the company; he brings leadership skills that keep all departments in harmony,” said PEMCO vice president of Maintenance Shane King, to whom Wing will report.
Wing, who was recently named to Aircraft Maintenance Technology magazine’s 40 Under 40 Next Gen Awards, began his career with PEMCO in 2008 as a lead A&P mechanic. Over his nine years with the company, he has served as supervisor, weekend-and-night shift production manager and, most recently, as program manager of a major US airline.
“My time here at PEMCO has opened my eyes to the competitiveness of the industry,” said Wing.
“I will continue to build PEMCO’s team by providing strong leadership and support to our already world-class team, and strengthening our customer relationships through trust and dependability.”
Wing started his career in aviation in 2000 with Midway Airlines, including stints at Mesa Airlines and JetBlue Airways prior to his arrival at PEMCO.
He is A&P certified and holds an associate’s degree in aviation maintenance from the National Aviation Academy.
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https://www.aninews.in/topic/mars/
| 2021-06-15T10:24:03 |
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Search For "mars"
Updated : 6 days, 4 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): The New York Times on Tuesday (local time) made a publishing error claiming about 'Fields of watermelons found on Mars', then deleted it.
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 3 (ANI): The Indian Air Force will see a number of changes at the top as Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in the Air headquarters.
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Saint John's (Antigua)/New Delhi (India), May 28 (ANI): Mehul Choksi's lawyer in Dominica Wayne Marsh said that the fugitive diamantaire is entitled to a legal representation and denying him the access is a breach of his human rights.
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Farhad Forbes, Co-chairman, Forbes Marshall, has been re-elected global Chair of Family Business Network International (FBN).
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Middlesex [UK], May 20 (ANI): Middlesex Cricket has announced that Ireland batsman Paul Stirling will return to play for the club in this year's T20 Blast.
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Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 with the country's first Mars rover Zhurong successfully landed on Saturday on the surface of the Red Planet, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Lusaka [Zambia]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted the Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit - MARS 2021 online, in partnership with the African Union and African Ministers of different sect
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Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field.
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Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has a new mission. Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions
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New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI/ThePRTree): Founder of Medhraj Astro Youtube channel, Dr. Samir Tripathi concluded the release of the entire Ramcharitmanas with its meaning at the Marsh Hall of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar.
Paris [France], April 22 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff on Thursday who is on a five-day visit to France on an invitation from Gen Philippe Lavigne, Chief of Staff visited Rafale Conversion Training Center (CTC), Bordeaux- Merignac and interacted with the I
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The growing list of "firsts" for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen.
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http://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=26435
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The second space vehicle in the modernization of the Global Positioning System, GPS III SV-2, is scheduled for launching on Thursday, July 28, 2019. The GPS satellite will be carried into transition orbit by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) DELTA IV Medium 4.2 (i.e., 4-meter diameter upper stage and two solid boosters) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch window starts at 10:55 a.m. EDT and ends 11:21 a.m. EDT.
ULA is apparently retiring the DELTA IV Medium configuration rocket after this mission, as they note this will the final flight of this particular design.
The GPS III SV-2 satellite was built by Lockheed Martin, and was declared ready-for-launch last August (2018). The satellite's propulsion engine was fueled in late June, and on July 2 the satellite installation on the DELTA IV upper stage fairing was announced.
The U.S. Air Force Space Mission Command has a Twitter Feed at
and are providing updates as the launch date approaches.
The initial GPS III satellite, SV-1, was launched on December 23, 2018 by a SpaceX rocket. GPS II SV-1 is still being checked out, and its status is "testing."
Articles about GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, WAAS and other satellite navigation systems
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https://nr.no/en/projects/oceanwatch/
| 2024-03-02T13:24:44 |
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We are developing deep learning methodologies that will automatically interpret sensor data from airborne monitoring of sea and coastal areas. Automated interpretations will enable operational maritime monitoring without radio contact and minimise the need for manual interpretation in manned aircraft operations.
Monitoring sea areas along the Norwegian coast
Norwegian Special Mission (NSM) develops, manufactures and delivers monitoring systems that are currently in extensive use for monitoring the sea areas along the Norwegian coast.
Monitoring with drones
Drones represent major benefits for monitoring coastal and marine areas in the form of reduced costs, better support for very long operations (up to several days in a row), and the opportunity to carry out missions that involve too great a risk for manned missions.
Advantages with automated interpretations
A key challenge when using drones for maritime surveillance is the limited capacity to transmit large amounts of sensor data via satellite. An automated interpretation will enable NSM to offer the solution of the future, which uses high-capacity drones and advanced sensors, for operational maritime monitoring outside radio contact. An automated solution will also reduce the need for manual interpretation in operations with manned aircraft.
Navn: OceanWatch – Next-generation analysis tool for monitoring sea and coastal areas
Partner: Norwegian Special Mission AS
Funding: The Research Council of Norway (IPN programme)
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https://boeing-selfservice.runmytests.com/manufacturing-careers
| 2020-08-15T18:53:36 |
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Every day around the globe, Boeing manufacturing employees build the future of aerospace. Our employees’ aptitude, talent, skills and passion for crafting the best products in the world allow us to excel at large-scale production systems. If you have mechanical, maintenance, mechatronics and aviation skills, join our manufacturing team. Your future is waiting.
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https://newsnowflorida.com/index.php/2018/11/16/english-proficiency-of-boliviana-pilots-may-lead-to-nationwide-aviation-chaos/
| 2021-03-03T17:11:26 |
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English proficiency of Boliviana pilots may lead to nationwide aviation chaos
Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) pilots are threatening to take measures if they are compelled to fulfill a resolution from the Directorate of Civilian Aeronautics (DGAC) which requires them to update their English language certification, after an incident in January at Miami’s International Airport (MIA).
On that occasion, a Boliviana pilot exited the landing runway to the left instead of to the right as instructed in English by the control tower.
The DGAC issued an order whereby all of Bolivia’s civilian pilots (BoA’s and others) need to be tested again for their English language skills and may have their licenses revoked.
BoA’ s 130 pilots feel the measure is illegal as it dents their image within the aeonautical international community.
Supporting the BoA pilots are their colleagues from other airlines and unions from other workers in the aviation industry. The situation may have unforeseeable consequences, observers have said.
”The problem of the BoA pilots arises from Order (69/2018) issued by [DGAC Director Celier] Aparicio in April, which requires the requalification of the level of linguistic competence in English to pilots, subject to suspension of their licenses, explained lawyer Álvaro Munguía.
He warned that this decision will bring serious consequences, even the possibility of losing certifications for the airlines and damage the image of the civilian pilots of Bolivia.
The RAB61 standard regulates linguistic assessment intervals at three levels. But Aparicio does not know the RAB61 that mandates all pilots to requalify their level of linguistic competence, which indicates that the evaluation intervals are every three years for level 4, every six for level 5 and level 6, he added.
And [the pilots] will not return to be evaluated because it is an expert level, he warned.
The Association of Civil Pilots of Santa Cruz has regretted the misguided administrative decisions of Aparicio, for ordering procedures that put operational safety at risk, exposing the lives of passengers and crew.
Bolivia’s Minister of Public Works Milton Claros announced that the Transparency Unit is investigating flight security.
Aviation unions and pilot groupings have asked President Evo Morales to demilitarize the DGAC and replace its top officials with people of vast experience in civilian aeronautics. They also pressed for the creation of a civilian aviation vice ministry.
Airlines complain daily about bureaucracy, untimely changes of norms, and requirements that seem to be made at the whim of someone.
There are delays in the certification of new airlines for almost a year. The registration of new aircraft takes up to four months … If there is no solution in a few weeks, we will go out to claim publicly,” an airline source who requested anonymity, fearing reprisals from the DGAC, was quoted as saying.
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http://www.flyability.com/elios/
| 2017-04-28T02:21:36 |
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Discover the first collision-tolerant flying robot, designed for industrial inspection professionals. Allowing for the first time access to complex, cluttered or indoor places, Elios is unleashing the potential of UAVs in a number of applications where their use was previously too dangerous or simply impossible.
Decrease downtime and
inspection costs, avoid confined
space entry and increase
worker safety by remotely
accessing boilers, tanks,
pressure vessels, tunnels and
other complex environments
inside your plant.
Easy to pilot
No piloting experience
needed. Simply unpack,
insert the battery and fly
without risk of collision,
damage or injury. The drone
is capable of taking off
and landing in any variety
High resolution imagery
Elios is capable of delivering
images up to 0.2 mm/px,
even in complete darkness.
Along with its LED lighting
and thermal imagery,
it inspects and explores
Safe for humans
Thanks to its protective cage, Elios is safe to fly close and even in contact with humans and the surrounding environment. It can thus be used when the plant is still in operation without any risk of crash or injury.
TYPESManual thrust, altitude hold, pro mode (high speed)
AVAILABILITYSwitch between modes at any time
FAIL SAFESAuto-landing on low-battery or signal lost
AVIONIC BOARDAutopilot, thermal video and system management
POWER BOARDMotors control
DIMENSIONSFits in < 400mm sphere
MOTORS4 electric brushless motors
PROPELLERS4 propellers, 5 inches
TAKE_OFF WEIGHT700 g including battery, payload & protection
FLIGHT TIMEUp to 10 mn
MAX. CLIMB RATE1.5 m/s (in normal mode) 2.5 m/s (in pro mode)
MAX. AIRSPEED3 m/s (in normal mode) 7 m/s (in pro mode)
WIND RESISTANCEMax. 5m/s (in pro mode)
SENSORSIMU, magnetometer, barometer
MATERIALSCarbon fiber composites, magnesium alloy, aeronautical grade aluminum, high-quality thermoplastics
OPERATING TEMPERATURE0 ºC to 50 °C
TYPEDigital, bidirectional, long range, video and data downlink to remote controller (RC), command and data uplink to UAV
RANGEUp to 500 m in direct line of sight
TYPEErgonomic joysticks and payload controls, integrated video outputs
OPERATING TEMPERATURE0 °C to 40 °C
OUTPUT PORTSHDMI, SDI, USB
BATTERY6000 mAh, 2S
CONTROLSPayload settings and aircraft control
Optional remote controller (camera operator) with video stream reception on a secondary screen, and dual control of camera settings.
TYPELithium polymer battery, 3 cells, 2800 mAh, 33.08 Wh
CHARGING TIME1 h
BATTERY CHANGE TIME< 1 mn
PAYLOAD HEADDamped from vibrations
UPWARDS TILT+80 degrees
DOWNWARDS TILT-60 degrees
VIDEOFHD (1920 x 1080) at 30 fps, good low light performance, recorded on board and streamed to pilot and camera operator
HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW130 degrees
VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW75 degrees
TOTAL VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW215 degrees (considering payload up/down rotation)
CONTROL MODESAuto with EV correction, full manual mode
TYPEUncooled FLIR camera core
VIDEO160 x 120 pixels at 9 fps, recorded on board
HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW56 degrees
VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW42 degrees
TYPE5 arrays of high-efficiency LEDs for even lighting in front, top, and bottom of the robot
CONTROLFrom remote controller, adaptive light beam controlled by camera pitch
POWER11.4 W nominal power for front lighting, 28 W total installed max.
Operational Safety & Crashworthiness
NAVIGATION LIGHTSGreen and red lights
PROTECTION CAGECarbon fiber cage with soft coating, modular subcomponents for maintenance ease, thermoplastic elastomer suspensions, size of openings: triangles of about 11 cm sides allowing for hand to access inside for swapping batteries
COLLISION TOLERANCEUniform all around the drone, up to 3 m/s on sharp objects, up to 4 m/s on flat objects
DECOUPLING3-axes gimbal system, carbon fiber composite ring and transverse beam
TRANSPORT CASEIATA compliant transport case for checked-in luggage, dimensions (approximate): 60 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm
CHARGERS3 A / 35 W lithium polymer battery balance charger, with charging status indicator, RC charger: 17.4 V, 57 W, tablet USB charger: 5 V
Mobile Application Used During Flight (Elios Cockpit)
FEATURESReal time video and UAV telemetry, status visualization (remaining battery, payload settings, warnings, etc. ), control payload settings and various configurations.
OPERATING SYSTEMAndroid, optimized for tablet provided with UAV system
Post Flight Video, Thermal and Log Analysis (Flyability Inspector)
FEATURESVideo and thermal video viewer (frame by frame), flight log analysis including point of interests recorded during flight, screenshots and flight data export.
OPERATING SYSTEMWindows 7, 8 and 10 (64 bits only).
We offer a complete Elios flying kit, including spare parts, training and high-level after sales support. Send us a message to request a quote and learn more about our use cases.
How does your solution compare with rigidly attached protection?
Does Elios have a thermal camera?
What is the difference with other drones?
How long does the battery last?
Can it roll instead of flying?
Can it sense and avoid obstacles?
Elios' collision-tolerance grants reliability in all conditions: when it's dark, in the presence of dust or smoke, or where reflective surfaces are present. In addition, relying on a mechanical intelligence instead of sensors allows for a smaller and lighter product.
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http://www.i-a-i.com/?News/2013/air-force-awards-iai-a-follow-on-contract-to-develop-a-long-term-sustainable-net-centric-framework-for-space-surveillance-networks
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The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is a critical part of the United States Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) mission. Using dish radars, phased array radars and optical systems, SSN detects, tracks, catalogues and identifies artificial objects orbiting the Earth, including active and inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris. Modernizing the aging systems of the SSN requires addressing the challenge of seamlessly upgrading SSN with modern COTS hardware, without software porting. Further, the accuracy of tracking targets has to be improved by collaborating geographically spread sensors. In addition, tasks have to be dynamically scheduled to respond to unexpected space events. To address these issues, IAI has been awarded a contract entitled, “Long-term Sustainable Net-centric Framework for Space Surveillance Networks (LOSSLESS).” LOSSLESS can run both legacy and new software on top of modern commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware by leveraging state-of-the-art Virtual Machine (VM) technologies. A distributed net-centric data fusion algorithm will be used to significantly improve the tracking accuracy of current SSN. LOSSLESS can also respond to unexpected dynamic space events by using an innovative dynamic tasking algorithm to maintain SSN’s day-to-day tracking missions, and dynamically re-task sensor assets to manage emergency space events. The proposed LOSSLESS framework can meet the future requirement of space target tracking for the SSN. The feasibility of LOSSLESS has been demonstrated using a preliminary system, and a fully functional prototype will be developed to demonstrate its effectiveness, efficiency and practicality. Possible commercial applications of LOSSLESS include upgrading legacy systems, especially for radar or electro-optical (EO) sensor sites. Dynamic tasking techniques can be applied to any dispersed, networked systems, and the data pre-processing techniques to any radar or EO system transforming data to relevant information.
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https://www.airtattoo.com/the-trust/news/n/2018/oct/18/jrpss-scholars-feeling-sky-high-from-top-up-grant
| 2021-12-09T13:57:02 |
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JRPSS Scholars Feeling Sky High from Top-Up Grant
Published: 18 Oct 2018
Ten RAF personnel have been awarded top-up grants from the RAF Charitable Trust so that they can continue the Junior Ranks Pilot Scholarship Scheme (JRPSS) and achieve their full Pilot's Licence.
The JRPSS is a scheme run by the RAF Charitable Trust and RAF Flying Clubs that helps serving RAF Regular and Reserve Junior Ranks go from zero flight experience to flying an aircraft solo as pilot in command.
Last month, ten scholars* were awarded a top-up grant that will enable them to progress from their first solo flight to achieving their Pilot's Licence.
Top-up recipient SAC Charlotte Peacock said: "The JRPSS has allowed me to face my anxieties with communication and meet some extraordinary people it has given me so much courage in my everyday life and it has shown me a way of finding peace when I have tough days.
"[The Top-Up Scheme] will allow me to develop myself as an individual to be able to grow and become the best version of myself not just for myself but for those around me and I have flying to thank for that."
SAC Samuel Budd added: "Having big dreams of eventually becoming an airline pilot is by no means a small task and most definitely not to be half done and without this scheme it would have been made a lot harder.
"This amazing scheme that is kindly funded by the RAF charitable trust has not only enabled me to continue with my future but has also opened many doors within the aviation world."
Learning to fly typically costs thousands of pounds - the JRPSS scheme enables under 25 year-olds to undertake 15 hours flying training on a light aircraft and examinations in core subjects such as Air Law, Meteorology and Navigation. Following a recognised syllabus, the training may count towards the award of a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence.
The scheme is just one of the many ways in which the Trust encourages air-mindedness and the aviation-related education of young people. From scholarships to getting children involved in STEM the Trust is focussed on inspiring the next generation of aviation professionals.
RAF Charitable Trust Director Justine Morton said: "It's been an amazing year for the JRPSS and the transformation of 30 JRs into accomplished pilots. I am so please for the 10 that made it to the Top-Up Scheme. The have an exciting few months of flying (and exams!) ahead."
Applications for next year's JRPSS will open in the New Year. For the most up to date information, visit www.jrfly.co.uk
*The 2018 top-up scholars are: Samuel Budd, Timothy Cochran, Shaun Duthie, Dominic Emerson, Jack Heyes, Tristan Hyland, Tasmin Paige, Charlie Peacock, Patrick Ross and Stephanie Shultz.
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Since Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over Arik Air, Arik Air has recorded many successes. From on-time departure to excellent customer services. Among the domestic Airlines in Nigeria, Arik Air is only behind Air Peace in terms of a number of passengers that use the airline and also in fleet size.
Arik Air just like other airlines has rule and restrictions to the passenger’s baggage. If a passengers carrying-on exceeds the required size, it will be checked in. If a passenger’s luggage excessed the free baggage allowance weight, it will attract an extra cost.
Arik Air Baggage include
- Hand baggage/carry-on
- Excess baggage
- Free checked in baggage
- Special baggage
Hand baggage or carry-on are those bags passengers can carry into the flight. Carry-on weight restrictions sometimes are not as important as the airline may not weight it. So long as you can carry it, it is okay. Don’t make it look over stuff. You can put it on the storage bin aboard the Arik Air flight or keep it beside you.
The weight of a carry-on on an international or regional flight is 12kg while the domestic is 6kg. if the carry-on excess the weight, it will be checked-in. Carry-on include handbag, umbrella, backpack, laptop bag, briefcase, suitcase etc.
Remember that the items in your carry-on will pass through the security checks. Be careful of what you put inside, avoid all the restricted items like liquid, battery etc.
Free Checked In Baggage
Free checked in baggage are those luggage passengers are allowed put in the aircraft hold. The free baggage has a limit and the limit depends on the airline, class of service for example economy, business class and destination like domestic or international. The luggage is weighed and registered during check-in. After registering the luggage, it will be tagged for easy identification. If it exceeds the amount that the airline specified, it will attract extra cost for the luggage.
There are also restrictions on the type of items that will be in the bag. Checked-in baggage is not accessible during flight. It is advisable for passengers to remove all the items that they may need and put it in the carry-on.
The weight of checked-in baggage allowance on Arik Air is 23kg on economy class while business class is 32kg.
Excess baggage is that baggage that exceeds the free baggage allowance and it attracts an extra cost in your local currency. For instance, if a passenger booked economy class and carries luggage that is weighed at 30kg when he/she is allowed to carry 23kg, the passenger will pay for the extra 7kg.
Arik Air allows passengers to carry 10 excess luggage. Though, it is subjected to availability of space in the aircraft. Some passengers will prefer to go for a higher class ticket that will give them the privilege to carry more luggage.
The special equipment includes bicycle, golf bag, sporting equipment, music instruments, weapon etc. This special baggage is also subject to space availability. Arik Air will charge the passenger for special baggage.
Cost Of Extra Luggage
The cost of extra luggage varies according to the destination.
All domestic passengers extra luggage cost is N500 per kilogram (kg). The domestic flight passengers extra luggage cost applies when passenger exceeds the free baggage allowance.
Regional and international flight passengers extra luggage cost is. Also when a passenger on international flight exceeds the free international baggage allowance, a cost for the extra luggage will be applied.
Passengers can only pay at the airport. After weighing the luggage, the passenger will pay for the extra luggage. The passenger can pay with either card or cash over the counter.
