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https://aerocorner.com/blog/do-airplanes-avoid-birds/

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Are birds a hazard to the planes that fly at staggering heights, carrying impressive loads and traveling at amazing speeds? Do birds ever try to avoid running into airplanes? Can planes take evasive maneuvers to avoid birds? Are bird strikes common? How do airplanes actually avoid birds? Let’s answer some of these questions today… Table of Contents How Do Airplanes Avoid Birds? Despite their small size, birds do present a danger to planes. This means that airports, pilots, and the entire airline industry must be vigilant about safety. Airlines take a multi-faceted approach that involves plane safety features, data gathering and analysis, flight crew training, and airport protocols to keep birds away. Are Bird Strikes Common? Thousands of bird strike incidents occur every year. First encountered by the Wright Brothers in 1905, bird-plane collisions do happen, but are avoided whenever possible. And although the most common wildlife incidents have to do with birds, planes occasionally also have problems with other animals. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were more than 14,000 wildlife strikes at U.S. airports in 2017 alone. The vast majority of the wildlife incidents (97 percent) involved birds, but encounters with deer, coyotes, and smaller animals have also been reported. Can Birds Bring Down A Plane? Even though bird strikes are considered one of the lesser hazards in aviation, they are still a considerable risk. Birds present a variety of dangers to planes, most notably the likelihood that a bird will damage the wings or be drawn into the engines. The now-famous river landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, was the result of the plane’s encounter with a flock of Canada Geese. The emergency landing in the Hudson River was hailed as heroic, and with good reason. Just a minute and a half after takeoff, both engines failed because of geese entering the engines. Pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles had to glide the plane to safety from an altitude of about 3,000 feet. Do Planes Kill Birds? Unfortunately, even though the majority of bird strikes do not disable planes, they usually do kill birds. Most bird-plane collisions happen near the ground, so there’s a focus on deterring the birds’ presence near airports. A large percentage of the birds involved in bird strikes are species that are federally protected in the United States. Flocks of birds near airports present a danger to themselves and as well as to planes and passengers, so the birds are often trapped and removed or scared away. When bird strikes are reported, the bird remains are identified in a laboratory. This allows wildlife management to analyze trends and implement solutions. For airline safety as well as bird safety, this is vital. Do Airlines Have Prevention Strategies? Improving safety and security in aviation benefits everyone in the industry and everyone traveling by air around the world. Analyzing the problems and implementing successful safety measures is a priority. Because most encounters between birds and planes happen on or near the ground, airports play a key role in preventing problems. Airports have developed safety protocols to lessen the likelihood of bird strikes. Bird control on the ground is essential because flocks of birds may attempt to feed, perch, or nest near airport runways. Depending on the location, airports sometimes remove vegetation and trap and relocate birds in order to keep runways safe. Interestingly, because some lights and sounds deter birds, noisy firecracker-style pyrotechnics are used daily at most airports. Some airports even have specially-trained animals to scare the birds away. Do Birds Avoid Airplanes? Boeing, a leading manufacturer in the aerospace industry, is among the organizations doing extensive research to mitigate the problem of bird strikes. In an article on bird-strike prevention, Boeing states that it’s a misconception to assume that birds will avoid planes because of their noise, lights, or radars. Actually, Boeing states that there is no scientific proof that birds avoid planes. Birds fly during day and night in all weather and visibility conditions. Birds do not seem deterred by airplane lights, colors, or markings. Engine noise and speed do not repel birds, and birds don’t dive below airplanes. Because of this, airline professionals have developed essential strategies to improve safety. Careful attention is given to airport protocols, airline crew training, reporting of conditions, and real-time adjustments during takeoff and landing. Ongoing efforts help keep the birds and the planes in the air and away from each other.

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United Will Not Be Operating 737 MAX Flights This September, Despite Accidental Display The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since mid-March of 2019 following two high-profile accidents which claimed the lives of 346 passengers and crew. The aircraft has remained grounded in the months following as it currently undergoes software and hardware updates to fix the faulty MCAS in question, and airlines have pushed the return of the MAX back into service to November at a minimum. So, you can imagine what a surprise it would be to find the aircraft showing up as the equipment type for flights scheduled as soon as September, as spotted by View From The Wing. Screenshots in the post show the Boeing 737 MAX 9 as the aircraft type for flight UA 1586 from Houston to Newark on September 10, 2019 — months before the aircraft is scheduled to return to service. United Airlines confirmed to The Points Guy that the 737 MAX was briefly listed as the equipment type on a handful of flights. In a statement to TPG, United Airlines said: "A limited number of flights in September and October accidentally displayed that they would be operated by the 737 MAX. We quickly removed the MAX and replaced it with the correct aircraft that were intended to operate those flights." So, if your flight previously displayed the Boeing 737 MAX 9 as the aircraft type, rest assured, the 737 MAX is still removed from United's official schedule through it's latest date of November 9. United Airlines has 14 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. All Boeing 737 MAX variations, including the MAX 9, were grounded back in March. With a relatively small fleet compared to its competitors, United has faired significantly better than American Airlines and Southwest in the months since the grounding began. For the latest travel news, deals and points and miles tips please subscribe to The Points Guy daily email newsletter.

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https://navalairstationkingsville.jobs/corpus-christi-tx/aircraft-maintenance-associate-manager-p-3-customs-border-protection/55C41F5F37424D4A8FB2C71F5C036330/job/?vs=28

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Lockheed Martin Aircraft Maintenance Associate Manager, P-3 Customs & Border Protection in Corpus Christi, Texas The Aircraft Maintenance Associate Manager reports to the Field Team Operations P-3 Program Manager and accepts daily tasking for maintenance and material support from the site Aircraft Maintenance Manager. The successful candidate shall administer all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities necessary to ensure US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) P-3 operational readiness and availability of aircraft to meet daily flight schedules. Coordinates detachment maintenance efforts with turn-over and effective pass-down logs. General responsibilities include coordinating and monitoring the maintenance department workload, including the management of support equipment inspection and repair, and maintaining liaison between supported work center activities and supply, reviewing all maintenance data reporting. Conducts maintenance planning according to CBP flight schedules and operating policies. Ensures that scheduled Inspection maintenance requirements are adequately planned; completed on schedule and within budget. Candidate functions as an advisor to deployment tasking, projects, and flight line maintenance and operations. Shift rotations may be required. Additional duties to be performed include but are not limited to: 1) Conduct daily maintenance meetings 2) Conduct short term and long term planning for maintenance requirements 3) Validate the Supply Status against outstanding discrepancies daily 4) Ensure Functional Check Flights are performed if applicable 5) Prepare for and conduct technical reviews with CBP / LM management 6) Initiate maintenance action forms (MAFs) 7) Review aircraft log books and aeronautical equipment service records 8) Verify flight schedules / operation reports 9) Prepare aircraft material readiness reports 10) Verify aircraft, engine, and component flight hours and operating cycles 11) Manage manpower information and requirements 12) Recommend changes to performance and contractor employee skills / environmental training requirements 13) Assist aircraft maintenance manager/Quality Assurance with incident and accident reporting. 14) Administer tire and wheel maintenance safety, tool control, oil analysis, hydraulic fluid contamination and FOD programs 15) Participate in periodic audits 16) Assist in the administration and be familiar with the HAZMAT control program 17) Assist and adhere to safety standards / practices **Must be a US Citizen. this position is located at a facility that requires special access. Successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance and pass a Homeland Security background check. Basic Qualifications - Working knowledge of organizational, intermediate and depot level aircraft maintenance in accordance with COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 series, the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP). - P-3 or equivalent fixed wing aircraft experience - Minimum of 9 years of recent aircraft maintenance experience - At least 5 years of maintenance control experience as a supervisor or manager. Desired skills - Intermediate User of Microsoft Office Suite - Aviation quality assurance experience - Aircraft maintenance administration experience - FAA A&P certificate or authorization to test. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories. Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we’re engineering a better tomorrow. Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Job Location(s): Corpus Christi Texas

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In 1903, the Wright brothers became the first men to fly. Twenty-four years later, Charles Lindbergh became the first to fly over the Atlantic. Coming soon...another possible breakthrough. Two Swiss gentlemen have built a plane which they hope to fly across the United States next spring and then around the world without burning an ounce of fuel. The plane is called Solar Impulse and it's powered entirely by the sun.

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Space Force to Take Over Navy and Army Satellite Operations The Space Force will begin absorbing the Navy and the Army’s satellite communications infrastructure and units in October. The two services’ satellite operations will be consolidated under Space Delta 8, which operates at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado. Eleven of the Navy’s narrowband communications satellites, as well as three satellite control antennas and ground control stations, will be moved to Space Delta 8. The Army’s SATCOM Directorate and 53rd Signal Battalion, which is responsible for the payloads of the Wideband Global Satcom and the Defense Satellite Communications System constellations, will also be part of the transition, SpaceNews reported. Speaking at a recent SMi MilSatCom USA virtual conference, Space Delta 8 Commander Col. Matthew Holston said the consolidation of the service’s satellite operations will usher in a more integrated U.S. military SATCOM enterprise. The upcoming reorganization will expand Space Delta 8’s current satellite portfolio, which includes a mix of GPS, WGS, DSCS, Milstar and advanced extremely high-frequency communications satellites. Lt. Gen. Karbler, commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, had previously assured that the planned transfer of U.S. Army personnel and technology to the Space Force in October will proceed smoothly. “The expectation is, when it goes over to the Space Force, it stays the same,” Karbler said in a story published by FedScoop. He added that the space assets and capabilities will be operational immediately upon transfer. Tags: Matthew Holston satellite operations space Space Delta 8 SpaceNews tech transfer US Army US Space Force

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Col. Charles Combs, 433rd Maintenance Group (MXG) commander, assumed direct supervision of the 433rd Maintenance Operation Squadron (MOS) from the unit's commander, Lt. Col. David Rodriguez, during an inactivation ceremony at Port San Antonio Sept. 9. Combs, talked about the reason for the deactivation. “As we try to find more ways to trim and deactivate smaller units, we must make long-term beneficial decisions,” he explained. “This is one step further down the road to a more efficient, effective Air Force.” The inactivation of MOS is part of an Air Force -wide initiative to restructure the aircraft maintenance career field and better align maintenance, with the goals set forth by the Air Force Reserve Command for the upcoming fiscal years. Rodriguez has been the squadron commander since 2012, and expressed disappointment in the restructuring, but also emphasized a sense of pride and optimism for the new role of the squadron. During the ceremony, Rodriguez was presented with a wooden plaque as a token of appreciation from members of the squadron by Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Rittwager, 433rd MOS superintendent. He reminded the members of his favorite expression: “Where else would I rather be than at work serving the men and women of the MOS?”

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A shielded operation (or shielded flight) is where your drone remains within 100 metres of, and below the top of, a natural or man-made object. For example, a building, tower, or trees. When flying shielded you can fly at night. You can also fly within controlled airspace without Air Traffic Control clearance. This is because other aircraft are unlikely to be flying so low and close to structures. If you’re relying on a shielded operation within 4 km of an airport, then in addition to remaining within 100 metres of and below the height of the object providing the shield, there must also be a physical barrier. A barrier like a building or stand of trees between your drone and the airport. This barrier must be capable of stopping your drone if it loses control. Before conducting a shielded operation, make sure you familiarise yourself with the rules in Part 101. Learn about the other rules for flying an unmanned aircraft - Intro to Part 101 rules for unmanned aircraft

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After firing to destroy a satellite whose debris has raised fears of the worst for the International Space Station, Russia has just launched a hypersonic Zircon missile into the open sea. The test shot comes amid tensions between the West , Russia and China are keen. In the wake of Washington’s revelation of concern over the test firing of a , Russia intends to carry out five more test shots with this Zircon. Its range is a thousand kilometers and it can evolve by changing course and altitude at very high , and this is precisely what makes such a weapon dangerous, since it is almost impossible to intercept it.enclosing a in China, Russia has also just fired with its own hypersonic missile. the , otherwise known as 3M22 Tsirkon, has been described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “invincible” advanced weapon. It was fired during a test yesterday from the frigate Admiral Gorchkov in the . The target in the open sea was destroyed according to the Russian Defense Ministry. According to the Russian news agency An already operational hypersonic arsenal This was not the first shot of Zircon. The missile took off for the first time in October 2020 and since then, other tests have been carried out using the same frigate and a. In addition to the Zircon, the Russian army already has Avangard hypersonic gliders which have been operational since 2019. They have the particularity of being able to evolve at a speed of Mach 27. Russia is also equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles also called Dagger. They are launched from a fighter plane. This test comes as tensions between the United States and Russia lead to competition on this type. A competition in which the Chinese have taken a considerable lead and where the Americans are lagging behind. As the shot showed ” Of a missile designed to destroy a satellite, the Kremlin is also preparing for space war.

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The Webb Space Telescope’s Profound Data Challenges 3,000x farther from Earth than Hubble—with a 25x greater download deluge For a deep dive into the engineering behind the James Webb Space Telescope, see our collection of posts here. When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals its first images on 12 July, they will be the by-product of carefully crafted mirrors and scientific instruments. But all of its data-collecting prowess would be moot without the spacecraft’s communications subsystem. The Webb’s comms aren’t flashy. Rather, the data and communication systems are designed to be incredibly, unquestionably dependable and reliable. And while some aspects of them are relatively new—it’s the first mission to use Ka-band frequencies for such high data rates so far from Earth, for example—above all else, JWST’s comms provide the foundation upon which JWST’s scientific endeavors sit. As previous articles in this series have noted, JWST is parked at Lagrange point L2. It’s a point of gravitational equilibrium located about 1.5 million kilometers beyond Earth on a straight line between the planet and the sun. It’s an ideal location for JWST to observe the universe without obstruction and with minimal orbital adjustments. Being so far away from Earth, however, means that data has farther to travel to make it back in one piece. It also means the communications subsystem needs to be reliable, because the prospect of a repair mission being sent to address a problem is, for the near term at least, highly unlikely. Given the cost and time involved, says Michael Menzel, the mission systems engineer for JWST, “I would not encourage a rendezvous and servicing mission unless something went wildly wrong.” According to Menzel, who has worked on JWST in some capacity for over 20 years, the plan has always been to use well-understood K a-band frequencies for the bulky transmissions of scientific data. Specifically, JWST is transmitting data back to Earth on a 25.9-gigahertz channel at up to 28 megabits per second. The Ka-band is a portion of the broader K-band (another portion, the Ku-band, was also considered). The Lagrange points are equilibrium locations where competing gravitational tugs on an object net out to zero. JWST is one of three craft currently occupying L2 (Shown here at an exaggerated distance from Earth). IEEE Spectrum Both the data-collection and transmission rates of JWST dwarf those of the older Hubble Space Telescope. Compared to Hubble, which is still active and generates 1 to 2 gigabytes of data daily, JWST can produce up to 57 GB each day (although that amount is dependent on what observations are scheduled). Menzel says he first saw the frequency selection proposals for JWST around 2000, when he was working at Northrop Grumman. He became the mission systems engineer in 2004. “I knew where the risks were in this mission. And I wanted to make sure that we didn’t get any new risks,” he says. Besides, K a-band frequencies can transmit more data than X-band (7 to 11.2 GHz) or S-band (2 to 4 GHz), common choices for craft in deep space. A high data rate is a necessity for the scientific work JWST will be undertaking. In addition, according to Carl Hansen, a flight systems engineer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (the science operations center for JWST), a comparable X-band antenna would be so large that the spacecraft would have trouble remaining steady for imaging. Although the 25.9-GHz K a-band frequency is the telescope’s workhorse communication channel, it also employs two channels in the S-band. One is the 2.09-GHz uplink that ferries future transmission and scientific observation schedules to the telescope at 16 kilobits per second. The other is the 2.27-GHz, 40-kb/s downlink over which the telescope transmits engineering data—including its operational status, systems health, and other information concerning the telescope’s day-to-day activities. Any scientific data the JWST collects during its lifetime will need to be stored on board, because the spacecraft doesn’t maintain round-the-clock contact with Earth. Data gathered from its scientific instruments, once collected, is stored within the spacecraft’s 68-GB solid-state drive (3 percent is reserved for engineering and telemetry data). Alex Hunter, also a flight systems engineer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, says that by the end of JWST’s 10-year mission life, they expect to be down to about 60 GB because of deep-space radiation and wear and tear. The onboard storage is enough to collect data for about 24 hours before it runs out of room. Well before that becomes an issue, JWST will have scheduled opportunities to beam that invaluable data to Earth. JWST will stay connected via the Deep Space Network (DSN)—a resource it shares with the Parker Solar Probe, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the Voyager probes, and the entire ensemble of Mars rovers and orbiters, to name just a few of the other heavyweights. The DSN consists of three antenna complexes: Canberra, Australia; Madrid, Spain; and Barstow, Calif. JWST needs to share finite antenna time with plenty of other deep-space missions, each with unique communications needs and schedules. Sandy Kwan, a DSN systems engineer, says that contact windows with spacecraft are scheduled 12 to 20 weeks in advance. JWST had a greater number of scheduled contact windows during its commissioning phase, as instruments were brought on line, checked, and calibrated. Most of that process required real-time communication with Earth. All of the communications channels use the Reed-Solomon error-correction protocol—the same error-correction standard as used in DVDs and Blu-ray discs as well as QR codes. The lower data-rate S-band channels use binary phase-shift key modulation—involving phase shifting of a signal’s carrier wave. The K-band channel, however, uses a quadrature phase-shift key modulation. Quadrature phase-shift keying can double a channel’s data rate, at the cost of more complicated transmitters and receivers. JWST’s communications with Earth incorporate an acknowledgement protocol—only after the JWST gets confirmation that a file has been successfully received will it go ahead and delete its copy of the data to clear up space. The communications subsystem was assembled along with the rest of the spacecraft bus by Northrop Grumman, using off-the-shelf components sourced from multiple manufacturers. JWST has had a long and often-delayed development, but its communications system has always been a bedrock for the rest of the project. Keeping at least one system dependable means it’s one less thing to worry about. Menzel can remember, for instance, ideas for laser-based optical systems that were invariably rejected. “I can count at least two times where I had been approached by people who wanted to experiment with optical communications,” says Menzel. “Each time they came to me, I sent them away with the old ‘Thank you, but I don’t need it. And I don’t want it.’” - Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope's ... › - Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope's Chilly ... ›

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Video footage released Thursday by U.S. European Command shows a Russian fighter jet buzzing past a U.S. Reaper drone above the Black Sea multiple times, before colliding with the aircraft. The 42-second video depicts a Russian Su-27 aircraft trailing an unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace. The incident, which occurred Tuesday morning, involved two Russian Su-27s, one of which struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to bring the drone down in international waters. The video was recorded by a camera angled at the rear of the surveillance aircraft, which captured the incoming Russian fighters dumping fuel on the drone as it passed on two occasions. The video then goes grainy after the second pass, indicating some kind of collision. While intercepts between U.S. and Russian military aircraft have happened repeatedly in recent years, the incident marked the first known collision. It set off a diplomatic firestorm between two countries already deeply at odds over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Following the crash of the MQ-9, the U.S. summoned Russia’s ambassador in Washington. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also spoke with Russia’s defense chief, Sergei Shoigu, about the issue. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the downed drone was likely unrecoverable. But he didn’t rule out trying to get the wreckage back. “It’s probably about maybe 4,000 or 5,000 feet of water, something like that. So any recovery operation is very difficult at that depth by anyone,” Miley said. Still, Milley said steps were taken to ensure that any sensitive intelligence aboard the aircraft was “no longer of value” should the Russians recover it. Russia’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday blamed the incident on the U.S., saying the drone maneuvered sharply and crashed after Russian fighters scrambled to intercept it near Crimea. But EUCOM, following the collision, said the incident followed a pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots in international airspace, including over the Black Sea. “These aggressive actions by Russian air crew are dangerous and could lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation,” a EUCOM statement said.

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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet is said to have carried out ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ interception of a US Air Force’s (USAF) MQ-9 uncrewed aerial system (UAS). This was confirmed by the US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) in a media statement on 14 March. As per this statement, the incident took place when the USAF’s MQ-9 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) UAS was performing routine operations in the international airspace, above the Black Sea region. While operating, MQ-9’s propeller was struck by one of the two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at around 7:03am (CET), after which the US forces had to bring down the UAS into the international waters. USAF general and USAFE-AFAFRICA commander James Hecker said: “Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on, and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. “This incident follows a pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots while interacting with US and allied aircraft over international airspace, including over the Black Sea.” How well do you really know your competitors? Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge. Your download email will arrive shortly Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below formBy GlobalData According to Pentagon Press Secretary USAF brigadier general Pat Ryder’s statement during a media briefing after the incident, the Russian fighter plane was able to land safely, however, it may have suffered some damage. On 14 March, the US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, during a media briefing, also confirmed that Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, was summoned to explain Russia’s position on the case. In his response, Antonov said that the US’ uncrewed plane was ‘deliberately and provocatively’ moving towards the Russian airspace with its transponders switched off, which led to the violation of norms of operating in international airspace. He stressed that Russian aircraft did not use onboard weapon systems and only scrambled to identify intruder without coming in close contact with the UAS. Antonov added: “The unacceptable actions of the United States military in the close proximity to our borders are cause for concern. We are well aware of the missions such reconnaissance and strike drones are used for.”