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On the premises of the huge Pensacola Naval Air Station (home of a.o. the demonstration team of the US Navy – the Bue Angels) is the NNAM, a museum that deals with the aviation legacy of both the US Navy, USMarines and Coast Guard.
The Air Force Armament Museum in Florida exhibits aviation warfare armament (bombs, rockets, missiles), as well as the platforms that are being used to fire resp. drop them. In this report we of course focus on the latter: on the aircraft that the museum displays.
In 1978 both the Advanced- and Transition Flying School of the Belgian Air Force were based at the airbase of Brustem/Sint Truiden; this base is now closed by the way. The AFS was equipped with the Potez-Fouga CM-170 Magister, the TFS with Lockheed T-33As. Both types were replaced by the Alpha Jet in the early eighties and the location for the flying training was moved to France.
The Smithsonian Institution is a group of museums (located mainly in Washington DC) that covers areas such as art, natural history, biology, etc.
Pictures of aircraft that have been disposed of or preserved in one way or another ; this gallery deals with airframes photographed in the years 1960-2009. No need to say that the majority of the airframes presented here are no longer present.
In the seventies the Belgian Air Force organized great annual airshows (they still do, by the way). The 1970 show at Beauvechain AB was remarkable because of the very active presence of 5 Starfighters of the Royal Danish Air Force. Next to that the static provided an extensive overview of the Belgian Air Force of those days.
During this KLu-Open Day , held at Volkel AB on June 20th, 1970 , a long flight-line of nearly all resident Lockheed F-104 Starfighters could be watched by the public from nearby. Some TF-104’s were pictured in colour on their dispersals , which were also open to the public during the early morning hours.The only foreign – not really of course- aircraft on the static show was an F-4E Phantom from Soesterberg (USAFE) . Hans and Frank were present to give you a photographic impression…
On August 20th another Warbirds-Fly-In took place , namely at Lelystad AP , organized by the Aviodrome Museum and Hans went to this enjoyable event. Especially the “real” Army Camps in World War II-style set up by volunteers attracted much attention as well as the musical shows from that era. Some interesting Warbirds did arrive of which the Lockheed P-38 Lightning certainly was the high-light!
Hans made a number of pictures outside the fences of Gilze Rijen AB (NL) in the course of years especially of U.S. aircraft during deployments but also of other types in their landing patterns.
In the case of deployments it was still not certain beforehand if he would be successful and if yes to what extent.
A selection of these images are or will be included in this gallery.
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Hot air is less dense than cold air, which is why hot air rises. People have known that hot air rises (or at any rate that smoke, sparks and flames go upwards) from time immemorial, and the technology to make a hot air balloon has existed for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptian papyrus would have been almost ideal for the construction of the envelope of a hot air balloon, although so far no serious Egyptologist has suggested that the Ancient Egyptians actually made one.
The earliest surviving record of a hot air balloon so far discovered is in 1709 when a Jesuit monk called Gusmao demonstrated one to the King of Portugal. From what we know of Gusmao from other sources it is unlikely that this was either his first or his last experiment with hot air balloons but no other records survive.We usually credit the invention of the hot air balloon to the Montgolfier brothers. They lived in France. During the summer of 1783 they carried out a series of experiments on hot air balloons and then in September 1783 they demonstrated a hot air balloon carrying a sheep, a duck and a cockerel. Finally in November 1783 Pilatre de Rozier and the Maquis d'Arlandes made the first Manned hot air balloon flight in a Montgolfier balloon. These flights are very well documented.
Meanwhile, in another part of France, a Professor of science called Jacques Charles had read a rather garbled newspaper account of the Montgolfier brothers experiments with balloons. He had also read about the properties of hydrogen which had been discovered by the English chemist Cavendish a few years earlier, in 1766, and assumed that this is what the Montgolfier Brothers had used in their balloons. So he did some experiments of his own and in December 1783 he made a flight in a hydrogen balloon. His design was so right in every way that almost every hydrogen-filled balloon since then has been in all essential details identical to this balloon.
For the next few years there was intense rivalry between the advocates of Montgolfier (hot air) and Charlier (hydrogen) balloons although unfortunately not all reports on balloons from this period say what sort of balloon was being used, some even refer to all balloons as Montgolfiers. However, in the end the hydrogen balloon won because providing a really reliable supply of hot air proved too difficult, and in particular the fire needed to provide the hot air was not easy to control, and it was not uncommon for the envelope of a hot air balloon to catch alight - this did actually happen on the first Manned flight in November 1783! By the early 1800s the hot air balloon was dead, not to be revived again until the invention of the propane burner in 1960.
A few people, most notably de Rozier (who had made the first balloon flight with the Maquis d'Arlandes) saw the advantages of composite balloons, with one basket suspended from two envelopes, one containing hot air and one containing hydrogen. Unfortunately if the envelope of the hot air balloon caught fire, as in those days often happened even with ordinary hot air balloons, it was difficult to prevent the flames from spreading to the hydrogen balloon, and de Rozier was eventually killed when one of his composite balloons caught fire in this way while he was trying to cross the English Channel, and composite balloons were abandoned as being unsafe. They were revived in the 1970s, when the use of helium and the invention of the propane burner made them safe again. To link to a Page on composite (Rozier) balloons please click here
© Barry Gray March 2004
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https://original.newsbreak.com/@abdul-ghani-1588677/2459899281455-no-more-gold-lapel-pins-for-commercial-astronauts
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So far, space travelers have received a gold pin after their journey into space. The program for this ends this year.
Anyone who has previously traveled into space as a commercial astronaut could apply to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a gold pin as an honor. But the FAA "announced on Friday that it was ending a program that would give small gold pins called Commercial Space Astronaut Wings to individuals who have flown in private spacecraft," reports the New York Times.
From 2022 this golden pin will no longer exist. With this, the administration wants to avoid the uncomfortable situation that the paying space tourists are actually not astronauts at all. They are just passengers flying into space.
What Does That Mean For Bezos, Branson, And Their Customers?
However, anyone who flew into space in 2021 can still apply for the golden pin. So Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and their customers still receive this honor, which has been awarded since 2004. Originally, Patti Grace Smith, the first director of the FAA's commercial space agency, wanted to use it to fuel the private development of manned spaceflight.
Everyone who has reached space was allowed to attach the golden pin. The Amazon founder and operator of the private space company Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, flew into orbit with his New Shepard rocket in July. There he had passed the 100-kilometer mark, which, according to international definition, represents the beginning of space - the so-called Kármán line.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson only barely reached the 80-kilometer mark during his summer space flight. But that's enough in the US to have been in space. To qualify for the commercial astronaut wings under the original guidelines, a person had to reach an altitude of at least 50 miles - which is roughly 80 kilometers. This is the boundary of space recognized by NASA and the US Air Force. In addition, the honorary bearer had to be a member of the flight crew of the spaceship.
There are now 30 people on the list of the commercial Space Astronaut Wings program. Although no one will receive the little golden pins after 2021, they will still be included in the agency's online database. But those who travel into orbit with SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, or Blue Origin have received an individually designed wing from the space company - probably the minimum for the price of the tickets.
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Engineer, PhD, lecturer, freelance technical writer, blogger & tweeter interested in robots, AI, planetary explorers and all things electronic. STEM ambassador. Designed, built and programmed my first microcomputer in 1976. Still learning, still building, still coding today.
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The need to interrupt a computer program and switch to another piece of code when an event occurs that just won’t wait has been present since computers were invented. All computer chips have dedicated onboard interrupt hardware, but what’s it for?
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The RC Servo or Hobby Servo has been used to move the control surfaces of Radio-Control (RC) model aircraft for many years. It’s very popular with builders of both small humanoid robots and when converted for continuous rotation, wheeled robots.
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Embedded computers control things in ‘real-time’ based on sensor data fed into algorithms that contain simple or complex mathematical functions. The way numbers are handled in the machine is critically important for successful operation.
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Planet Earth is surrounded by a cloud of orbiting objects almost all of them man-made, from spent rocket stages, dead and functioning satellites to bits of debris. A theoretical collision problem is starting to look serious. Solutions are needed.
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A real first for NASA this time: an aircraft built on Earth has flown on another planet: Mars. Ingenuity may be tiny, but its flight today means that planetary exploration by ‘drone’ has arrived. For planets with an atmosphere, at least.
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The opportunity to make a performance comparison between the old Z80 MPU and a modern dsPIC MCU came up when I found the benchmark results for my 1982 version of the Forth language.
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On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis performed its last mission.
Photo: A rare last glimpse of the space shuttle Atlantis
Atlantis is the last NASA space shuttle to fly into space. Since 1985, he has performed 33 missions, transported astronauts to and from the space station, and even performed some secret missions for the US military. The STS135 mission and its four crew members brought much-needed supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
Atlantis last landed on July 21, 2011. By the end of the last mission, the Atlantis had flown nearly 126,000,000 miles and orbited the earth 4,848 times.
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What is AYP?
The patent pending Auto Yoke Project is a device that is capable of providing continuous aileron input with the intent of assisting the pilot in maintaining the desired flight path during long VFR cross country flights. It does that while being temporarily attached to the control yoke (or stick) in a similar fashion a map holder would be attached (velcro, rubber bands, suction cup etc)
Due to the nature of the installation, no airframe alteration form ("337") is necessary, and the system can be removed or disabled at any time without using any tools or equipment.
As an extra functionality, the integrated LCD display offers attitude and heading information independently of the vacuum system.
1-axis auto pilot capability
portable device: no installation necessary
cost effective alternative to conventional systems
Backup AHRS using solid state gyros
VFR into IMC emergency remedy - automatically fly a teardrop course reversal with a push of a button
Why use AYP?
Pleasure for flying
reduce pilot workload by transferring the repetitive and monotonous task of tracking the assigned heading to AYP.
do this at a fraction of the cost of classic auto pilot installations
enhance overall flight safety by reducing pilot fatigue during long
How does it work?
Using the data from the AHRS module and the desired flight path as a target, the AYP will slide a calibrated weight laterally along the width of the yoke causing it to rotate.
This device has no fuselage attachment points and it uses the gravity (through weight shifting) to develop the torque necessary for aileron inputs. The mechanical part of the AYP works similarly to a pendulum.
The system has a switch to select from various methods of operation : wings level, hold heading, flight plan, and off.
In an emergency or any other scenario where the pilot needs to override the AYP inputs, taking control of the airplane is done by manually operating the control wheel, overpowering the torque produced by the 2lbs counterweight.
Radu Georgescu and Adrian Hojda have the idea to create AYP
first functional version of AYP is developed using 3D printer mechanical components
first AYP test flight is completed using a Mooney M20C as a test mule.
work is commenced on the AHRS aspect of the AYP
a provisional patent is awarded by USPTO for AYP
first public display of the AYP happens at EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh, WI
further refinement of AHRS unit. Problems: reliable data acquisition using consumer grade electronics
cross platform testing on Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee; calibrate for other aircraft
... and first autonomous AYP prototype ready for testing
second prototype series available for 3rd party testing and evaluation
limited production and public availability of samples
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Traditional rocket systems must carry large amounts of fuel to generate sufficient propulsion, while electric propulsion systems use electric fields to accelerate small particles to high speeds and emit them at very high speeds from the propeller. This high discharge speed greatly reduces the amount of fuel required. This property of ion thrusters makes them ideal for correcting the position of satellites.
Although ion thrusters produce relatively low thrusts compared to conventional propulsion systems, they are capable of generating uninterrupted propulsion for several months at a time. This can be accelerated for the propelled spacecraft.
Another special feature of traditional rocket propulsion systems is that the ion thrusters work only in space or in a vacuum.
Therefore, when testing the performance of an ion thruster during development, it is necessary to create conditions similar to space. This requires a test system that produces the same pressure conditions as space. Therefore, such a system must be able to ensure that the propeller continues to simulate the environment in space while operating at maximum thrust.
This creates a large volume requirement for the vacuum system:
The test chamber must be large enough to accommodate the propeller.
The dry type vacuum pump as the backing pump of system must have a pumping speed greater than 450 m3/h in order to be able to create a pre-stage vacuum pressure of 1 x 10-2 hPa in ten minutes.
A pumping speed of approximately 2900 l / s (for nitrogen) and a high compression turbo molecular pump are required as the high vacuum pump system. It is necessary to be able to obtain a final pressure of ≤ 1 × 10 -6 hPa in less than three hours.
A PLC-based controller is required to control manual and automated testing of the system.
The vacuum solutions developed by EVP Company are tailored to meet the specific needs of this application and meet customer specifications:
A horizontal cylindrical vacuum chamber with a volume of 2 m3 was specially designed for this purpose. The vacuum chamber has a glass bead blasted interior that reduces the out gassing rate from the surface for a fast vacuuming capability. Stainless steel doors with fast switching mechanisms allow customers to easily access the vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is equipped with a variety of flanges, providing customers with a wide range of options for connecting additional components. The customer also requested a height adjustment of ±25 mm for the entire vacuum chamber.
A magnetically levitated turbo molecular pump was chosen as the high vacuum pump to ensure the required vacuum, pumping speed and cleanliness were achieved. Due to its high reliability and no lubrication, the Roots vacuum pump is used as a backing pump.
A PLC-based controller is installed to operate the overall system. All test steps can be monitored through data visualization, and the controller can save all data recorded during the test.
1.Customized vacuum solutions
2.Based on an intelligent controller with a range of simulation modes
3.Dry vacuum pump system for maximum cleanliness
4.High pumping speed ensures the specified vacuum environment is achieved in the shortest possible time
5.Reduce operating costs by using energy efficient pumps
tags: Roots vacuum pump, turbo molecular pump
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https://sfbwmag.com/jet-linx-opens-new-terminal-at-miami-opa-locka-executive-airport/
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Jet Linx, a global private aviation company providing Aircraft Management, Joint Ownership and Jet Card Membership services through its private terminal locations nationwide, opened its first location serving the South Florida market with a new private terminal at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. During the opening of its 20th location, Jet Linx also announced the acquisition of Southern Jet, a Boca Raton Airport (BCT) based charter and aircraft management company, which will be the company’s second Florida Base location and 21st location nationwide. The acquisition of Southern Jet makes Jet Linx one of the largest private jet management and Jet Card Membership companies locally serving South Florida.
“Jet Linx Miami and Jet Linx Boca Raton represent our commitment to serving the South Florida community with our unique, local, Five-Star private jet services,” Jamie Walker says, president & CEO of Jet Linx Aviation. “We continue to see increasingly strong demand in Florida and have been focused on pursuing acquisition opportunities to expand our facilities and operations in the marketplace. I am very proud to introduce our first dedicated private terminal in Miami and to establish Jet Linx Boca Raton, catering to the needs of local Aircraft Owners and Jet Card Members, as well as serving the demand to the region from our Jet Linx New York Teterboro, NJ (TEB) and other Northeastern locations. We look forward to providing in South Florida what Jet Linx has come to be known for throughout the country – the finest private aviation experience and incomparable standards of Five-Star service excellence.”
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https://rickandrhondaontheloop.com/2019/11/07/national-museum-of-naval-aviation/
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Last Friday we drove our rental car about 45 minutes from Orange Beach, Alabama to Pensacola Florida to visit the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The museum is located on Naval Air Station Pensacola, the home of the Blue Angels. We were sorry to miss the Homecoming Show of the Blue Angels by only a few days.
The museum includes aircraft and spacecraft from the 100+ year history of naval aviation, including fully restored examples from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Our excellent tour guide was a retired Navy fighter pilot who used a series of aircraft to explain the evolution of military air power since WWI.
The main floor of the museum inlcudes a reduced-size replica of an aircraft carrier flight deck, to show how small an area Navy pilots, including our friend Chris from Lafayette, have to takeoff and land, sometimes at night in rough waters. Impressive!
The museum auditorium was being used for a retirement ceremony of a senior officer. Sailors, officers, friends, a color guard and a miliary band were gathering to honor his service.
We then had a trolley tour of the Flight Line, with dozens of fully restored, partially restored, and to-be-restored aircraft. Some of the planes were one-of-a-kind with intriguing battle histories.
We were inspired by this museum and its volunteer tour guides. It renewed our appreciation for the service of military aviators, including our friend Chris.
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Love reading your blog and following you guys!! We are in Demopolis leaving tomorrow. Hope our paths cross!!!!
Been there, done that. Loved it! Several years ago, one of the Blue Angel pilots, who is from Grand Rapids, flew home for a family event (funeral, I believe) in his Blue Angel. Son Greg and his daughter Jessica met him at the
Great museum. With all the snow we have in West Michigan, the blue skies look great too.
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https://mobile.eraa.org/print/589
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Hahn Air is a German scheduled and executive charter airline with a fleet of three aircraft. Hahn Air offers international services between Düsseldorf and Luxembourg and from Düsseldorf to Palma de Mallorca. It also serves charter flights out of Düsseldorf and Egelsbach (Frankfurt). For more than 20 years Hahn Air has specialised in distribution solutions. Today Hahn Air connects over 350 partner airlines with 100,000 travel agencies in more than 190 markets via its ticketing database.
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https://skytrailer.nl/tag/f-15ex/
| 2024-02-21T14:25:47 |
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By Samuel King Jr.
The Air Force’s two newest fighters, F-15EX Eagle IIs, known as EX3 and EX4, touched down at Eglin Dec. 20, 2023 just minutes from each other.
The new arrivals bring the Air Force’s total F-15EXs to four, all located at Eglin. The two aircraft belong to the 96th Test Wing (EX3) and 53rd Wing (EX4), who also own the initial two fighters.
“The F-15EX has met every challenge we’ve thrown at it to date and the platform is on the cusp of being ready for the warfighter,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Wee, Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force commander. “The delivery of the new aircraft paves the way for not only the delivery of combat coded aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, but also the continued development of this incredible addition to the USAF inventory.”
The new Eagles bring features and capabilities to be tested that the original two jets didn’t have. The cockpit pressure monitor and warning system is a new addition to EX3 and EX4, as well as an ultra-high frequency antenna for satellite communications. The new Eagles also feature a forward fuselage redesigned specifically for the U.S. Air Force.
The F-15EX test platforms at Eglin will accelerate development of capabilities both for the platform itself, and other combat aircraft.
“Our integrated test approach, which combines developmental and operational test, brings the future faster to the warfighter,” said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander. “This ensures the U.S. Air Force continues to provide deterrence and readiness for the high-end fight.”
The F-15EX program at Eglin ends this year with two new aircraft, but the combined test wings kept the two available jets in the air for a very busy 2023. In May, those two aircraft flew to Alaska and participated in and supported Northern Edge 2023. In June, the F-15EX executed advanced weapons integration missions to ensure the aircraft and various munitions flew and communicated with each other properly.
After the integration successes, the F-15EXs flew to Hill AFB, Utah, for Combat Hammer, where the aircraft successfully employed advanced air-to-ground weapons for the first time. These and the efforts over the last two years earned the combined test and evaluation team a glowing report from the Operational Test and Evaluation director.
The director’s report stated the F-15EX is operationally effective, suitable, and survivable against threats likely to be encountered while performing its missions in threat environments. This report allows the program to move into a new testing phase.
“I am tremendously proud of the team and their efforts to foster the F-15EX program,” said Wee. “The F-15EX is the most capable Eagle on the planet, and we are just getting started.”
The test wings are scheduled to receive two more F-15EX aircraft in the future
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http://eveningharold.com/tag/iss/
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You stay floating round your tin can, Major Tom, er, Tim
British astronaut Tim Peake is declining to return to Earth from ISS tomorrow as scheduled saying that he’s been watching the news and is going to “stay up here where everything’s lovely and peaceful, thanks.”
“From where I am the world is beautiful,” he said. “But up close it’s getting extremely ugly.
He’ll also be taking his protein pills and putting his helmet on
The first Britain in space since Margaret Thatcher was thing, Tim Peake, will be blasted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome tomorrow on a mission to ensure that some corner of a low Earth orbit field is forever a little bit bobbins.
“As the only Brit up there it will be my responsibility to fly the flag,” he said. “A crap plastic flag I’ll shove in my colleagues’ faces during Euro 2016 until England fail to make it out of the group stage and then I’ll just drop it somewhere because what’s more British than mindless littering?” Continue reading
‘I’ll be back in an hour. I haven’t got the parts on my van.’
A team of contract managers at NASA are working ’round the clock’ to build a tender process for urgent repairs to the International Space Station.
With a critical pump that controls the cooling system failing outside of warranty, finding a contractor that offers value for money has become the agency’s number one priority.
Astronauts on the ISS had hoped to make repairs themselves, but were warned such a move would be considered ‘anti-competitive’.
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https://jobs.saic.com/jobs/5133883-overarching-systems-engineering-senior-hardware-engineer
| 2020-05-27T23:41:50 |
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Job ID: 204413
Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, United States
Date Posted: May 13, 2020
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Hardware Engr
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Teleworking: No
SAIC is seeking an Overarching Systems Engineering Senior Hardware Engineer to support installation, operations, maintenance, repairs, and modification of equipment in support of the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS), by performing a variety of maintenance and technical support on products, such as equipment, integrated systems, and subsystems, and software at customer and field locations 24/7.
The NISSC II effort establishes requirements for OM&S that support classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability in organizational work centers at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS), Peterson Air Force Base (PAFB), Colorado; Offutt AFB (OAFB), Nebraska; Vandenberg AFB (VAFB), California; and other sites, worldwide. This specific position will have a place of performance in Colorado Springs.
The qualified candidate’s duties range from on-the ground technician support to management of technical teams overseeing the hardware engineering teams. Must conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications and enhancements IAW specific customer specifications, troubleshoot technical problems and issues, determines technical solution IAW product and customer specifications, and recommend courses of actions to customer representatives. Assess product needs IAW customer specifications.
Specific duties, may include, but not be limited to:
Support customer’s overarching systems engineering requirements process include assisting in development of a Systems Engineering Master Plan and other related systems engineering documents.
Develop a SE Management Plan that includes processes to coordinate and control the SE discipline, system architecture integrity, quality design, and development/maintenance, integration, testing, and deployment of engineering artifacts
Develop, Deliver and/or maintain various SE DoDAF products
Perform documented and integrated systems engineering processes
Control processes to coordinate engineering discipline, quality design and development, integration, testing, and deployment of engineering artifacts
Make recommendations to improve software development methodologies with a goal to unify software development, software operations, and integrated security
Make recommendations to transition software development to continuous integration and rapid delivery that includes automated testing and test driven development.
Make recommendations to modernize and modularize the NISSC II software architecture
Assist with configuration control for all network communication cable, infrastructure and conveyances for Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS)
Provide technical solution with cost and labor hour estimates
Review and update drawings, S-Plans or new installation documents and provide comments and feedback
Maintain cable installation records and schematics using customer provided database
Additional responsibilities are:
Conducting site surveys; assesses and documents current site network configuration and site-unique requirements
Recommending specifications for hardware acquisitions
Preparing engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages
Developing hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timelines
Preparing drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site
Technical Skills and Background Experience Requirements:
Excellent technical and communications skills to effectively interface with internal and external customers at all levels.
DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Experience
System of Systems integration experience
Ability to work in a high visibility environment, focused on 24/7 mission availability, and quickly respond to customer direction/requests.
Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience, Five (5) or more years of technical training or equivalent, may be accepted in lieu of a degree
IP LAN/WAN Networking design
Fiber Optic Backbone Experience
Hardware document control experience
Experience in cable plant design (Fiber Optic, Ethernet, RF, etc.)
Experience with supporting Operations and Maintenance Flight requirements
Experience working in a mixed (Government and contractor) crew environment and adhere to a mission critical schedule.
Experience in Agile Development methodologies as they apply to Systems Engineering (especially in decomposing requirements from Epic, through Feature, to Story levels)
Experience in algorithm development
Development of Concept of Operations (CONOP), System Requirements (SRD), and Interface Control (ICD) documents
System Modeling experience (static, dynamic, and parametric)
Experience with ITW/AA mission systems in CMAFB
SAIC is a premier technology integrator solving our nation's most complex modernization and readiness challenges. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions. Using our expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of nearly $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. For SAIC benefits information, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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bluenirve writes "'Something' has been cleaning the solar panels of the Mars rover Opportunity. "NASA's Mars rover Opportunity seems to have stumbled into something akin to a carwash that has left its solar panels much cleaner than those of its twin rover, Spirit. A Martian carwash would account for a series of unexpected boosts in the electrical power produced by Opportunity's solar panels.""
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https://www.ucd.ie/research/news/2021/universityofstrathclydevisitingprofessoratucdforspaceweek/body,592474,en.html
| 2022-08-08T17:40:18 |
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In the first of a series of planned visits, Professor Malcolm Macdonald from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, visited UCD’s Centre for Space Research (C-Space) to discuss ongoing research and innovation, share knowledge and experience on space projects and discuss space research strategy.
Professor Macdonald is Chair of Applied Space Technology at the University of Strathclyde, formerly a non-executive board member of the UK Space Agency, and supported the development of Scotland’s first spacecraft, UKube-1, which was launched in 2014.
UCD and University of Strathclyde are also collaborating on a Science Foundation Ireland Frontiers for the Future project, led by Professor Lorraine Hanlon, which involves system modelling, payloads and materials to allow future nanosatellite missions to build on the work of EIRSAT-1.
Professor Macdonald’s visit coincided with Space Week (4-10 October) in Ireland, during which he and members of the UCD C-Space team met with national level policymakers to share insights from the successful Scottish space industry and discuss opportunities for Ireland through the National Space Strategy for Enterprise.
The global space sector – including technology, communications and Earth observation (which benefits industries such as transport and agriculture, as well as climate change monitoring) – has been growing by five per cent per year on average and is forecast to be worth €1 trillion by 2040.
Professor Macdonald and Strathclyde colleagues were instrumental in supporting the development of the Scottish space sector. Scotland is an international space sector success story, growing from just a handful of space companies 15 years ago to now over 130 – including more than 80 UK space industry firms headquartered in Scotland, producing more satellites than anywhere else outside of the US.
Professor Macdonald said: “Scotland now has over 170 organisations involved in the space sector, which has grown by two thirds since 2014-15. The Scottish space success story has proven the direct link between funding for space research and growth in successful space activity. I welcome UCD's increasing space activity including EIRSAT-1, the recent CAMEO award and the continuing space-related work across many schools.”
CAMEO and EIRSAT-1 were among the projects discussed during the visit. The latter – an educational satellite development programme under UCD C-Space’s Nanosatellites and Payloads research theme – was on tour in Belgium during space week, at the European Space Agency (ESA) Education Centre’s CubeSat Support Facility running tests on the spacecraft.
The project will build, test, launch and operate Ireland's first satellite, and will perform in-orbit demonstrations of three novel payloads developed in UCD.
The team has already developed space systems skills that did not previously exist in Irish industry or academia. This work positions Ireland to benefit from global space growth expected in the coming decades and will inspire the next generation of students, especially through the project’s extensive outreach programme.
Ireland is the currently the only full member of ESA that does not have its own satellite but that will be rectified when EIRSAT-1 is delivered to ESA.
Speaking from the ESA Education Centre in Redu, Belgium, researcher and EIRSAT-1 Systems Engineer Dr David Murphy said: “It’s exciting to be at ESA Education’s CubeSat Support Facility during Space Week with Ireland’s first satellite, EIRSAT-1. The team is spending five weeks here to perform important environmental testing on the spacecraft. It has been shaken to simulate launch on a rocket and it is now being tested in the thermal vacuum chamber which subjects it to extreme hot and cold temperatures in a vacuum environment, just as it will experience during spaceflight. It’s incredible to see the project reach this very important milestone and to think about how far we have come since we first imagined EIRSAT-1.”
Professor Macdonald highlighted the growing trend of space companies as data companies, and Ireland’s strengths in data analysis will be complemented by knowledge and experience from space projects. By prioritising space research, Ireland can attract the next generation of big tech to the country while doing impactful research and developing indigenous industry.
Professor Lorraine Hanlon commented: “This was the continuation of a very fruitful relationship between University College Dublin and the University of Strathclyde. Malcolm’s leading role in the growth of Scottish space research and innovation and experience in both nanosatellites and Earth Observation speaks to two major research themes of C-Space and we look forward to further conversation.”
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https://businessmorning.uk/nasa-fuels-moon-rocket-for-first-time-after-three-failed-attempts/
| 2023-01-31T16:44:13 |
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NASA fuels moon rocket for first time after three failed attempts
After, NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket finally made it through a dress-rehearsal countdown and fueling test Monday, but another hydrogen leak caused problems that will have to be addressed before the huge booster can be cleared for its long-awaited maiden flight.
NASA managers were holding open the possibility of a launch in late August, but it’s not yet known if the latest problem might impact those plans. Even so, the test accomplished almost all of NASA’s goals, verifying the rocket’s complex software, hardware and precisely timed procedures will work together as planned during an actual launch.
“It’s a great day for our team,” said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, the first woman to serve as launch director for a major rocket system. “Really proud of them working through the loading operations and working through terminal count. Definitely a good day for us and a very exciting day as well.”
Thewere cut short by a variety of problems, including a leaking hydrogen feed line connector. In all three cases, the countdown was cut off well before fuel loading was complete and long before its “terminal” phase, the last 10 minutes, could begin.
With the leaking fuel line connector repaired, engineers on Monday successfully loaded three quarters of a million gallons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen fuel into the SLS rocket’s two stages, despite another hydrogen leak, this one in a quick-disconnect fitting.
After a five-hour delay to troubleshoot the problem, mission managers approved a plan to “mask” sensor readings that would have otherwise resulted in an abort, in effect hiding the leak from the launch control computer system.
The team originally planned to count down to T-minus 33 seconds and then recycle back to 10 minutes to demonstrate an ability to manage an unplanned hold in an actual launch countdown. From there, the count would resume and proceed all the way to T-minus 9.3 seconds, just before the main engine start sequence would begin for a real launch.
But with the countdown delayed for hours by the hydrogen leak, Blackwell-Thompson and the launch control team opted to skip the run down to 33 seconds and to proceed instead straight down to T-minus 9.3 seconds
Coming out of an extended “hold” at the T-minus 10-minute point, the countdown ticked smoothly into its final minutes, passing one milestone after another without a hitch.
But at T-minus 29 seconds, four seconds after the countdown presumably was handed off to the SLS rocket’s onboard computer, a cutoff command was issued and the countdown came to a halt, presumably because the leak was detected somewhere in the computer system.
While they were unable to achieve all of their objectives, the SLS team came very, very close. Blackwell-Thompson said getting the rocket’s two stages fully loaded with propellant and into “stable replenish” mode for the first time was a major step forward.
“We have done this many times in a sim(ulation), but we haven’t done it with cryogenics on the vehicle,” she said, referring to the rocket’s super-cold propellants. “And so today, we got all stages to replenish, that was a big milestone for us.
“And then our team really wanted to get into terminal count and work through those milestones and see how we performed, how the team performed and how the hardware performed. And they both performed very well.”
But it’s not yet known what impact the leaking hydrogen fitting might have on NASA’s plans to launch the SLS, the centerpiece of the agency’s Artemis moon program, on its maiden flight. Whether a late summer launch is still possible is not yet known.
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http://southlakeair.com/ServicesOffered/AircraftMaintenance.aspx
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When Southlake Air takes on the maintenance for your aircraft, you can rest assured your aircraft is kept up to a higher standard. With our thorough maintenance planning we minimize your downtime and improve efficiency in meeting regulatory requirements. We stay on top of quality assurance, quality control, reliability standards and safety issues so you don’t have to. Our fine-tuned approach keeps your aircraft to top standards and maximizes your investment – all hassle-free.
We understand that owning an aircraft is a major investment that comes with considerable responsibilities. When you select Southlake Air for aircraft maintenance management, you gain a full range of services focused on safety, service and savings. All you need to do is simply enjoy the benefits of your investment.
You too can enjoy the flexibility, convenience and reliability with us on your team.
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https://aviationguideem.com/news/kng-receives-first-of-six-french-made-airbus-h225m-caracal-helicopters/
| 2022-08-12T08:36:57 |
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The Kuwait National Guard (KNG) has received the first of six French-made Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters, which have entered service forming the core of the guard’s air fleet.
The Kuwait Ministry of Defense signed a $1 billion contract for 30 H225Ms with Airbus Helicopters in August 2016. Some 24 of the aircraft were destined for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) and six for the Kuwait National Guard.
The latter will use the aircraft for troop transportation, search-and-rescue, and medical evacuation.
The first KAF H225Ms were delivered in February 2020 but unspecified engine problems led to a halt in further acceptances.
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Experience and innovation in semiconductor technology for space applications.
At Semelab we design, manufacture and distribute an innovative range of semiconductor products for use in space applications. All design and manufacturing is carried out in our custom built facility in Lutterworth, UK, and distribution is worldwide.
Our research and development teams develop imaginative electronic solutions and our design engineers create a wealth of high performance products, which are manufactured to high levels of quality and reliability.
We manufacture a wide range of discrete semiconductors including: Bipolar, SoLaRfets, MOSfets, J-FETs, Linear Regulators and Diodes. These are available in many different package options including: small ceramic surface mount; multi pad ceramic surface mount; power ceramic, metal hermetic packages.
Also available are a range of standard and custom Multi Chip Arrays (MCAs). These integrate several semiconductor die or other components into one package to provide a light weight, space saving and improved-reliability alternative to discrete circuits. There are a range of package styles available for small signal and power applications. These are cost effective solutions with little or no NRE and similar lead times to standard discrete products.
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Activity 4 - Outer Solar System
|Summary:||Educational Activity 4 - The Outer Solar System. A comprehensive journey through the outer Solar System, with stops at the asteroids, the outer planets, their moons, comets and selected spacecraft.|
|Description:||Activity 4 is a continuation of the basic journey through the outer Solar System, with stops at the asteroids, the outer planets, their moons, comets and selected spacecraft.|
Chase several asteroids, then rocket over to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Fly through Saturn’s rings. Witness a triple eclipse of Jupiter’s moons and examine Europa up close. Fly through an erupting volcanic plume on Io. Pace the Cassini spacecraft and wonder at Saturn's moon Enceladus, our best candidate for life outside of Earth. Discover Pluto and its moons. See Makemake, our Solar System’s new dwarf planet and comet Halley. Enjoy a flyby of Voyager 2 as it passes Neptune and leaves the Solar System forever. Conclude with a flyby of a lonely comet in the Oort Cloud as it silently orbits the sun.
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https://global-jihad.com/chinas-moon-mission-to-boldly-go-a-step-further/
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China may achieve a feat never attempted by the US or USSR – landing on the far side of the moon
This time next year, there may be a new world leader in lunar exploration. If all goes according to plan, China will have done something no other space-faring superpower has been able to do: land on the far side of the moon. China is rocketing ahead with its plans for lunar exploration. In 2018, they will launch a pair of missions known collectively as Chang’e 4. It is the fourth mission in a series named after the Chinese moon goddess.
The first component of Chang’e 4 is scheduled to lift off in June. It will be a relay satellite stationed some 60,000km behind the moon and will provide a communications link between Earth and the lunar far side. Once this link is established, it will allow China to send the second part of the mission: a lander to the far side’s surface.
It is reasonable to presume that China will have its own people on the surface early in the 2030s
Related: China: the new space superpower
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Under the new agreement, Raytheon was awarded a USD 378 million modification to its existing OCX contract to remove the system’s IBM computers and install new Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hardware
Fremont, CA: The U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center announced that the hardware in the next-generation ground control system for the Global Positioning System Constellation would be replaced by April 2022. The agency reached an agreement with Raytheon for the same. Under the new agreement, Raytheon was awarded a USD 378 million modification to its existing OCX contract to remove the system’s IBM computers and install new Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hardware. The total cumulative value of the OCX contract awarded to Raytheon in 2010 stands at USD 3.7 billion.
“The contract modification will require Raytheon to replace IBM equipment with HPE equipment for all OCX Block 1 deliverable environments by April 30, 2022,' stated the new contract agreement. The Space and Missile Center stated that Raytheon had been directed to remove from the OCX system the IBM computer hardware for security reasons six years after IBM was sold to a Chinese company.
In August 2014, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. approved the IBMx86 product line sale to Chinese owned Lenovo. As per the agreement, IBM had to support the hardware until August 2022. HPE was selected as the new hardware vendor in 2017. SMC waited to implement the hardware fix until Raytheon showed improved performance in delivering OCX. Raytheon had stated that the OCX 1 would be delivered in June 2021, but the hardware replacement will now add another ten months to the schedule.
“Aligned with our original schedule, we will still deliver a fully qualified Block 1 software baseline capable of operating the GPS constellation to the Air Force in early 2021,” said Raytheon vice president Bill Sullivan. “The insertion of HP hardware requires a 10-month adjustment specifically related to delivering that hardware to operational sites.”
Director for acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office Cristina Chaplain stated that the IBM computers would have to be replaced but expected to do that after OCX development was completed. As the program ran years behind schedule, SMC had to come up with a different contracting arrangement to get the hardware change made.
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GPS / sat nav - system could break down next year says US govt
Satellite Navigation systems could be in danger of breaking down within the
next year, according to the US government.
The satellites are overseen by the US Air Force, which has maintained the
GPS network since the early 1990s...
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VA woman pleads guilty to pointing laser at plane
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at a police aircraft during a protest at the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond.
The U.S. Department of Justice says in a news release that 33-year-old Amanda Robinson pleaded guilty on Monday.
According to court documents, Robinson traveled to the Lee Monument traffic circle on June 4 and directed her laser pointer at an airplane flying above her which was operated by police officers of the Metropolitan Aviation Unit.
Robinson’s pointer hit the aircraft at least twice, and authorities says an onboard camera helped officers identify her and determine her location.
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The new unmanned system ZALA VTOL combines the best qualities of an airplane and tiltrotor drones. It has the ability to change the configuration depending on the conditions of the task being performed and provides a huge potential for monitoring and aerial photography of any hard-to-reach places and areal objects.
The computing power of the ZX1 on-board computer based on artificial intelligence makes it possible to process data in Full HD and transmit HD video and photos over encrypted communication channels to the ground control station, ensuring the effectiveness of monitoring even before the aircraft lands.
The lightweight UAV is easy to operate and can stay in the air for up to 4 hours in an airplane configuration. Its main advantage is the absence of the need to use a specially equipped launch site, full compatibility with new payloads, ground control equipment, software and hardware solutions of the ZALA UAV model line, and also allows the installation of additional geodetic equipment.
The UAV of this class uses a built-in onboard computer that provides:
• video transmission in HD;
• the ability to record 3 channels of video in Full HD simultaneously;
• the ability to transmit 2 video streams simultaneously (VC+IR);
• automatic target tracking (AI)
• digital image stabilization;
• holding the position in space by video image in automatic mode without the presence of SNS;
• transfer photos (24 MP) or video of the report card in Full HD to the ground control station at the operator's command;
• 500 GB encrypted solid-state drive.
Range : 50+ km
Takeoff weight : 10,5 kg
Wingspan : 2815 mm
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Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference, September 10-11, 2019, Greenville Convention Center, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Aspects of UTM systems & U-Space services to consider when rolling-out Cargo Drone operations – is the title of presentation by Dr. Tim McCarthy, Senior Lecturer, Maynooth University. Below you can see a fragment from the presentation abstract:
Unmanned Cargo flight operations present various challenges in terms of their design, construction and management – all of which will need to be investigated, developed and adapted for long-haul, short-haul, regional and urban operational environments. Various topics need to be considered including; automation, aircraft platform performance, airspace structure, routing, de-confliction, optimisation, emergency event handling and ground infrastructure. Read more
Don’t miss the Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference in Greenville, North Carolina. REGISTER NOW and meet the global integrated cargo drones industry on September 10-11!
Complete program: https://
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GSAT -12 is a commercial communications satellite of the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ).
He was placed in a geostationary orbit on July 15, 2011 at 11:18 UTC from the launch site of Satish Dhawan Space Centre 2 with an Indian PSLV rocket of the type -XL and to replace Insat -3B. The satellite was 1225 seconds after the start separated from the rocket and put into a 284 x 21,000 km transfer orbit at 17.9 ° inclination. The apogee of the satellite then took over the raising of the flight path in the final geostationary orbit.