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Starry Night Sky Live Cam Astronomical Observatory It’s not only the beginning of a new year, 2014 is starting out strong with an outta-this-world event by NASA! Powered by Ustream, viewers are able to watch tonight’s Quadrantid Meteor Shower in live time, as it takes center stage in the night sky. Watch Quadrantids Meteor Shower LIVE on NASA’s Official Ustream Channel! Tomorrow, November 14, 2008 is a historic day! At 7:55p EST the Orbiter Endeavour will be launched into space for a 15-day mission to the space station! This will mark NASA’s 124th space shuttle flight, and it will all be streamed LIVE on Ustream.TV. NASA will only have a 10 minute launch window, but the people at – http://www.spacevidcast.com – will be ready to bring us some amazing live stream coverage. Be sure to tune in for live coverage of the entire event:

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The Radioplane OQ-6 was a target drone developed by the Radioplane Company under the designation RP-14 and evaluated by the United States Army Air Forces for service use. A small number were procured, but major production contracts were cancelled by the end of World War II. |National origin||United States| |First flight||November 1944| |Primary user||United States Army Air Forces| The Radioplane RP-14 was a small aircraft of conventional design, with a strut-braced monoplane wing and conventional empennage; power was from a Righter O-45 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine. An improved version, the RP-15, replaced the O-45 with a McCulloch O-90. The airframe was improved over the company's preceding OQ-3, with improved streamlining. The RP-14 first flew in November 1944; designated OQ-6 by the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), evaluation led to the development of the improved RP-15, designated OQ-6A, and orders for production of the aircraft in quantity were placed. These orders were cancelled due to the end of World War II; however, some OQ-6s, redesignated XOQ-6A, were still in service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948. Data from Parsch 2003 This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'R'.List of unmanned aerial vehicles The following is a list of unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated in various countries around the world.Righter O-45 The Righter/Kiekhaefer O-45 was an air-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine of flat-twin configuration, used extensively for powering target drones in the late 1940s.Designed by the Righter Manufacturing Company, the O-45 was also built by the Kiekhaefer Corporation and the Menasco Motors Company. USAAF drone aircraft |Target control aircraft| |Aerial target (subscale)| |Aerial target (full-scale)| 1 Not assigned

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AVIATION FILM & Aviation Solutions For Film & Television. For the past years, we’ve been helping Advertising Executives, TV and Film Producers achieve the aviation shots they’ve always wanted. AK Private Jets team will provide all logistics and preparations plan required. We help clients with aircraft and helicopters (flying or static) selection from our wide range of fleet available, filming locations / studio hangar, the regulatory organisations, aviation set dressing and aviation props. Sometimes we’re asked to work as a consultancy and sometimes we’re shown the storyboards and asked to provide everything in one all sweeping quotation. Whichever profile suits you best, we’d love to be involved. ---> One of our film projects we worked on at Bern Switzerland. We were trusted with all the aviation services; from sourcing the aircraft to organising the team travel arrangements and airport filming logistics ---> FLYING & STATIC AIRCRAFT Whether it's a Television Advert, Movie Production or Interviewing a guest speaker; we always have the right aircraft type for your filming. Our diverse fleet consists of static and flying aircraft from the very light jet through long-range private jets up to the VIP and commercial airliners. To compliment the choice of aircraft; we also source crew members with experience and pilots type rated on your aircraft type selection, in order to guarantee the production both legal and safe whilst providing the most amazing aerial content. TEMPORARY AIRCRAFT PAINT It’s often the case that a production will wish to change the appearance of an aircraft to be used in front of the camera In many cases the transformation is not an issue – AK Private Jets can assist to organise with the maintenance and workshop facility; the aircraft registration change, to apply a company logo or indeed hiding existing markings. Make sure to have the right aviation consultant team to guarantee every detail is taken care of to avoid any filming error shoots. With over 15 years of aviation experience in aircraft ground handling, flight planning, private jet charter, helicopter transfers, and VIP concierge services; we can assure you that we go into extra details to make sure the filming is perfect without any noticeable errors for your audience. The most common request we receive is that of a production wishing to film inside a private jet. Light & Mid-size private jets such as Cessna Citation CJ3 and Falcon 2000S are the most requested for all film ideas; from interviewing a successful business speaker to major film movies. Second most popular requests are for airliner interiors for a film production. The superb economy interior representation of the Airbus A319/A320/A330 airliner makes it the most common aircraft hired for films productions. On the other hand, if you fancy a business class at the front then that's not an issue - we will have it for you.

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HALO jumps are used to enter hostile territory undetected when threats to both Airmen and aircraft are expected. Air Force Colonel Rides 600mph Rocket Sled John Paul Stapp, M.D., Ph.D., Colonel, USAF (Ret.) (11 July 1910 – 13 November 1999) was a career U.S. Air Force officer, USAF flight surgeon and pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. He was a colleague and contemporary of Chuck Yeager, and became known as "the fastest man on earth".

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Its benefits were discovered on the International Space Station Infrared light bulbs emit electromagnetic and thermal radiation at a longer wavelength than visible light. The benefits of infrared light were discovered in the 1990s, when astronauts brought plants to the ISS and discovered that they helped plants grow and accelerate their photosynthesis process. Get your Physiolamp now with its launch promotion! And, if it worked in space ... it was just a matter of time before they tested it under normal conditions.

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Speed is one of the attributes that people associate with Learjet and the 31A ensures that those expectations are met. Designed to reach a cruising speed of 0.81 Mach after a short climb of less than a half-hour, this option for private jet travel easily outclasses other jets of the same size. All the features combine to make this jet one of the best options for fast and efficient travel. Performance is king here, with two Garret engines that provide in excess of 2500 pounds of thrust from each one. That provides the 31A with a level of manoeuvrability that similar jets can’t match. The engines are also highly fuel-efficient. The result is that the jet can travel over 1200 nautical miles with four passengers on board. The ability to get to the destination quickly is not the only perk of choosing this private jet option. With a cabin that’s slightly over 17 feet in length, there’s room to accommodate up to 8 passengers and still have plenty of legroom. The jet is also designed to provide a little less than 70 feet of baggage space. That comes in handy when there’s the need to take trade show materials and other essentials along for the ride. Available 24 hours a day Seven days a week Toll Free: 800-979-4JET/4538

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U.S. Air Force Captain’s Karan Bansal, left, and Kyle McCullough, KC-135 Stratotanker pilots assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, orient to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 12, 2016. The JPARC consists of all the land, air, sea, space and cyberspace used for military training in Alaska, providing unmatched opportunities for present and future Service, joint, interagency and multinational training and is comprised of approximately 65,000 square miles of available airspace, 2,490 square miles of land space with 1.5 million acres of maneuver land and 42,000 square nautical miles of sea and airspace in the Gulf of Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty) No camera details available. This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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The Paris Air Show is a window into the dynamic aerospace industry and gives us the chance to show our know-how. Discover all the innovations which will be displayed by Gemelli at HALL1 H-E270. The new Gemelli product “the Wireless System”, as well as the Gemelli High Noise Protection Headset, will be present at Paris Air show2015 at HALL1 H-E270. Many guests will actively took part to the demo of the Wireless Communication System which is a real revolution in the communication systems both for on-ground and in-flight activities, with the essential advantage of clear, intelligible and WIRELESS communications. The system, already used in several applications , is mostly suitable for on-ground communications during pre-flight checks and cargo activities checks, especially in noisy environments, and in-flight for applications such as the “Search and Rescue” (the winch operator is directly connected to the pilot ) or simply to increase the number of members of the existent network without installing cables or new panels . These are only some examples of the benefits that the system can offer. Come and visit us!!!

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Kilfrost - TKS 406B In-Flight Ice Protection Fluid General Aviation Aircraft In-Flight Ice Protection Fluid The TKS ice protection system protects qualified general aviation aircraft from in-flight icing by pumping fluid through porous metal structures that form the leading edge of the wing. Propellers and tail surfaces can be similarly protected if necessary. TKS 406B offers good ice protection capability with a freezing point below -76 degrees Fahrenheit (-60 degrees Celsius). TKS 406B is designed for use in cold concentrate form (as supplied) and is available in 2.5 gallon containers, 5 gallon containers, 55 gallon drums, and 275 gallon totes. Features and Benefits: - In-flight ice protection capability - Readily biodegradable - Simple to use

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Seattle on Monday became just the second US city to recieve Boeing 787 service as ANA launched the new aircraft on its Tokyo-Seattle route. A few days after being handed the keys to its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, United has flown its new state-of-the-art toy home to Houston. Virgin America is stepping up its efforts to deliver winter-weary New Yorkers to the desert. United Airlines has become the first North American carrier to take delivery of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. A 64-year-old woman died on a flight to New York Sunday morning. United Airlines announced new daily service to Nashville and Oklahoma City out of its Cleveland hub while dropping Green Bay flights. Ethiopian Airlines is on a roll in the new aircraft milestones department. Alaska Airlines on Monday began daily service between its Seattle hub and San Antonio, Texas. An African man who was found dead in London on Sunday had fallen from a plane that was preparing to land at Heathrow Airport, police said. Charleston will become JetBlue’s 72nd destination in February and its first in South Carolina, the airline announced Wednesday. Delta’s new LGA Terminal C Sky Club is a great measuring stick for the airline’s massive New York City expansion. Ending months of delays, speculation and controversy, Air India on Thursday became the fifth airline to own the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The US Department of Transportation fined Aeroflot on Tuesday for violating new rules requiring carriers to advertise full fares. Airbus on Tuesday secured a $7 billion order from Philippine Airlines for A321, A321neo and A330-300 airliners. Delta has a deal for travelers flying out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

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TightBeam From Mars! TightBeam from Mars is our YouTube miniseries created to show the reality of life on Mars. In the next episodes we’ll show you how to grow plants, use the airlock, the spacesuits and other parallels between the simulated Mars missions and our upcoming game. It’s a great opportunity to get a glimpse of simulated Mars mission and learn how it relates to our open-world survival game Occupy Mars: The Game. You can find all the episodes released so far on our YouTube channel. Subscribe to receive notifications about next episodes and other exciting news regarding our games! We hope to see you there! Occupy Mars Team

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Gogo, a provider of inflight connectivity and entertainment solutions, has named the recipients of its Gogo Business Aviation 51,000 Five award. This recognizes the highest-performing organizations in the company’s global dealer and distributor network, as chosen by the Gogo Business Aviation executive team. The 2015 recipients are (in alphabetical order): Constant Aviation, Duncan Aviation, Gulfstream, Textron Aviation and West Star Aviation. “Our success wouldn’t be possible without the invaluable contribution of our dealers and the great service they provide to our mutual customers to help them understand and enjoy inflight connectivity and entertainment,” said John Wade, executive vice president and general manager at Gogo Business Aviation. “We congratulate and thank this year’s winners of the Gogo Business Aviation 51,000 Five award.” Award selection is based on dealers’ demonstrated commitment to helping customers get the most out of inflight connectivity, as well as their technical expertise, sales performance and other factors. June 8, 2016

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Be a future airplane pilot in Stunt Plane Simulator - Jet Fighter 2018 to manage flights in the airport city. Enjoy plane flying in this aeroplane simulator, with unique challenges and fighter jet stunts, unseen in plane flying games. The aerodynamics of stunt plane simulator 2018 are multi-dimensional with all the thrill of plane crash in air stunt games. Take off in your jet and fly at high altitudes ti perform plane stunt and air stunts in the sky not like another jet fighter games. Future airplane balancing against the rigid and harsh winds in some stunt plane games & controlling the skies with the air wings of fighter jet in the plane flying simulator may sounds easy, but it’s more than meets the eye; all these interesting features adds this Jet fighter flight Simulator into the category of best plane games in the world. If you love to play fighter plane games with air stunts and enjoy plane pilot games, then control super planes & fly jets and feel the wind under your wings in best plane simulator. Its’ time to fly the future airplane in this Stunt Plane Simulator. Take off from airport city to perform jet fighter drills in plane simulator 2017 to become a pilot and master your flying skills in fighter plane in this latest addition to jet fighter games. You would have enjoyed air stunt in other plane flying games with fighter jet, aeroplane driving games but the combination of all this with plane stunt games makes it one of the best plane games. This plane simulator 2018 learn to fly and avoid the plane crash, all the interesting jet fighter stunts adds this into the finest of aero Plane crash games. Perform jet training drills & flying stunts in a plane crash game and air force sports and navigate the landings properly unseen in future airplane games. So get ready to conquer skies with flight simulator and sky with your air stunts & jet fighters. Indulge yourself with the best from stunt plane games, show ur flying skills for a sensational flight of the plane crash game blended with fighter plane games or airplane stunt games. Speed is the most important factor when managing flight Simulator with the fun of air stunts. Download now! Realistic flight simulation of Jet Fighter 2018 Smooth controls unseen in many plane crash games Detailed 3D environments of future airplane games Challenging missions for flight simulator 2017 Latest models of aeroplanes & fighter jet Jet fighter training & drills in many air stunt games. Interesting sounds and animations

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN – BUILDING A U.K. PRESENCE By Julian Nettlefold, Editor, BATTLESPACE 05 Sep 07. Northrop Grumman Corporation highlighted its UK-based technologies and capabilities to be shown at DSEI at a Press conference at UK corporate office established in London in early 2006. Northrop Grumman’s electronic solutions span the spectrum. The company is a leading developer, manufacturer, integrator and supporter of a variety of advanced electronic and maritime systems for U.S. and international customers for national security and non-defense applications. Systems include high performance sensors and intelligence processing and navigation systems operating in all environments from undersea to outer space. Applications include airborne surveillance, space sensing, biochemical detection, intelligence fusing and analysis, aircraft fire control, precision weapon engagement, electronic countermeasures, inertial navigation, air and missile defense, air traffic control, ship bridge control, communications, mail processing, and robotic bomb disposal. Maritime systems include propulsion and power-generation systems for ships and submarines, control systems, shipboard launch systems and unmanned semi-autonomous systems. The company builds active electronically scanned array radars for F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters that provide tremendous versatility and speed, as well as much greater range and resolution, for searching, mapping and targeting missions; designed and manufactured the airborne surveillance radars for the world-renowned AWACS and Joint STARS platforms and is providing multi-role electronically scanned array radars for next-generation airborne early warning aircraft systems for the governments of Australia and Turkey; produces standard-setting infrared countermeasure systems that protect more than 300 military aircraft; provides LITENING AT targeting pods that use electro-optical sensing and laser range finding to geo-locate targets for engagement with GPS-guided munitions; develops industry-leading global positioning inertial navigation systems that, combined with its identification and avionics systems, are used in air, land, sea and space applications; develops advanced infrared payloads for the next-generation SBIRS High satellite constellation that will detect ballistic launches; produces night vision and laser targeting systems for ground forces; builds hazardous duty robots used to investigate possible explosive devices without endangering soldiers or civilians; and develops main propulsion units and ship service turbine generators for Virginia-class submarines. Dr Graham Thornton, Managing Director of Northrop Grumman UK Limited gave an overview to the Company’s U.K. activities. Northrop Grumman has $400m in sales and 700 employees in the U.K. and is in the top ten companies. “Some people say we cam late to the U.K. Defence party as our competitors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon had been established here since the early 1990s,” Graham Thornton said. “The U.K. market is one eighth the size of the U.S. market but overcrowded with many more players and hence competition.” Northrop Grumman operates from seven primary locations in the UK, Fareham, Chester, Coventry, New Malden, Peterborough, RAF Waddington and Solihull, providing avionics, communications, electronic warfare systems, marine navigation systems, robotics, C4I and mission planning, IT systems and software development. Whilst the Corporate profile has not been as apparent as its competitors, Northrop has been quietly building a U.K. presence since the early 1980s. Kent Kresa began an acquisition programme in the nineties buying 41 companies including Litton and Sperry and thus the old Racal-Decca business in New Malden which is currently undergoing a refurbishment. Malcolm White gave a comprehensive brief about Northrop’s Electronic Systems Segment, which uses it s We

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Airworthiness Directive after Two Fatal Bell 430 Accidents: Main Rotor – Pitch Link Clevis Fractures Angola and South Africa Transport Canada has issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) CF-2021-26 to inspect the main rotor pitch link clevises and rod ends of the Bell 430. This followed two accidents that cost the lives of 11 people. The AD is considered an interim action and a further AD could follow. They explain: In January 2021, a model 430 helicopter experienced an in-flight failure of a main rotor pitch link clevis resulting in loss of control of the helicopter and fatal injury to the five occupants on-board. That accident occurred on 21 January 2021 to B430 ZT-RRT, operated by National Airways Corporation (NAC) as an air ambulance for Netcare 911, while en-route from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. The Accident and Incident Investigations Division of the South African CAA has already published a preliminary report. That describes how approximately 1.5 hours into the flight and while cruising at 725 feet AGL, eyewitnesses report that “the helicopter suddenly started to spin around whilst losing height rapidly” and “saw what looked like helicopter parts breaking off before it crashed and burst into flames”. The wreckage was scattered over a 500 m radius. All 5 persons on board died. The Transport Canada AD states that in that accident: The main rotor pitch link clevis part number (P/N) 430-010-432-101 fractured at the exposed thread area above the nut and the fracture was consistent with fatigue damage. Inspection of the failed part from the 2021 accident determined that the universal bearing P/N 212-010- 412-001 of the main rotor pitch link assembly was found with excessive wear and had increased resistance to rotation. Restriction in freedom of movement of the universal bearing can cause increased loads on the main rotor pitch link assembly and subsequent fatigue failure of the clevis prior to its life limit. The accident investigation is still ongoing. They go on to reveal that: A similar accident previously occurred in September 2016 on a model 430 helicopter where the main rotor pitch link clevis was found to have fractured at the neck area via fatigue damage that originated at a corrosion pit. Transport Canada explain that: This condition, if not corrected, could lead to crack initiation at the main rotor pitch link clevis neck or threaded area and consequent failure of the main rotor pitch link, resulting in loss of control of the helicopter. To address this unsafe condition, this AD requires an initial special detailed inspection (SDI) of the main rotor pitch link clevises and detailed visual inspection (DVI) of the universal bearings, and rectification, as required. This AD also mandates a repetitive DVI of the main rotor pitch link clevises and universal bearings, and rectification, as required. Bell issued Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) 430-21-60 to provide instructions for inspection and replacement of the affected parts. The Bell ASB states no reason for the inspection. - AAR Bell 214ST Accident in Afghanistan in 2012: NTSB Report - EC135 Main Rotor Actuator Tie-Bar Failure - S-61N Damaged During Take Off When Swashplate Seized Due to Corrosion - 2009 Newfoundland S-92A C-GZCH Accident: A Failure of Design and Certification - AAIB Report on the Ditchings of EC225 G-REDW 10 May 2012 & G-CHCN 22 Oct 2012 - EC225 LN-OJF Norway Accident Investigation Timeline - In-Flight Flying Control Failure: Indonesian Sikorsky S-76C+ PK-FUP Aerossurance‘s Andy Evans has volunteered to deliver two training sessions at European Rotors on 17 November 2021. Places are still available to book but likely to be unavailable by mid-October so don’t hesitate! Aerossurance has extensive air safety, operations, SAR, airworthiness, design assessment, certification, human factors, aviation regulation and safety analysis experience. For practical aviation advice you can trust, contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.org Follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @Aerossurance for our latest updates.

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We hope their spaceship knows which way to go. The International Space Station (ISS), a football-field-sized testament to the good things that come from co-operation and ingenuity, has spent the past few years orbiting planet Earth and sending back various packets of data concerning a wide variety of space-based scientific experiments. While experiments are ongoing, it is being prevented from telling anyone about them at the present moment because NASA has lost touch with it. Owing to a malfunction in the main data relay system, the only comms link currently connecting the ISS to the rest of humanity is a series of Russian ground stations equipped with the right kind of recievers. At the moment, NASA has given no estimate for when the main relay and the station’s connection to its satellite communications network might be re-established. In a statement, NASA said that it was able to confirm that all six current ISS residents – three Russians, two Americans, and a Canadian – were doing well as of the station’s last check-in with Russian ground control. While they had them on the phone, NASA says that it also instructed the team’s Expedition Commander, Kevin Ford, to “connect a backup computer” and in doing so, presumably set the station on the road back to open channels with Mission Control in Houston. Given their history with space calls, it’s probably safe to assume that between them, NASA and the four other national agencies that had a hand in creation of the space station will have the relay back up and running before long. How did this happen, though? I wonder how it must feel to be up there, in that giant tin, without direct communications with home. Is it a beautiful kind of loneliness, or more of a frightening one? Maybe none of us will ever know. But hey – at least we’re safe from orbital Barenaked Ladies jam sessions for the time being. Update: After a few hours down, communications between the ISS and NASA have now been restored. It turns out the culprit behind the malfunction was a software update; congratulations to everyone who had that joke brewing in their head.

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According to AgEagle, the RedEdge-P drone sensor can enable effective plant counting and spectral analysis of small plants. RedEdge-P is a single camera solution which is compatible with a wide array of drone aircraft ranging from large fixed wing to small multirotor. RedEdge-P captures calibrated high-resolution multispectral and RGB imagery with an optimised field of view and capture rate for efficient flights. “This solution seamlessly integrates a high resolution, all-color imager with synchronized multispectral imagers to enable pixel-aligned outputs at previously unattainable resolutions,” AgEagle says. The company states agricultural professionals will benefit from a sensor that can enable effective plant counting and spectral analysis of small plants. “The RedEdge-P has been purpose-built to enable comprehensive, season-long plant canopy analysis over larger acreage and at a spatial resolution that is considered among the highest available in the industry, said Justin McAllister, Vice President of Research and Development at AgEagle company MicaSense.

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Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 : Hiring for Freshers as Intern | Asteria Aerospace Off Campus Drive for 2023 Batch | Registration Link Available Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 : Asteria Aerospace Off Campus Drive 2022 announce a virtual off Campus Hiring for Freshers Candidates through its Official career Page. Interested Jobseeker can go through this Job post to know further details about Asteria Aerospace Hiring 2022 and Apply to the Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2022 through the Registration link available at the end of this post. The more details about Asteria Aerospace Off campus Eligibility Criteria and Recruitment Pattern 2022 are discussed below. About Company : Asteria Aerospace is a robotics and artificial intelligence company that develops drone based solutions to provide actionable intelligence from aerial data. Our capabilities and intellectual property across the entire drone technology stack of hardware, software and analytics enable us to build deeply customized aerial remote sensing tools. For security and surveillance applications, Asteria provides specialized solutions for military, paramilitary and police forces with best-in-class performance and proven reliability in challenging environments. For our industrial clients, we provide end-to-end solutions to autonomously survey, inspect and monitor assets in industries such as oil and gas, mining, construction and agriculture. Our mission is to develop drone based solutions that integrate seamlessly into operational workflows, increasing safety while saving time and money. Asteria Aerospace designs and develops drone-based solutions to transform enterprise operations using aerial data. Since the last 10 years, Asteria has been manufacturing best-in-class, high performance, reliable and rugged drones. Asteria also develops software solutions for visualization and analysis to convert aerial data from drones into actionable intelligence. Our products and solutions are widely used by defence and homeland security agencies, civil government agencies, and private-sector companies in areas such as security, energy & utilities, agriculture, GIS, construction and mining. Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 Details : |Intern – Integration & Testing |Best in Industry |Last date to apply Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 Eligibility Criteria : - Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical/ Mechanical/ other applicable engineering fields. - 0-1 year of experience As an Integration & Testing Engineer, you will be part of a team involved in field testing and validation of Asteria’s Unmanned Aerial System products. Your role & responsibilities will be integration, testing, and validation of R&D/new UAV product development. - Integration, testing, and product validation for new UAV product development - Prepare, configure, and maintain UAVs in an airworthy condition for continued flight testing - Execute and manage flight test operations with an emphasis on safety & quality control - Document test results and test issues Skills:Top MNCs IT Company Hiring Freshers – Register Now!!! - Good understanding of UAV systems and subsystems including hardware and software - Knowledge of RC aircraft/UAV/Multirotor dynamics, control & flight operations - Remote piloting knowledge of multirotor/fixed wing/VTOL UAVs - Experienced in the construction/assembly/integration of UAVs - Knowledge of UAV system configuration, autopilot tuning, performance evaluation, payload integration - Good interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills are required. Documents Required for Asteria Aerospace Off Campus Drive 2023 : The following Required Documents need to be carried by the Candidates while appearing for the Asteria Aerospace Off Campus Drive for 2023, 2022, 2021 Batch Freshers. - Print copy of an Updated Resume. - Candidate should Must bring the latest 3 to 4 passport size photos. - 10th and 12th mark sheets of candidates. - Original and Photocopy of all documents from graduation and post graduation. - Any identity proof issued by the government such as Aadhar, Voter Id, PAN Card, College ID, etc. How to apply for Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 ? All the Interested and eligible candidates can apply for Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 online by the following link as soon as Possible before Last Date. Apply Link: Click Here Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 – Frequently Asked Questions How to apply for Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023? To apply for the Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023, you have to check the official site of Asteria Aerospace or Fresheropenings.com. Does Fresheropenings.com provide Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 Alerts? Yes, Freshersopenings.com provides Asteria Aerospace Recruitment 2023 Alerts continuously. What is the Asteria Aerospace Selection Process? Aptitude Test, Technical & Interview Rounds. Also Apply in Latest Off Campus Drive of Below Top MNCs :

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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports. Bell 206B JetRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug. Cessna 208B Caravan, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct. Cessna Caravan 208B, Pelee Island, Ontario, Jan. Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct. Sikorsky S-76B, New York, N.Y., Oct. Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Raleigh, N.C., April 27, 2006–The pilot of King Air N90CH reported a fire in the cockpit and diverted to Raleigh. Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–The Falcon 2000, N722JB, was at FL250 when the left engine cowling separated from the engine and hi Cessna 208 Caravan, Cuenca, Ecuador, March 24, 2006–An Ecuadorian-registered Cessna Caravan, operated by Atesa Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos, lost power and cras <b>Eurocopter AS 350-B2 AStar, Jasper, Ala., Dec. <strong>Bombardier Challenger 600, Snow Hill, Va., July 21, 2004</strong>–According to the NTSB, excessive maneuvering was the cause of an incident that re

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Six men are now orbiting Earth aboard the ISS, including NASA astronauts Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold and Serena Aunon, as well as Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and two Russian cosmonauts - Oleg Artemyev and Sergei Prokopyev. - A small air leak has developed on the Russian side of the International Space Station. For the six astronauts on the 250-mile-high ISS, now home to three Americans, two Russians and one German, things like orbital debris is always constant threat, even the tiny 2mm pieces. The leak was soon localized and poses no danger to the crew. Astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency knows that when you're living on the International Space Station, ingenuity matters. Flight controllers in Houston are continuing to monitor the station's cabin pressure in the wake of the fix, with pressure holding steady, the release explained. It sounds alarming, but flight controllers say the astronauts aren't in any immediate danger. They began locking down modules of the station one after another, and were eventually able to detect the source of the problem in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS.More news: Federer makes incredible shot at US Open At about 9:00AM AEST yesterday, flight controllers at Mission Control in Houston and at the Russian Mission Control Center outside Moscow detected a small leak in the complex. The crew carried out the inspection the next morning and discovered the 2mm hole in the station's orbital compartment of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, attached to the Russian segment. The hole is located in the upper section of the Soyuz, which does not return to Earth, according to NASA. The next morning, the team probably woke up to some surprising (and slightly worrying) news, and all crew members went searching for the hole. Flight controllers have partially replenished the atmosphere in the station by using the oxygen supply from a Russian cargo capsule.