The satellite is equipped with twelve C-band transponders and will provide the position of 83 degrees East along with Insat -2E and Insat -4A India with telecommunications services. Communication takes place via two antennas with 0.7 and 1.2 m in size. For the three-axis stabilization of the satellite with earth and sun sensors, Magnetic torquers, Reaction Wheels and eight 10 Newton and eight 22 Newton thrusters is fitted. It was built on the basis of the satellite bus I1K of ISRO and has a design life of seven years.
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|Motto||For the Benefit of All|
|Deputy Administrator||Pamela Melroy|
|Annual budget||US$22.629 billion (2020)|
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA //) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.[note 1]
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency was to have a distinctly civilian orientation, encouraging peaceful applications in space science. Since its establishment, most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System, and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program, which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches.
NASA's science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System; advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program; exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft such as New Horizons; and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs.
Beginning in 1946, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) began experimenting with rocket planes such as the supersonic Bell X-1. In the early 1950s, there was challenge to launch an artificial satellite for the International Geophysical Year (1957–1958). An effort for this was the American Project Vanguard. After the Soviet space program's launch of the world's first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) on October 4, 1957, the attention of the United States turned toward its own fledgling space efforts. The U.S. Congress, alarmed by the perceived threat to national security and technological leadership (known as the "Sputnik crisis"), urged immediate and swift action; President Dwight D. Eisenhower counseled more deliberate measures. The result was a consensus that the White House forged among key interest groups, including scientists committed to basic research; the Pentagon which had to match the Soviet military achievement; corporate America looking for new business; and a strong new trend in public opinion looking up to space exploration.
On January 12, 1958, NACA organized a "Special Committee on Space Technology," headed by Guyford Stever. On January 14, 1958, NACA Director Hugh Dryden published "A National Research Program for Space Technology," stating,
It is of great urgency and importance to our country both from consideration of our prestige as a nation as well as military necessity that this challenge [Sputnik] be met by an energetic program of research and development for the conquest of space ... It is accordingly proposed that the scientific research be the responsibility of a national civilian agency ... NACA is capable, by rapid extension and expansion of its effort, of providing leadership in space technology.
While this new federal agency would conduct all non-military space activity, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was created in February 1958 to develop space technology for military application.
On July 29, 1958, Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA. When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA absorbed the 43-year-old NACA intact; its 8,000 employees, an annual budget of US$100 million, three major research laboratories (Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, and Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory) and two small test facilities. Elements of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and the United States Naval Research Laboratory were incorporated into NASA. A significant contributor to NASA's entry into the Space Race with the Soviet Union was the technology from the German rocket program led by Wernher von Braun, who was now working for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), which in turn incorporated the technology of American scientist Robert Goddard's earlier works. Earlier research efforts within the US Air Force and many of ARPA's early space programs were also transferred to NASA. In December 1958, NASA gained control of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a contractor facility operated by the California Institute of Technology.
The NASA seal was approved by Eisenhower in 1959, and slightly modified by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. NASA's first logo was designed by the head of Lewis' Research Reports Division, James Modarelli, as a simplification of the 1959 seal. In 1975, the original logo was first dubbed "the meatball" to distinguish it from the newly designed "worm" logo which replaced it. The "meatball" returned to official use in 1992. The "worm" was brought out of retirement in 2020 by administrator Jim Bridenstine.
NASA inherited NACA's X-15 experimental rocket-powered hypersonic research aircraft, developed in conjunction with the US Air Force and Navy. Three planes were built starting in 1955. The X-15 was drop-launched from the wing of one of two NASA Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses, NB52A tail number 52-003, and NB52B, tail number 52-008 (known as the Balls 8). Release took place at an altitude of about 45,000 feet (14 km) and a speed of about 500 miles per hour (805 km/h).
Twelve pilots were selected for the program from the Air Force, Navy, and NACA. A total of 199 flights were made between June 1959 and December 1968, resulting in the official world record for the highest speed ever reached by a crewed powered aircraft (current as of 2014[update]), and a maximum speed of Mach 6.72, 4,519 miles per hour (7,273 km/h). The altitude record for X-15 was 354,200 feet (107.96 km). Eight of the pilots were awarded Air Force astronaut wings for flying above 260,000 feet (80 km), and two flights by Joseph A. Walker exceeded 100 kilometers (330,000 ft), qualifying as spaceflight according to the International Aeronautical Federation. The X-15 program employed mechanical techniques used in the later crewed spaceflight programs, including reaction control system jets for controlling the orientation of a spacecraft, space suits, and horizon definition for navigation. The reentry and landing data collected were valuable to NASA for designing the Space Shuttle.
In 1958, NASA formed an engineering group, the Space Task Group, to manage their human spaceflight programs under the direction of Robert Gilruth. Their earliest programs were conducted under the pressure of the Cold War competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. NASA inherited the US Air Force's Man in Space Soonest program, which considered many crewed spacecraft designs ranging from rocket planes like the X-15, to small ballistic space capsules. By 1958, the space plane concepts were eliminated in favor of the ballistic capsule, and NASA renamed it Project Mercury. The first seven astronauts were selected among candidates from the Navy, Air Force and Marine test pilot programs. On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard a capsule he named Freedom 7, launched on a Redstone booster on a 15-minute ballistic (suborbital) flight.John Glenn became the first American to be launched into orbit, on an Atlas launch vehicle on February 20, 1962, aboard Friendship 7. Glenn completed three orbits, after which three more orbital flights were made, culminating in L. Gordon Cooper's 22-orbit flight Faith 7, May 15–16, 1963.Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan were three of the human computers doing calculations on trajectories during the Space Race. Johnson was well known for doing trajectory calculations for John Glenn's mission in 1962, where she was running the same equations by hand that were being run on the computer.
Mercury's competition from the Soviet Union (USSR) was the single-pilot Vostok spacecraft. They sent the first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, into a single Earth orbit aboard Vostok 1 in April 1961, one month before Shepard's flight. In August 1962, they achieved an almost four-day record flight with Andriyan Nikolayev aboard Vostok 3, and also conducted a concurrent Vostok 4 mission carrying Pavel Popovich.
Based on studies to grow the Mercury spacecraft capabilities to long-duration flights, developing space rendezvous techniques, and precision Earth landing, Project Gemini was started as a two-man program in 1961 to overcome the Soviets' lead and to support the Apollo crewed lunar landing program, adding extravehicular activity (EVA) and rendezvous and docking to its objectives. The first crewed Gemini flight, Gemini 3, was flown by Gus Grissom and John Young on March 23, 1965. Nine missions followed in 1965 and 1966, demonstrating an endurance mission of nearly fourteen days, rendezvous, docking, and practical EVA, and gathering medical data on the effects of weightlessness on humans.
Under the direction of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the USSR competed with Gemini by converting their Vostok spacecraft into a two- or three-man Voskhod. They succeeded in launching two crewed flights before Gemini's first flight, achieving a three-cosmonaut flight in 1964 and the first EVA in 1965. After this, the program was canceled, and Gemini caught up while spacecraft designer Sergei Korolev developed the Soyuz spacecraft, their answer to Apollo.
The U.S public's perception of the Soviet lead in the Space Race (by putting the first man into space) motivated President John F. Kennedy to ask the Congress on May 25, 1961, to commit the federal government to a program to land a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s, which effectively launched the Apollo program.
Apollo was one of the most expensive American scientific programs ever. It cost more than $20 billion in 1960s dollars or an estimated $225 billion in present-day US dollars. (In comparison, the Manhattan Project cost roughly $28.8 billion, accounting for inflation.) It used the Saturn rockets as launch vehicles, which were far bigger than the rockets built for previous projects. The spacecraft was also bigger; it had two main parts, the combined command and service module (CSM) and the Apollo Lunar Module (LM). The LM was to be left on the Moon and only the command module (CM) containing the three astronauts would return to Earth.[note 2]
The second crewed mission, Apollo 8, brought astronauts for the first time in a flight around the Moon in December 1968. Shortly before, the Soviets had sent an uncrewed spacecraft around the Moon. On the next two missions docking maneuvers that were needed for the Moon landing were practiced and then finally the Moon landing was made on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong, who was followed 19 minutes later by Buzz Aldrin, while Michael Collins orbited above. Five subsequent Apollo missions also landed astronauts on the Moon, the last in December 1972. Throughout these six Apollo spaceflights, twelve men walked on the Moon. These missions returned a wealth of scientific data and 381.7 kilograms (842 lb) of lunar samples. Topics covered by experiments performed included soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismology, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields, and solar wind.[page needed] The Moon landing marked the end of the space race; and as a gesture, Armstrong mentioned mankind when he stepped down on the Moon.
Apollo set major milestones in human spaceflight. It stands alone in sending crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit, and landing humans on another celestial body.Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to orbit another celestial body, while Apollo 17 marked the last moonwalk and the last crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit. The program spurred advances in many areas of technology peripheral to rocketry and crewed spaceflight, including avionics, telecommunications, and computers. Apollo sparked interest in many fields of engineering and left many physical facilities and machines developed for the program as landmarks. Many objects and artifacts from the program are on display at various locations throughout the world, notably at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museums.
Skylab was the United States' first and only independently built space station. Conceived in 1965 as a workshop to be constructed in space from a spent Saturn IB upper stage, the 169,950 lb (77,088 kg) station was constructed on Earth and launched on May 14, 1973, atop the first two stages of a Saturn V, into a 235-nautical-mile (435 km) orbit inclined at 50° to the equator. Damaged during launch by the loss of its thermal protection and one electricity-generating solar panel, it was repaired to functionality by its first crew. It was occupied for a total of 171 days by 3 successive crews in 1973 and 1974. It included a laboratory for studying the effects of microgravity, and a solar observatory. NASA planned to have a Space Shuttle dock with it, and elevate Skylab to a higher safe altitude, but the Shuttle was not ready for flight before Skylab's re-entry on July 11, 1979.
To reduce cost, NASA used one of the Saturn V rockets originally earmarked for a canceled Apollo mission to launch the Skylab. Apollo spacecraft were used for transporting astronauts to and from the station. Three three-man crews stayed aboard the station for periods of 28, 59, and 84 days. Skylab's habitable volume was 11,290 cubic feet (320 m3), which was 30.7 times bigger than that of the Apollo Command Module.
On May 24, 1972, US President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin signed an agreement calling for a joint crewed space mission, and declaring intent for all future international crewed spacecraft to be capable of docking with each other. This authorized the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), involving the rendezvous and docking in Earth orbit of a surplus Apollo command and service module with a Soyuz spacecraft. The mission took place in July 1975. This was the last US human spaceflight until the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle in April 1981.
The mission included both joint and separate scientific experiments and provided useful engineering experience for future joint US–Russian space flights, such as the Shuttle–Mir program and the International Space Station.
The agency's leader, NASA's administrator, is nominated by the President of the United States subject to the approval of the US Senate, and reports to him or her and serves as a senior space science advisor. Though space exploration is ostensibly non-partisan, the appointee usually is associated with the President's political party (Democratic or Republican), and a new administrator is usually chosen when the Presidency changes parties. The only exceptions to this have been:
The first administrator was Dr. T. Keith Glennan, appointed by Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. During his term he brought together the disparate projects in American space development research.
The second administrator, James E. Webb (1961–1968), appointed by President John F. Kennedy, was a Democrat who first publicly served under President Harry S. Truman. In order to implement the Apollo program to achieve Kennedy's Moon landing goal by the end of the 1960s, Webb directed major management restructuring and facility expansion, establishing the Houston Manned Spacecraft (Johnson) Center and the Florida Launch Operations (Kennedy) Center. Capitalizing on Kennedy's legacy, President Lyndon Johnson kept continuity with the Apollo program by keeping Webb on when he succeeded Kennedy in November 1963. But Webb resigned in October 1968 before Apollo achieved its goal.
James Fletcher supervised early planning of the Space Shuttle program during his first term as administrator under President Nixon. He was appointed for a second term as administrator from May 1986 through April 1989 by President Ronald Reagan to help the agency recover from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Former astronaut Charles Bolden served as NASA's twelfth administrator from July 2009 to January 20, 2017. Bolden is one of three former astronauts who became NASA administrators, along with Richard H. Truly (served 1989–1992) and Frederick D. Gregory (acting, 2005).
The agency's administration is located at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, and provides overall guidance and direction. Except under exceptional circumstances, NASA civil service employees are required to be citizens of the United States.
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NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC provides overall guidance and political leadership to the agency's ten field centers, through which all other facilities are administered. Four of these were inherited from NACA; two others were transferred from the Army; and NASA commissioned and built the other four itself shortly after its formation.
Langley Research Center (LaRC), located in Hampton, Virginia. LaRC focuses on aeronautical research, though the Apollo lunar lander was flight-tested at the facility and a number of high-profile space missions have been planned and designed on-site. LaRC was the original home of the Space Task Group.
Ames Research Center (ARC) at Moffett Field was founded on December 20, 1939. The center was named after Joseph Sweetman Ames, a founding member of the NACA. ARC is one of NASA's 10 major field centers and is located in California's Silicon Valley. Historically, Ames was founded to do wind-tunnel research on the aerodynamics of propeller-driven aircraft; however, it has expanded its role to doing research and technology in aeronautics, spaceflight, and information technology. It provides leadership in astrobiology, small satellites, robotic lunar exploration, intelligent/adaptive systems and thermal protection.
George W. Lewis Research Center The center's core competencies include air-breathing and in-space propulsion and cryogenics, communications, power energy storage and conversion, microgravity sciences, and advanced materials.
Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Facility (AFRC), established by NACA before 1946 and located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is the home of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747 designed to carry a Space Shuttle orbiter back to Kennedy Space Center after a landing at Edwards AFB. On January 16, 2014, the center was renamed in honor of Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the Moon.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, CA, is headquartered in the city of La Cañada Flintridge with a Pasadena mailing address . JPL is managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of robotic planetary spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network.
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), located on the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, is one of NASA's largest centers. MSFC is where the Saturn V rocket and Spacelab were developed. Marshall is NASA's lead center for International Space Station (ISS) design and assembly; payloads and related crew training; and was the lead for Space Shuttle propulsion and its external tank. From December 1959, it contained the Launch Operations Directorate, which moved to Florida to become the Launch Operations Center on July 1, 1962.
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), located in Greenbelt, Maryland, was commissioned by NASA on March 1, 1959. It is the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to increasing knowledge of the Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe via observations from space. GSFC is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft. GSFC also operates two spaceflight tracking and data acquisition networks (the Space Network and the Near Earth Network), develops and maintains advanced space and Earth science data information systems, and develops satellite systems for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
John C. Stennis Space Center, originally the "Mississippi Test Facility", is located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the banks of the Pearl River at the Mississippi–Louisiana border. Commissioned on October 25, 1961, it was NASA's largest rocket engine test facility until the end of the Space Shuttle program. It is currently used for rocket testing by over 30 local, state, national, international, private, and public companies and agencies. It contains the NASA Shared Services Center.
Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) is the NASA center for human spaceflight training, research and flight control. Created on November 1, 1961, the facility consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed in 1962–1963 on 1,620 acres (656 ha) of land donated by Rice University in Houston, Texas. The center grew out of the Space Task Group formed soon after the creation of NASA to co-ordinate the US human spaceflight program. It is home to the United States Astronaut Corps and is responsible for training astronauts from the U.S. and its international partners, and includes the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center. The center was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson on February 19, 1973.
John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), located west of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, is one of the best known NASA facilities. Named the "Launch Operations Center" at its creation on July 1, 1962, it was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president on November 29, 1963, and has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program from three pads at Cape Canaveral. Its Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is the fourth-largest structure in the world by volume and was the largest when completed in 1965. A total of 13,100 people worked at the center as of 2011. Approximately 2,100 are employees of the federal government; the rest are contractors.
Subordinate facilities include the Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia; the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana; the White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Deep Space Network stations in Barstow, California; Madrid, Spain; and Canberra, Australia.
The Space Shuttle became the major focus of NASA in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Originally planned as a frequently launchable, fully reusable vehicle, the design was changed to use an expendable external propellant tank to reduce development cost, and four Space Shuttle orbiters were built by 1985. The first to launch, Columbia, did so on April 12, 1981, the 20th anniversary of the first known human spaceflight.
Its major components were a spaceplane orbiter with an external fuel tank and two solid-fuel launch rockets at its side. The external tank, which was bigger than the spacecraft itself, was the only major component that was not reused. The shuttle could orbit in altitudes of 185–643 km (115–400 miles) and carry a maximum payload (to low orbit) of 24,400 kg (54,000 lb). Missions could last from 5 to 17 days and crews could be from 2 to 8 astronauts.
On 20 missions (1983–1998) the Space Shuttle carried Spacelab, designed in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA). Spacelab was not designed for independent orbital flight, but remained in the Shuttle's cargo bay as the astronauts entered and left it through an airlock. On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, on board the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission. Another famous series of missions were the launch and later successful repair of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 and 1993, respectively.
In 1995, Russian-American interaction resumed with the Shuttle–Mir missions (1995–1998). Once more an American vehicle docked with a Russian craft, this time a full-fledged space station. This cooperation has continued with Russia and the United States as two of the biggest partners in the largest space station built: the International Space Station (ISS). The strength of their cooperation on this project was even more evident when NASA began relying on Russian launch vehicles to service the ISS during the two-year grounding of the shuttle fleet following the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
The Shuttle fleet lost two orbiters and 14 astronauts in two disasters: Challenger in 1986, and Columbia in 2003. While the 1986 loss was mitigated by building the Space Shuttle Endeavour from replacement parts, NASA did not build another orbiter to replace the second loss. NASA's Space Shuttle program had 135 missions when the program ended with the successful landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011. The program spanned 30 years with over 300 astronauts sent into space.
The International Space Station (ISS) combines NASA's Space Station Freedom project with the Soviet/Russian Mir-2 station, the European Columbus station, and the Japanese Kibō laboratory module.[page needed] NASA originally planned in the 1980s to develop Freedom alone, but US budget constraints led to the merger of these projects into a single multi-national program in 1993, managed by NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The station consists of pressurized modules, external trusses, solar arrays and other components, which were manufactured in various factories around the world, and have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and the US Space Shuttles.[page needed] The on-orbit assembly began in 1998, the completion of the US Orbital Segment occurred in 2019 and the completion of the Russian Orbital Segment occurred in 2010, though there are some debates of whether new modules should be added in the segment. The ownership and use of the space station is established in intergovernmental treaties and agreements which divide the station into two areas and allow Russia to retain full ownership of the Russian Orbital Segment (with the exception of Zarya), with the US Orbital Segment allocated between the other international partners.
Long-duration missions to the ISS are referred to as ISS Expeditions. Expedition crew members typically spend approximately six months on the ISS. The initial expedition crew size was three, temporarily decreased to two following the Columbia disaster. Since May 2009, expedition crew size has been six crew members. Crew size is expected to be increased to seven, the number the ISS was designed for, once the Commercial Crew Program becomes operational. The ISS has been continuously occupied for the past 20 years and 228 days, having exceeded the previous record held by Mir; and has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations.
The station can be seen from the Earth with the naked eye and, as of 2021, is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit with a mass and volume greater than that of any previous space station. The Soyuz spacecraft delivers crew members, stays docked for their half-year-long missions and then returns them home. Several uncrewed cargo spacecraft provide service to the ISS; they are the Russian Progress spacecraft which has done so since 2000, the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) since 2008, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) since 2009, the SpaceX Dragon from 2012 until 2020, and the American Cygnus spacecraft since 2013. The Space Shuttle, before its retirement, was also used for cargo transfer and would often switch out expedition crew members, although it did not have the capability to remain docked for the duration of their stay. Until another US crewed spacecraft is ready, crew members will travel to and from the International Space Station exclusively aboard the Soyuz. The highest number of people occupying the ISS has been thirteen; this occurred three times during the late Shuttle ISS assembly missions.
On March 29, 2019, the ISS was scheduled to have its first all-female spacewalk, but it was delayed; Jessica Meir and Christina Koch performed the first all-female spacewalk with on October 18, as part of a lengthy series of upgrades to the ISS' power systems and physics observatories. The ISS program is expected to continue to 2030.
While the Space Shuttle program was still suspended after the loss of Columbia, President George W. Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration including the retirement of the Space Shuttle after completing the International Space Station. The plan was enacted into law by the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 and directs NASA to develop and launch the Crew Exploration Vehicle (later called Orion) by 2010, return Americans to the Moon by 2020, return to Mars as feasible, repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and continue scientific investigation through robotic solar system exploration, human presence on the ISS, Earth observation, and astrophysics research. The crewed exploration goals prompted NASA's Constellation program.
On December 4, 2006, NASA announced it was planning a permanent Moon base. The goal was to start building the Moon base by 2020, and by 2024, have a fully functional base that would allow for crew rotations and in-situ resource utilization. However, in 2009, the Augustine Committee found the program to be on an "unsustainable trajectory." In February 2010, President Barack Obama's administration proposed eliminating public funds for it.
The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a human spaceflight program operated by NASA, in association with American aerospace manufacturers Boeing and SpaceX. The program conducts crew rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program, transporting crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the first crewed orbital spaceflights operated by private companies. Superseding NASA's dependence on the Soyuz program to transport its astronauts to the ISS following the retirement of the Space Shuttle, the Commercial Crew Program will send up to four astronauts to the ISS at a time aboard either a Boeing Starliner or SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, with an option for a fifth passenger available. Crew Dragon spacecraft are launched to space atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle and return to Earth via splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. Starliner spacecraft are launched atop an Atlas V N22 launch vehicle and return on land with airbags on one of four designated sites in the western United States. SpaceX's first operational mission in the program launched in November 2020, while Boeing's first mission is due to launch in late 2021.Development of the Commercial Crew Program began in 2011 through a rescope of the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program, a Recovery Act initiative originally aimed at funding private sector development of human spaceflight technologies. While NASA previously mulled internally-developed crewed vehicles to perform ISS crew rotation – such as the Orbital Space Plane and the Orion spacecraft – the agency looked instead to commercial industry to provide transport to the ISS, after cancelling the Constellation program and redesigning Orion for crewed deep space exploration only. A series of open competitions over the following two years saw successful bids from Boeing, Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, and SpaceX to develop proposals for ISS crew transport vehicles. Boeing and SpaceX were ultimately selected by NASA in September 2014 to fly astronauts to the ISS, though the decision was met with an unsuccessful legal challenge from Sierra Nevada. The first operational missions in the program were initially planned for 2017, though numerous issues during design, testing, and operation of the spacecraft and launch vehicles pushed first operational flights to 2020, with additional seats on Soyuz spacecraft up to Soyuz MS-17 being bought by NASA to compensate for the delays. The final test flight of Crew Dragon was launched in May 2020, while the final test flight of Starliner is planned for launch in late 2021, prior to the companies' first operational missions.
President Obama's plan was to develop American private spaceflight capabilities to get astronauts to the International Space Station, replace Russian Soyuz capsules, and use Orion capsules for ISS emergency escape purposes. During a speech at the Kennedy Space Center on April 15, 2010, Obama proposed a new heavy-lift vehicle (HLV) to replace the formerly planned Ares V. In his speech, Obama called for a crewed mission to an asteroid as soon as 2025, and a crewed mission to Mars orbit by the mid-2030s. The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 was passed by Congress and signed into law on October 11, 2010. The act officially canceled the Constellation program.
The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 required a newly designed HLV be chosen within 90 days of its passing; the launch vehicle was given the name Space Launch System. The new law also required the construction of a beyond low earth orbit spacecraft. The Orion spacecraft, which was being developed as part of the Constellation program, was chosen to fulfill this role. The Space Launch System is planned to launch both Orion and other necessary hardware for missions beyond low Earth orbit. The SLS is to be upgraded over time with more powerful versions. The initial capability of SLS is required to be able to lift 70 t (150,000 lb) (later 95 t or 209,000 lb) into LEO. It is then planned to be upgraded to 105 t (231,000 lb) and then eventually to 130 t (290,000 lb). The Orion capsule first flew on Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), an uncrewed test flight that was launched on December 5, 2014, atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket.
NASA undertook a feasibility study in 2012 and developed the Asteroid Redirect Mission as an uncrewed mission to move a boulder-sized near-Earth asteroid (or boulder-sized chunk of a larger asteroid) into lunar orbit. The mission would demonstrate ion thruster technology, and develop techniques that could be used for planetary defense against an asteroid collision, as well as a cargo transport to Mars in support of a future human mission. The Moon-orbiting boulder might then later be visited by astronauts. The Asteroid Redirect Mission was cancelled in 2017 as part of the FY2018 NASA budget, the first one under President Donald Trump.
The Orion spacecraft conducted an uncrewed test launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket in December 2014.
Since 2017, NASA's crewed spaceflight program has been the Artemis program, which involves the help of U.S. commercial spaceflight companies and international partners such as ESA, JAXA, and CSA. The goal of this program is to land "the first woman and the next man" on the lunar south pole region by 2024. Artemis would be the first step towards the long-term goal of establishing a sustainable presence on the Moon, laying the foundation for private companies to build a lunar economy, and eventually sending humans to Mars.
The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle was held over from the canceled Constellation program for Artemis. Artemis 1 is the uncrewed initial launch of Space Launch System (SLS) that would also send an Orion spacecraft on a Distant Retrograde Orbit, which, as of May 2020, is planned to launch no earlier than November 2021.
NASA's next major space initiative is to be the construction of the Lunar Gateway. This initiative is to involve the construction of a new space station, which will have many features in common with the current International Space Station, except that it will be in orbit about the Moon, instead of the Earth. This space station will be designed primarily for non-continuous human habitation. The first tentative steps of returning to crewed lunar missions will be Artemis 2, which is to include the Orion crew module, propelled by the SLS, and is to launch in 2023. This mission is to be a 10-day mission planned to briefly place a crew of four into a Lunar flyby. The construction of the Gateway would begin with the proposed Artemis 3, which is planned to deliver a crew of four to Lunar orbit along with the first modules of the Gateway. This mission would last for up to 30 days. NASA plans to build full scale deep space habitats such as the Lunar Gateway and the Nautilus-X as part of its Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) program. In 2017, NASA was directed by the congressional NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 to get humans to Mars-orbit (or to the Martian surface) by the 2030s.
In September 2020, as a part of the Artemis program, NASA outlined a plan to send astronauts to the Moon by 2024. The astronauts are to travel in the Orion capsule, launched on the SLS rocket.
In February 2021, it was announced that "Blue Ghost Lander", a robotic device being constructed in Cedar Park, Texas, will be sent to the moon's Mare Crisium in 2023 to help prepare for NASA's goal of returning to the Lunar surface.
NASA has conducted many uncrewed and robotic spaceflight programs throughout its history. Uncrewed robotic programs launched the first American artificial satellites into Earth orbit for scientific and communications purposes, and sent scientific probes to explore the planets of the solar system, starting with Venus and Mars, and including "grand tours" of the outer planets. More than 1,000 uncrewed missions have been designed to explore the Earth and the solar system.
Besides exploration, communication satellites have also been launched by NASA. The spacecraft have been launched directly from Earth or from orbiting space shuttles, which could either deploy the satellite itself, or with a rocket stage to take it farther.
The first US uncrewed satellite was Explorer 1, which started as an ABMA/JPL project during the early part of the Space Race. It was launched in January 1958, two months after Sputnik. At the creation of NASA, the Explorer project was transferred to the agency and still continues to this day. Its missions have been focusing on the Earth and the Sun, measuring magnetic fields and the solar wind, among other aspects. A more recent Earth satellite, not related to the Explorer program, was the Hubble Space Telescope, which was brought into orbit in 1990.
Cygnus and Cargo Dragon are used to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program as of 2020. Cygnus is manufactured by Northrop Grumman and launched on the Antares rocket. Cargo Dragon is manufactured by SpaceX and launched on the Block 5 variant of Falcon 9. SpaceX Dragon, also launched on Falcon 9, was used to resupply the ISS from 2010 to 2020.
The inner Solar System has been made the goal of at least four uncrewed programs. The first was Mariner in the 1960s and 1970s, which made multiple visits to Venus and Mars and one to Mercury. Probes launched under the Mariner program were also the first to make a planetary flyby (Mariner 2), to take the first pictures from another planet (Mariner 4), the first planetary orbiter (Mariner 9), and the first to make a gravity assist maneuver (Mariner 10). This is a technique where the satellite takes advantage of the gravity and velocity of planets to reach its destination.
The first successful landing on Mars was made by Viking 1 in 1976. Twenty years later a rover was landed on Mars by Mars Pathfinder. On November 26, 2011, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission was successfully launched for Mars. Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, and subsequently began its search for evidence of past or present life on Mars. On the horizon of NASA's plans is the MAVEN spacecraft as part of the Mars Scout Program to study the atmosphere of Mars.
NASA's ongoing investigations include in-depth surveys of Mars (Perseverance and InSight).
Outside Mars, Jupiter was first visited by Pioneer 10 in 1973. More than 20 years later Galileo sent a probe into the planet's atmosphere, and became the first spacecraft to orbit the planet.Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to visit Saturn in 1979, with Voyager 2 making the first (and so far only) visits to Uranus and Neptune in 1986 and 1989, respectively. The first spacecraft to leave the solar system was Pioneer 10 in 1983. For a time it was the most distant spacecraft, but it has since been surpassed by both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.
Pioneers 10 and 11 and both Voyager probes carry messages from the Earth to extraterrestrial life. Communication can be difficult with deep space travel. For instance, it took about three hours for a radio signal to reach the New Horizons spacecraft when it was more than halfway to Pluto. Contact with Pioneer 10 was lost in 2003. Both Voyager probes continue to operate as they explore the outer boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.
The New Horizons mission to Pluto was launched in 2006 and successfully performed a flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015. The probe received a gravity assist from Jupiter in February 2007, examining some of Jupiter's inner moons and testing on-board instruments during the flyby. Other active spacecraft are Juno for Jupiter and Dawn for the asteroid belt. NASA continued to support in situ exploration beyond the asteroid belt, including Pioneer and Voyager traverses into the unexplored trans-Pluto region, and Gas Giant orbiters Galileo (1989–2003), Cassini (1997–2017), and Juno (2011–present).
In 1994, there was a Congressional directive to find near-Earth objects (NEOs) larger than 1 kilometer, and 90% of 1 kilometer sized asteroids are estimated to have been found by 2010.
In 1999, NASA visited 433 Eros with the NEAR spacecraft which entered its orbit in 2000, closely imaging the asteroid with various instruments at that time. From the 1990s NASA has run many NEO detection programs from Earth bases observatories, greatly increasing the number of objects that have been detected. However, many asteroids are very dark and the ones that are near the Sun are much harder to detect from Earth-based telescopes which observe at night, and thus face away from the Sun. NEOs inside Earth orbit only reflect a part of light also rather than potentially a "full Moon" when they are behind the Earth and fully lit by the Sun.
In 2005, the US Congress mandated NASA to achieve by the year 2020 specific levels of search completeness for discovering, cataloging, and characterizing dangerous asteroids larger than 140 meters (460 ft) (Act of 2005, H.R. 1022; 109th), but no new funds were appropriated for this effort. As of January 2019, it is estimated about 40% of the NEOs of this size have been found, although since by its nature the exact amount of NEOs are unknown the calculations are based on predictions of how many there could be.
One issue with NEO prediction is trying to estimate how many more are likely to be found. In 2000, NASA reduced its estimate of the number of existing near-Earth asteroids over one kilometer in diameter from 1,000–2,000 to 500–1,000. Shortly thereafter, the LINEAR survey provided an alternative estimate of 1,227+170
−90. In 2011, on the basis of NEOWISE observations, the estimated number of one-kilometer NEAs was narrowed to 981±19 (of which 93% had been discovered at the time), while the number of NEAs larger than 140 meters across was estimated at 13,200±1,900. The NEOWISE estimate differed from other estimates in assuming a slightly lower average asteroid albedo, which produces larger estimated diameters for the same asteroid brightness. This resulted in 911 then known asteroids at least 1 km across, as opposed to the 830 then listed by CNEOS. In 2017, using an improved statistical method, two studies reduced the estimated number of NEAs brighter than absolute magnitude 17.75 (approximately over one kilometer in diameter) to 921±20. The estimated number of asteroids brighter than absolute magnitude of 22.0 (approximately over 140 m across) rose to 27,100±2,200, double the WISE estimate, of which about a third are known as of 2018. A problem with estimating the number of NEOs is that detections are influenced by a number of factors.
NASA turned the infrared space survey telescope WISE back on in 2013 to look for NEOs, and it found some during the course of its operation. NEOcam competed in the highly competitive Discovery program, which became more so due to a low mission rate in the 2010s.
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate conducts aeronautics research.
NASA has made use of technologies such as the multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG), which is a type of radioisotope thermoelectric generator used to power spacecraft. Shortages of the required plutonium-238 have curtailed deep space missions since the turn of the millennium. An example of a spacecraft that was not developed because of a shortage of this material was New Horizons 2.
NASA started an annual competition in 2014 named Cubes in Space. It is jointly organized by NASA and the global education company I Doodle Learning, with the objective of teaching school students aged 11–18 to design and build scientific experiments to be launched into space on a NASA rocket or balloon. On June 21, 2017 the world's smallest satellite, KalamSAT, was launched.
NASA also researches and publishes on climate change. Its statements concur with the global scientific consensus that the global climate is warming.Bob Walker, who has advised US President Donald Trump on space issues, has advocated that NASA should focus on space exploration and that its climate study operations should be transferred to other agencies such as NOAA. Former NASA atmospheric scientist J. Marshall Shepherd countered that Earth science study was built into NASA's mission at its creation in the 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Act. NASA won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Green in the category Web.
NASA contracted a third party to study the probability of using Free Space Optics (FSO) to communicate with Optical (laser) Stations on the Ground (OGS) called laser-com RF networks for satellite communications.
On July 29, 2020, NASA requested American universities to propose new technologies for extracting water from the lunar soil and developing power systems. The idea will help the space agency conduct sustainable exploration of the Moon.
The exhaust gases produced by rocket propulsion systems, both in Earth's atmosphere and in space, can adversely effect the Earth's environment. Some hypergolic rocket propellants, such as hydrazine, are highly toxic prior to combustion, but decompose into less toxic compounds after burning. Rockets using hydrocarbon fuels, such as kerosene, release carbon dioxide and soot in their exhaust. However, carbon dioxide emissions are insignificant compared to those from other sources; on average, the United States consumed 802,620,000 US gallons (3.0382×109 L) of liquid fuels per day in 2014, while a single Falcon 9 rocket first stage burns around 25,000 US gallons (95,000 L) of kerosene fuel per launch. Even if a Falcon 9 were launched every single day, it would only represent 0.006% of liquid fuel consumption (and carbon dioxide emissions) for that day. Additionally, the exhaust from LOx- and LH2- fueled engines, like the SSME, is almost entirely water vapor. NASA addressed environmental concerns with its canceled Constellation program in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act in 2011. In contrast, ion engines use harmless noble gases like xenon for propulsion.
An example of NASA's environmental efforts is the NASA Sustainability Base. Additionally, the Exploration Sciences Building was awarded the LEED Gold rating in 2010. On May 8, 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency recognized NASA as the first federal agency to directly use landfill gas to produce energy at one of its facilities—the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.
In 2018, NASA along with other companies including Sensor Coating Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Monitor Coating and UTRC launched the project CAUTION (CoAtings for Ultra High Temperature detectION). This project aims to enhance the temperature range of the Thermal History Coating up to 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) and beyond. The final goal of this project is improving the safety of jet engines as well as increasing efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions.
Some of NASA's main directives have been the landing of a crewed spacecraft on the Moon, the designing and construction of the Space Shuttle, and efforts to construct a large, crewed space station. Typically, the major directives originated from the intersection of scientific interest and advice, political interests, federal funding concerns, and the public interest, which all together brought varying waves of effort, often heavily swayed by technical developments, funding changes, and world events. For example, in the 1980s, the Reagan administration announced a directive with a major push to build a crewed space station, given the name Space Station Freedom. But, when the Cold War ended, Russia, the United States, and other international partners came together to design and build the International Space Station.
In the 2010s, major shifts in directives include the retirement of the Space Shuttle, and the later development of a new crewed heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. Missions for the new Space Launch System have varied, but overall, NASA's directives are similar to the Space Shuttle program as the primary goal and desire is human spaceflight. Additionally, NASA's Space Exploration Initiative of the 1980s opened new avenues of exploration focused on other galaxies.
For the coming decades, NASA's focus has gradually shifting towards eventual exploration of Mars. One of the technological options focused on was the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). ARM had largely been defunded in 2017, but the key technologies developed for ARM would be utilized for future exploration, notably on a solar electric propulsion system.
Longer project execution timelines leave future executive administration officials to execute on a directive, which can lead to directional mismanagement.[vague]
Previously, in the early 2000s, NASA worked towards a strategic plan called the Constellation Program, but the program was defunded in the early 2010s. In the 1990s, NASA's administration adopted an approach to planning coined "Faster, Better, Cheaper".
The NASA Authorization Act of 2017, which included $19.5 billion in funding for that fiscal year, directed NASA to get humans near or on the surface of Mars by the early 2030s.
Though the agency is independent, the survival or discontinuation of projects can depend directly on the will of the President.
In December 2017, on the 45th anniversary of the last crewed mission to the Moon's surface, President Donald Trump approved a directive that includes a lunar mission on the pathway to Mars and beyond.
The directive I'm signing today will refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery. It marks an important step in returning American astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972 for long-term exploration and use. This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars. And perhaps, someday, to many worlds beyond.— President Donald Trump, 2017
New NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed this directive in an August 2018 speech where he focused on the sustainability aspects—going to the Moon to stay—that are explicit in the directive, including taking advantage of US commercial space capability that did not exist even five years ago, which have driven down costs and increased access to space.
Since 2011, NASA's strategic goals have been
NASA's share of the total federal budget peaked at approximately 4.41% in 1966 during the Apollo program, then rapidly declined to approximately 1% in 1975, and stayed around that level through 1998. The percentage then gradually dropped, until leveling off again at around half a percent in 2006 (estimated in 2012 at 0.48% of the federal budget). In a March 2012 hearing of the United States Senate Science Committee, science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson testified that "Right now, NASA's annual budget is half a penny on your tax dollar. For twice that—a penny on a dollar—we can transform the country from a sullen, dispirited nation, weary of economic struggle, to one where it has reclaimed its 20th century birthright to dream of tomorrow."
Despite this, public perception of NASA's budget differs significantly: a 1997 poll indicated that most Americans believed that 20% of the federal budget went to NASA.
For Fiscal Year 2015, NASA received an appropriation of US$18.01 billion from Congress—$549 million more than requested and approximately $350 million more than the 2014 NASA budget passed by Congress.
In Fiscal Year 2016, NASA received $19.3 billion.
President Donald Trump signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 in March, which set the 2017 budget at around $19.5 billion. The budget is also reported as $19.3 billion for 2017, with $20.7 billion proposed for FY2018.
Examples of some proposed FY2018 budgets:
In response to the Apollo 1 accident, which killed three astronauts in 1967, Congress directed NASA to form an Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) to advise the NASA Administrator on safety issues and hazards in NASA's aerospace programs. In the aftermath of the Shuttle Columbia disaster, Congress required that the ASAP submit an annual report to the NASA Administrator and to Congress. By 1971, NASA had also established the Space Program Advisory Council and the Research and Technology Advisory Council to provide the administrator with advisory committee support. In 1977, the latter two were combined to form the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). The NASA Authorization Act of 2014 reaffirmed the importance of ASAP.
US law requires the International System of Units to be used in all U.S. Government programs, "except where impractical".