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Angela Garvey has more than 30 years of aviation industry experience as a commercial pilot, general aviation business owner, aviation safety professional and airport manager. But a fatal plane crash in her skydiving business in 2006 served as a ‘stop moment’ in her life. Years later, she’s used her experience to set up ‘Navigating Aviation’, a confidential counselling and support service tailored for the aviation community and their families. In this episode, Garvey talks about how the accident changed her life, how she responded to support others, and what the industry can better do to help people in future. To find out more, visit www.navigatingaviation.com

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Supersonic jets operating off-design produce broadband shock-associated noise. Broadband shock-associated noise is characterized by multiple broadband peaks in the far-field and is often the dominant source of noise towards the sideline and upstream direction relative to the jet axis. It is due to large scale coherent turbulence structures in the jet shear layers interacting with the shock cell structure. A broadband shock-associated noise model recently developed by the authors predicts this noise component from solutions to the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations using a two-equation turbulence model. The broadband shock-associated noise model is applied to dualstream and rectangular nozzles operating supersonically, heated, and off-design. The dualstream jet broadband shock-associated noise predictions are conducted for cases when the core jet is supersonic and the fan jet is subsonic, the core jet is subsonic and the fan jet is supersonic, and when both jet streams operate supersonically. Rectangular jet predictions are shown for a convergent-divergent nozzle operating both over- and under-expanded for cold and heated conditions. The original model implementation has been heavily modified to make accurate predictions for the dualstream jets. It is also argued that for over-expanded jets the oblique shock wave attached to the nozzle lip contributes little to broadband shock-associated noise. All predictions are compared with experiments.

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King Air 350 Overview The King Air 350 is an executive turboprop plane designed as an improvement on the popular King Air 300. First manufactured back in 1991 by Hawker Beechcraft, this aircraft remains a popular pick among travelers looking to seat up to 9 people with a moderate amount of baggage. In fact, with 71 cu. ft. of baggage space, each passenger will have room to bring what they need on your next trip. King Air 350 Interior The King Air 350 interior is about 3 feet longer than its predecessor, making it easier than ever for a full team of 9 passengers to feel comfortable throughout the flight. Seats inside the King Air 350 are arranged into a double club style arrangement, with worktables between each seat pair. Two more side-by-side seats are located near the cockpit, while another two seats are located at the cabin’s rear. This craft’s interior also features a private lavatory and built-in refreshment center, which allow your family and guests to take to the skies with comfortable amenities. Also, the King Air 350’s extended length provides space for an additional 2 windows towards its tail end. As a result, more of your passengers can enjoy a coveted window seat while in the air. 9 PASSENGERS MAX CABIN HEIGHT: 4.10 ft CABIN WIDTH: 5.0 ft King Air 350 Performance The King Air 350 provides an above-average performance under ideal conditions. This includes a 2,300 nautical mile range, making it ideal for traveling moderate to long distances. This is made possible by this plane’s twin Pratt & Whitney PT6A-60A engines, which combined can power this craft to a swift cruising speed of 310 MPH. Meanwhile, your pilot will be able to keep a close eye on every aspect of your flight’s performance via the plane’s Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite. You’ll also have added flexibility when it comes to landing in a King Air 350. That’s because this model’s dual-wheel main landing gear allows it to touchdown comfortably and come to a stop rapidly. In fact, this craft is rated to stop safely on landing strips as short as 3,300 feet in length. MAX RANGE: 2,300 miles MAX CRUISE SPEED: 310 mph MAX OPERATING ALTITUDE: 30,000 ft (9,144 m)

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The 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade received three UH-60M (mike model) Black Hawk Helicopters, here, 07 Mar., 2018. The UH-60M has an improved model over the UH-60 A/L (alpha plus model) that 214th had in the past. The improvements include an all-digital cockpit, increased lift capacity and improved engine performance. The all-digital cockpit reduces pilot work load through a flight director system which is similar to an auto pilot function which can maintain altitude and airspeed. The system also increases situational awareness through a moving map system, which displays a two-dimensional representation of all the surroundings. Rotors blades are also improved on the mike model and have a dihedral swept tip which provides increased lift capacity. The integrated vehicle health unit maintenance computer system is also an important addition to the UH-60M. The system monitors a variety of moving components and helps advise maintainers prior to any component failure. This means that parts are now replaced by actual wear and not by time. “The UH-60M Black Hawk will allow 1-214th to shorten trips throughout Europe and to support USAREUR and EUCOM in a better capacity,” said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stephen Randall, battalion aviation maintenance officer for 1st Bn., 214th Avn. Regt. “We can now fly almost all approaches here in Europe.” A Federated Air Navigation system improves the compliance with the European One Sky Initiative which allows for more precise traffic routes through Europe and helps de-conflict an already crowded airspace. - Mexico – MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters - Elbit Systems to Showcase a Modular Mission Helicopters Package - New Trustee for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance - Helicentre Announces 2019 US FAA CPL(H) Scholarship - ARSA Supports Effort to Increase Part 147 School Flexibility - EASA go to AERO 2018 with vision for the future of GA - Rheinmetall Group and Sikorsky will lead in-service support for the CH-53K - DRF upgrades Christoph 47 base from BK117 to H145 - Western Australian Police start process to replace ageing BK117 - New operator launches in Fiji with a Bell 212 - Philippines National Police receives first of three Bell 429s - Quantum3D Awarded Contract by AVC Defense - First Utility H145 in US delivered to San Diego Gas & Electric - SAFE Structure sells Nassau County Police with Bell 429 maintenance stands - Safran signs by-the-hour support contracts with Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters and Rainier Heli International - Lockheed Chairman, President and CEO receives 2018 Edison Achievement Award - The Air Ambulance Service welcomes CQC report - Leonardo demonstrates its AW159 to Malaysian Armed Forces - ARA Flugrettung and ARBÖ present new helicopters and cooperation - Russian Helicopters delivers two ship-based Ka-226T

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Location – (05FL) La Belle Charlton Strip Airport |FAA Identifier :05FL ICAO : 05FL From city : 18 miles S of LA BELLE, FL Region : Florida (All Airports in Florida) Latitude : 26-31-12.8000N Field Elevation : 36 ft. / 11 m Time Zone :UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) Country : United States |Dimensions:||2900 x 60 ft. / 884 x 18 m| |Runway edge markings:||09/27 MKD WITH TIRES AT RY ENDS & EVERY 200 FT ALONG LENGTH OF RY.| |RUNWAY 9||RUNWAY 27| |Displaced threshold:||420 ft.||385 ft.| |Obstructions:||25 ft. pline, 100 ft. from runway||40 ft. pline, 500 ft. from runway| |Dimensions:||1300 x 50 ft. / 396 x 15 m| |Operational restrictions:||STOL ACFT ONLY.| |RUNWAY 15||RUNWAY 33| Other airports near (05FL) La Belle Charlton Strip Airport Why Choose West Palm Jets to Book Private Jet Flights to and from (05FL) La Belle Charlton Strip Airport West Palm Jets is an industry-leading private jet charter service provider offering exceptional and unrivaled standards in service, flexibility, efficiency and value by designing customized air travel solutions for each individual customer. Our clients demand the best from us, and we never compromise. We will exceed your expectations by providing world-class jet charter service, exceptional value and absolute flexibility on each and every jet charter flight. West Palm Jets has access to over 5,000 executive private jets worldwide, including helicopters, turboprops, mid size and super mid size business jet planes, heavy jets, and executive airliners. We can guarantee availability on a private jet charter flight with catering and luxury chauffeured services within four hours notice. Our experienced jet charter representatives can quote, dispatch and provide concierge services from the office or via our integrated mobile dispatch system. West Palm Jets provides the most competitive pricing in the industry for private jet charter empty legs and one way jet charter flights. In addition, West Palm Jets boasts of having the most professional and attentive flight crews and pilots in the private jet charter industry and our ground maintenance crews are without measure. West Palm Jets recruits only the best and most experienced pilots possible. Indeed, every pilot is carefully screened and any not meeting our stringent requirements must seek employment with others. LaBelle, Quick Info Coordinates: 26°45′38″N 81°26′21″W Time zone Eastern

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Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade for Pro Line II-equipped King Air B200 and B300 series aircraft has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The upgrade previously was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2016. JetSupport B.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, is the first European dealer to complete a Pro Line Fusion upgrade for the King Air B200, which completed its first flight on Sept. 4. Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion upgrade for King Air B200 and B300 series turboprops provides turnkey compliance with airspace modernization deadlines and transforms the flying experience with the largest widescreen primary flight displays available. It enhances the aircraft’s value with the same icon-based, touch-screen technology found on new-production King Airs and is the first touch screen primary flight display to be certified for operational use. Features designed to improve situational awareness and reduce pilot workload for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion upgrade for the King Air B200 and B300 series include: - A fully loaded package of baseline equipment for operation in modernizing global airspace – ADS-B mandate compliance, SBAS-capable GNSS, localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) approaches, radius-to-fix (RF) legs and more - Three 14.1-inch widescreen LCDs with advanced graphics, configurable windows and touch-screen interfaces – matching the display configuration of the latest King Air models delivered from the factory - Market-leading high-resolution synthetic vision as a standard feature, including Rockwell Collins’ patented airport dome, and extended runway centerlines - Touch-interactive maps with eyes-forward flight planning, high-resolution topography, real-time onboard weather radar overlays, obstacles, and special-use airspace and search patterns - Geo-referenced electronic navigation charts that display own-ship aircraft position - Easy and fast database updates using a standard USB drive port on the front of the displays

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(Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images) There was a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the planet. Centuries of research and exploration have demystified that myth. Space exploration first began as a competition between Russia and the US. Each is running to outdo each other and emerge top of the field. This led to achievements by both countries that we still marvel at today. For instance, the famous moon landing by Apollo 11 saw the first man on space on July 20th, 1969. Neil Armstrong, who was the mission commander and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle safely on the moon on 20th July 1969 at 20:18 UTC. There have been several achievements in space exploration since then, and there were some made even before the first man on the moon. Heliocentrism in the 16th Century (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) For a long time, the earth was thought to be the center of the universe. However, this theory was put to rest when a model of the world was made in which the sun, not the earth was at the center of the universe. The Heliocentrism theory was contradictory to geocentrism which placed the earth at the center of the universe. The first model was presented by Renaissance mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus and perfected by Joseph Kepler to include orbits in the 16th century. When Galileo Galilei used the telescope to observe the universe, he supported the observations. This was the first step into man’s curiosity about what was beyond the earth. The First Satellite in Space 1957 (Photo by Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) The first satellite launched into space was “Sputnik 1” which was launched into space into an elliptical low earth orbit on October 4th, 1957. “Sputnik 1” was launched by the Soviet Union. It orbited for three weeks after which its batteries died. It then went silent for two months after which it fell back into the atmosphere. It was a metal sphere and had four radio antennas which were used to broadcast radio pulses. Its signal was easily detectable. This was the first step that launched the Space Race during the Cold War. First Man in Space 1961 (Photo by: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) Russia scored yet another victory against the US when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man on space on 12th April 1961. He was in a small craft, and his flight was 108 minutes. Yuri was only 27 years old at the time. He was one of more than 200 Russian Air Force fighter pilots selected for the mission. Since the craft known as “Vostok 1” had no engine to slow down its descent into the earth, Gagarin ejected and parachuted to earth. This fact wasn’t revealed until 1971. The first spacewalk was done four years later in 1965 by another Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. 1966 – First Spacecraft on the Moon (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) The US pulled ahead on the Space Race when NASA sent the first spacecraft to the moon. The “Surveyor 1” was the first of the Surveyor program to make a soft landing on the moon. The purpose of the surveyor program was to support the arrival of the Apollo missions which would be carrying entire crews. They were supposed to figure out the technology necessary to land on the safe on the moon and provide data on how compatible the Apollo missions were with the lunar surface. They also provided more information on the moon. 1968 – First Manned Craft to Orbit the Moon Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to leave earth space and orbit the moon before returning safely on earth. It was manned by three astronauts who became the first people to leave earth’s atmosphere. They were able to see the earth as a whole planet also saw the far side of the moon directly. They took photos of the earth from their unique viewpoint; it looked like a tiny bluish marble. They also took photos of Earthrise, the earth as it emerged from behind the lunar horizon. They reentered the earth safely and landed on the Pacific Ocean. In the picture: The crew of NASA’s Apollo 8, Florida, December 1968. Pictured are, from left, command module pilot James Lovell, lunar module pilot William Anders, and Commander Frank Borman. (Photo by NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images) 1976 – First Spacecraft on Mars Having conquered the moon, NASA took the next logical step, explore our closest neighbor. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun after Mercury, Venus, and Earth. It had the closest characteristics to earth and was therefore thought to be able to support life. However, missions to mars proved that no biological form existed on the planet. The first spacecraft on Mars was the “Viking 1” which landed on Mars on 20th July 1976. The spacecraft took detailed photos of Mars and also monitored the weather on Mars. It was joined by “Viking 2” later that year. Both spacecraft are currently inactive. In the picture: A Mars lander of the “Viking 1” mission produced this first image of the red planet’s surface. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) 1990 – The First Optical Space Telescope (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images) The “Hubble Space Telescope” became the first optical telescope based in space. It is named after Dr. Hubble who confirmed the expanding universe which formed the basis of the big bang theory. The “Hubble Space Telescope” was launched from the space shuttle Discovery on 24th April 1990. It sent the first image on 20th April 1990. It has incredible pointing accuracy and can lock onto an image without deviating; this is why it can take pictures even though it is unmanned. The International Space Station (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) With the Cold War over and with it the Space Race, Russia and the US joined hands together with three other space agencies to construct the International Space Station. The first components of the station were delivered in 1998, and the final part was outfitted in 2011. It will be operational until 2028. It is a habitable satellite that is in low earth orbit. There have been developments to the station over the years, and there are new parts scheduled to be launched in 2018 and 2019. It is the most significant human-made body on the earth’s orbit. It can even be seen on the naked eye sometimes. (Photo by RTV/Oleg Nakishin/Newsmakers) Now that there had been numerous successful trips to space in manned spacecraft, it was time to take it to the next level, space tourism. People could now travel to space for leisure and recreational purposes. The only company that has successfully performed orbital space tourism is the Russian Space Agency. However, companies such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and Space X are working to ensure that they are not left far behind. The first ever space tourist was Dennis Tito who took a flight to the International Space Station on the Russian Soyuz Station. He paid $20 million for the trip. First Private Spacecraft (Photo by Don Logan/WireImage) Now that governments had paved the way for space exploration, it was time for the private industry to take over. The first ever private spaceflight took place on 21st June 2004 when “SpaceShipOne” flew to the boundary between Earth and Space. It was flown by pilot Mike Melville. The vehicle took two more flights, on 24th September and 4th October the same year. It was made by Scaled Composite. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed its construction the vehicle took a total of 17 flights achieving spaceflight on the 15th flight.

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s air force will join U.S. Space Force-led joint military drills aimed at bolstering the latter’s defense capabilities in outer space. This is part of a broader agreement reached Aug. 27 during a bilateral meeting between Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Park In-ho, and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond, chief of space operations, at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to an Aug. 29 ROK Air Force news release. Park has been visiting the U.S. since Aug. 25 at Raymond’s invitation. Under the agreement, the two sides will also set up a joint consultative body on space policy, share information on space surveillance and improve joint space operations capabilities such as missile defense. The joint consultative body will regularly hold meetings between the South Korea’s air force and the U.S. Space Force on the space policy consultation mechanism to actively conduct personnel, information exchanges, and technical cooperation, according to the ROK Air Force. South Korea’s air force said, “the deal made it official that the two sides have become partners in space security cooperation.” Park also met with Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, and other top U.S. military officials to discuss bilateral military issues, including U.S. cooperation on South Korea’s development of its own satellite navigation system called Korea Positioning System (KPS). In return for South Korea joining the Artemis Accords in May, the United States agreed to support the KPS development.

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Japanese lunar company ispace launches cargo mission in November The assembled Mission 1 lunar lander being tested in Germany. Japanese lunar exploration company ispace on Wednesday announced plans to launch its first cargo mission next month, rushing to be the first of several private companies to deliver payloads to the surface of the moon. The private company aims to launch its “Mission 1” lunar lander during a window between November 9 and 15, aboard one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mission 1 will carry a variety of corporate and government payloads, including a pair of rovers. The company completed testing of its spacecraft in September and is set to transport the lander to Florida. Alongside ispace in the booming lunar cargo market are US companies like Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines, both of which plan to launch missions to the surface of the moon next year. Sign up here to receive weekly editions of CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter. Born out of Google’s Lunar XPRIZE competition last decade, ispace aims to provide a wide variety of moon-focused services, from transporting goods to selling data to space agencies. It now has more than 200 employees in its offices in Japan, Luxembourg and the United States. To date, ispace has raised over $200 million in funding. A plane flies past the second full moon of July, Friday, July 31, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Joel Kowsky | Nasa

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In the image of the asteroid Eros made by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on May 1, 2000, when it was at an orbital altitude of 53 km (33 miles), it is visible, a large rectangular object, 45 meters in diameter. Considering the fact that data from the spacecraft collected on Eros in December 1998 suggest that it can contain 20,000 billion kilograms of aluminum and a similar amount of other metals that are rare on Earth, such as gold and platinum, it is possible that this object is a mining station that was used by advanced alien civilization to extract all these valuable metals. The asteroids converging with the Earth are a group of small celestial bodies whose orbit has a chance in future to cross with our planet. The asteroid Eros – is among the most studied asteroids in the solar system. He became the first small space body to receive an artificial satellite – the NEAR probe. A landing probe on Eros – the world’s first landing on an asteroid Eros belongs to the class of asteroids S – the so-called stone asteroids, the material of which consists of silicon and metals. Due to this they are quite bright – the largest objects of the S-class can be seen in a regular binocular. Such asteroids also contain a large amount of minerals. After analyzing the composition of Eros, the scientists once again started talking seriously about the industrial development of outer space. The interest in Eros and other characteristics of Eros are fueled, namely: The weight of Eros is 6.69 · 1015 kilograms, which is a bit even for an asteroid. However, if we take into account the size of the asteroid – 34.4 km in diameter in the widest place – it turns out that Eros is quite dense, about 2.67 g / cm³. The same density would have an aluminum monolith of similar dimensions. Similar characteristics have the crust. By the way, even with its small size, Eros is the second largest among near-Earth asteroids. The shape of Eros is irregular, elongated and often compared with peanuts. Because of this, the center of gravity shifts, which creates extremely interesting effects. Moving in its orbit, Eros does not rotate, like spherical bodies – and somersaults, like a boulder rolling from the hill. This also leads to differences in gravitational force. However, it is very easy to overcome it. A man would be able to leave Eros with the help of a foot thrust. Orbital characteristics of Eros – its main attraction. Around the Sun, he turns for 1.7 of the Earth year, around his own axis – for 5 and a half hours. But the real feature of Eros is that it belongs to the group of Cupids – asteroids, whose orbit is similar to the terrestrial, but lies further from the Sun. So, none of the Cupids can approach the Sun closer than 1.017 “standard” distance from the Sun to Earth – an astronomical unit. By the way, the Earth itself can move away from the Sun at such a distance – when reaches aphelion, the maximum distance from the luminary. This happens in the middle of summer, between 3 and 7 July.

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The determination, analysis and modelling of temporal mass variations within the Earth system are one of the main scientific objectives in the Earth science-related disciplines. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission, launched in March 2002, with its pioneering observation technology provides valuable data for the determination of temporal variations of gravity/mass functionals (TVGMFs). The GRACE satellite mission was operated for three times longer than its initial planned duration. In October 2017, GRACE satellites ran out of fuel, and the mission was terminated. However, it emphasizes the need for the GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellite mission, which has been launched on 22nd May 2018, for a long-term sustainable information on TVGMFs. The main aim of this presentation is to discuss the determination, analysis and modelling of TVGMFs from GRACE/GRACE-FO satellite missions. It is also devoted to demonstrate TVGMFs results obtained over the area of Poland. Uwaga! Sala B4.58 jest w nowym budynku Wydziału Fizyki (skrzyżowanie ulic Banacha i Pasteura). Dojście również od ulicy Pasteura. Windą proszę udać się na IV piętro i prawie do końca na południe (w stronę ulicy Banacha), po lewej stronie.