In 1969, the Apollo 11 landed on the Moon using a mix of United States customary units and metric units. In the 1980s, NASA started the transition towards using only the metric system, and was predominantly metric by the 1990s. On September 23, 1999, a unit mixup between US and SI units resulted in the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter.
In August 2007, NASA stated that all future missions and explorations of the Moon would be done entirely using the SI system. This was done to improve cooperation with space agencies of other countries that already use the metric system.
As of 2007, NASA is predominantly working with SI units, but some projects still use English units, and some, including the International Space Station, use a mix of both.
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces, while the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for civil spaceflight. NASA and the Space Force's predecessors in the Air Force have a long-standing cooperative relationship, with the Space Force supporting NASA launches out of Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, to include range support and rescue operations from Task Force 45. NASA and the Space Force also partner on matters such as defending Earth from asteroids. Space Force members can be NASA astronauts, with Colonel Michael S. Hopkins, the commander of SpaceX Crew-1, commissioned into the Space Force from the International Space Station on 18 December 2020. In September 2020, the Space Force and NASA signed a memorandum of understanding formally acknowledging the joint role of both agencies. This new memorandum replaced a similar document signed in 2006 between NASA and Air Force Space Command.
NASA announced the temporary closure of all its field centre visitor complexes until further notice, as well as required all non-critical personnel to work from home if possible. Production and manufacture of the Space Launch System at the Michoud Assembly Facility was stopped, and further delays to the James Webb Space Telescope are expected, though as of 3 June 2020 work has resumed.The majority of personnel at the Johnson Space Center transitioned to teleworking, and International Space Station mission critical personnel were instructed to reside in the mission control room until further notice. Station operations are relatively unaffected, but new expedition astronauts face longer and stricter quarantines before flight.
Hardware comparison of Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury[note 3]
NASA has developed oftentimes elaborate plans and technology concepts, some of which become worked into real plans.
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Arlington, VA | April 13, 2023 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum Paper series, Collaborative Combat Aircraft Need Data to Train for Combat, by Lt Col Jesse Breau, USAF; Keeley Erhardt, MIT; and Maj Joshua Reddis, USAF.
AI-powered software pilots have the potential to fulfill the U.S. Air Force’s quest for affordable tactical airpower capacity; however, the foundational requirement for data to enable air combat autonomy algorithms is not well-understood.
This article addresses the Air Force’s tactical airpower data management challenge, acknowledges arguments against the importance of data for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fielding, and identifies four specific reasons why funding and implementing a deliberate data management plan is crucial to accelerate successful CCA development and fielding. The purpose of this Mitchell Forum primer is to offer clarity and to invite discussion about the datasets required to train CCA algorithms for combat as the U.S. Air Force seeks to fulfill its mission to “Fly, fight, and win… airpower anytime, anywhere.”
The Forum presents innovative concepts and thought-provoking insight from aerospace experts here in the United States and across the globe. As a means to afford publishing opportunities for thoughtful perspectives, Mitchell Institute’s Forum provides high visibility to writing efforts on issues spanning technology and operational concepts, defense policy and strategy, and unique interpretations of changing geopolitical relationships.
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LTJG Adam Swanson is a pilot serving with Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. He is responsible for the safe operation and effective use of the maritime patrol aircraft. He is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the largest base in the southeast and third largest in the nation. Swanson graduated in 2007 from Chaparral High School and is a Temecula native.
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There have been 10 lithium battery fire incidents on board aircraft in just one month … including three on a single day.
The incidents happened in USA airspace or involved American passenger aircraft so there may have been many more worldwide.
The incidents are routinely revealed by the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA and showed the unusually high number between June 22, 2022 and July 22, 2022.
The good news is that all the airline companies involved – United Airlines, American Airlines, Horizon, Alaska and Mesa - now carry special lithium battery fire mitigation bags and on every occasion they were deployed to bring the emergency to a quick and safe end.
Six of the incidents involved vaping devices even though they weren’t being used at the time, two were overheating mobile phones while one involved a power bank and another a laptop.
There were three lithium battery emergencies on just one day, July 22, 2022.
Some of the devices went into thermal runaway which happens when one cell in a battery overheats it can produce enough heat – up to 900°C (1652°F) – to cause adjacent cells to overheat. This can cause a lithium battery fire to flare repeatedly and they are very difficult to put out which is why AvSax battery fire containment bags are needed.
Passengers bring hundreds of personal electronic devices on board each flight including e-cigarettes, iPads, cellphones, laptops and headphones so there is always a risk of a fire on board an aircraft which could emit toxic smoke and the device could even explode. The fires are often down to faulty batteries or if the devices have been powered up with cheap chargers that fail to meet safety standards.
Here’s the full list of incidents:
June 22: A passenger’s power bank went into thermal runaway on a flight from Newark to Barcelona. The portable charger was switched off but connected to a mobile phone when it began to burn and emit black smoke. It was put in a thermal containment bag (as with all the following cases) and given to Spanish authorities when the plane landed.
June 25: On a flight from Dallas to Philadelphia an e-cigarette stowed in a bag in an overhead locker started to emit smoke.
June 29: A laptop overheated on a flight from Denver to Wichita. It would not switch off so was put into a lithium battery thermal containment bag.
June 30: A passenger’s e-cigarette began to overheat and emit smoke on a plane heading to Birmingham, Alabama. The device had gone faulty and could not be switched off.
July 1: A passenger’s e-cigarette began to overheat in his pocket. The FAA hasn’t said where this plane was heading.
July 13: A passenger’s mobile phone overheated and began to smoke just as the plane was taxiing to the runway at Houston to fly to Monterrey in Mexico. The phone was put into a thermal containment bag and the plane returned to the departure gate.
July 18: A passenger’s e-cigarette began to overheat on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston.
July 22: A plane flying from San Francisco was descending into Las Vegas when a passenger’s e-cigarette overheated.
July 22: A passenger’s laptop began to overheat just before departure. The FAA has given no further details about the flight.
July 22: A passenger’s e-cigarette began to overheat in his pocket on a flight to Los Angeles.
The world’s best-selling fire containment bag for personal electronic devices on aircraft is the award-winning AvSax (www.avsax.com) which are now on more than 16,770 aircraft operated by more than 100 airline companies. They have been used 33 times to deal with emergencies since the start of 2017 and every time they have been deployed the aircraft has been able to complete its journey safely with no need to divert or make an emergency landing. Diversions can be very costly to the airline company and can even run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Many air ambulance helicopters in the UK now carry AvSax. More than 20 helicopters operated by specialist aerial emergency medical services company Babcock were equipped with AvSax following a detailed look into the possible risks posed by lithium-ion batteries on aircraft.
AvSax won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the UK in 2018, the highest award any business in the UK can get.
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https://www.pinterest.de/explore/supersonic-aircraft/
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A true Cold War classic, the beautifully futuristic Swedish fighter Saab 35 Draken. The first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. With design work beginning in 1949 and the last aircraft being retired by Austria in the it
The Tupolev is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed in the Soviet Union. is currently the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft, and largest variable-sweep aircraft built.
Boom Supersonic and Stratasys Sign Technical Partnership to Improve the Speed of Development for Supersonic Aircraft With 3D Printing
NASA - Supersonic Aircraft Model- I would love this. The window in the sidewall of the by supersonic wind tunnel at NASA's Glenn Research Center shows a percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company.
This is the North American Aviation Valkyrie gigantic supersonic strategic nuclear bomber, that never entered service. There were only two prototypes built of the Valkyrie, before the project was cancelled. The supersonic bomber powered by six
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Chased by the Devil!
In the Studio with the fabulous P-38 Lightning
with Aviation Artist Richard Louis Newman
Known to the enemy as the "forked tailed devil"
Richard catches the sleek twin-engine fighter in hot pursuit of a Japenese Zero in this, painting two of four.
This painting launched with a roar! The first day on the easil made a lot of progress. What you are seeing is the background base, on which I will glaze in more clouds, with the aircraft set into position. The airplanes are being painted in "flat" at present -- notice there are no shadows present on the aircraft. The colors you see are the "underneath" colors. Glazing will bring forth the shadows and true hues. This one should be a lot of fun, so please check back often and let me hear from you.
To be posted.
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http://spaceweather.com/ - 01/28/15 19:39:54 - 12/01/04 00:53:58
361.4 0.1 Updated: Today at 0328 UT Updated: Today at: 2359 UT
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On January 29, 2015 there were
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MUD ROCKET LAUNCH: NASA's SMAP satellite, designed to measure moisture in the soils of Earth, will blast off from California's Vandenberg AFB on Thursday morning, Jan. 29th. The three-minute launch window begins at 6:20 am PST. Observers from coastal Los Angeles to the Bay Area may be able to see exhaust from the Delta II rocket criss-crossing the dawn sky in the minutes after launch. Observers closer to Vandenberg could see the rocket itself. Californians, set your alarm for dawn.
ASTEROID FLYBY: On Monday, Jan. 26th, mountain-sized asteroid 2004 BL86 flew past Earth--and it was not alone. NASA radar images revealed, to the surprise of astronomers, that the space rock has its own moon. A must-see video from JPL shows the asteroid and its satellite. Another must-see movie was recorded by amateur astronomer Nick James. Click to watch the asteroid streak over his backyard in of Chelmsford, UK:
"This asteroid was moving at around 2.5 arcmin/min last night," says James. In other words, about 18,000 mph. The streaking space rock was invisible to the naked eye, but sunlight reflected from its rocky surface made it an easy target for small telescopes. More backyard photos may be found here
At a distance of 745,000 miles, or 3.1 times the distance from Earth to the Moon, Monday's flyby was the closest approach the asteroid will make to Earth for at least the next two centuries. It is also the closest a known asteroid this size will come to Earth until asteroid 1999 AN10 flies past our planet in 2027.
485.2 2.8 Updated: Today at 1840 UT 1254 UT Jan27 Updated: Today at: 1800 UT3 9.0 2.8 Updated: Today at 1746 UT
Scientists working with NASA's 70-meter Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, have released the first radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86, which flew past Earth on Jan. 26th. The mountain-sized space has its own small moon: Must-see video
SOMETHING FLARE-Y THIS WAY COMES: Solar activity is low, but this could change with the arrival of an active sunspot currently located just behind the sun's eastern limb. Note the circled "hot spot" in this extreme ultraviolet image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:
Plumes of hot plasma trapped in the sunspot's magnetic canopy, false-colored pink in the image above, herald the arrival of the underlying sunspot. It should emerge into view in a day or so.
Meanwhile, several sunspots on the Earthside of the sun are growing and beginning to crackle with flares. Of particular interest are AR2268 and AR2271, which have increasingly unstable 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of M-flares in the next 24 hours. Solar flare alerts:text, voice
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https://cambridgesciencecentre.org/public/whats-on/whats-on-today-52/
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It’s all about SPACE at Cambridge Science Centre!
No need to book!
Ever wondered what life is like for the entire space crew of scientists, engineers, trainers and astronauts? From launching rockets, docking at the International Space Station and tackling emergency challenges, this special show offers fantastic insight and learnings into what it takes to undertake a space mission.
2.30pm Safe in Space
Take a closer look at the challenges of space and what we can do to keep “ourselves” safe.
Make something a little different with our activities today!
12.30pm Design a planet
Find out why Mars is red and Neptune is blue. Have a go at creating your own colourful planet and its surrounding solar system using chromatography.
4.00pm Pin Wheel Galaxy
Explore space and look beyond the Milky Way – our own galaxy – to find out a little bit about the different types of galaxies. We’ll take a closer look at one in particular – called the pinwheel galaxy and make a model of it to take home.
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According to their website, “the Mars Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars”. They were establish in 1998 and are actively involved in a number of exciting activities.
Also from their website “the organization actively seeks to:”
- Organize public outreach with the aim of fostering a deep interest in Mars,
- Promote broad international support for government-funded Mars research and exploration, and
- Advocate the establishment of commercial space ventures that will help achieve Mars exploration and settlement.
The Moon Society is partnering with the Mars Society in the creation of Marspedia. Similar to our Lunarpedia, Marspedia will eventually be a comprehensive repository for all Mars information.
The Mars Society – (www.marssociety.org/)
The Mars Society has lots of volunteer opportunities. If you’re interested in Martian exploration and settlement, the Mars Society needs your help.
This list isn’t comprehensive. It’s also not updated frequently so let us know if we need to add or change anything.
- Volunteer page – A list of volunteer opportunities.
- Marspedia – The front page of Marspedia has a section on how you can help. Content creation and editing are high on the list. You don’t even have to be a member to volunteer.
- Internet Task Force – Focusing on coding and graphic design – It takes a lot of effort to build and maintain websites.
- Mars Desert Research Station – Help support their Mars analog.
- 23rd Annual International Mars Society Convention – It’s FREE to attend this year. And you
- Member Chapters – Check out their website (chapters.marssociety.org/) to find a Mars Society Chapter near you.
- Discount on the annual International Mars Society Convention (free for 2020).
- Special access to a private members-only section on their web site that includes online chats, webinars and discussions with leading Mars experts and scientists.
- Membership card.
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https://www.144fw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/865346/a-reunion-of-sorts/
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A Reunion Of Sorts Published June 7, 2015 By Staff Sgt. George Solis 144th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The Air Dominance Center, Ga. -- As Master Sgt. Timothy Boysun, 43rd Auxiliary Maintenance Unit F-22 Support Section Flight Chief, did a foreign object damage walk on the first day of Sentry Savannah 15-2. He saw something in the distance that reminded him of the year 1999, when people were packing in the movie theaters to make "Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace" the top grossing film of the year, Britney Spears made her debut on the airwaves with "... Baby One More Time," and the Fox Broadcasting Company introduced us to Peter Griffin on "Family Guy." For Boysun, 1999 was the year he turned 22-years-old, joined the Air Force and was assigned to Kadena Air Base's 67th Fighter Squadron as a F-15 Crew Chief. He was introduced to a couple of aircraft that would be some of the first he would work on in his Air Force career, the F-15C Eagle, tail numbers 78-0511 and 78-0522. "These two aircraft are special to me because they remind me of my very first fighter squadron, the 67th FS "Fighting Cocks" Boysun said. "All the great things I was able to achieve while in that squadron and all the great people I worked with. "Legends of the 15 World" is what I'd call them. It also brings back the nostalgia of how the F-15 Eagle is a beast. Tried, tested, and true." Boysun was able to experience this reunion on temporary duty assignment to Sentry Savannah 15-2, a training exercise that allows fighter pilots to participate in war simulations that depict what they would face in a real world scenario. Boysun is at Sentry Savannah with the 43rd AMU, while the F-15s are here as part of the 144th Fighter Wing from the California Air National Guard based in Fresno, Ca. "It's not too common anymore to come across jets that I've previously worked, as most of them have moved to the guard units now," Boysun said. "Every now and then, like now, when you are exercising with the guard you get to see your old jets. It brings back a lot of good memories and good times." Even though Boysun works with one of the most technologically advance airframes in the Air Force, the F-22, he wouldn't have any issues being assigned to a wing that supported the F-15. He said, "The F-15 itself is one of the best, if not the best fighter still around. Don't get me wrong, I really like the 22s, but would go back to a 15 squadron with no problems."
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https://kinnetik.co/mobile/elon-musk-will-update-the-status-of-starship-development-on-august-24/
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In a series of tweets on Saturday night, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he planned to provide an update on the development of the company's Starship project on August 24. This new spacecraft will serve as both the upper-stage of a large rocket as well as a vehicle capable of propulsively landing on distant worlds and returning to Earth.
Musk said the update would take place in Boca Chica, an unincorporated area along the southern Texas coast near the border with Mexico. This is where the company recently flew a stubby prototype of Starship and is also building a full-scale version of Starship for suborbital tests called Starship Mk1. A separate team of SpaceX engineers is building a similar prototype, Starship Mk2, in Cocoa, Florida.
Through this internal competition, the teams of engineers are testing systems for structures, propulsion, and avionics that will allow Starship to safely land on, and return from, a variety of surfaces and environments. Potential targets include the dusty, airless surface of the Moon, and Mars with its thin atmosphere and more Earth-like geology.
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https://www.vislink.com/2018/08/02/new-imt-vislink-video-interview-emmy-award-winner-eric-austin/
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Check out our interview with Emmy award-winning aerial cinematographer Eric Austin from the NAB 2018 show floor. Eric discussed using the IMT MicroLite 2 wireless camera transmitter for live broadcast drone coverage, including the first live drone broadcast at Chambers Bay US Open golf championship.
About Eric Austin: Eric is the Chief Media Pilot for Measure, the “Drone as a Service” company. He has worked on over 100 productions for names such as The History Channel, National Geographic, USA, TBS, Anheuser-Busch, Nike, CBS, and Car and Driver Magazine. Measure, a U.S. provider of drone services for enterprise customers, has announced a new division dedicated specifically to the arts and entertainment industry. Under its new division, Measure Media (M2), the company is operating a nationwide network of full-time unmanned aircraft system (UAS) pilots for cinematography. Eric was previously owner/operator of HeliVideo Productions LLC, a firm purchased by Measure.
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I found the article I link to quite interesting. It's about the operating systems they use in space.
We’ve got extremely demanding requirements for this mission.
Typically, rebooting the platform such as this takes roughly 40 seconds. Here, we’ve had 50 seconds total to find the issue, have it isolated, have the system operational again, and take recovery action.
It goes on to mention how their operating systems have to be deterministic. That means an app can't take 10 seconds to open one day and 15 seconds on another day. Anything the OS runs must take the same amount of time each time it's executed, down to the millisecond.
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https://www.igeekphone.com/hubsan-h216a-x4-desire-pro-drone-design-features-review-tomtop-coupon-inside/
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Hubsan H216A X4 DESIRE Pro is the newest quite small drone from Hubsan. H216A X4 DESIRE Pro is a perfect drone for beginners easy to fly, not expensive and ready to capture decent aerial photos and movies. On the board full HD camera with 1920x1080p resolution, so it’s a great start for aerial photography.
H216A X4 DESIRE Pro is advanced designed quadcopter build with ABC plastic, In front of the fuselage is located the FULL HD camera, which allows recording aerial videos with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. In addition, the camera features WiFi real-time image transmission. You can display the camera’s live video feed on your mobile device.
Hubsan, a serious player on the toy drone market, just announced their new UAV called Hubsan H216A X4 DESIRE PRO. Like most of the latest drones, the Hubsan H216A also features dual control mode. You can control the aircraft through the included HT009 transmitter or through your smartphone.The Hubsan H216A X4 Desire Pro will also come with a Return to Home feature so if the transmitter loses signal or the battery is a critically low level it will return to home.The remote control transmitter is Bluetooth enabled and the control a range is 50 meters.The App will allow the user to set Waypoints to have a one key take-off function, a follow me mode, an orbiting mode, and a headless mode.
If the camera module is as good as the H501A, the Hubsan H216A X4 DESIRE Pro is a very interesting product because got the same amount of advanced features.H216A X4 DESIRE Pro is now available on TOMTOP Just at $89.94 using Coupon Code: HTYRCB, (Use a Coupon Code And 220 Points to Enjoy Price).
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Flying taxis to be built in US state which was home to Wright brothers
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be manufactured in Ohio close to where Orville and Wilbur Wright built the first planes.
The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement between the state and Joby Aviation.
“When you’re talking about air taxis, that’s the future,” Republican governor Mike DeWine told The Associated Press.
“We find this very, very exciting — not only for the direct jobs and indirect jobs it’s going to create, but like Intel, it’s a signal to people that Ohio is looking to the future. This is a big deal for us.”
Around the world, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are entering the mainstream, though questions remain about noise levels and charging demands.
Joby’s decision to locate its first scaled manufacturing facility at a 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport delivers on two decades of groundwork laid by the state’s leaders, Republican lieutenant governor Jon Husted said. Importantly, the site is near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the headquarters of the US Air Force Research Laboratories.
“For a hundred years, the Dayton area has been a leader in aviation innovation,” Mr Husted said. “But capturing a large-scale manufacturer of aircraft has always eluded the local economy there. With this announcement, that aspiration has been realised.”
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived and worked in Dayton.