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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for the final cargo load, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal during a State of NASA address,. Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Deborah Johnson has worked for NASA since 1978. Astronaut and station commander Luca Parmitano is tethered to the International Space Station while finalizing thermal repairs on the AMS. Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School choir performs at the MLK Day of Service.

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Even the most iconic moments in American history can start to seem a little shopworn after a while. The flag-raising at Iwo Jima? Seen the picture a million times. FDR's "nothing to fear but fear itself" speech? Isn't that a bumper sticker? The same overfamiliarity is true, to a lesser extent, of President Kennedy's historic speech before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961 in which he set the U.S. on the path to a lunar landing by the end of the 1960s. "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth," Kennedy said. Eight years later, the nation did just that. It's the 50th anniversary of that speech, and NASA is doing its best to make hay out of the occasion. Stories about the speech lead the agency's website, with pictures and clickable videos for anyone who wants to relive the day one more time. There's a breaking-news page about NASA's next manned spacecraft as well a supersized Apollo-like pod called the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), that will be capable of flying crews of at least four astronauts up to orbit or into deep space. It's been more or less known since 2004 that some version of the MPCV would replace the space shuttle after it files its last mission this summer. But just yesterday in a too-cute bit of timing NASA announced that yes, that was now formally, officially, double-definitely true. Still, NASA can be forgiven its spin, since, when it comes to the manned space program, there's so little other good news. After the shuttle is mothballed, the U.S. will be effectively grounded, dependent on hitching rides with the Russians just to get back and forth to the American-built International Space Station. The Obama administration does have a manned program of sorts, one that relies pretty much on outsourcing the design and construction of rockets to private industry while NASA works on the MPCV. But even if the new crew module is successfully built sometime in 2016, NASA promises it will sit in a hangar unless the rockets are ready to lift it. And once they are, there is no certainty about where American astronauts will go except on milk runs to the station, though the White House does promise vaguely that exotic destinations like the moon, Mars or an asteroid are possibilities. In today's USA Today, lunar astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan who know a thing or two about taking big risks and accomplishing big things speak their minds in an op-ed piece that blasts the White House for its celestial aimlessness. For NASA, that's clearly off-message, and yet it's hard to argue with what the Apollo vets are saying. None of this makes a good contrast with the crispness and clarity of Kennedy's call, but none of that should make us look back at him too gauzily either. It was no secret that JFK's moon commitment was as much a political undertaking as a scientific one; indeed, the politics part had the edge. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the U.S. was in the process of taking a bad technological beatdown at the hands of the Soviet Union. In 1957, Sputnik became the first satellite in orbit; in April of 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human in orbit and both of them wore the hammer-and-sickle insignia. The U.S. followed with its pipsqueak Explorer satellite and its popgun suborbital flight of Al Shepard, and while they were nice, they were clearly second-tier.

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But according to Asahi Shimbun on June 27, the Self-Defense Force actually sent two planes, but one of them broke down halfway. The Paris Air Show was meant to showcase Japans aviation manufacturing technology and promote domestic products, but this has happened, said a person close to the Japanese government: Its really embarrassing that the plane didnt fly to the scene. This is the P-15508 aircraft at Paris air show. According to the announcement issued by the Defense Equipment Agency on June 12, Japan plans to start two planes from Haizimu Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 12. Originally scheduled to fly to Paris on the 16th, on the 19th and 20th to participate in the air show activities, ground demonstration and flight performance. In June 21st, he took off from Paris and returned home. 25 days to return to the thick wood base. Two P-1 waiting for take-off at the thick wood base, crowd farewell (Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Facebook map) Defense equipment hall 12 announcement, open schedule (defense equipment hall website screenshots) During the flight, the two aircraft stopped in Djibouti. In order to carry out the anti-Somali piracy mission, the Japan Self-Defense Force established a base at Djibouti Airport in 2009, stationed two P-3C patrol aircraft to conduct vigilant patrols in the surrounding sea areas. But when the Djibouti base was overhauled, a ground crew found a malfunction. The parts to be replaced need to be transferred from Japan. It was therefore provisionally decided that the aircraft in question would remain in Djibouti and the other would fly to Paris as planned. No. 5505 aircraft flew to Djibouti sea from the base (Japans unified staff supervision department). According to public images, Japan sent two P-1 numbers 5505 and 5508. The failure occurred in No. 5505 aircraft, and only 5508 arrived in Paris. At present, two planes have landed at the thick wood base in the evening of 26 local time in Japan. No. 5508 aircraft on display at Paris air show (visual china map) But by the time Observer. com was published, the Ministry of Defense had not yet explained that only one plane actually arrived in Paris. The P-1 is a new generation of patrol anti-submarine aircraft developed by Japan. It has been equipped with Haizi since 2012 and will gradually replace the existing P-3C fleet. The machine has four hair and 11 occupants, with a total length of 38 meters and a wingspan of 35.4 meters. In 2014, after the Japanese Cabinet meeting established the Three Principles for the Transfer of Defense Equipment, the restrictions on the export of military equipment and technology were greatly relaxed. As a new generation of self-developed military aircraft in Japan, Japan has spared no effort in promoting the P-1 patrol aircraft. In 2015, Japan sent P-1 to participate in the exhibition. Britains hunting fans antisubmarine aircraft was decommissioned at that time. But Britain finally chose the Boeing P-8 sea god patrol aircraft. And some media said that at the beginning of this year, French President Olander proposed to Japan to consider introducing P-1 instead of Frances active Atlantic 2 patrol aircraft. This is the first time the Japanese Self-Defense Force sent military aircraft to participate in the Paris Air Show, sent P-1 exhibition is likely to show the French aircraft performance. Japanese defense Deputy Minister Wakamiya Kentsugu and defense equipment director Guandu side Xiu Ming also participated in the air show. On the 19th, French President Mark Long visited Japans P-1 patrol aircraft and met with the two men during a visit to the air exhibition venue. The defense cooperation between France and Japan is very important, he told the two. So its not hard to imagine the mood of Japanese insiders when they say really humiliating on such an occasion when a plane breaks down halfway. Source: observer net responsibility editor: Wang Lishan _NBJS7182 So its not hard to imagine the mood of Japanese insiders when they say really humiliating on such an occasion when a plane breaks down halfway.

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UIA offers its partnersoperation of charter and humanitarian flights outside Ukraine and "wet leasing" cooperationDetails 我们的网站使用 cookie 和类似技术，包括 第三方工具，以确保网站的全部功能、内容个性化、分析、市场研究和 Cookie 政策中定义的其他目的。跟踪技术可能会处理用户的个人数据（例如，网站交互数据或 IP 地址）。 您可以通过单击“我同意”按钮同意使用所有 cookie 和其他标识符，或者您可以进行自己的设置。 您可以随时在本“政策”中更改您的 cookie 设置。 Last update: 30-01-2020 09:00 Last update: 22-01-2020 17:35 Last update: 15-01-2020 18:30 We have organized a 24/7 hotline in Ukrainian, English, and Russian. Last update: 12-01-2020 15:55 Last update: 11-01-2020 20:04 Last update: 11-01-2020 19:11 UIA made an official statement on PS752 flight Saturday, January 11, 2020, Ukraine International management held a press briefing and stated that the airline had never had the slightest doubt the cause of the tragic accident with PS752 Tehran – Kyiv flight was unrelated to the operation or technical condition of the aircraft Last update: 08-01-2020 19:38 Last update: 08-01-2020 16:10 With due allowance for the complexity and duration of the flight, the UR-PSR aircraft's crew was augmented. Last update: 08-01-2020 15:30 UIA expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the air crash and will do everything possible to support the relatives of the victims. Last update: 08-01-2020 15:10 Due to the situation in the region, UIA announces the suspension of its scheduled flights between Kyiv and Tehran, effective 08 January, 2020, until further notice. Last update: 08-01-2020 12:30 Last update: 08-01-2020 10:30 Today, on January 08, 2020, a “Ukraine International Airlines” aircraft while operating flight PS752 from Tehran to Kyiv disappeared from the radars a few minutes after departure from Tehran International Airport.

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The 787, just seconds after landing, speeds down the Boeing Field runway with a helicopter shadowing it on the east side. The helicopter was carrying a camera being used to make an IMAX film about the development of the 787 Dreamliner program. December 15, 2009 6:36 PM PST Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET Conversation powered by Livefyre

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ZHUHAI, Guangdong, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China plans to launch its first solar exploration satellite this year, with a model of the new hardware on display at the ongoing 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, according to the satellite's developer. China will enter a new era of solar exploration with the satellite's launch, said the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. According to the SAST, the primary payload on the satellite will be the solar Hα imaging spectrometer, which will gather images of the Sun in the Hα spectrum. It will help researchers observe changes in the Sun during solar flares, such as changes in its atmospheric temperature and velocity. The satellite's design includes the separation of its platform cabin and payload cabin, thus ensuring the ultra-high pointing accuracy and stability of the payload. China has established a ground-based solar monitoring network and made achievements in research fields such as the solar spectrum and solar magnetic fields, but it has yet to conduct space-based solar exploration. Experts hope that space-based solar exploration will advance China's basic research on the Sun, drive the development of relevant high-tech industries, and contribute to international solar physics research. On Sept. 24, the SAST launched a naming campaign for the solar satellite. The name will be announced after the satellite is successfully sent to space. Enditem

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The camera on the DSCOVR satellite has recorded a full year of the sunlit side of Earth from its orbit about a million miles from Earth at Lagrange point 1. Lagrange 1 is a point in the Earth-sun system some 932,000 miles (1.5 million km) from Earth, where the the gravitational forces between the sun and Earth create a relatively stable place for a space vehicle to orbit. A spacecraft can orbit the Lagrange 1 point just as it can orbit a planet. Lagrange 1 lies far beyond Earth’s magnetic environment, making it a perfect place to measure the constant stream of particles from the sun, known as the solar wind, as they pass by. DSCOVR launched on February 11, 2015. A year ago – July 20, 2015 – NASA released the first image of the sunlit side of Earth captured by the spacecraft’s EPIC camera. NASA said this about DSCOVR’s EPIC camera: EPIC takes a new picture every two hours, revealing how the planet would look to human eyes, capturing the ever-changing motion of clouds and weather systems and the fixed features of Earth such as deserts, forests and the distinct blues of different seas. EPIC will allow scientists to monitor ozone and aerosol levels in Earth’s atmosphere, cloud height, vegetation properties and the ultraviolet reflectivity of Earth. Bottom line: Video shows a full year of Earth, seen from a million miles away by the DSCOVR spacecraft.

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The Artemis I launch scheduled for Saturday has a lot of attention for future human missions putting astronauts back on the moon, but the science side of this project is just as big. “I hope to be able to propose missions to do and to be able to leverage those technologies that are being developed today,” said Casey DeRoo, a University of Iowa professor and researcher. DeRoo was recently awarded more than a quarter of a million dollars from NASA to develop technology creating mirrors so thin the shape can be controlled remotely after launch. An aspiration is to someday build a miniaturized space telescope using this technology in the size of a shoebox, known as a cubesat. Right now cubesats are typically deployed close to the Earth. The Artemis missions can send these cubesats much farther away to the moon and beyond. “How we might use these incredible platforms to develop the science of tomorrow," DeRoo said. "As an example, the Artemis capabilities of deploying cubesats, that’s going to be able to deploy 17 cubesats in a single launch. That’s an incredible return in addition to a manned, lunar mission.” While entities outside of NASA are excited to propose missions using Artemis as a backbone for future missions, NASA has already used the mission ready for launch to conduct scientific experiments. “We have cubesats on there, some are going to study radiation, some are going to help us understand the moon, we have one that’s going to look at an asteroid," said Kate Calvin, NASA's Chief Scientist. "Lots of fun science coming with those cubesats.” The cost of SLS was determined to be more than $4 billion per launch following a report by the NASA Office of the Inspector General. The science portion of this project though allows for cost cuts on small, distant missions. For future great scientific discoveries the SLS must perform its job. The most powerful rocket in the world can usher in a new great era of scientific discovery. “Mass is king," DeRoo said. "It takes a rocket a lot of effort to be able to deliver large amounts of material into space. The SLS is going to give us an unprecedented ability to be actually to deliver mass to these locations.” NASA set the second attempted launch of Artemis I for Saturday at 1:17 p.m. CDT. If the launch gets scrubbed again, the earliest attempt is Monday. by Nicholas Stewart, Iowa's News Now (CBS2)

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Melbourne, FL 32919 https://www.l3harris.com/ WASHINGTON, D.C. The State Department has approved a foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia for the modernization of RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System (TASS) aircraft and related equipment, totaling an estimated $582 million, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency statement. MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies won a U.S. Navy contract worth $80 million for the next phase of its electronic warfare (EW) modernization project for the F/A-18 fleet. MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies signed two contracts worth as much as $134 million to update portions of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space domain awareness mission. MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 9, 2023 — L3Harris Technologies Leidos, and MAG Aerospace joined hands for the U.S. Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program. The companies plan to deploy a fleet of aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to gather relevant and reliable operational intelligence. ROCHESTER, N.Y. The U.S. Army has awarded L3Harris a set of production orders -- totaling more than $247 million -- under the Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) program. MELBOURNE, Florida. L3Harris Technologies has won a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract to provide a sensor payload design for the medium Earth orbit (MEO) – Missile Track Custody (MTC) Epoch 1 program, the company announced in a statement. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded an $81 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide a multi-orbit, multi-waveform satellite communications (SATCOM) capability, and the contract will be overseen by the Air Force's Strategic Development and Planning office and is part of the ongoing Global Lightning program, the company announced in a statement.

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Two exam successes today! Firstly, huge congratulations to our student Glyn, who successfully passed his PPL Skills Test today! Glyn has fitted in his flight training around his cabin crew duties for a certain red-nosed airline operating not too far from Redhill, as well as helping us out on busy weekends at Redhill Aviation! Glyn has been learning on Cessna 152s and today flew G-BOYL with our in-house examiner Jill Develin. Today the weather was perfect for the test, unlike some of the days recently booked by Glyn! Congratulations also to our media editor Sam, who passed her Multi Engine class rating skill test today with Tuhin, another of our Redhill Aviation examiners. The test was flown in a Beechcraft Be76 Duchess. Sam departed Redhill and carried out some of the test at the Top Gear test track – also known as Dunsfold aerodrome. Fortunately Mr. Clarkson was not in attendance! Although being a twin engine aircraft, ironically much of the test was carried out simulating one of the engines not working!October 12, 2017 12:00 am

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Airport and structural firefighters working around small aircraft today have myriad hazards they must contend with. Technology is constantly evolving in the aircraft industry, and so must the knowledge base of our first responders. Maintaining a high level of training and situational awareness is critical for firefighter safety. This month we will discuss how modern technology has afforded the general aviation and ultralight aircraft occupants with the ability to survive an in-flight catastrophic failure. What is a Ballistic Recovery Parachute? Ballistic Recovery Parachutes are mounted on many ultralight and light general aviation aircraft. The system was developed to recover an aircraft that has suffered an in-flight catastrophic event. Imagine a large, rapidly deploying parachute that maintains the proper aircraft attitude (upright) while providing a survivable descent. These recovery systems can be found as part of some aircraft manufacturers’ factory-installed safety features like those on the Cirrus Aircraft, or they can be retrofitted into other general aviation aircraft like Cessna model aircraft. History of the Recovery Systems The company, BRS, was originally formed in 1980 by Boris Popov of Saint Paul, Minnesota, after he survived a 400-foot fall in a partially collapsed hang glider in 1975. As a result of his experience, Popov invented a parachute system that could lower an entire lightweight aircraft to the ground in the event of loss of control, failure of the aircraft structure, or other in-flight emergencies. Popov was granted a patent in 1986 for the invention called Ballistic Recovery System (BRS). BRS was founded in 1980 and introduced its first parachute in 1982 with its focus on the ultra-light aircraft market. The company recorded its first successful aircraft recovery a year later in 1983. In 1998, BRS collaborated with Cirrus Design (now called Cirrus Aircraft) to develop the very first recovery parachute system to be standard on brand new aircraft. That was the Cirrus SR-20, later followed up by the Cirrus SR-22 in 2001. They collaboratively named the design the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) and made it standard equipment on all 6,000+ Cirrus aircraft. A year later in 2002, BRS received a supplemental type certificate to install its parachute system in the Cessna 172, followed by the Cessna 182 in 2004, and the Symphony SA-160 in 2006. Components of the Ballistic Rescue Parachute A solid-fuel rocket is used to deploy the parachute from its storage housing and open the canopy fully within seconds. Typically on ultra-light installations, the rocket is mounted directly on the parachute container. On larger aircraft installations the rocket may be remotely mounted. The system includes a red tee handle to deploy or secure the system, and the parachute has straps that are hard mounted to the aircraft frame. Making a Difference One Parachute at a Time The real motivating factor of the BRS or CAPS team is the direct impact they have made with the ability to safely recover passengers in serious trouble. As of this writing the BRS Web site states that the company has saved more than 376 lives with its system, and the CAPS system installed on the Cirrus line of aircraft have saved 142 Cirrus passengers—truly an amazing safety feature that we will only see more of in the near future as people purchase new Cirrus Aircraft or decide to retrofit their current aircraft. Development of Flying Safety According to BRS, it has provided more than 30,000 parachutes for various light and micro light aircraft as of 2017. That is a lot of ballistic parachutes in the aviation industry. In July 2008, BRS announced that its new 5000 series canopy had completed compliance testing to ASTM International standards. This new parachute system is intended to provide recovery capability for much larger aircraft including small jets and other light pressurized aircraft. In 2008, FAA certification was being pursued to allow installation on certified aircraft. CAPS Established for the Safer Sky The original inspiration for the airplane parachute on the Cirrus aircraft was for midair collisions that could lead to tragedy. But, instead it led to the creation of the CAPS. The parachute system was designed to protect occupants in the event of an emergency by lowering the aircraft to the ground after deployment. CAPS revolutionized general aviation safety by providing an additional measure of safety to occupants, with their seatbelts containing built-in impact protection air bags. Similar to their role in automobiles, the design is built into the seatbelts, making them easier to install in aircraft than retrofitting an aircraft frame. No other certified general aviation aircraft manufacturer in the world provides this safety feature as standard equipment. When the CAPS system is deployed, the pilot pulls the red CAPS tee handle on the ceiling inside the cockpit. A solid-fuel rocket pushes out a hatch that covers the concealed compartment where the parachute is stored. As the rocket carries the parachute rearward from the back of the airplane, the embedded CAPS airplane harness straps release from the fuselage. Within seconds a 65-foot canopy will unfurl, controlling the aircraft’s rate of descent. The final landing is absorbed by the specialized landing gear—a built in roll cage and the Cirrus Energy Absorbing Technology (CEAT™) seats. ARFF and Structural Firefighter Safety Concerns Both BRS and CAPS systems afford the occupants with a greater chance of survivability. All emergency responders must be properly trained to operate at or around both deployed and undeployed ballistic parachute systems. One challenge to responders may be their inability to identify the installation of a recovery system. With the Cirrus line of aircraft, we know the system is a factory-installed feature. But, many people have started to retrofit these systems into their Cessna aircraft. Therefore when we teach ARFF programs we preach that emergency responders must establish a “NO GO ZONE.” This would be the area aft, or behind, the cockpit and directly above the window or blast panel. Typically the parachute will deploy either out of a rear window area or through a hatch in the rear portion of the aircraft fuselage. Note that when deployed, it will come out at an extremely high rate of speed with a tremendous amount of force. You do not want to be in front of this when it is deployed. This creates a unique personal safety hazard for emergency responders operating on the scene. Therefore this area must be respected by all personnel working on scene. This area MUST remain clear until the ballistic parachute recovery system is secured to avoid an unexpected deployment of the system. The deployment of a stored parachute is just one hazard for emergency responders. Aircraft that have landed safely with the assistance of their ballistic parachute system may have a new problem in high winds. Emergency responders may have to deal with the parachute itself if your response is during high winds. The force of the wind has the ability to move or drag the aircraft that has already landed safely on the ground. In cases like this the manufacturer recommends placing a heavy object on top of the parachute. One suggestion would be parking a vehicle on top of the deployed parachute. If your emergency aircraft is on the ground and positioned upright (on its landing gear) the NO GO ZONE can be easily established, but if the emergency aircraft comes to rest laying on its side, then the blast path of the parachute may be in the area of responders who are working to assist the occupants. The incident commander, operations officer, and the incident safety officer must establish and maintain a safety no go zone. We recommend using safety cones or fire line tape to restrict foot traffic in the projected blast path of the parachute. Should you encounter an aircraft emergency with a nondeployed ballistic parachute, the pilot of the aircraft will be your first resource on how to normally pin or secure the deployment handle. We do not recommend that emergency responders attempt to cut (or) secure the system unless they have been factory trained by the manufacturer. Fire departments operating at an incident for which the pilot is incapacitated should contact the manufacturer immediately to request assistance. BRS and CAPS are available as a resource, and they offer a “go team” response. This is a team of certified personnel that will respond to the scene of the accident and safely disarm the solid rocket fuel system. We can’t stress enough the importance of getting educated on BRS and CAPS systems. You must get out on the flight line to look for these systems before your next inflight emergency. A good place to start for firefighters would be the fixed based operator (FBO) that offer aircraft maintenance. Another great resource would be to contact the Airport Operations Division. These two resources will know which tenants of your airport have ballistic recovery parachute aircraft or they know which aircraft operate to and from your airport on a regular basis. Other important resources are BRS and CAPS themselves. You can find more information and training videos https://brsaerospace.com/. The FAA has also created an Advisory Circular (AC) on firefighter training on ballistic parachute recovery systems. For more information from the FAA, visit https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/certalerts/media/cert1304.pdf. These two sites offer information for firefighters to maintain FAA Part 139 compliance. WILLIAM GREENWOOD is a 25-year veteran of the fire service. He is currently the Assistant Fire Chief of Training at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Bill is a Senior Staff Instructor for the New Hampshire Fire Academy and owns FETC Services, which provides advanced firefighter and leadership training/consultation services. He is also a national speaker for FDIC International and has been published in Fire Engineering and FireRescue.

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Table 6-1. Cargo Center-of-Gravity Location Planning Example Aircraft basic weight from chart c Add: Fuel unusable Cargo (2000 pounds) Fuel (296 gallons) Nacelle fuel cell Wing fuel cell The cargo center-of-gravity is located at station 184.0. To get the landing weight of the aircraft down to a maximum of 9168 pounds, 457 pounds approximately (70 gallons) of fuel must be consumed. This chart is for planning purposes only. Final aircraft loading operations and weight and balance computation must be checked for the particular aircraft. (See Section II). 6-23. Load Planning. Secondary supports should be used to distribute highly A thorough check by the pilot before each flight will condensed weights evenly over the cargo areas. insure the best loading arrangement. The amount of control surface deflection required to correct for forward f. Cargo destination should be considered when or aft CG conditions will restrict maneuverability of the applicable. If part of the cargo is to be removed at an aircraft. The stability and controllability of the aircraft is intermediate stop, the cargo should be arranged improved, particularly at low airspeeds, by loading as close to the neutral position as possible. The degree of load planning will vary with each operation, depending g. All cargo must be adequately secured to prevent on the amount and bulk of the load. The basic factors to damage to the aircraft, other cargo, or the item itself. be considered in any loading situation are as follows: 6-24. Loading Procedure. a. The location of the cargo must be pla nned so that the center-of-gravity of the loaded aircraft will be Loading of cargo is accomplished through the main within the operating limits. cabin entrance and cargo doors. should be exercised to prevent damaging the wing flaps, b. The total weight of the loaded aircraft must not doors, floorboards, seat tracks, upholstery, etc. exceed the maximum allowable gross weight. Personnel shall observe NO STEP areas. Cargo should have at least one secondary support on each side of the c. Cargo must be arranged to permit access to all compartment. The floor is stressed to support a vertical emergency equipment and exits during flight. load of 200 pounds per square foot. d. Bulk cargo must be properly arranged to prevent 6-25. Securing Loads. damage to fragile items. Various aircraft maneuvers tend to move the cargo e. Floorboard and bulkhead structural capacity vertically, sideways, forward, rearward, or in any must be considered in the loading of heavy or sharp- combination of directions. For this reason all edged containers and equipment.

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School project developed at Concordia University. The Casualties Report tells the story of space gladiators in a plight for survival in 'The Station'. Enter the arena and be the last one standing. Gabriel Domeneghetti de Barros Download the demo here:

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A flying wing is a tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselagewith its crew, payload, fuel, and equipment housed inside the main wing structure. A flying wing may have various small protuberances such as pods, nacellesblisters, booms, or vertical stabilizers. Similar aircraft designs, that are not technically flying wings, are sometimes casually referred to as such. These types include blended wing body aircraft and lifting body aircraft, which have a fuselage and no definite wings. The basic flying wing configuration became an object of significant study during the s, often in conjunction with other tailless designs. Tailless aircraft have been experimented with since the earliest attempts to fly. Britain's J. Dunne was an early pioneer, his swept-wing biplane and monoplane designs displayed inherent stability as early as His work directly influenced several other designers, including G. Hillwho developed a series of experimental tailless aircraft designs, collectively known as the Westland-Hill Pterodactylduring the s and early s. VI was issued. Germany's Hugo Junkers patented his own wing-only air transport concept inseeing it as a natural solution to the problem of building an airliner large enough to carry a reasonable passenger load and enough fuel to cross the Atlantic in regular service. He believed that the flying wing's potentially large internal volume and low drag made it an obvious design for this role. His deep-chord monoplane wing was incorporated in the otherwise conventional Junkers J 1 in December In he started work on his "Giant" JG1 design, intended to seat passengers within a thick wing, but two years later the Allied Aeronautical Commission of Control ordered the incomplete JG1 destroyed for exceeding postwar size limits on German aircraft. Junkers conceived futuristic flying wings for up to 1, passengers; the nearest this came to realization was in the Junkers G. However, it still required a short fuselage to house the crew and additional passengers. The Soviet Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky began testing tailless flying wing gliders in After the s, Soviet designers such as Cheranovsky worked independently and in secret under Stalin. Men like Chizhevskij and Antonov also came into the spotlight of the Communist Party by designing aircraft like the tailless BOK-5 Chizhevskij and OKA the first ever built by Antonov which were designated as "motorized gliders" due to their similarity to popular gliders of the time.With 3S mAh large capacity battery, flying time is up to 15mins approxand the flight distance up to m. All-metal main gear, 18mm 3k carbon fiber tail boom, with poweful brushless main motor. Using class helicopter all-metal rotor, brushless 5mm shaft tail motor, high speed and sensitive response. 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The design objectives were to make a rugged, low cost, light weight wing for light slope lift, thermal and hand launch applications. In the hands of expert pilots blazing across the slopes in aerial combat or beginners doing combat with terra firma, the Zagi 5C will stand up to the mission. It will get you through your learning curve as a beginner and at the top end, survive the toughest California style full contact combat. The Zagi HP is a versatile flying wing. The motor tray employs a built in hard-point HP mounting system. The universal HP mount has three different pre-drilled holes in patterns for most brushless motors. This mount system provides the ridged platform brushless power requires. The HP mount distributes the thrust and torque load over a wide area of the foam wing, ensuring a solid connection between power and wing. Size, performance, speed, durability and portability are some of the attractions of the Zagi The Zagi 33 does everything quickly. 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Elon Musk’s private space company is developing a giant rocket called Starship to one day send humans to Mars. But first, it will drop NASA astronauts on the moon. NASA announced Friday that it has awarded a $ 2.9 billion contract to SpaceX to use Starship to bring astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface. NASA’s Trend Expansion Contract relies on private companies to transport people, cargo and robot adventurers into space. But it also represents a triumph for Mr. Musk in the war for space billionaires. One of the competitors for NASA’s moon contract is Blue Origin, created by Jeffrey P. Bezos of Amazon. SpaceX now outperforms Blue Origin and other rocket makers, highlighting how it has become NASA’s most senior partner in the human space flight program. When NASA hits its goal of bringing the next astronauts to the moon – now promised by the Biden administration to be the first woman and the first colored human to be on the moon – they are likely to be sitting in one. SpaceX car. News of the award was previously reported in The Washington Post. Last year, NASA awarded contracts to three companies for initial design work on landers that could send humans to the lunar surface. In addition to SpaceX, NASA selected proposals from Dynetics, a defense contractor in Huntsville, Ala. And Mr Bezos’s Blue Origin, has been involved in what it calls the National Team alongside several traditional aerospace companies: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper. The award is only for the first crew landing and SpaceX must make an unmanned landing first. NASA officials say Blue Origin, Dynetics and other companies will be able to bid for future moon landing missions. President Biden is maintaining plans that began under President Donald J. Trump to send astronauts back to the moon. But while Mr. Trump has pledged to go back to 2024, the schedule has not been seen as realistic after Congress failed to provide the required financing and NASA is currently reassessing the schedule. NASA’s moon program, called Artemis, is slated to kick off its first voyage later this year or early next year, using a powerful rocket known as the Space Launch System to push the Orion capsule, where the future astronauts will sit, on a trip to the moon and back. The rocket’s booster phase passed an important ground test last month. As for the spacecraft that will land astronauts on the moon, NASA is expected to choose two of the three companies to go ahead and build their lander, reflecting the approach that the space agency does. has used to hire freight companies and is currently astronauts to the International Space Station. Two options offer competition that helps to reduce costs and provide backups in the event of a system failure. When it comes to choosing SpaceX only, NASA officials seem to be saying that they believe Musk’s company can deliver an ambitious spaceship design, a larger and much more capable spacecraft. what NASA really needs. Indeed, once Starship goes live, it raises the question of why NASA needs a Space Launch System missile. Each launch of the Space Launch System is expected to cost more than $ 1 billion. Since Starship is designed to be completely reusable, it costs a lot less. Artemis’ plans are now calling for astronauts to orbit the Space Launch System’s rocket. The rocket’s upper stage is then to push the Orion capsule, where the astronauts will sit, towards the moon. Unlike NASA’s Moon missions in the 1960s and 1970s, an amphibious spacecraft will be sent separately to orbit the Moon. Orion will dock with a landing craft, which will then enter the water. But Starship will be smaller in size than Orion, making the architecture similar to sailing across the Atlantic and then switching to cruise ships for the short voyage into the port. In principle, Starship can take astronauts from Earth to the Moon without any complicated assembly. A Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, bought a flight around the moon on Starship. That trip, which could happen as early as 2023, will only cross the moon and not land. SpaceX conducted a series of altitude tests on the Starship prototypes at its site in the southernmost tip of Texas, not far outside Brownsville, to finalize how the spacecraft would return to Earth. SpaceX has made great progress with crunches to slow the fall, but the tests so far have ended explosive. Mr. Musk recently pledged that the spacecraft will be ready to send humans to space by 2023, even though he has a track record of over-advertising and underfunding in missile development schedules. However, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has become the horse of American and international spacecraft with its reusable booster stage. The company has twice sent astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, and is expected to put a third crew there on Thursday. Many private satellite operators have relied on companies to transport their payloads into orbit. And another company, Astrobotic, announced this week that it had chosen a larger SpaceX rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to carry a NASA expeditionary called the VIPER to the south pole of the moon in search of ice. in the coming years.

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The U.S. space race of the 1960s was an enormous undertaking, costing $25.4 billion (about $125 billion in 2009 dollars) with only the building of the Panama Canal rivalling the Apollo program's size as the largest nonmilitary technological endeavor ever undertaken by the United States. In the process, the United States built a massive infrastructure to support missions to the Moon. In the aftermath of the successful completion of the program, much of this infrastructure was abandoned, some was altered for other uses, and much torn down. This paper surveys six major cultural landmarks of the Moon race, assessing their differing fates: 1. The Apollo Launch Pads—LC 39A and B—Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 2. The Vertical Assembly Building (VAB), Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 3. Mission Control Center (MCC), Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. 4. Six Apollo landing sites on the Moon. 5. Lunar Landing Research Facility, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. 6. Apollo Command Modules on display in various museums around the nation, and in London.

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ANANTNAG: An Indian Air Force fighter aircraft MIG-21 on Tuesday crashed in mustard fields in Bijbehara area of this south Kashmir district, killing the pilot. Eyewitnesses said the jet crashed down in the fields in Marhama village, 10 km from Awantipora Air Base, minutes after catching fire in the rear. “We were working in the fields and suddenly heard some horrible sound. As we looked above we saw a jet catching fire. It then crashed down, prompting use to run for safety. As we looked back we saw heavy volumes of smoke emanating from the wreckage of the aircraft,” a farmer told Kashmir Reader. Soon after the mishap, heavy contingents of army and police rushed to the spot for rescue operation. “We reached the spot within minutes of the crash and recovered body of the pilot. Initially we believed that there were two pilots on board but later after confirming from the IAF officials it became that only one pilot was on board. The MIG-21 had taken off from Technical Airport in Srinagar,” said a top police official who was part of the rescue operation. He identified the deceased pilot as Squadron Leader Raghu Bansi. “IAF engineers also arrived at the spot to ascertain the cause of the mishap,” the officer said. As news about the jet crash spread in the area, people rushed towards the site of the mishap to see the wreckage of the jet. All roads leading to the crash site witnessed messy traffic jamming. The policemen and the traffic officials failed to clear the jam for hours together. Meanwhile, according to an army spokesman, the pilot was on a routine training sortie. “A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate into the cause of the accident,” the spokesman said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his condolences to the bereaved family of the pilot and suggested that New Delhi address the defence procurement issue of the armed forces at the earliest. “Not entirely disconnected from today’s crash the new Govt needs to sort (out) defence procurement issue for Navy, Air Force & Army ASAP,” he said on twitter.

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Officials look into whether hacker really took over plane SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. authorities are probing whether a computer security expert was actually able to hack into the computer system of a plane he flew aboard and cause it to bank sideways for a brief time. Chris Roberts, a well-known cybersecurity researcher, had previously alerted authorities to what he said were security flaws in several common airliners. He told FBI agents in April that he had hacked into the in-flight entertainment systems on numerous planes and, in one case, made a plane briefly fly sideways by telling one of the engines to go into climb mode. Senior law enforcement officials said Sunday that no evidence gathered thus far suggests that such a capability, as outlined by Roberts, exists. The official was not authorized to speak publicly. "While we will not comment on specific allegations, there is no credible information to suggest an airplane's flight control system can be accessed or manipulated from its in flight entertainment system. Nevertheless, attempting to tamper with the flight control systems of aircraft is illegal and any such attempts will be taken seriously by law enforcement." Roberts did not respond to requests for comment, but did tweet on Saturday that he's been advised to keep quiet on the topic. "There's a whole five years of stuff that the affidavit incorrectly compressed into 1 paragraph....lots to untangle," he tweeted. Roberts told Fox News in March that he knew how to "take planes out of the sky" by hacking into their entertainment systems. The FBI filed an affidavit in a New York court for a warrant to search Roberts computers April 17, first reported by a Canadian news service on Friday. Sometime before Feb. 13, Roberts apparently alerted the FBI to potential vulnerabilities he said he had discovered in the in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems used on Boeing 737-800, 737-900, 757-200 and Airbus A-320. According to the warrant request, he was interviewed about these issues by FBI agents on Feb. 13 and March 5. Roberts told the agency he was furnishing the information because he wanted the vulnerabilities fixed. During those interviews, Roberts told agents that he had exploited the vulnerabilities he had discovered "approximately 15 to 20 times" between 2011 and 2014. Roberts told the agents that at least once he took control of a flight's thrust management computer and had been able to tell one engine to climb, causing the plan to briefly go into a "sideways movement." On April 15, as he was flying from Denver to Chicago, Roberts tweeted a joke about whether he should hack into plane's engine indication and crew alerting system. Roberts then changed aircraft in Chicago for a flight to Syracuse.The plane he had been riding continued on to Philadelphia. When it landed in Philadelphia, FBI agents boarded it and found a damaged Seat Electronic Box in the area where Roberts had been sitting. "The outer cover was open approximately 1/2 inch and one of the retaining screws was not seated and was exposed," according to the warrant application. During their previous interviews, Roberts had told them that he was able to hack into the entertainment system by accessing the Seat Electronic Box located under certain seats in a plane. When Roberts' flight to Syracuse landed, he was met by FBI Special Agents. Roberts told the agents he had not compromised the airplane network on the flight from Denver to Chicago, according to the warrant request. He was open and helpful, showing the agents wiring schematics for multiple airplane models. At that point, the agents confiscated Roberts iPad, MacBook Pro and several external hard and thumb drives. The search warrant application was a request to electronically search them. It is not know whether the court granted the search request. When Roberts tried to fly back to Denver two days later, United Airlines informed him he was not welcome on its planes. He was, however, able to buy a ticket on another airline and continued his journey. Law enforcement authorities and an aircraft manufacturer have cast doubt on whether the breach described by Roberts was possible. According to a statement from Boeing, which makes three of the four jets Roberts said he was able to hack into, IFE systems on commercial airplanes are isolated from flight and navigation systems. "While these systems receive position data and have communication links, the design isolates them from the other systems on airplanes performing critical and essential functions," Boeing said in a statement provided by spokesman Doug Adler. In addition, the company noted that its airplanes have more than one navigational system available to pilots. Changes to the flight plans loaded into the airplane systems cannot take place without pilot review and approval. Boeing said its planes meet or exceed "all applicable regulatory requirements for both physical and cyber security," but that for security security reasons, it does not give specific airplane design features. Contributing: Kevin Johnson in Washington, D.C.

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ULA good in short term, even better in long term What a coup. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday provisionally approved the creation of United Launch Alliance, a merger of Boeing Co.ís and Lockheed Martin Corp.ís satellite-launch rocket businesses. The good news is that the combined production facilities will be right here in Decatur. Short term, it will be a pleasant boost in employment. Officials expect about 250 Lockheed employees to come to Decatur to produce the Atlas rockets. Thatís a positive, but hardly makes up for losses at bankrupt Delphi Corp. and Solutia Corp. The stellar benefit is longer term. The FTC decision was unique in that it knowingly approved a monopoly. Lockheed and Boeing are the only producers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles. EELVs are the only rockets capable of launching medium and heavy satellites, so the government uses EELVs almost exclusively. Many commercial operations choose EELVs, too, because they are more reliable than cheaper overseas alternatives. Satellites cost up to a billion dollars apiece, so spending extra on the launch vehicle is not a bad investment. What this all means is that Decatur, as home to ULAís production facilities, will be pivotal both to governmental and high-priced commercial satellites. When Boeing built its Delta plant, it expected a brisk commercial satellite business. The economy, however, decided otherwise. Consequently, almost all of ULAís initial orders will be governmental. Stated differently, EELV orders are at their lowest possible level. Satellites, however, are increasingly necessary for commercial projects. As the economy picks up, and as companies are forced to replace old satellites, EELV business is destined to increase. As sole home to EELV production, increased commercial sales will be a windfall for Decatur. The ULA also suggests a western anchor to what could become a Huntsville-Decatur aerospace corridor. Aerospace expansions at Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center will attract many high-tech suppliers. In the past most have scrambled to be in Huntsville. The ULA could make a Decatur mailing address more attractive to high-tech employers. And that would be good for all of us.

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This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version.View Full Document Unformatted text preview: 1 Extraterrestrial Life: Spring 2008 Saturn system Gas giant: smaller than Jupiter… about 95 Earth masses • rings: extend from 6,000-120,000 km above the equator of Saturn… made up of mostly small icy particles • orbital radius is 9.6 AU - planet formed in a still colder part of the protoplanetary disk in which hydrocarbon ices as well as water ice were present Extraterrestrial Life: Spring 2008 Satellites of Saturn Large number ~60 moons Enceladus : 500km diameter moon, orbital radius 240,000km Titan : 5150km diameter - second largest moon in the Solar system after Ganymede • orbital radius 1.2 million km • orbital period (Saturn) 16 days • orbital period of Saturn ~30 years Solar Fux ~1% of value at Earth Temperature in absence of greenhouse effect ~80K Extraterrestrial Life: Spring 2008 Both satellites are of interest for astrobiology: Enceladus : possible existence of liquid water in the subsurface - plumes mean that it is easily accessible to measurements! Titan : no evidence for liquid water, but many similarities to the early Earth - may provide information on the chemistry that preceded life on Earth The ESA Huygens probe landed on Titan early in the... View Full Document This note was uploaded on 08/31/2009 for the course GEOL 3300 taught by Professor Staff during the Spring '08 term at Colorado. - Spring '08

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F-16 makes hard landing at Wickenburg Municipal Airport From The Arizona Republic by Tessa Muggeridge – Oct. 22, 2009 12:44 PM Engine problems prompted a military F-16 jet to make an emergency landing at the Wickenburg Municipal Airport Thursday morning, officials said. The two-pilot crew on board was not injured in the hard landing, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The F-16D Fighting Falcon landed just short of the airport’s runway around 10:30 a.m. because it lost engine power, Luke Air Force Base spokesman Justin Oakes said. The jet was not scheduled to land at Wickenburg, but did because of the engine problems. It was assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, Oakes said. First responders are conducting an investigation on the scene, he said.

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About two months ago, Eilat suspended its daytime service to Eilat, questioning the safety of new flight paths aimed at reducing exposure to potential attacks from terrorists in nearby Egypt. Video courtesy of jn1.tv The complete suspension of El Al flights to Eilat means that the Israir and Arkia airlines will no longer face competition from the national airline, which will likely lead to an increase in ticket prices due to the grow in demand. Israel has taken measures in recent months to ensure that air traffic into the Red Sea town, wedged between Jordan and Egypt, could not be targeted by Islamist militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Those steps have included occasional rerouting of daytime flights so they do not skirt the Egyptian frontier – patterns that aviation experts said forced planes to make steep turns. Ticket prices expected to riseEl Al, which had three daily daytime flights to Eilat from Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport, said two months ago that the new landing and takeoff patterns for the resort town did not meet international aviation safety standards. The Civil Aviation Authority and Transportation Ministry rejected the company's claims on the danger in landing in the new path, saying that the decision was made for security reasons after an examination and in full cooperation with the three airlines operating on the route, as well as in coordination with the Israel Airports Authority, Israel Air Force and international organizations. But El Al, which had fought for operating flights to Eilat and had promised to flood the city with tourists, as well as bringing about a competition in ticket prices, insisted that the new route was dangerous and that it would not fly on it. As the new route only applied to morning and afternoon flights at first, the company continued to offer its night flight on the old route, but clarified that once the night flights were diverted to the new path, it would completely halt its service to the city as it would not compromise on passenger safety. On Monday, the Civil Aviation Authority said the new landing track would apply to nighttime flights as well, forcing El Al to halt all its flights to Eilat starting November 18. El Al's market share in flights from Ben-Gurion Airport to Eilat is about 30%. The current move will lead to a drop in supply and will likely push ticket prices up. At the moment, many flights to Eilat leave from Tel Aviv's Sde Dov Airport, but the airport is slated to shut down in about three years and all its activity will be moved to Ben-Gurion Airport. Reuters contributed to this report

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UK, Guildford, 17 November 2020 – Clutch Space Systems announced as a winner in the first International Space Pitch Day innovation competition and awarded a phase 1 contract valued £52,380. Clutch Space was one of just 10 tech start-ups and innovative companies from across the world to successfully secure same-day contracts to fast-track the development of their innovations after pitching direct to UK, US and NATO military leaders. Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth, UK Director Space, unveiled the winners following an afternoon of pitches in front of a global audience during the first day of the Defence Space Conference hosted from London. Air Vice-Marshal Smyth said: “Congratulations to the winners and all those that took part in the first International Space Pitch Day – it has captured the imagination of innovators and militaries not just across the UK and US, but all over the world. It has achieved several world firsts and we look forward to building on its success as we seek to fast-track innovation and cutting-edge technology to the front line quicker than ever before with fresh ways of working with industry to make sure we stay ahead of our shared adversaries and the threats they pose.” It is the first time two nations anywhere in the world have come together to award defence contracts based around a pitch-style event, similar to Dragon’s Den/Shark Tank. It is also the first time two nations have awarded joint defence innovation contracts to an overseas-based enterprise in this way. And it is the first time same-day contracts have been awarded in this way to industry by the UK Ministry of Defence. Martin Philp, CEO Clutch Space said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been able to develop this winning proposal with our partner borwell. This contract will enable Clutch Space to further showcase our software defined solutions for the ground segment of space to the UK MoD as well as our allies and we anticipate extending this tool to other defence units and commands in Phase 2 and beyond.” Clutch Space was among fifteen proposals from tech start-ups and innovators who battled it out to win funding by pitching to UK, US and NATO military leaders after being selected to take part in International Space Pitch Day from scores of entries from across the world. ISPD Winning pitch team – Melanie Redding (L), Ricky D’Costa (R) Clutch Space Systems teamed with borwell, the visualisation and machine learning specialists, to design a tool called Space Resources Operational Availability Tool (SROAT). The tool will be provided to operators to enable efficient and autonomous utilisation and assessment of the space assets for planning, and during operations. A prototype will include weather forecast interfaces, and orbit propagation, provide the satellite and payload simulations, automated mission planning code to support advanced queries, and provide the visualisation and AI modules. Read the official Government announcement here: //www.gov.uk/government/news/winners-of-international-space-pitch-day-revealed

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Students from the University of Sydney won their category in the Spaceport America Cup on Saturday, June 29. The team was up against students from 51 teams from around the world, including top technical universities such as Princeton and ETH Zurich. The rocket, named Silvereye, created by University of Sydney students competed in the 10,000ft commercial off-the-shelf category. The rocket ultimately reached 27 feet short of the target altitude using a solid propellant to achieve speeds close to the speed of sound. The rocket was constructed from a unique design and used a manufactured carbon fibre airframe. A win such as this opens up the possibility for the students to collaborate with other universities on rocketry projects in the future, according to team president André Franck Bauer. “Our win represents the biggest achievement for university student rocketry in Australia’s history. We are proud to have represented our country well and look forward to collaborating with other universities for next year’s competition,” said Franck Bauer. Throughout the process the team drew on assistance from partner aerospace organisations to develop the space industry. The team’s chief engineer, Mitchell Galletly, highlighted how the design of the rocket made the team stand out. “Our rocket has been successfully flown and recovered both in Australia and now in the US, highlighting the robustness and adaptiveness of our design,” said Galletly. This achievement builds on the successes of the University of Sydney Rocketry Team, the oldest tertiary student team in Australia. In 2018, the team were the first Australian university team to produce and construct a rocket that reached 10,000ft. University of Sydney, vice-chancellor, Dr Michael Spence said this achievement reflected the university as a whole. “Their success in New Mexico not only demonstrates the high calibre of our students, but also showcases our commitment to world-class research in aerospace engineering,” said Spence.