In 1910, they opened the first US airplane factory there. To connect the historical dots, Joby’s formal announcement on Monday will take place at Orville Wright’s home, Hawthorn Hill, and conclude with a ceremonial flypast of a replica of the Wright Model B Flyer.
The efforts of the California-based company are supported by partnerships with Toyota, Delta Airlines, Intel and Uber. Joby is a 14-year-old company that went public in 2021 and became the first eVTOL firm to receive US Air Force airworthiness certification.
The company plans to build a facility capable of delivering up to 500 aircraft a year and creating 2,000 jobs. The US Department of Energy has invited Joby to apply for a loan to support development of the facility as a clean energy project.
Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt told the AP that the company chose Ohio after an extensive and competitive search. Its financial package was not the largest but the chance to bring the operation to the birthplace of aviation — with a workforce experienced in the field — sealed the deal, he said.
“Ohio is the number one state when it comes to supplying parts for Boeing and Airbus,” Mr Bevirt said. “Ohio is number three in the nation on manufacturing jobs — and that depth of manufacturing prowess, that workforce, is critical to us as we look to build this manufacturing facility.”
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Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds Crash
Their Honours were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Captain Jennifer Casey, who was serving as a Public Affairs Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (The Snowbirds) when the aircraft in which she was flying crashed in Kamloops, British Columbia on Sunday, 17 May 2020.
From Halifax, Captain Casey had a career in journalism before joining the Canadian Armed Forces in 2014. The Snowbirds were participating in Operation INSPIRATION, a cross-country tour to raise people's spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their Honours offer their deepest condolences to Captain Casey’s family, her friends and her colleagues who serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Their honours hope for a quick and complete recovery for Captain Richard MacDougall, who was piloting the aircraft and who sustained serious injuries.
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Vistara becomes first Indian airline to operate long-haul wide-body aircraft on SAF31 March 2023 7:50 AM GMT
The special flight, using SAF, was operated on Vistara’ s brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in partnership with Boeing and GE Aerospace.
Cargo significant focus for Air India; to be a major part of revenue mix27 Feb 2023 1:49 PM GMT
In a press conference, Air India CEO said that both India and Air India have enormous potential to become a significant international player in...
Tata Group, SIA to merge Vistara with Air India29 Nov 2022 11:53 AM GMT
Singapore Airlines to invest Rs 2,059 crore ($257 million) in Air India, hold 25.1% stake in Air India
Vistara board names Vinod Kannan as new CEO of airline from Jan 1, 202214 Sep 2021 12:14 PM GMT
Leslie Thng, chief executive officer, after leading Vistara for more than four years will move on to take up a senior appointment with Singapore...
Vistara starts Mumbai–Malé three-times-a-week service with A320neo8 March 2021 7:43 AM GMT
March 8, 2021: The joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, Vistara, inaugurated its non-stop three times a week flights between Mumbai,...
Vistara inaugurates Delhi-Frankfurt services with new B787-9 Dreamliner18 Feb 2021 11:57 AM GMT
February 18, 2021: Vistara today inaugurated its non-stop flights between Delhi and Frankfurt, under the travel bubble agreement between India and...
Vistara makes long-haul debut with flight from Delhi to London28 Aug 2020 7:52 AM GMT
August 28, 2020: Vistara today operated its first long-haul flight from Delhi to London Heathrow with its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
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https://www.cubesinspace.com/patchcontest.html
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About the Contest
To help celebrate the 2023 Cubes in Space (CiS) program we are challenging students to design a CiS Mission Patch for our launch. The CiS program will engage students and teachers from around the world to design unique experiments, that must fit into a 40mm cube to be launched either into space on a sounding rocket from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Flight Facilty in Virginia, USA, or via on a high altitude balloon launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility at Fort Sumner, NM. This challenge will require them to use teamwork and creativity to design an experiment worthy of space flight.
These same skills will be required for the designer of the winning mission patch - as their creation must represent the essence of the CubesInSpace program and the efforts of the young men and woman who are putting together the experiments.
The winning entrant will have their design turned into an official patch which will be flown into space and returned to the winner.
Who Can Enter?
The contest is open to all students around the world up to the end of secondary school and submissions can be from individuals, classes or teams.
How Do I Enter?
- Download the entry and release forms contained in the link below.
- Design your mission patch making sure to follow the lists of restrictions and requirements on the form.
- Have your parent(s) or guardian(s) sign the release form.
- Email your entry & signed release form to: [email protected]
When Is The Deadline?
All submissions must be received on or before May 5th, 2023 and the winner will be contacted on May 13th, 2023.
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https://www.aviationanalysis.net/crew-dragon-astronauts-enter-the-international-space-station-rts-ch/
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor capsule, with four astronauts on board, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. A new success for the company founded by Elon Musk that strengthens its position in human spaceflight.
This is the third time that the private company SpaceX, which ended Russia’s monopoly on flights to the station, has brought humans to the International Space Station.
Endeavor began the docking maneuver at 11:08 am (in Switzerland), at an altitude of 424 kilometers over the Indian Ocean, a process that was completed about ten minutes later, with a mechanism that locks on a chain of 12 latches. Docking between the International Space Station and the spacecraft, according to live NASA TV images.
Two hours later, the Crew-2 team, composed of Frenchman Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (ESA), Americans Shane Kimbroh and Megan MacArthur and Japanese Akihiko Hoshid took a picture with the seven astronauts already in orbit. Station.
The International Space Station is unusually populated, with eleven passengers, as the newcomers will live for a few days with a crew from Crew-1, SpaceX’s previous mission, before the latter returns to Earth.
>> Also see the 12:45 PM report that came back the moment the capsule docked at the International Space Station:
This is the first time that the SpaceX mission has transported a European astronaut to the International Space Station, and Thomas Pisquet praised the international cooperation that made this possible.
“It has been 20 years since the Japanese Space Agency (Japan Space Agency), European Space Agency (European Space Agency), NASA and Russian astronauts were not together in space, so what is happening today is historic,” he said. “I would like to thank all the people who worked on this mission,” he added in French.
Crew-2 members had taken off from the Kennedy Space Center approximately 23 hours before Friday dawn.
A success for SpaceX
The performance is a new success for the private SpaceX, which has established itself on NASA’s space transportation agency, at a time when Boeing’s Starliner capsule is piling up on its test flights.
With the success of its first manned test flight in May 2020, SpaceX broke the Russian monopoly on flights to the International Space Station. He restored the ability to accomplish this feat after the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
This is the first time that a space capsule has been reused on a manned flight, and the propellant has already been used in an unmanned test mission. Reducing costs by recycling equipment is one of the goals of NASA’s partnerships with the private sector.
The two Dragon Crew spacecraft are now stationed side by side on the International Space Station, illustrating how SpaceX became the primary transportation provider for the US Space Agency.
“A new era,” according to Elon Musk
“I think we’re on the cusp of a new era of space exploration,” billionaire Elon Musk, who plans to bring humans to Earth, said at a post-launch press conference. Moon and mars.
The Crew-2 mission is a milestone for Europe, as it was named “Alpha” after the Alpha Centauri star system, the closest star system to our solar system.
“This is really a golden age for us in terms of operating the International Space Station,” said Frank de Winn, Head of the International Space Station Program at the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Fatigue Performance of Additive Manufactured Ti6Al4V in Aerospace Applications
Abstract: Additive Manufacturing (AM) for metals includes is a group of production methodst hat use a layer-by-layer approach to directly manufacture final parts. In recent years, the production rate and material quality of additive manufactured materials have improved rapidly which has gained increased interest from the industry to use AM not only for prototyping, but for serial production. AM offers a greater design freedom, compared to conventional production methods, which allows for parts with new innovative design. This is very attractive to the aerospace industry, in which parts could be designed to have reduced weight and improved performance contributing to reduced fuel consumption, increased payload and extended flight range. There are, however, challenges yet to solve before the potential of AM could be fully utilized in aerospace applications. One of the major challenges is how to deal with the poor fatigue behaviour of AM material with rough as-built surface.The aim of this thesis is to increase the knowledge of how AM can be used for high performance industrial parts by investigating the fatigue behaviour of the titanium alloy Ti6Al4V produced with different AM processes. Foremost, the intention is to improve the understanding of how rough as-built AM surfaces in combination with AM built geometrical notches affects the fatigue properties.This was done by performing constant amplitude fatigue testing to compare different combinations of AM material produced by Electron Beam Melting(EBM) and Laser Sintering (LS) with machined or rough as-built surfaces with or without geometrical notches and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) treatment. Furthermore, the material response can be different between constant amplitude and variable amplitude fatigue loading due to effects of overloads and local plastic deformations. The results from constant amplitude testing were used to predict the fatigue life for variable amplitude loading by cumulative damage approach and these predictions were then verified by experimental variable amplitude testing.The constant amplitude fatigue strength of material with rough as-built surfaces was found to be 65-75 % lower, compared to conventional wrought bar, in which HIP treatments had neglectable influence on the fatigue strength. Furthermore, the fatigue life predictions with cumulative damage calculations showed good agreement with the experimental results which indicates that a cumulative damage approach can be used, at least for a tensile dominated load sequences, to predict the fatigue behaviour of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V.
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https://www.kmbc.com/article/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-kci/3677254
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Southwest flight makes emergency landing at KCI
Jet arrives hours late to Indianapolis
A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport on Tuesday night.
Flight 1810 took off for Indianapolis, Ind., about 9:15 p.m.
A KCI spokesperson said, while in the air, the pilot reported problems with the flaps.
The Boeing 737 returned to the airport and safely landed 30 minutes later.
There were 54 people on-board, according to a KCI spokesperson.
A Southwest Airlines official said crews are inspecting the plane.
Online records show the flight arrived in Indianapolis at 1 a.m.
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https://www.israellycool.com/2013/12/17/the-jerusalem-post-fails-at-helicopters/
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A few weeks ago, an RAF helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the Great Rift Valley, on its way from Jordan to Cyprus.
JERUSALEM – A British military helicopter made an emergency landing on Sunday in the West Bank because of a “technical malfunction,” an IDF spokeswoman said.
There were no casualties in the incident on Sunday afternoon and IDF soldiers were “securing the scene,” she added.
Sky news website said the RAF helicopter had been en route from the Jordanian capital Amman to Cyprus when it was forced to land by engine failure.
The British Ministry of Defense described the landing as “precautionary” rather than an “emergency” but declined to elaborate.
The spokeswoman denied Sky’s further report that the aircraft had landed in an Israeli minefield, but would not say exactly where it touched ground.
“It made an emergency landing in the Jordan Valley as a result of technical malfunction,” the spokeswoman said.
Given that the RAF does not fly the American made Sikorsky UH-60 “Black Hawk” in all its versions, this illustrative photo was an odd choice. Looking up the story on SkyNews, it becomes clear that this helicopter was actually a Boeing CH-47 “Chinook”, as the article by Sky states clearly:
An RAF Chinook helicopter has been forced to land near an Israeli minefield after engine failure, Sky sources say.
Sources said the aircraft was flying from Amman in Jordan to Cyprus and was forced to land close to the West Bank town of Jericho.
I didn’t think much of it, as photo editors regularly make mistakes in fields they have no clue about, especially in military illustrations. Yet today, the JPost failed again.
Due to the recent “storming” of Jews, some were left without power in Samaria. The Israel Electric Corporation had to airlift mobile generators to those localities without power, but due to adverse road conditions, they were airlifted by the IAF.
IAF copter delivers electric generators to West Bank settlements
The air force on Monday delivered much-needed generators to the West Bank settlements of Shiloh and Itamar.
In an unprecedented move, the air force on Monday delivered much-needed generators to the West Bank settlements of Shiloh and Itamar who lost power at the start of the storm on Thursday.
“The roads were still impassable. They were totally disconnected. They only way to bring them the generators was with a helicopter,” Israel Electric Corporation spokeswoman Iris Ben-Shahal said.
“It’s the first time the IAF has done something like this,” Ben-Shahal noted.
Binyamin Region Spokeswoman Tamar Asraf added, “We were happy to restore electricity to residents who had been without [it] for more than 90 hours.”
The stock photo is of the Boeing AH-64 “Apache”, not the actual helicopter that was used, the Sikorsky CH-53 “Sea Stallion”, called Yas’ur in Hebrew.
JPost’s use of stock photos of the wrong helicopter is even more dismaying as the case above was filmed by the IEC and posted on their Facebook page for some well-needed PR.
This is but a symptom of the fast declining profession of journalism.
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- n. aviation Time from the moment the aircraft door closes at departure of a revenue flight until the moment the aircraft door opens at the arrival gate following its landing. Block hours are the industry standard measure of aircraft utilization.
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https://www.wessex-rfca.org.uk/cadets/air-traning-corps/
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Air Cadet units exist all over the country, providing 41,000 youngsters with exciting activities that foster interest in aviation and the Royal Air Force.
As well as fostering a spirit of adventure and developing qualities of leadership and good citizenship, the Air Training Corps provides training in skills which will be of value in civilian or Services life. For instance, the ATC is the largest operator of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.
The ATC needs high-calibre adult volunteers to run its activities, offering a chance for men and women to develop leadership skills and gain extra qualifications.
Click on the link to learn more about the Air Training Corps and the opportunities for young people and adults alike.
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Solar Low Intensity Aviation Obstruction Light are used as warning lights for airway safety. These light require no cables and reduce the initial capital costs. They are used for aircraft safety on telecom towers, buildings, chimneys, high-rise structures and transmission lines.
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The space industry is économic activity that occurs in spacé. While NASA http://www.tex-congo.com/?p=13618 Mars quests are common, this will be Chiná’s and thé UAE’s very first period getting a close-up appearance at the world. (3) Orbital help and advanced vehicles. Saturn offers been explored simply through uncrewed spacecraft Iaunched by NASA, including 1 quest ( Cassini-Huygens ) planned and éxecuted found in co-operation with other room firms. Press a good spaceport to learn a great deal more about the orbital areas of each of each key payload launched from that capability. A lot of robotic spacecraft , including orbitérs , landers , and rovers , have got been launched toward Mars since the 1960s.
These quests consist of flybys inside 1979 by Pioneer 11 , inside 1980 by Voyager 1 , inside 1982 by Voyager 2 and an orbital objective by the Cassini spacecraft, which lasted from 2004 until 2017. This was the first night-time shoring for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8’s return 53 years ago. In 1969, the Apollo 11 mission marked the very first moment pet owners set foot upon another global. December 21 On, 2015, the Falcon 9 rocket delivered 11 marketing and sales communications satellites to orbit, and the very first period returned and landed at Touchdown Sector 1 – the first-ever orbital school rocket touchdown.
With our own nano, picó, and femto satellite constellations presented and built, Mission Space offers custom sensors for advanced space weather following, delivering a global predictive spacé weather system designed to bé used as a decision suppórt tool to detect and reduce space weather radiation negative aspects. Even so, space websites throughout geosynchronous orbit would require á low-orbit staffed space stop and orbital shift motor vehicles to both construct and service the platform. Satellites requiring repair or maybe service are able to come to be maneuvered into the packages clean by a fabulous 15-meter-long mechanical hand, the Out of the way Manipulator Technique (financed and developed by thé Domestic Homework Authorities of Nova scotia ). The arm deploys satellites and different spacecraft in orbit also.
Conceivably on response to the rapid expansion of NASA’s Artemis prógram and China’s lunar expIoration program, Russia has resurrected thé Luna program with the 25th planned mission, in October which is scheduled for unveiling. The satellite weighed about 83 kg (183 pound), and is believed to havé orbited Planet at a elevation of about 250 km (160 mi). While the observation of objécts in space-known as astrónomy-pre-dates reliable recorded históry, it was the development óf large liquid-fueled rocket machines during the earlier 20th century that allowed space pursuit to become a practical possibiIity.
The multi-user launch pads at SLC-8 can accommodate both liquid solid and fueled propellant vehicles. Gilruth has been the individual who else suggested to David N. Kennedy that the People in america get the strong stage of achieving the Moon in an try to claim back area brilliance from the Soviets. Slated intended for the slide connected with 1983, the initially assignment will definitely take thirty-five studies (twenty-one via ESA, only fourteen via NASA) to get seventy-two isolate deliberate or not around the fields connected with drug, plasma physics, atmospheric physics, Land findings, astronomy, sun physics, lifetime sciences, and resources scientific disciplines.
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NDSU Extension to co-host youth aerospace science program
NDSU Extension, along with the North Dakota 4-H Foundation and University of North Dakota School of Aerospace Sciences, will host the 2012 4-H Aerospace Event at the University of North Dakota School of Aerospace Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D., on April 29-30 for youth 12 to 15 years of age. They do not have to be 4-H members to participate.
- Learn the basics of aircraft structure, navigation, aerodynamics and air traffic control,
- Discover careers in aerospace science,
- Take the controls in a digital aircraft simulator,
- Attend a radio-controlled plane presentation,
- Tour the University of North Dakota Aerospace facility and
- Build and launch rockets.
The registration deadline was April 9. For more information, visit the NDSU Center for 4-H Youth Development website at www.ndsu.edu/4h.
NDSU is student focused and committed to its land-grant mission.
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Thats because the russians aren't stupid. Not saying we are, but the ideology we have is that were the best and greatest. Me being in the air force, i look at it this way, if a pilot ejects out while the jet is upside down he is fucked. However if a russian pilot ejects while upside down he is fine, because they applied the thrust vectoring technology on their ejection seats and we didn't. Tell me why we wouldn't but they would? I personally think its because the ppl in the higher ups don't wanna admit the russians have good ideas. P.S. the patriot defense sucks!!
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https://ukrainetoday.org/2021/07/18/the-air-force-has-ordered-new-ukrainian-light-signaling-equipment-for-airfields/
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The Air Force has ordered new Ukrainian light signaling equipment for airfields
The Air Force of Ukraine has ordered new light signaling equipment for its own airfields.
This became known from the information published on the monitoring portal of public procurement Dozorro.
The application states the intention of the military unit A0215 to purchase light signal equipment for airfields. Namely: control, safety, signaling and lighting equipment.
We are talking about two sets of light signaling equipment “Photon-KSM-1” (or equivalent) and one set of elements of light signaling equipment “Photon” (or equivalent).
The set of light signaling equipment “Photon-KSM-1” must be mobile and have a deployment and folding time of not more than 6 hours. The composition of the SSO complex must ensure the deployment of light signaling equipment with adjustable lights according to the standard scheme SSP-1 and is designed for a runway with a length of 2500 meters.
Elements of Photon light signaling equipment, namely adjustable landing lights, must be equipped with LED light sources, power cables, couplings, stands for VPR lights and a control panel for state aviation.
The aerodrome light signaling equipment provides visual orientation and directly creates a light signal picture.
When providing flights at night or in difficult weather conditions, lighting equipment provides accurate conclusion of the aircraft to the aerodrome of landing, descent, landing, run on the runway and taxiing to the parking lot. The system allows the pilot to visually see the airfield at a distance of many kilometers.
We remind you that the domestic system of light signaling equipment “Photon” has successfully completed state tests and has already been installed at military airfields. The novelty was also tested at the international exercises “Clear Sky – 2018”, which took place in October 2018.
At that time, foreign colleagues noted the efficiency of the new system, at that time it was the only one in the world made entirely of LED lamps.
The training of cadet pilots for the new equipment has already begun, for which new manuals have been created, which have already been sent to military educational institutions in Kharkiv and Vasylkiv.
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The development of District 214’s Aviation Academy began after District administrators learned of a powerful statistic.
Boeing in 2016 reported that more than 2.4 million new aviation professionals would be needed to fly and maintain the world fleet over the next 20 years. Wanting to help District 214 students gain access to these careers, Dan Weidner led the charge to create opportunities and classes focused on aviation.
Today, more than 1,000 students are enrolled in the District’s new Aviation Career Pathway, which lets students explore careers in this field through workplace learning experiences and a sequence of courses. The senior-level class, Aviation Academy, lets students simultaneously earn high school and college credit and gain hours toward an FAA credential. The class is taught at the Chicago Executive Airport.
Weidner, the District’s director of academic and pathway programs, was named the recipient of the 2019 Dr. Elizabeth A. Ennis Innovator Award.