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The success of China’s longest-ever manned space mission is a symbol of the new heights reached by the Chinese space program, the People’s Daily commented on Saturday, after two Chinese astronauts successfully returned to Earth after 30 days in space. The reentry module of Shenzhou-11 landed safely at the designated site in central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at about 1:59 pm Friday Beijing Time. The following is a translation of the People’s Daily article provided for publication to Global Research: The Chinese space heroes have returned after completing their 30-plus-day mission. The Shenzhou-11 space capsule landed safely in Inner Mongolia with astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong on board. This historic moment is so momentous that it has lifted the spirit of every Chinese citizen. This moment will go down in the history books to be remembered for generations to come. Over the past five weeks, the two astronauts completed a series of scientific and technical experiments in the Tiangong-2 space laboratory, setting a record as China’s longest crewed mission to date. The success not only marked an important and decisive achievement in terms of the projects completed in the space lab, but also laid the foundation for follow-up construction and operation of a functional space station. Chinese manned space science has finally risen to a new level. This will always be a proud moment for the Chinese people. China started its space exploration journey 60 years ago from scratch, but has now grown into a world space power. The “Two Bombs, One Satellite” project, the lunar exploration program as well as the Beidou Navigation Satellite System are evidence of China’s progress and strength as a major world power. In just 24 years, China has mastered the three most important technologies in manned space, namely the earth-to-orbit transportation system, extravehicular activity (EVA) and space rendezvous and docking, which signals that it will not be long before China realizes its goal of operating a permanent space station as well as conducting space application on a large scale. The Chinese people who have suffered in the “age of navigation” can finally hold their heads up high. Despite difficulties faced along the journey, China has, with its unremitting efforts, staunch determination and independent innovation, finally made seminal breakthroughs in key space technologies, applied its research results to the industrial, agricultural and service sectors, upgraded technologies of relevant industries, and brought tangible benefits to the public. As of the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan period, China has completed 42 commercial launches for 25 nations and international organizations, launched 48 satellites, provided 10 carrying services, delivered nine whole spacecrafts, managed to export its basic aerospace facilities, and expanded the international market of satellite application, thus making great contributions to the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. The praise received from the international community acknowledges China’s efforts in space technology and the peaceful development of mankind. A nation should be self-reliant in order to survive in the international arena. Space exploration relies on perseverance and independent innovation. In the past six decades, Chinese space scientists upheld the spirit shown both in the “Two Bombs, One Satellite” project and manned spacecraft science research, while always placing the national interest and the needs of the people first. Their innovation, perseverance, solidarity and dedication, the most precious legacies of this era, propel the modern rejuvenation of China. The dream of space exploration is part of the dream of rejuvenation. China today needs strategic scientific support more than ever. It has yet to complete the national strategy that maps out three major steps to promote manned space, and also needs more efforts in deep space exploration and application of space technologies. China should prioritize space science development, implement innovation-driven national development strategies and focus on independent innovation and groundbreaking technological innovations. The future success of the “Long March” and space exploration as a whole hinge on continued efforts from us all.

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DUBAI: EGYPTAIR customers will soon be flying to destinations around the globe aboard new Airbus A350-900s, after the airline disclosed an order for 10 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow. Once added to the fleet, the A350-900s will provide EGYPTAIR with 25% less fuel burn and, in turn, reduced emissions, while passengers enjoy the comfort of the Airbus AirSpace cabin, including a feeling of true spaciousness, wide seats, high ceilings and alluring ambient lighting. The signing took place at the 2023 Dubai Airshow, in the presence of EGYPTAIR’s Chairman and CEO, Engineer Yehia Zakaria and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International, Christian Scherer. “EGYPTAIR is a key partner of Airbus in the Middle East and Africa. We take immense pride in this partnership aimed at furthering the aviation industry. Our focus lies in the enhancement of our fleet to embrace some of the most contemporary aircraft available,” says EGYPTAIR Chairman and CEO Yehia Zakaria. Zakaria adds: “EGYPTAIR has firmed up an agreement with Airbus to procure 10 A350-900 aircraft, each boasting a capacity of 340 seats. These aircraft come equipped with cutting-edge technologies and Rolls-Royce XWB Trent engines, known for their modern design and reduced fuel emissions and consumption. As we tackle growing demand across our network, this aircraft is the optimal choice. “Once delivered the A350-900 will be EGYPTAIR’s flagship aircraft. Adding the world’s most modern and efficient widebody aircraft to the airline’s fleet will be instrumental in expanding its offering, opening new opportunities particularly in Western US and the far East,” says Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial officer and Head of Airbus International. It’s the one and only aircraft enabling EGYPTAIR to open up its network with benchmark economic efficiency – not to mention passenger comfort. The A350 is the world’s most modern and efficient widebody aircraft and the long range leader in the 300-410 seater category, flying efficiently on any sector from short-haul to ultra-long-haul routes up to 9,700nm. Its clean sheet design includes state-of-the-art technologies, aerodynamics, lightweight materials and latest generation engines that together deliver 25% advantage in fuel burn, operating costs and CO₂ emissions, as well as 50% noise reduction compared to previous generation competitor aircraft. The A350 has won over 1,000 orders from leading carriers from around the globe.

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Indicators on High Quality Drones You Should Know Uledi Pennsylvania 15484 It doesn't matter no matter if you’re shopping for for your birthday, the vacations or only for entertaining, a drone is the ultimate present for kids. They’re pleasurable to fly and many can execute amazing tricks. Simply click To Shop or Read Evaluations For a starter camera drone, this a single unquestionably requires the cake is an excellent choice for kids who will be at an intermediate traveling amount. For that reason, We're going to assist you with your FAA drone registration filing, make compliant labels as well as a Flight ID card. You may well be subject to civil and prison penalties should you meet the factors to sign up and don't register, like fines of approximately $250,000. There are plenty of regularly requested thoughts On the subject of The subject of proudly owning and flying a drone, so we figured it’d be a good idea to highlight a number of them for you personally in the event you personally experienced any. BONUS DRONE BATTERY + MOTORS: This drone kit has spare motors as well as a bonus battery for for a longer time flight involving costs, making it an even better drone for kids Uledi Best Photo Drone Despite the fact that the FAA did their best to regulate UAVs and prepare their operators, both hobbyist and people who fly for industrial uses, there remain huge problems bordering drones. Certainly one of the biggest kinds is BVLOS (flying over and above the Visible line of sight) which has been in the middle of community issue ever because the 1st drones whose assortment exceeded our line of sight emerged available on the market. Locate the ideal kids' drones for The cash. We have researched more than 50 new RC quadcopters and picked the very best 10 for you personally. Take a look at our simple acquiring guide under. All set for takeoff? Let's get going! Click on To buy or Examine Evaluations To get a child who just would like to mess around and perform some tips with a drone, This can be the excellent 1 to get. Want to have a lot more pleasurable? This copter has a 3D flipping stunt to “wow” your folks. For the reason that this copter is so tiny, you’ll must fly it indoors. But with a 4-channel radio Regulate, kids can fly many quadcopters without delay. Is available in four fun colours: blue, pink, orange and inexperienced. As previously mentioned, traveling in random fields or your personal non-public Place is your best wager when flying a drone. On the other hand, specific rules from the FAA must be adopted, one among which staying that a household drone can't exceed the height of 400 feet while in the air. Additionally, you will be anticipated for being at least five miles clear of any airport while flying your drone. The Hercules kit from HobbyKing is really a $fifty-kit that offers you a strong human body and mounts like a get started in your drone. You'll have to provide the remaining electronics to finish it out, however. Cheap Quadcopter With Camera Uledi Pennsylvania 15484 There are plenty of, several providers and types that are not staying represented in this post. We realize that. But we even have a superb sense for the big prosumer / industrial drone producers, we’ve flown These types of products ourselves, and we’re executing our best to curate and to highlight the most well-liked versions On this record. Ever heard about dual-operator manner? The DJI Inspire 1 lets one particular particular person fly, and An additional man or woman Regulate the camera. I’ll inform you this. Once you fly dual-operator mode, it’s hard to return to traveling solo. Functioning sUAS with a proficient crew member is admittedly pleasurable. have an outside flight selection. The Syma x1 4 comes with anything you will need (minus batteries) to start traveling correct out of your box. Large Drone With Camera RC Drones With Camera For Sale High Quality Drones Stockton NY 14784 High Quality Drones Poughkeepsie NY 12604 High Quality Drones New Hartford CT 06057 High Quality Drones Whitefield ME 04353 High Quality Drones South Casco ME 04077

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In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A U.S. led lunar orbiting habitat could become a deep space departure point for human explorers as well as a gateway for a return to the moon’s surface. Opposition grows to 2019 budget proposals to end NASA’s oversight of the International Space Station in 2025 and cancel the WFIRST space telescope. The re-established National Space Council meets for a second time Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Human Space Exploration ScifyWire (2/17): NASA’s Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway (LOPG), featured in NASA’s proposed 2019 budget — could re-open the lunar surface to scientific scrutiny, human exploration and commercial activities. The gateway could also serve as a departure point for human deep space destinations, including Mars. Spaceflightinsider.com (2/16): NASA’s Mark Vande Hei and Japan’s Norishige Kanai worked quickly on Friday to finish up a multi-spacewalk overhaul of the International Space Station’s Canadian robot arm. A key aging component, a mechanical hand removed during the start of upgrades in October, will be returned to Earth for refurbishment. The Hill (2/18): In an op-ed, George Mason University planetary scientist Michael Summers questions a 2019 White House budget proposal that would end NASA operations of the International Space Station in 2025. The Station is crucial to studies of the health impacts of spaceflight on astronauts, writes Summers. Under the proposal, NASA will transition its human exploration focus from low Earth orbit to deep space. Low Earth orbit activities would transition to the private sector. Times of Israel (2/19): At Israel’s Ramon crater, a very Martian desert like setting, a half-dozen of the nation’s scientists spend four days simulating Red Planet exploration. One goal of the exercise was to boost Israel’s young space industry. Space.com (2/15): The American Astronomical Society is vowing to oppose efforts to terminate development of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST), as proposed in the 2019 fiscal year budget the Trump administration presented to Congress on February 12. “We cannot accept termination of WFIRST, which was the highest-priority space-astronomy mission in the most recent decadal survey,” AAS President-elect Megan Donahue said in a statement. The high ranking comes from the National Academy of Sciences for WFIRST’s capabilities to unravel dark energy and seek out bio signatures in extra solar planets. Science (2/17): Findings presented before the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science suggest most people would welcome the discovery of life beyond Earth. The Arizona State University study examined responses to three announcements, the 1996 discovery of possible tiny fossilized microbial structures in a Martian meteorite; the 2015 finding of Tabby’s star and speculation over the presence of an artificial structure; and the 2017 announcement of a star with multiple rocky planets orbiting in the habitable zone. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2/16): NASA’s very productive Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been placed in temporary standby mode while engineers assess a power issue. MRO, which has been orbiting Mars since 2006, serves as an important communications relay for other missions on the Red Planet’s surface as well as a source of high resolution imagery of the planet’s surface. Washington Post (2/17): Ireland’s Cara O’Connor, 6, is urging NASA to help restore distant Pluto’s status to full-fledged planet. Just over a decade ago, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Cara, who would like to become an astronaut, added, “you need to fix this problem for me.” Spaceflightnow.com (2/16): NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, has reached NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to await a launch planned for no sooner than April 16. TESS is to take on the extra solar planet search began by NASA’s Kepler space telescope, which was launched in 2009. TESS is to search for planets much closer to Earth than has Kepler. USA Today (2/15): The neighboring Andromeda Galaxy, once thought to be larger than the Milky Way, really is not, according to a new assessment by astronomers. Space News (2/16): In response to a NASA certification process, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been authorized to launch many of the agency’s science mission satellites. Major Space Related Activities for the Week Spacepolicyonline.com (2/18): The recently re-established National Space Council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence, is slated to meet for a second time since standing up in October 2017, this time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. Regulatory reform is an anticipated topic. Possible web cast details could be forthcoming. Also, in Washington, a Planetary Science Advisory Committee session is planned for Wednesday through Friday. Topics include a new 2019 NASA budget initiative to nurture commercial lunar landers, rovers and science instruments. Congress is not in session this week. Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.

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Direct flights from Sermiligaaq to Tasiilaq All flights from SGG to AGM non-stop. There are direct flights from Sermiligaaq Heliport, Greenland to Tasiilaq (AGM), Greenland four times per week with AirGlow Aviation Services. The flight distance is 40 miles and the trip usually takes about 25 minutes. Airlines with non-stop routes: AirGlow Aviation Services Flight schedule from Sermiligaaq to Tasiilaq with AirGlow Aviation Services This is a weekly direct flight schedule for AirGlow Aviation Services. Use the arrows or click on the date to change week. Click on any flight departure time to show more information and check availability. The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2024-03-15 Sermiligaaq to Tasiilaq flight departures Select a date to see all scheduled flight departures between SGG to AGM. SGG - AGM information Distance40 miles (64 km) Flight time25 minutes AirlinesAirGlow Aviation Services AlliancesOne WorldSky TeamStar Alliance AirGlow Aviation Services AircraftEurocopter EC155

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Motivated by the lack of research in tailless morphing aircraft in addition to the current inability to measure the resultant aerodynamic forces and moments of bird control maneuvers, this work aims to develop and test a multi-functional morphing control surface based on the horizontal tail of birds for a low-radar-signature unmanned aerial vehicle. Customized macro fiber composite actuators were designed to achieve yaw control across a range of sideslip angles by inducing 3D curvature as a result of bending-twisting coupling, a well-known phenomenon in classical fiber composite theory. This allows for yaw control, pitch control, and limited air break control. The structural response of the customized actuators was determined numerically using both a piezoelectric and an equivalent thermal model in order to optimize the fiber direction to allow for maximized deflection in both the vertical and lateral directions. In total, three control configurations were tested experimentally: symmetric deflection for pitch control, single-sided deflection for yaw control, and antisymmetric deflection for air brake control. A Reynolds-averaged-Navier–Stokes fluid simulation was also developed to compare with the experimental results for the unactuated baseline configuration. The actuator was shown to provide better yaw control than traditional split aileron methods, remain effective in larger sideslip angles, and provide directional yaw stability when unactuated. Furthermore, it was shown to provide adequate pitch control in sideslip in addition to limited air brake capabilities. This design is proposed to provide complete aircraft control in concert with spanwise morphing wings.

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13000 Year Old Satellite! The Black Knight UFO NASA Images A look at the black knight UFO / satellite, all images have been checked and are genuine non edited NASA originals. The UFO was broadcasting signals and was being monitored not only by the USA and Soviet Union, but also by other countries such as Sweden and a host of Ham Radio enthusiasts. One such Ham Radio operator decoded a series of signals received from the UFO Satellite and declared it to be a star-chart centered on the Epsilon Bootes Star System – But as it would have appeared from the Earth 13,000 years ago! TheLifebeyondearth

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U.S. Airmen with the Air Force Honor Guard at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., perform during a Veterans Day parade in Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 11, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released) Advertise on MotherJones.com Mother Jones encourages readers to sign in with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Disqus, or OpenID to comment. Please read our comment policy before posting. FOLLOW MOTHER JONES GET THE MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITIONS ALSO AVAILABLE ON: We noticed you have ad blocker on. Support nonprofit investigative reporting by pitching in a few

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Almost any significant F-22 engine or avionics upgrade would involve so much work, new technology, and R&D that it simply be a new aircraft. It got caught in a technological and production dead end and most of its subcontractors don't exist any more. The F-15EX works because it *is* a new aircraft, even if the original airframe design is old. As someone noted, it has been in continual production with incremental improvements for four decades. I don't think it would be especially cost effective to upgrade the C's to to EX standard either, hence new builds.

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As a boy, Chris Rae dreamed of becoming a scientist. But life, bills, marriage and children intervened. Now 51, Rae, who's spent 30 years as a sales rep, wants to finally act upon his childhood ambition. "I've been thinking about science for years now," said Rae, who sells industrial packaging. "I've done quite well in sales, but I'm tired of the constant grind. Now I want to do something I love." But how? Rae finished only three years of college, and, at present, doesn't want to spend more time in school completing graduate studies. He'd like to find employment in the aerospace industry, but isn't interested in becoming an engineer. Rae has a tough road ahead, say industry experts. Without an advanced science degree or engineering training, his chances of securing a well-paying aerospace job are extremely limited. He might end up doing sales work similar to what he's doing now--with only a change of clientele. For help, Rae contacted Susan Miller, a career counselor in Los Angeles. Rae told Miller that, despite his most diligent efforts, he hasn't been able to launch an aerospace career. He had contacted the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena about administrative positions, but says he was told he'd need a bachelor's degree "just to knock on their door." He also submitted resumes to aerospace and defense firms, but didn't receive any encouraging responses. After reviewing Rae's resume and interviewing Rae at length, Miller advised the Walnut resident that he'd greatly bolster his chances of making the transition into aerospace if he undertook some preparatory educational studies and training. She explained that aerospace firms will assess him in three areas: his content knowledge of their field (which currently is low); his functional skills--such as selling, negotiating and project management--which can be readily applied to their business; and his positive affect, or ability to fit into their workplace culture. Miller suggested that Rae not only complete his bachelor of science degree, but also consider pursuing professional certification in a specialty such as purchasing management or engineering, which would be of value to aerospace employers. Rae would need at least a year of schooling to complete his bachelor's degree, plus additional time for a specialty certificate. Industry experts also suggested that Rae not limit his job search to local aerospace concerns. During the last decade, California has lost more than 300,000 aerospace and defense jobs due to corporate consolidations and military spending cuts. Here are some additional tips for Rae to help him plan his career transition: First, Rae should realize that nontechnical positions at aerospace firms, which manufacture aircraft systems, missiles, spacecraft, space launch vehicles and related equipment, are extremely limited. For example, out of 136 current job openings at Northrop Grumman's Southern California sites, only four--including two secretarial spots--don't require technical expertise, said Bob Bishop, a company spokesman. And even many of these rare nontechnical aerospace spots, particularly those that are executive-level and project management-oriented, may be difficult for Rae to land. Aerospace firms tend to promote their top-level managers from within, and favor engineers to oversee their ongoing projects, explained Ed Jordan, a 25-year aerospace industry veteran and the expert guide at http://aerospace.about.com. Rae may want to look into information management jobs within the industry, which are on the rise as aerospace firms continue to transfer their prodigious documentation to computerized files and databases, Jordan said. However, such "soft technical" positions at larger firms--open to workers who are computer literate and comfortable with aerospace lingo--have been steadily emigrating out of California as a result of the industry's continued spate of mergers and acquisitions, Jordan said. But there are other possibilities for Rae. His extensive sales and marketing background may prove attractive to select aerospace employers. Occasionally, sales and marketing positions at these firms require only strong selling and people management skills. In March, for example, Raytheon, the nation's third-largest aerospace and defense firm, advertised for a marketing manager at its Long Beach location. The position required no technical experience. However, not all aerospace concerns have such openings. Firms such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin (the nation's largest military aerospace employer), whose principal client is the federal government, do little or no sales and marketing to the private sector.

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Iran unveils a new solid-fuel precision-guided missile, named Fateh 313, which has been designed and manufactured by experts at the Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization. The new state-of-the-art rocket with a range of 500 kilometers was unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday marking National Defense Industry Day in the presence of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and a number of senior Iranian officials. Fateh 313 is an advanced generation of missiles which runs on combined solid fuel using a domestically-designed sensor. The missile had been previously test-fired and successfully hit targets. Iran’s Defense Ministry plans to begin the mass production of the rocket. In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems. The Islamic Republic has held several military drills to enhance the defense capabilities of its armed forces and to test modern military tactics and equipment. Iran has repeatedly said its military might poses no threat to other countries, insisting that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

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Basic RC Component Installation: The components that make up your airborne RC system include the receiver, servos, battery pack, switch harness, and an aileron extension cable if you are using aileron control (on the wings of your aircraft). You will need a servo for each control function: rudder, elevator, aileron (if applicable), and engine throttle. That is typical for a fuel-powered model. If you were flying an electric-powered airplane, the throttle servo would be replaced with an Electronic Speed Control (ESC). You plug the ESC cable into the same throttle port (connector) on your receiver as you would a throttle servo. Operating the throttle control stick on your transmitter would then vary the motor’s speed. Not to complicate the initial story, but most ESCs, intended for the smaller-size electric-powered models, contain an internal Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC). It will allow you to use one battery pack to power your model’s motor and your RC system (on a shared basis). I’ll write more about this when I get into electric-powered models. Placement of the RC components involves a couple of considerations. Most important, these radio parts add weight to your model. The components’ location can affect your aircraft’s center of gravity (CG) or balance point. An improperly balanced model (too tail-heavy or nose-heavy) is not going to fly well, or at all. Another consideration is the length of the cables supplied with the various components. Failure to arrange them in a logical order can leave you with cables that are too short or too long. Traditionally, the RC battery pack is placed up front, just behind the engine and fuel tank. Most basic aircraft designs have shorter nose lengths and longer tail lengths, hence the need for more weight forward. Your battery pack will probably be the heaviest weight in the system. You can put that weight to the best possible advantage while attempting to achieve the correct balance. Working your way back from the model’s nose, the item behind the battery pack should be the throttle servo, which must be mechanically connected to the engine carburetor. If you have an electric-powered aircraft, the ESC should be located in roughly the same area as the throttle servo. After this we should be approximately at the position of the wing’s leading edge (the front of the wing). The wing usually covers the model’s “RC compartment.” When you remove the wing (be it located on the top or bottom of the fuselage), you are able to access this section. The front portion of this compartment is where the RC receiver is generally installed. Behind the receiver (in roughly the middle of the space) is a good place for the power (on/off) switch and the charging jack. The rudder and elevator servos go toward the aft portion of the compartment. Some modelers locate the throttle servo back at this position (shown on the mock-up). If they do, they must run a control rod back forward to the engine throttle. With this kind of arrangement, all the servo cables (and the ESC cable for electric power) can easily reach the mating connector block on the receiver. If you are using aileron control, it’s a good idea to first plug an aileron extension cable into the receiver. The other end of this extension can pass up toward the wing-mounted aileron servo. When you attach the wing before flying, that aileron servo must be connected to the extension cable. In the same regard, you must disconnect the aileron servo cable from the extension cable when you remove the wing for transportation or storage. The remaining installation involves running control rods back to the rear or tail surfaces of the aircraft. The output of the rudder servo up front must be connected to the movable rudder at the model’s tail, and the elevator servo output must be connected to the elevator control surface in the rear. More details of these control-rod hookups will be discussed in the installment dealing with model assembly. Most aircraft have a tail-dragger configuration, in which the model’s tail rests on the ground. A tail wheel is attached to the rudder and moves with the rudder to steer or maneuver the aircraft when it is taxiing on the ground. As you will learn, aircraft that do not have ground-maneuvering capability are usually hand launched. The other popular aircraft configuration is the tricycle landing gear (trike gear). In this arrangement the aircraft sits relatively level on two rear-mounted main wheels and a single nose, or forward, wheel. That nose wheel is mechanically connected to the rudder servo such that the aircraft can be steered while on the ground. Trike gear is probably the easier configuration for the rank beginner to handle and learn, but hooking up the nose-wheel steering can prove more complex. The last, but important, item of concern is deploying the receiver antenna wire properly. Each modern RC receiver has a wire antenna measuring approximately 40 inches that exits its case. The smaller the aircraft, the harder it is to “deploy” this antenna wire properly. The time-honored method is to run the antenna wire from the receiver directly to the outside of the fuselage (through a small-diameter hole), then out to the rear of the aircraft where it can be attached to the top of the vertical fin or the tip of the stabilizer. The antenna should never be attached to a movable tail surface such as the rudder or elevator; the constant flexing could eventually break the wire. Under no circumstances should you reduce the antenna wire’s length. To do so might detune the output stage of your receiver and greatly reduce radio range. Several excellent reduced-size antennas are available for use with the smaller models; I will get to that later. For now the beginner should concentrate on using the full-length antenna. These wire receiver antennas can pick up more than received radio signals; they can pick up, for instance, electrical noise generated by the motors inside the servos. Keeping this in mind, it is important that you keep away from the servo actuators when routing your antenna wire to the rear of the aircraft. Try to get the antenna outside and away from these noise generators. RC System Mock-Up: To put everything in the proper physical size and location, I have included a mock-up of a typical airborne RC system. It is laid out exactly as the RC equipment would be installed in your aircraft. Keep it as a reference for RC-model installations. I have reached another cutoff point. By now you should have a good idea of what to buy and how to install it in your aircraft. Next month I’ll take up the subject of RC-system operation. From there this series will go into selecting and assembling an Almost Ready-to-Fly, or ARF, trainer, how to fuel and start your engine, and how to make that all-important first flight. Please keep writing in with your questions addressed to “From the Ground Up” in care of Bob Hunt, Box 68, Stockertown PA 18083; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org. We try to think of everything, but there will be missed items or ones with which you have concern. Model Aviation wants this series to grow! MA Click on photo to view large image with caption

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A mannequin of one in every of Airbus’ ZEROe idea planes, photographed in November 2021. The agency has stated it needs to develop “zero-emission industrial aircraft” by the 12 months 2035. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Airbus is launching a U.Ok.-based facility targeted on hydrogen applied sciences, a transfer which represents the agency’s newest try to assist the design of its subsequent technology of aircraft. In an announcement Wednesday, Airbus stated the Zero Emission Development Centre in Filton, Bristol, had already begun working on the event of the tech. One of the positioning’s essential objectives will focus on work on what Airbus referred to as a “cost-competitive cryogenic gasoline system” that its ZEROe aircraft will want. Details of three zero-emission, “hybrid-hydrogen” idea planes underneath the ZEROe moniker have been launched back in Sept. 2020. Airbus has stated it needs to develop “zero-emission industrial aircraft” by the 12 months 2035. The ZEDC within the U.Ok. will be part of different related websites in Spain, Germany and France. “All Airbus ZEDCs are anticipated to be totally operational and prepared for floor testing with the primary totally practical cryogenic hydrogen tank throughout 2023, and with flight testing beginning in 2026,” the corporate stated. The environmental footprint of aviation is important, with the World Wildlife Fund describing it as “one of many fastest-growing sources of the greenhouse gasoline emissions driving world local weather change.” The WWF additionally says air journey is “at the moment essentially the most carbon intensive exercise a person could make.” KLM was notified of the lawsuit on the identical day because the agency’s annual common assembly. A spokesperson confirmed the group had acquired the letter and stated it could research its contents. Hopes for hydrogen In an interview with CNBC earlier this year, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury stated aviation would “probably face important hurdles if we do not handle to decarbonize on the proper tempo.” Faury, who was talking to CNBC’s Rosanna Lockwood, laid out quite a few areas his agency was focusing on. These included making certain planes burned much less gasoline and emitted much less carbon dioxide. In addition, the aircraft the corporate was delivering now had a licensed capability for 50% sustainable aviation gasoline of their tanks. “We want to see the SAF trade transferring forwards, being developed, being grown to serve airways and to have the ability to use that capability of fifty% of SAF,” he stated. “We’ll go to 100% by the top of the last decade.” The above represented a “essential a part of what we’re doing” Faury defined. “The subsequent one is trying on the mid-term and long-term future to deliver to the market the hydrogen aircraft as a result of that is actually the final word resolution,” he stated, noting that a number of engineering, analysis and capital commitments can be required. Described by the International Energy Agency as a “versatile power service,” hydrogen has a various vary of purposes and might be deployed in a variety of industries. It might be produced in quite a few methods. One methodology consists of utilizing electrolysis, with an electrical present splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. If the electrical energy used on this course of comes from a renewable supply reminiscent of wind or photo voltaic then some name it inexperienced or renewable hydrogen. The overwhelming majority of hydrogen technology is at the moment primarily based on fossil fuels. Airbus shouldn’t be the one firm utilizing hydrogen in aviation. Last October, plans to function industrial hydrogen-electric flights between London and Rotterdam have been introduced, with these behind the challenge hoping it would take to the skies in 2024. At the time, aviation agency ZeroAvia stated it was creating a 19-seater aircraft that might “fly completely on hydrogen.” In September 2020, a six-seater hydrogen gasoline cell aircraft from the corporate completed its maiden flight. —CNBC’s Sam Meredith contributed to this report

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Cassini is finale a 13-year debate of a Saturn complement with an conscious thrust into a world to safeguard Saturn’s moons – in sold Enceladus, with a subsurface sea and signs of hydrothermal activity – sojourn primitive for destiny exploration. The spacecraft’s fatal dive is a final kick in a mission’s Grand Finale, 22 weekly dives, that began in late April, by a opening between Saturn and a rings. No booster has ever ventured so tighten to a world before. The mission’s final calculations envision detriment of hit with a Cassini booster will take place on Sept. 15 during 7:55 a.m. EDT (4:55 a.m. PDT). Cassini will enter Saturn’s atmosphere approximately one notation earlier, during an altitude of about 1,190 miles (1,915 kilometers) above a planet’s estimated cloud tops (the altitude where a atmosphere vigour is 1-bar, homogeneous to sea turn on Earth). During a dive into a atmosphere, a spacecraft’s speed will be approximately 70,000 miles (113,000 kilometers) per hour. The final thrust will take place on a day side of Saturn, nearby internal noon, with a booster entering a atmosphere around 10 degrees north latitude. When Cassini initial starts to confront Saturn’s atmosphere, a spacecraft’s opinion control thrusters will start banishment in brief bursts to work opposite a skinny gas and keep Cassini’s saucer-shaped high-gain receiver forked during Earth to send a mission’s changed final data. As a atmosphere thickens, a thrusters will be forced to ramp adult their activity, going from 10 percent of their ability to 100 percent in a camber of about a minute. Once they are banishment during full capacity, a thrusters can do no some-more to keep Cassini stably pointed, and a booster will start to tumble. When a receiver points only a few fractions of a grade divided from Earth, communications will be severed permanently. The likely altitude for detriment of vigilance is approximately 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above Saturn’s cloud tops. From that point, a booster will start to bake adult like a meteor. Within about 30 seconds following detriment of signal, a booster will start to come apart; within a integrate of minutes, all ruins of a booster are approaching to be totally consumed in a atmosphere of Saturn. Due to a transport time for radio signals from Saturn, that changes as both Earth and a ringed world transport around a Sun, events now take place there 86 mins before they are celebrated on Earth. This means that, nonetheless a booster will start to decrease and go out of communication during 6:31 a.m. EDT (3:31 a.m. PDT) during Saturn, a vigilance from that eventuality will not be perceived during Earth until 86 mins later. “The spacecraft’s final vigilance will be like an echo. It will illuminate opposite a solar complement for scarcely an hour and a half after Cassini itself has gone,” pronounced Earl Maize, Cassini plan manager during NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. “Even yet we’ll know that, during Saturn, Cassini has already met a fate, a goal isn’t truly over for us on Earth as prolonged as we’re still receiving a signal.” Cassini’s final transmissions will be perceived by antennas during NASA’s Deep Space Network formidable in Canberra, Australia. Cassini is set to make groundbreaking systematic observations of Saturn, regulating 8 of a 12 scholarship instruments. All of a mission’s magnetosphere and plasma scholarship instruments, and a spacecraft’s radio scholarship system, and a infrared and ultraviolet spectrometers will collect information during a final plunge. Chief among a observations being finished as Cassini dives into Saturn are those of a Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS). The instrument will directly representation a combination and structure of a atmosphere, that can't be finished from orbit. The booster will be oriented so that INMS is forked in a instruction of motion, to concede it a best probable entrance to approaching windy gases. For a subsequent integrate of days, as Saturn looms ever larger, Cassini expects to take a final demeanour around a Saturn system, gnawing a few final images of a planet, facilities in a rings, and a moons Enceladus and Titan. The final set of views from Cassini’s imaging cameras is scheduled to be taken and transmitted to Earth on Thursday, Sept. 14. If all goes as planned, images will be posted to a Cassini goal website commencement around 11 p.m. EDT (8 p.m. PDT). The unprocessed images will be accessible at: Live goal explanation and video from JPL Mission Control will atmosphere on NASA Television and a agency’s website from 7 to 8:30 a.m. EDT (4 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. PDT) on Sept. 15. A post-mission news lecture from JPL is now scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EDT (6:30 a.m. PDT), also on NASA TV. Comment this news or article