Creating this pathway was no easy feat. Weidner worked with over 20 stakeholders beginning in July 2017 to develop the groundwork and immersed himself in aviation education and careers.
From there, Weidner created a collaborative process to help build curriculum and opportunities, from developing dual credit agreements with Lewis University, finding an airport hangar, airplane and instructor to teach the senior-level aviation class and gaining approval from the FAA to allow high school students to begin their training toward their Aviation Maintenance Technician certification.
Weidner has continued to develop the Aviation Career Pathway with plans for expansion to pilot training and certifications in unmanned aerial vehicles.
“This work was daunting as efforts of this manner had never been attempted at a high school but through leveraging partnerships and a massive amount of work, we successfully launched the program with our first class of Aviation Academy students during the summer of 2018, a mere 13 months after it was simply an idea and a dream.”
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IAF to get first batch of Rafale jets by July-end
In September 2016, India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France to purchase in emergency Rs 59,000 Crore in an agreement arresting the worrying slide in the fighting capacity of the aviation force.
In an official ceremony attended by Singh and Parly in Merignac on 8 October 2019, France gave India its first Rafale fighter which coincided with the IAF’s 87th day of foundation and the Dussehra Hindu festival. Upon the occasion of Vijayadashami, Mr Singh carried out his Shastra puja on the received aircraft and flew a sortie on it.
The initial 18 jets are to be delivered to the IAF by February 2021 as per the plan, including the four in the first batch, and the remaining are expected in April-May 2022.
France was seriously impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic. Since 17 March, it has been locked down. French armed forces were also tested positive. The containment steps declared by France to fight against the outbreak had stopped manufacturing at the Dassault Aviation plant at Merignac.
Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, France reconfirmed its commitment to ensuring timely aircraft delivery.
The first batch of four Rafale jets from France is likely to get delivered to Indian Air Force by the end of July 2020. This batch was supposed to be delivered by May 2020, but due to the Corona Virus outbreak, it got delayed.
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Mars P3 Lite for DJI Phantom Description:
Mars P3 Lite was designed specifically for the DJI Phantom 3 the MARS P3 Lite is a lightweight, compact and affordable safety solution for the Phantom 3.
Weighing in at 2.3 oz., the P3 Lite system is about half the weight of the MARS MINI V2, providing key safety & security in the event of an aircraft malfunction. Like it’s predecessor, the Series 36 Lite, the P3 Lite uses the aerodynamic drag of the aircraft’s descent to deploy the parachute, allowing a much lighter weight system with an incredibly minimal footprint. This system requires more altitude to deploy effectively when compared to the MINI V2, but reduces size, weight & cost by nearly half.
Developed specifically for the Phantom 3, the P3 Lite comes with all the necessary hardware to bolt to the aircraft with ease, utilizing micro servo technology for parachute deployment. Easy to assemble and deploy, the user has the choice of a (1) parachute system, or for the maximum & recommended level of safety & security, a (2) parachute system for added reliability. For the MARS P3 Lite, the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal from the deployment device should be set to under 100 Hz. Analog servos can be damaged with high frequency. Caution should be taken, as the servo can become very hot and sustain irreversible damage within seconds.
At MARS, our staff of engineers have gone to exceptional lengths to design every product we offer with a keen focus on reliability, safety, functionality and security. With all our products, countless hours have been spent testing and re-testing each and every product – looking for any weakness or fault that would lead us to a greater path of reliability & protection. After countless real life field tests with our products, we feel that we have designed a system that adds tremendously to the safety margin of your aircraft, providing you and your aircraft with the utmost in safety & security with every flight you take. More than anything, we hope you never need to use our parachute systems; however, when you do, we feel that you will agree to the fact that the MARS systems pay for themselves time and again, bringing your aircraft home , safe & sound. As with anything in life, please be aware that any system, no matter how well designed, will have limitations. In the case of all MARS parachute recovery systems, please be 100% aware that these systems are designed to reduce the fall speed of your aircraft by a massive margin, bringing your aircraft home safely with the least amount of damage to the aircraft or equipment. However, even with proper parachute deployment, aircraft damage can occur, so please be aware that even with a parachute recovery system, damage can occur upon touchdown. In regards to all MARS parachute recovery systems, MARS does not guarantee the recovery of your aircraft, nor can MARS be held responsible for any element of crash damage, property damage, injury or death. It is always the pilots responsibility to provide a safe & secure flight environment, while always keeping in mind the likelihood of failure in respect to people & property below. Any such incident or crash cannot / will not be covered by MARS, nor can MARS be held liable for any damages – monetary or otherwise. Please be aware that safe parachute deployment can be effected by a number of issues, such as wind, aircraft attitude, altitude (or lack thereof), airspeed, proper parachute packing, and any number of aerodynamic events that could compromise the effective deployment of the parachute recovery system. Again – it is always the responsibility of the pilot to maintain safe aircraft control. Even though a parachute recovery systems adds greatly to the reliability & safety of the aircraft, a parachute recovery system has limitations, and it is the pilots responsibility to maintain safety for people & property at all times.
Mars P3 Lite for DJI Phantom: Features
– Incredibly Light Weight
– Compact Footprint
– Low Cost
– Simplistic Design
– Specifically Designed for the Phantom 3
– Incredibly Easy to Install
– Optional (2) Parachute System for Maximum Safety
– All Hardware Included
– Mayday” Auto Deployment Ready (not included)
– No Issues with 9.4″ Propellers
– (1) Year Manufacturer Warranty
Mars P3 Lite for DJI Phantom 3 Included:
(1) 36″ MARS P3 Lite Parachute System
(1) Micro Servo
(1) Servo Actuated Deployment System
(1) Mounting Kit System
Mars P3 Lite for DJI Phantom 3 Specifications:
Weight: 2.3 oz. (65.2g)
Parachute Deployment: Gravity / Aerodynamic Drag
Parachute Size: 36″ (91.44cm)
Servo Type: Analog
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https://www.wral.com/airmen-deploy-for-hurricane-ike-relief/3514975/
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Airmen deploy for Hurricane Ike relief
Posted September 9, 2008 3:26 p.m. EDT
Fayetteville, N.C. — More than 30 Airmen from Pope Air Force Base's 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 43rd Medical Group and 3rd Aerial Port Squadron were expected to deploy Tuesday evening to Chenault, La., to provide humanitarian and medical support for Hurricane Ike.
The same crew deployed recently to Lakefront Airport in Louisiana to provide relief for Hurricane Gustav and treated more than 300 patients in two days.
The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is one of the first response units for Air Force relief efforts. They have had major involvement in the relief efforts of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and the California wildfires in October 2007.
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http://www.skygeek.com/model-kits.html
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|SkyGeeks.com is a model site for airplane supplies , so it's no wonder we have such an extensive catalog of model airplanes and model airplane kits. That includes the Minicraft Cessna and Cessna SkyHawk, Beechcraft Bonanza, and Super Cub Model Aircraft kits. |
Only a true airplane geek understands the joy of sitting in the silence of his garage, away from the stress of life, putting together a brand new Model Airplane Kit. These Aircraft Models Kits will keep your mind occupied for hours if you're looking for the perfect gift for the aviation enthusiast in your life, these Model Airplane Kits will do the trick, and as with most of the products at www.SkyGeek.com, your order is shipped the same day you order!
If you have any additional questions, we encourage you to check out our knowledgeable Help Center.
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https://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Bombs_%26_Rockets_(WoWP)
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Bombs & Rockets (WoWP)
Bombs are very strong against heavy enemy Groundtargets like a fortress or a battleship. They have the highest potential alpha-damage of all weapontypes. You can theoratically use bombs against planes as well, but you need to be right above him to get a hit. While flying low, bombs may also be used to clear enemy aircraft off your tail using a bomb trap: when dropping a bomb, the bomb takes a small amount of time to hit the ground. Once it hits, the splash damage of this bomb may damage (or destroy) the aircraft that was chasing you.
Some bombers drop their bombs off in sets rather than one at a time (RB-17, Do17Z, Ju88A).
Rockets have lower alpha than bombs, but with the right aim you can also hit enemy aircraft easily. The rockets are pretty fast, but a plane can still dodge it. All rockets have a velocity/acceleration mechanic that makes it pretty hard to hit aircraft without practice, so be sure to practice. The expert rocketeer skill for pilots lets a rocket detonate even on a close fly-by with an aircraft, rather than with a direct hit, significantly increasing hit chances.
Each rocket has a maximum range, at which it will also detonate. Using this range-fuse to hit aircraft is difficult.
Like bombs, rockets come in many sizes. And again, there are aircraft that fire salvos of (light) rockets rather than single rockets. Currently, two types of salvo rockets exist: R4M, found on german heavy fighters and multiroles, FFAR, found on american multiroles.
These salvo rockets do much less damage than most regular rockets, but their volume is dangereous- once one detonates, all go.
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https://hrtalk.in/air-india-plans-to-expand-its-fleet-and-hire-students-through-soar/
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Air India has launched SOAR, an interactive programme in which students from business schools will be hired while the airline expands its fleet and operations.
Spirit of Aviation is an abbreviation for SOAR, reimagined, is a programme that was launched a few months ago and is likely the only one of its kind in the aviation space.
The SOAR programme is a national-level B-school competition with challenges that is an important part of Air India’s campus-outreach programme.
The initiative aims to expose new talent to various aspects of the aviation industry. In doing so, it will create a high-quality talent pool for itself.
The programme has received a very encouraging response, which is a positive step in its endeavour to augment talent in the aviation sector.
In just a week, over 25,000 management post-graduate students submitted applications.
The SOAR initiative is more than just a recruitment drive. It provides a platform that can be used by not only students, but also industry and academia.
Suresh Dutt Tripathi, Air India’s chief human resources officer, currently leads a 15,000-strong workforce.
In the first edition of SOAR, 27 business schools took part. The winner of the contest was
IIM Bangalore’s Horizon team. The first runners-up were the IMT Ghaziabad team JMH, while the second runners-up were the teams from IIM Shillong and IIFT.
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Jet landing (Boeing 737) over a blue sky background with all gear off
- Image ID: 1279847
- Copyright: Alfio Ferlito
High quality images curated from over 150 countries.
Over 40 million photos, vectors, illustrations, and more.
Simple and flat pricing by image or by month.
Over 230,000 images downloaded every day.
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https://futuristjournal.com/boeing-to-ground-starliner-indefinitely-until-valve-issue-solved/
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Boeing said Friday that its Starliner spacecraft will be grounded indefinitely while it continues to investigate problems with the valves in the propulsion system.
In the 10 days since Boeing and NASA scrubbed the launch in Florida, technicians and engineers have sought to open 13 valves that control the flow of dinitrogen tetroxide (NTO) oxidizer through the service module of the spacecraft. There are 24 oxidizer valves in the propulsion system, which is critical both for in-space travel as well as launch emergency escapes.
Boeing has been able to open nine of the valves, said John Vollmer, vice president and program manager of Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program. The other four remain stuck. As a result, the company plans to de-stack the Starliner spacecraft from its Atlas V rocket and move it to the nearby Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility for deeper troubleshooting.
“We made the decision that we were just out of runway and we had to come back to the factory,” Vollmer said during a teleconference with reporters on Friday.
The decision to move Starliner precludes a launch date this month, and it may prevent a launch before 2022. United Launch Alliance, which is providing the Atlas V rocket, will need to focus its attention on NASA’s Lucy mission, due to launch in mid-October. While it is possible Starliner could be readied for a November launch, Vollmer did not sound optimistic.
“It’s probably too early to say whether it’s this year, or not,” he said. “I would certainly hope for as early as possible, and if we could fly this year it would be fantastic.”
More likely, according to sources familiar with NASA’s schedule for traffic to the International Space Station and United Launch Alliance’s manifest for the rest of the year, a launch before February 2022 is unlikely. And that is reliant upon Boeing finding the root cause of the valve issue, identifying a fix, implementing it, and successfully testing it.
According to Vollmer, some of the NTO leaked through seals on the valves. Such leaks are well understood from a physics standpoint, Vollmer said. But then this oxidizer combined with some unanticipated ambient moisture in the cavity around the valve, and this resulted in corrosion that prevented the valves from opening properly.
It is not clear how this moisture got into the spacecraft. While there were thunderstorms when the vehicle was on the Florida launch pad in early August, the ambient moisture did not come from those storms. It could have been due to the humid Florida atmosphere, however. This is one of the issues that Boeing must now investigate alongside engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne, which manufactured the spacecraft thrusters.
This is a bitterly disappointing setback for Boeing, which is redoing this orbital test flight at its own expense following an uncrewed Starliner mission in December 2019 that went awry due to software issues. The company’s technicians and engineers worked long and hard after that flight to fix the software, only to have these new hardware problems crop up during launch-day checks on the pad.
It now seems likely that even if Starliner successfully completes its test flight early in 2022, that humans will not fly aboard the vehicle until the second half of next year at the earliest. In the meantime, SpaceX has demonstrated the ability to fly NASA astronauts safely to and from the space station, and the agency will continue to rely on this service for access to space. The fourth Crew Dragon mission carrying astronauts to the station is slated to launch late at the end of October or early November.
“It’s a disappointing day,” said Kathy Lueders, who leads NASA’s human spaceflight program. “I know this is very, very hard on our NASA and Boeing teams.” But, she said, it was important for NASA and Boeing to have the maturity to step back and fix the problem, and not fly before the spacecraft is ready.
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https://www.staugustinerealestatephotography.com/drone-photography/
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Are They Professional Photographers?
Don’t lose sight of the services that you are hiring a drone pilot to perform. While the FAA has made it easier for drone pilots to fly commercially, it has flooded the market with amateur photographers. Our trained, professional eyes ensure that your images stand out from the competition. There is more to real estate photography than flying a drone over the property and clicking a button.
Over 40+ Years of Combined Photography Experience
Not all drone pilots are professional photographers and this is what differentiates us from other drone providers. While we have been flying drones over St. Augustine for the past seven years, it is our professional real estate images that set us apart.
Are They FAA Licensed Commercial Drone Pilots?
This is an important factor for a number of reasons. It is against the law to fly a drone commercially without possessing a UAS Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. If something goes awry on a flight, you want to make sure that you are not going to be held liable for hiring an unlicensed drone pilot.
We Provide 100% FAA Compliant Services
We are FAA Licensed Commercial Drone Pilots Servicing St. Augustine and St. Johns County. We research each property and the surrounding areas to determine if FAA approval is needed before each flight. You can feel comfortable knowing that if we are flying in controlled airspace; we have authorization from the nearest airport control tower or the FAA.
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https://phxairport.net/flights/airlines/etihad-airways--phoenix-airport/
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Etihad Airways at Phoenix Airport - PHX
Which terminals does Etihad Airways arrive and depart from at Phoenix Airport?
Etihad Airways flights usually arrive to and depart from the following terminal(s) at Phoenix Airport:
- Terminal - 3
Which locations does Etihad Airways fly to and from Phoenix Airport?
|John F Kennedy International (JFK)||United States||New York John F Kennedy||6||View Flights|
Weekly Scheduled Flights from Phoenix Airport operated by Etihad Airways
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https://www.airplains.com/post/air-plains-introduces-3-point-primer-for-its-lycoming-180hp-engine-stc
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Air Plains Services, a world leader in general aviation engine and avionics upgrades, has developed a new three-point engine primer kit for its 180hp engine upgrade STC, providing enhanced cold engine starts compared with the standard single-point primer.
“Our new three-cylinder primer is particularly effective in cold-weather locations, but it gives anyone a smoother, quicker start,” said Katie Church, Air Plains president. “If you have an Air Plains 172XP 180hp upgrade that was done prior to 2021, it’s very likely the original primer system was reinstalled with the new engine. While the previous process works just fine for most customers, we wanted to develop an option that was even more reliable for cold-weather customers.”
Air Plains engineers worked directly with Lycoming to develop the new primer system to be compatible with the more than 2,700 existing 172XP 180hp upgrades, and to be an option for new customers. Air Plains also worked with Lycoming to develop the installation manual.
The new three-point primer is one of the new products to be featured by Air Plains at the annual Sun ‘N Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Fla., March 28 through April 2. Air Plains will be in a larger exhibit space this year- MD-23 - and will show off several customer airplanes featuring various Air Plains upgrades.
For more information about any of Air Plains products or services, call 1-800-752-8481 or +1-620-326-8904, visit www.airplains.com
For online shopping, visit the Air Plains web store at https://shopairplains.com
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Home » Online Catalog » Revell of Germany » Aircraft
1/72 Boston Mk. IV/V Plastic Model Kit
Product ID: 80-4278
Skill level: 3
Length: 204 mm
Wingspan: 261 mm
A legend by any name
British and Commonwealth air forces referred to this fighter-bomber as the Boston. RAF pilots knew it as the Havoc. U.S. Army Air Force pilots, on the other hand, identified it as the A-20. Whatever name you use, this aircraft is a true World War II legend. Kit features structured surfaces with recessed panel lines, detailed engine pods with twin radial engines, a detailed cockpit with side consoles, machine gun turrets, a detailed undercarriage, a nose cone with bomb sight, an instrument panel and decals for RAF and USAAF versions.
© 2012-2013 Revell Inc. A subsidiary of Hobbico, Inc.
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https://www.amrita.edu/publication/recycling-technology-of-epoxy-glass-fiber-and-epoxy-carbon-fiber-composites-used-in-aerospace-vehicles/
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Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Journal of Composite MaterialsJournal of Composite Materials, SAGE Publications Ltd STM
Source : Journal of Composite MaterialsJournal of Composite Materials, SAGE Publications Ltd STM, p.00219983211011532 (2021)
Url : https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983211011532
Campus : Coimbatore
School : Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering
Department : Aerospace
Year : 2021
Abstract : Materials used for aircraft structures are chosen very carefully with a lot of consideration towards high strength and lightweight properties. Traditionally, metal alloys have been the favourite choice for manufacturers. But aircraft materials have undergone a paradigm shift over the years from wooden structures to composite materials. Epoxy-based composites are widely used in aircraft structures and they are difficult to recycle as thermoset resins are cross-linking, become rigid upon heating and cannot be remolded. As more than fifty percent of aircraft structure, by weight, being composed of composite materials these days, there will be a lot of waste generated when such aircraft reach their end-of-life. This calls for a sustainable approach towards waste management and a move towards recycling. This is a comprehensive study of recycling of composites like Glass Fibre Epoxy and Carbon Fibre Epoxy, the most used composite in aircraft structures. Glass Fiber Epoxy composite can be used in construction applications after processing through mechanical recycling. This investigation throws light on what kind of value-added products can be made from recycling of such composites. Carbon Fibre is an ideal reinforcement material used in aircraft composites and hence its proper reclamation and recycling are also of paramount importance. Thus, the recycling methodology to be followed for Carbon Fibre Epoxy composites, which are placed higher on the economic spectrum, is also discussed.
Cite this Research Publication : R. Thamizh Selvan, P. C. Vishakh Raja, Pradyumna Mangal, Navami Mohan, and Shantanu Bhowmik, “Recycling technology of epoxy glass fiber and epoxy carbon fiber composites used in aerospace vehicles”, Journal of Composite MaterialsJournal of Composite Materials, p. 00219983211011532, 2021.
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http://www.star-helicopters.com/aerial-services/plane-spotting/plane-spotting-rates/
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Information about plane spotting rates, once available, could be posted here. Client might wish to display them in a simple chart or graphic. This could be followed by a link to a reservation request, similar to this one, but revised slightly to focus on plane spotting.
All Flight Time is based on engine startup to engine shutdown:
Robinson R44 = $600 hour (1 to 3 Plane Spotters)
Robinson R22 = $325 hour (1 Plane Spotter)
There is no minimum flight time for Plane Spotting Photography flights and these rates apply only to the time the engine is running. Time is measured by an engine Hobbs meter, which records the engine running time measured in 1/10th hour increments.
Important Note: Clients should understand that there are certain risks involved in out-of-ground effect hovering operations at altitudes less than 300 feet. We will explain these risks in detail before booking the flight. By flying with us, the client assumes all risks involved with the flight. Our pilot will not attempt any maneuver they considers dangerous or beyond the capabilities of the aircraft.
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