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European Project UTOPEA: UHBR Engine Technology for aircraft OPeration, Emissions and economic Assessments Cranfield University (UK) National Technical University of Athens (GR) Empresarios Agrupados Internacional S.A. (ES) To meet Flightpath 2050 environmental targets, CS2 research is targeting further improvement in overall aero-engine efficiency as an objective. This requires transition from traditional propulsion system design and hence includes introduction of ultra-high bypass ratios, higher core temperatures through utilisation of advanced CMC materials for the hot section and the utilisation of alternative fuels to reduce emissions. Project UTOPEA (UHBR Engine Technology for aircraft OPeration, Emissions and economic Assessments) is focused on specifically these areas of research. Funded by H2020 CS2 as part of CFP10, the project relates to the call UHBR Engine Studies for Aircraft Operations and Economics ( JTI-CS2-2019-CFP10-LPA-01-74) and falls under the “Ultra-high Bypass and High Propulsive Efficiency Geared Turbofans” demonstration area which contributes to the “Breakthroughs in Propulsion Efficiency” theme. This demonstration area is within the Large Passenger Aircraft (LPA) Innovative Aircraft Demonstrator Platform (IADP) that focuses on the most fuel efficient propulsion concepts (such as the Ultra-High Bypass Ratio Geared turbofan) and their integration into compatible airframe configurations and concepts for next generation aircraft. More specifically, the project targets the Advanced (2030) and Ultra-advanced (2035+) Short/Medium-range (SMR) conceptual aircraft that aim to deliver reductions in CO2, NOx and noise of 20% and 30% respectively (compared to EIS 2014 reference aircraft). The strategic positioning and general overview of the project is presented in figure. Through numerical simulations, UTOPEA will investigate impacts of these design change on the utilisation of the aircraft in terms of operational capabilities, economic competitiveness and potential for reduction in emissions through introduction of dual-fuel combustion systems and non-drop-in fuels. The key outcome of UTOPEA will be integration and delivery of multi-fidelity tools/methods for preliminary design of more economically and environmentally efficient UHBR engines. Flightpath 2050 ambitiously targets 75% CO2 and 90% NOx emissions reductions, relative to year 2000. In the longer term, a combination to a switch to hydrogen fuelled aircraft, advanced integrated airframe and propulsion system technologies (incorporating more electrical technologies) and improved asset management has the potential to more than meet the ambitious long-term environmental and sustainability targets for civil aviation by: - Completely decarbonising civil aviation (if the hydrogen is produced and liquefied using renewable/nuclear sources of energy) - Delivering unrivalled mission energy efficiency (through utilising the formidable heat sink potential of hydrogen) - Delivering ultra-low NOx emissions (thorough lean hydrogen micromix combustion) - Significantly reducing the impact of civil aviation on the environment (particularly through appropriate flight management for avoidance). In order to achieve Flightpath 2050 targets, the nearer term aviation technologies being targeted by Clean Sky2 are largely aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the integrated airframe and propulsion system, and consequently a reduction in fuel consumption and the aviation industry’s overall environmental footprint through reduced emissions. The overall efficiency is proportional to the product of thermal and propulsive efficiency and hence for high thermal efficiency, the Overall Pressure Ratio (OPR) and the Turbine Entry Temperatures (TET) of the gas turbine propulsion system must be high. Propulsion technology for civil aviation in the last few decades has witnessed evolutionary improvements in engineering and application, aiming precisely at this requirement. Thermal efficiency over the years has consistently improved through higher TET (1900-2000K) and cycle OPR (around 45-50). However, conventional aero gas turbine technology and materials are now reaching the limits of any further improvement. Additionally, increasing the pressure ratio much beyond current levels raises the temperature at compressor exit to the point where considerations of the material characteristics of components pose a limitation. Furthermore, the higher temperature, accentuates the problem of cooling the turbine, increases levels of NOx production in the combustor and losses in the last stages of the HPC, while providing a relatively small fuel burn benefit. Current legislation for NOx is limited to the landing and take-off (LTO) cycle (currently CAEP/8 limits) with very ambitious long-term goals. It will be very challenging to meet these ambitious targets with hydrocarbon fuels and even the most promising lean combustion technologies, particularly for the most efficient aero engines with higher overall pressure ratios. NOx produced in the troposphere contributes to the formation of ground level ozone which impacts local air quality and is responsible for a number of health issues such as respiratory illness, impaired vision, headaches, hearing disorders and allergies. There is currently no legislation for NOx at cruise altitudes. However, NOx produced at these altitudes is also a major concern as it contributes to ozone depletion resulting in an increase in ground-level UV radiation (which contributes to health problems like skin cancer and eye diseases) and is therefore an issue that must be addressed particularly as very low specific thrust (high bypass ratio) engines have higher cycle temperatures (and subsequently flame temperatures) at cruise. Therefore, in an endeavour to further improve overall efficiency (and consequently reduce fuel burn) and reduce emissions, introduction of a number of key design modifications on the aero gas turbine are actively been researched and pursued. Some of these include: - Achieving higher propulsive efficiency through very low specific thrust engines i.e. significantly higher bypass ratios. - Advanced materials for the hot section - Researching the technical viability and NOx emissions of alternative fuels with lower carbon to hydrogen ratios (relative to Jet-A1) i,e, LNG (liquid natural gas) with the ultimate goal of transitioning to LH2 (liquid hydrogen). An increase in propulsive efficiency may be achieved through reducing specific thrust (i.e. by increasing bypass ratio (BPR)) e.g. by transitioning to Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) or Open Rotor Concepts. Transfer efficiency states how-efficiently power is transferred from the core engine to the propulsion system. Turbojets have very high transfer efficiency, but increasing bypass ratios in turbofan and open rotor engines tends to reduce transfer efficiency. However, the trend can be offset by raising the component efficiencies of low-pressure turbines and fans or propellers. Using gearboxes to enable the speeds of different components to be optimised can also help to improve transfer efficiency, even after accounting for the gearbox transmission losses, cooling requirements and additional weight. The design transition to significantly higher BPRs, accompanied with the utilisation of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) blades and alternatives fuels, while promising exceptional benefits, will be a transition from traditional aeronautical propulsion system design, engineering and asset utilisation. The implications of these design improvements will therefore necessarily need to be better understood in the context of possible design limitations, operational feasibility and economic viability. Further to these considerations the following are some pertinent observations in the context of UHBR engines: Low speed performance and stability While transitioning to high OPR and BPR turbofan (geared or ungeared) designs a number of challenges, outlined below, may be encountered, especially when considering low-speed operation and acceleration times. - The trend towards larger low-pressure (LP) systems with relatively more inertia and smaller cores tends to increase the mismatch in acceleration and deceleration rates between the spools, thus leading to possible excursions of the high-pressure (HP) compressor operating line from the steady state working line. - An increasing trend in OPR has also meant that all large engines (since the RB211-535) have needed variable vanes on at least one of the compressors, in addition to handling and starting bleeds. While being exceptionally helpful in terms of engine control, utilisation of conventional bleed valves at low speeds (e.g. approach) contributes to noise. - Higher bypass engines may also additionally necessitate a larger surge margin, introducing the possibility of moving to a higher idle value. The implication of this will be issues that may arise in achieving acceptable levels of idle thrust required for aircraft descent and manoeuvres from idle (e.g. go-around and ground manoeuvres). This is further compounded by the fact that constantly improving aerodynamics on airframe designs will require even lower idle thrust than on current aircraft designs. - The engines need to idle with higher OPR to maintain acceleration times and to avoid the combustors being overwhelmed in the case of heavy rain during descent. - Higher secondary power requirements from smaller cores may result in power extraction (offtake) from the LP spool, to avoid hampering the HP spool and needing to idle at higher power settings. - Extracting power from the LP spool might also be necessary to maintain an acceptable altitude relight envelope by reducing drag on an idling HP spool if other means are not available (e.g. utilising a hybrid electrical system for electrical power or a more conventional ram air generator until the engines are restarted). - Rates of acceleration from a low approach idle to 95% take-off power should be possible within a stipulated timeframe based on regulatory requirements, which could result in further design implications for UHBR engines (larger LP systems, with relatively more inertia and smaller cores). - Engines are required to be able to run at low thrust to increase rates of descent or would alternatively require larger sized airbrakes and spoilers. Optimised UHBR engines will necessarily utilise aggressive cycles (high compressor loadings and low core sizes) and these issues are likely to worsen on these configurations. A robust methodology is thus required to predict idle characteristics in terms of component design, engine cycle, mission requirements and operational constraints. Utilisation of CMC components in the hot section The development of aircraft gas turbine engines has extensively been dependant on the development of advanced materials. Some highly successful examples include forged titanium alloys (now widely used in aircraft structure as well), several nickel super-alloys, single-crystal turbine air-foils, forged high-temperature powder metal alloys, coatings for environmental protection and for thermal barriers, and, most recently, titanium aluminides. It is pertinent to note that there are few applications other than gas turbines that clearly justify the cost of developing these specialty materials, which while requiring extensive research development and testing, are inherently very expensive to develop. This complex development process is however justified by the system-level benefits in terms of reduced weight, higher temperature capability, and/or reduced cooling, each of which increases efficiency. In this field, the development of High-temperature ceramics has made considerable progress and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are now in the forefront. Commercially-produced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components and environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) have been extensively evaluated over the years with a focus on the reduction of NOx emissions, fuel burn, and noise from turbine engines. Through a comprehensive study by NASA, the utilisation of CMCs has been investigated for a number of components. The components considered include combustor liners, high pressure turbine vanes, and exhaust nozzles. Additionally, advanced EBCs tailored to the operating conditions of CMC combustors and turbine vanes was also investigated. Utilising the composite system silicon carbide (SiC) fibre reinforced silicon carbide matrix composite (SiC/SiC) the study indicated that the expected system level benefits of the CMC combustor liner included 40% reduction in cruise NOx and a 60% reduction in cooling air. The system level benefit for the CMC turbine vane was a 3-6% reduction in fuel burn and Conventional CMC exhaust nozzles for large commercial aircraft offered a 20+% reduction in component weight. CMC mixer nozzles for regional jets and business jets offered increased mixing efficiency through improved shape retention at operating temperatures. Reduced fuel burn is the result in both cases. The EBCs also provided reduced erosion rates, which results in enhanced durability and prolonged component life. All components contributed to improved overall system efficiencies and reduced fuel burn, in comparison to utilisation of conventional metallic components. Based on existing research, utilisation of CMC materials in the hot sections of UHBR engines (combustor, high-pressure turbine) could certainly aid the utilisation of increased core temperatures, with reduced cooling flows to maximise performance. Then, a detailed assessment to establish the trade-offs that may arise between engine performance, durability and cost is imperative. Utilisation of alternative fuels and the design of novel combustor technologies Liquid hydrogen (LH2) has the potential to completely decarbonise civil aviation (both at mission and life cycle level) and significantly reduce the impact of aviation on the environment (with appropriate mission management for contrail avoidance and “green” hydrogen production). In the pathway towards the ultimate goal of LH2 for a fully sustainable future for aviation, drop-in fuels and LNG have been envisaged as interim solutions and could play a critical role. The unique environmental benefits of LH2 as a fuel for aviation must ultimately be exploited, with the transition starting as soon as possible to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment. Research and development for LH2 for civil aviation must be revitalised to take full advantage of these benefits. Nevertheless other alternative (non-drop-in) fuels or dual fuelled combustion systems may need less radical changes to the aircraft, propulsion system and airport infrastructure and may also be more economically viable in the short-medium term. It is therefore important to assess changes required to the engine and combustion system for implementing alternative fuels and whether the changes would be retrofittable. The impact of these alternative fuels on overall engine performance, weight and general arrangement must also be assessed. Dual-fuel combustion systems have been widely and successfully employed for industrial gas turbines and such combustion systems may provide a shorter term solution to ease the transition to hydrogen. Changes required for implementing dual-fuel combustion systems must therefore also be assessed in parallel. In line with the specific challenge and scope of required resaerch and the overall objectives of CS2, UTOPEA will focus on the assessment of a UHBR engine. UTOPEA will provide a clear and objective assessment of the performance characteristics of a UHBR engine. The three research themes and their individual objective are as follows: Research Theme (RT) 1: Engine Impacts on Aircraft Operational Capabilities - Compressor stability studies at both component and engine level - Idle prediction studies - Mission level fuel burn studies accounting for idle performance and compressor stability Research Theme (RT) 2: Engine Impacts on Aircraft Use and Economic Competitiveness - A review of state-of-the art in CMC materials, manufacturing processes and material properties - Development of life prediction models for CMC components - Analysis of CMC component deterioration and impact of CMC usage on direct maintenance cost Research Theme (RT) 3: Impact of Fuel Characteristics on Engine Design and Performance - A review of existing emissions prediction methods - Development of emission prediction models for kerosene-fuelled UHBR engine (with a LDI-PP combustor) - Evaluation of the feasibility and impact of alternative, non-drop-in fuels and dual-fuel combustion systems on engine performance, weight and emissions - Detailed, higher fidelity studies of the hydrogen micromix and novel dual-fuel combustion systems Cranfield University was founded for aerospace research and is an entirely post-graduate university primarily focusing on technology and management with a strong, globally renowned research presence in aerospace. The key Centres participating in the project include the Propulsion Engineering Centre and the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. Propulsion Engineering Centre: The capabilities within the Propulsion Engineering Centre encompass a comprehensive portfolio of activities including analytical research, large-scale laboratories and educational programmes, covering gas turbine technology, fuels (and alternative fuels), combustion, turbomachinery and icing research, engine performance and diagnostics. The Centre has established an international reputation for its advanced postgraduate education, extensive research activity and applied continuing professional development. It is strengthened by close links developed with the international propulsion industry partners. The Cranfield University Rolls-Royce UTC was established to undertake long-term research in the broad field of performance engineering covering aircraft engines and integration. The Propulsion Engineering Centre at Cranfield University has excelled and built a strong reputation in the field of propulsion research internationally. A large number of projects within the Centre focus on multi-fidelity modelling and Technoeconomic Environmental Risk Assessments (TERA) of novel aircraft, propulsion and low emissions combustion technologies for civil aviation aimed at reducing the impact of civil aviation on the environment. In this research field, the Centre has made significant contributions to several EU projects including VIVACE, VITAL, NEWAC, DREAM, CLEANSKY and LEMCOTEC, with ongoing contributions to ULTIMATE, TURBOREFLEX, DEMOS, EFFICIENT, ENABLEH2. Through a number of these projects, the Propulsion Engineering Centre has developed strong collaborations with key EU industrial partners, research establishments and universities well beyond completion of the projects. CU, NTUA and EAI (the UTOPEA consortium) have had a particularly well-established and successful collaboration for a large number of these projects and have also previously collaborated with Airbus France (either individually or as part of a consortium) most recently in the ongoing DEMOS project. These research projects have received considerable technical input from EU industrial partners and many of the MSc and PhD students have won ‘Best Paper Awards’ based on the outstanding achievements published in their theses. CU, through the Propulsion Engineering Centre are the coordinators of the ENABLEH2 project, which aims to revitalise enthusiasm in LH2 for civil aviation by exploiting the unique properties of LH2 and addressing the key challenges and scepticism associated with its introduction. ENABLEH2 is a very important project in the context of research and innovation of technologies that have the potential to significantly reduce the impact of civil aviation on the environment. LH2 has the potential to completely decarbonise civil aviation and the ENABLEH2 project will demonstrate that switching to hydrogen is feasible and must complement research and development into advanced airframes, propulsion systems and air transport operations. Combined, these technologies can more than meet the ambitious long-term environmental and sustainability targets for civil aviation. Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems: The Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems is a front runner in the field of manufacturing and material research, creating new models of best practice. The centre achieves this by applying fundamental science and thought leadership on the technological, economic and social context to identify ways forward for commercial success and sustainability. Activities are tailored to industry partner needs and include applied research, technology transfer, teaching, consultancy and short courses. The strategic focus of the centre is on areas manufacturing processes, systems, modelling and simulation. It is also a partner to the EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, and Innovative Manufacturing in Industrial Sustainability. Contribution in UTOPEA CU has considerable experience in investigating novel propulsion technologies, materials, advanced manufacturing techniques, alternative fuels and low emissions combustion systems for civil aviation and is ideally placed to perform the various studies in UTOPEA. UTOPEA will benefit from inputs from a number of past and ongoing projects in which CU were involved. In particular, as the leader of the hydrogen micromix combustion research activity in ENABLEH2, CU will be able to apply the lessons learnt from ENABLEH2 directly to UTOPEA, with regard to micromix combustor design, hydrogen combustion modelling with experimental validation. The high pressure high temperature experimental campaign in ENABLEH2, being carried out with state-of-the-art measurement techniques, will provide comprehensive combustor performance data such as combustion efficiency, pressure loss, outlet temperature distribution as well as NOx emissions and flame thermoacoustic characteristics. The altitude relight capability of the micromix combustor will also be experimentally assessed in ENABLEH2. The unique access to these models and data from CU will save a large amount of time and cost and provide higher confidence for the design of hydrogen-fuelled combustor in UTOPEA. CU will additionally use its existing suite of reduced order combustor preliminary design and performance tools and significant experience with high fidelity combustion modelling, as well as its state-of-the-art high performance computing facilities for the studies of non-drop-in fuels in UTOPEA. Role in UTOPEA CU is the coordinator of the UTOPEA project. Within UTOPEA the roles of CU will be as follows: - Assess the impact of new materials, focusing primarily on Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC), for the use in Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) engines - Assess the potential of alternative (non-drop-in) fuels and corresponding combustion technologies to meet the ambitious Flightpath 2050 goals for reducing NOx emissions. CU will also assess the changes in engine performance, general arrangement and weight necessary for implementing these fuels. High fidelity CFD studies will be performed on hydrogen micromix and dual-fuel combustion systems - Provide guidance, as appropriate for the aircraft mission analysis - Overall project management leadership and lead the UTOPEA dissemination efforts National Technical University of Athens, NTUA The Laboratory of Thermal Turbomachines (LTT) at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was founded in 1982. It has a substantial and modern infrastructure in a number of gas turbine related research areas. It hosts two strong research groups (Diagnostics & Modelling Group and Parallel CFD & Optimization Group) that work under contract and/or in collaboration for contract work with industrial, research and academic partners and organizations. The Diagnostics & Modelling Group has performed extensive research in the field of gas turbine performance modelling and engine diagnostics mainly through its participation in several EU and domestic industrial projects. This resulted in: - comprehensive engine performance models for legacy, contemporary and future complex engine configurations - the development and application of advanced modelling techniques enabling mixed-fidelity, multi-disciplinary and distributed simulation capabilities - the development of customized systems for engine condition assessment and fault diagnosis, which are currently installed in a number of gas turbines operating in the field LTT/NTUA has developed its own tool for gas turbine performance simulations and a gas turbine educational suite, VLAB (Virtual Laboratory of Gas Turbines for Aircraft and Naval Propulsion).These tools are used to support research activities, undergraduate and postgraduate courses and seminars. In addition, it participated in the development of the commercial simulation platform PROOSIS and the creation of a common real time, non-linear, adaptive engine simulation tool, to be used as an on-board observer for large civil turbofans. The group is also one of the main contributors in the development of PROOSIS gas turbine engine components library, especially in the areas of transient and control system modelling. This enables the simulation of engine transient operation for a modern turbofan complete with a controller and including power management, protection logic and sensor/actuator dynamics. Over the years LTT/NTUA has used its know-how to model a large variety of gas turbines, including complex conceptual designs, such as the contra-rotating fan with a flow controlled core, the geared turbofan with an active core, the geared turbofan with a contra-rotating core and the contra-rotating open rotor configurations. Higher fidelity codes (1D and 2D) have been used to derive the characteristics of contra-rotating turbomachinery components, in order to account for the torque and speed ratio between the contra-rotating shafts. Different approaches have been implemented to include these characteristics in engine performance simulations (e.g. multiple maps and three-dimensional tables). Advanced simulation techniques have also been developed to allow the direct integration of higher-fidelity, physics-based component codes in engine performance calculations (‘zooming’), in an effort to improve the accuracy of calculations. For example, a turbofan engine model has been developed, which is capable to simulate the effects of rain ingestion on engine performance using components represented at appropriate levels of fidelity (from 0D to quasi 3D). Another form of zooming was accomplished through the development of dedicated components library for secondary air system, allowing different engine air system configurations to be set-up, simulated, assessed and optimized on their own or as part of a whole engine performance model. Models for rotary and fixed wing aircraft performance and noise assessments and emissions prediction have been developed and integrated with engine performance models, in order to perform multi-disciplinary calculations, including engine design point optimization. Finally, a simulation framework for design space and optimization studies at engine as well as aircraft mission level has been developed in PROOSIS. This framework has the capability to assess steady state and transient performance models of variable geometry Ultra-High Bypass Ratio concepts, 1-D turbomachinery component aerodynamic design and additionally undertake flow path sizing and weight estimation. Contribution to UTOPEA LTT/NTUA will use its strong gas turbine performance modelling and simulation capability and expertise as well as its deep knowledge of the PROOSIS platform to perform the relevant tasks in the UTOPEA project. A dedicated team of senior academics and researchers, with more than twenty years of experience on gas turbine research, will be involved in the project to support its activities. All the necessary hardware and software (in the form of PCs, servers, clusters and licenses) are in place and will be made available, as required in the course of the project. Role in UTOPEA Within UTOPEA LTT/NTUA will develop the tools and processes required to meet the objectives of RT1 on compressor stability and idle performance and produce the corresponding deliverables. Furthermore, NTUA will provide input for the lifing tools in RT2, the combustor design in WP3 and the overall assessments. Finally, NTUA will contribute to the project management activities and the communication, dissemination and exploitation of project results. Empresarios Agrupados Internacional (EAI) Empresarios Agrupados Internacional (EAI) is an engineering consultant/architect-engineering company founded in 1971. Acting for international operations as Empresarios Agrupados Internacional (EAI), S.A., it has a permanent staff of over 1000. EAI is a leading engineering organisation with significant experience worldwide. It provides complete solutions in the fields of consultancy, project management, engineering and design, procurement, construction management, testing planning, nuclear safety support, quality assurance, as well as support to operation in the following areas and industrial sectors: - Nuclear power plants (new-built) and support to NPPs in operation - Conventional power generation (coal and fuel) - Aerospace, defence and civil aviation - Information technology and numerical software Experience in the simulation of thermo-fluid systems EAI has been very active in the area of simulation over the past 30 years. First, EAI carried out many simulation projects in the 80’s and 90’s in the energy sector in the areas of fluids, mechanics, control systems, etc. During these projects, in-house codes were developed for the simulation of heat exchange process, water hammer effect, and power balance among other processes, including the development of numerical solvers, mainly for power plant applications (nuclear, combined cycle, thermo-solar, etc.). Based on this wide experience, EAI developed EcosimPro, a multidisciplinary commercial simulation tool, initiated through a project with the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1989 for modelling, as its first application, the environmental control and life support systems of spacecraft on manned missions (at that time, Columbus and Hermes). EcosimPro is an advanced simulation tool that includes state-of-the-art object-oriented modelling, acausal modelling, robust algebraic, dynamic and optimization numerical solvers, etc. EcosimPro is currently the official simulation tool of ESA in several disciplines, such as liquid, solid and electric space propulsion systems, satellite power systems and modelling of environmental control and life support experiments (many companies have developed complex models with EcosimPro for the International Space Station). Based on EcosimPro, EAI developed PROOSIS for modelling gas turbines under the European projects VIVACE and CRESCENDO. PROOSIS represents today the state-of-the-art in simulating advanced applications in the aeronautical sector. It includes tools for design point and off-design studies, including steady, transient, optimization and multipoint design with constraints calculations, sensitivity analysis, advanced numerical solvers, etc. The flexibility of the tool enables adapting it to match specific needs for gas turbine modelling or configuring any complex calculation. This has made it easier to use for different European aerospace companies, both aircraft and engine manufacturers, in innovative project development. Today, PROOSIS is a consolidated tool in the fields of research and industrial aerospace. EAI has continued to improve PROOSIS with additional capabilities in recent years, making the tool more powerful and versatile. For example, there is now direct communication with the SVN configuration control software in order to be able to work in teams; and the exporting of models to tools like Matlab-Simulink has been improved. Furthermore, the capability of using PROOSIS models from Hardware-In-Loop (HIL) systems has been implemented and the model debugging area has been greatly improved. Additionally, EAI has also created new aircraft simulation modules that can be easily connected to gas turbine models. Some of these modules include the Aircraft Electrical Systems, the Environmental Control System (ECS) of the cabin and the Aircraft Fuel System. All of them can be integrated and simulated together from the graphical user interface of PROOSIS PROOSIS is used today by aeronautical companies such as Safran, Airbus SAS, TURBOMECA, TechspaceAero, etc., for modelling gas turbines and other aeronautical systems. In parallel with the developments on PROOSIS, EA has continued to improve its general purpose simulation tool, EcosimPro, over the last 15 years, converting it into a multi-disciplinary reference. In the space propulsion area, EA has developed along with ESA a simulation module for propulsion systems called ESPSS. This module is now used throughout European industry for modelling rocket and satellite propulsion systems. ESA has also developed libraries of Power Systems (batteries, solar panels, etc.) which are used in projects now under development. EA has developed as well a module for modelling Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) for manned spacecraft, covering fluid, chemical, control and mechanical phenomena. EcosimPro is also used in the important field of Power Plants (nuclear, gas, solar, wind, etc.), to model complex hydraulic, mechanical, fluid (e.g. water-hammer), and other systems in different types of plants. The use of EcosimPro is also of note in Cryogenics, as EA has developed, in collaboration with CERN, a module for modelling cryogenic systems at very low temperatures (4K). This has been applied to the LHC at CERN and is now being used in the ITER project to model the complex cryogenic systems of the Tokamak. Contribution to UTOPEA EAI will contribute with its large experience on thermo-fluid systems modelling and simulation. The expertise on solvers, thermo-fluid systems simulation and computational science of EAI-EcosimPro/PROOSIS team will be available for supporting the work of the key personnel and the rest of consortium. Permanent communication with the partners will ensure that the maximum advantages of the simulation platform are used for the project, and to solve any eventual issue in the shorter time. The key personnel involved in the project cover a wide experience in gas turbine and aircraft systems (ECS, fuel system…) with PROOSIS, in international collaboration projects with aircraft and engine manufactures (Airbus, SAFRAN), and in mathematical solvers and computer science. Role in UTOPEA - Provide a model for the Environmental Control Systems to be connected to the engine, for the accurate calculation of air bleed and power extraction through the mission. - Provide the fluid models for the required new fuels. An assessment will be done for choosing the best solution, fluid tables generation or programmatic connection with some available chemical code. - Contribute to the project management and to improve the impact of the project through the dissemination of project results.

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The Progress cargo ship Although it was countless hardware and years of experience that made possible the almost permanent presence of Russian cosmonauts in space, the Progress cargo ship stands out as perhaps the single biggest contribution into this achievement. The original Progress spacecraft. Very early in the development of space stations, Soviet designers realized that long-duration missions in Earth orbit would demand a constant supply of consumable materials from Earth. Attempts to employ the Soyuz spacecraft for this purpose did not solve the problem. The issue became especially apparent during development of the Salyut-6 space station in the mid-1970s. TsKBEM (now RKK Energia), the developer of the Salyut space stations, considered different configurations of a Soyuz-derived ship adapted for cargo missions. Designers studied different sizes, as well as manned and unmanned versions of the craft. The concept of an unmanned ship ultimately won, eliminating the possibility of returning cargo from space. NPO Energia hoped to address the "return" issue later, with the introduction of the special retrievable capsule, now known as Raduga, which would be incorporated into the spacecraft. Materials and supplies for the station crews would be placed into a pressurized section of the craft which loosely resembled the habitable module of the Soyuz. The docking port equipped with a hatch would allow the station crew to load and unload the spacecraft in a pressurized environment. The reentry or descent module of the Soyuz, however was replaced with an unpressurized propellant and refueling compartment. This way, when docked to the station, the poisonous propellants would be stored safely outside the pressurized compartments and any leaks of gaseous supplies would have no effect on the station's atmosphere. After docking, the propellant tanks of the station and refueling tanks onboard the cargo ship would be linked up through a sophisticated refueling system. As in Soyuz, the propulsion and service systems were installed in the tail section of the vehicle. Unlike Soyuz, the cargo ship was inseparable during its entire flight and upon conclusion of its supply mission to the station would be directed into the atmosphere to burn up. TsKBEM officially started development of the cargo ship, designated 11F615A15, in mid-1973 and completed the preliminary design in February 1974. Ironically, the head of TsKBEM, Vasiliy Mishin, who opposed the involvement of his organization into the space station project at the expense of an ill-fated lunar effort, naturally did not support the cargo ship development. (Mishin believed that TsKBM led by Vladimir Chelomei, which pioneered space station development in the USSR, should lead the program, while his collective should concentrate on a lunar effort.) By the end of 1973, however, S.A Afanasiev, the head of MOM, overruled Mishin. The government officially authorized the project in 1974. The vehicle was developed within the Salyut-6 project. The production of the first craft, designated No. 101, was completed by November 1977. The vehicle blasted off toward the Salyut-6 station on January 20, 1978 and was christened Progress. Indeed, it was. In the following years, Soviet cosmonauts repeatedly broke American and their own records for long-duration missions and ultimately established almost continuous presence in space. A total 43 Progresses of the original model were launched toward the Salyut-6 and Salyut-7 space stations, and all successfully completed their missions. (52) Progress M variant In 1986, as the Mir space station started operating in orbit, its developer NPO Energia conducted a modernization of the Progress spacecraft, limited primarily to its flight control systems. The preliminary design for the new version of the vehicle was completed in May 1986. The first Progress M cargo ship was launched in August 1989 toward the Mir space station. A Progress vehicle during pre-launch processing in July 2000, as seen through the adapter ring which will connect it to its rocket. This so-called "propellant" modification of the spacecraft was developed specifically for the International Space Station. RKK Energia "repackaged" the middle (refueling) section of the spacecraft to allow the delivery of more fuel to the ISS. Additional propellant tanks were squeezed into the middle section at the expense of the water tanks, which were moved into the front "cargo" section of the craft. 12 tanks with a nitrogen and oxygen mix for the station atmosphere were placed on the exterior of the craft around the "neck" between the cargo and propellant modules (see photos on this page). A new digital flight control system was also introduced along with the Kurs-MM rendezvous and docking system, which replaced a previous version of Kurs. The first M1 version of the Progress was launched on February 1, 2000 toward the Mir space station. On August 6, 2000, the first Progress spacecraft (M1-3) was launched toward the ISS. Starting during the 1980s, NPO Energia was developing a new, heavier modification of the Progress spacecraft with an elongated cargo module. The vehicle would be delivered in space by the Zenit launcher, capable of lifting up to 10 - 13 tons into low Earth orbit. The original plans expected Zenit/Progress M launches from Plesetsk into the high-inclination (62 degrees toward the Equator) orbits intended for the Mir-2 space station. The disintegration of the USSR essentially killed the plans to use Zenit as a launch vehicle for the Russian manned space program, since production of the rocket ended up in the newly independent Ukraine. Later, RKK Energia planned to use the Progress M2 for resupply of the International Space Station, however, again political and financial problems stalled the project for years. At the end of the 1990s, as the Russian-Ukrainian relationship somewhat stabilized, RKK Energia tried to revive Progress M2-based modules. Published designs of the Enterprise module (see illustration) and possible future Russian-Ukrainian modules for the ISS, might use the hardware developed for the Progress M2 project. First introduced in 2008, Progress M-M sported a modern TsVN-101 digital flight control system, replacing the obsolete Argon-16 computer which controlled previous ships. Also onboard was the new miniaturized MBITS radio-telemetry system. These upgrades enabled faster and more efficient flight control system, while at the same time, reducing the overall mass of avionics onboard the ship by 75 kilograms and the number of avionics modules by 15. First launched on Dec. 21, 2015, the Progress MS version featured an upgraded Kurs-A rendezvous system designated Kurs-NA and a number of other new systems. On Aug. 7, 2017, Roskosmos announced that flight testing of the Progress MS series had been successfully completed with a signing of a special decree earlier that month, Roskosmos said. The testing of the MS series was conducted during launches of Progress MS and Progress MS-02 vehicle and concluding with the mission of Progress MS-03 as the final certification flight. In August 2016, RKK Energia completed the new design of a cargo ship, then known as TGK PG, which would take full advantage of the payload capacity of the Soyuz-2-1b rocket, delivering around 8.2 tons to the low Earth orbit or nearly a ton more than the mass of the Progress cargo ship series launched on previous versions of the Soyuz rockets. Progress payload capacity: An overview of the Progress spacecraft family: Progress missions in the 21st century: 2000 August 6, 22:26:41.984 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from Site 1 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, sending the Progress M1-3 cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station, ISS. The launch, designated 1P in the ISS flight manifest and denoting the first Russian cargo mission to the international outpost, was previously scheduled for July 31, 2000. (it was the third launch of the M1 variant). The spacecraft reached the 244 by 193-kilometer initial orbit at 22:35:31 Moscow Summer Time. The cargo aboard Progress M1-3 included 1,559.4 kilograms of propellant of which 547.4 kilograms was the fuel and 1,012 kilograms oxidizer. A total of 260 kilograms of deliverable propellant was allocated for the transfer into the tanks of the newly launched Zvezda Service Module, SM. The first 67.5-second engine firing in the two-burn maneuver was planned for August 7, 2000, at 02:01:26 Moscow Time. The next maneuver was set for August 7, at 02:40:36 for 47.5 seconds. The following one-burn maneuver was scheduled for 23:29:37 Moscow Time on August 7, 2000. The exact time of the third maneuver was being calculated at the time of the launch. The docking with the ISS was planned for 00:14 Moscow Summer Time on August 9, 2000, in a 351 by 368-kilometer orbit. The cargo ship "intercepted" the ISS and passed 17 kilomerters below, before climbing and entering formation flight with the ISS at a distance of 155 meters from the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at around 00:00 Moscow Summer Time on August 9 (23:00 on August 8 according to the Moscow Decree Time used by the Russian mission control). The final approach began at 00:05 Moscow Summer Time on August 9. The actual docking was completed successfully over Kazakhstan at 00:13:05 Moscow Summer time on August 9. According to the Russian mission control, the final rendezvous and docking between Progress M1-3 and the ISS went as following: 2000 August 8, Moscow Summer Time: 21:43 - 23:41: Progress in the autonomous approach to the ISS; 2000 August 9, Moscow Summer Time: 00.00 - 00.19: The Progress in communications range of mission control during the ship's 34th orbit and ISS' 1821 orbit; 2000 November 16: A Soyuz rocket launches the Progress-M1-4 cargo ship to the International Space Station, ISS (Mission 2P). RKK Energia decided in mid-September to postpone this launch from original launch date of September 21 to November 14, 2000, after it had become clear that ISS had enough propellant to operate safely. The mission was later re-scheduled for November 16. 2001 Jan. 24: The Progress M1-5 spacecraft carrying 2,677 kilograms of propellant for Mir's deorbiting maneuvers launched from Site 1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 07:28:42 Moscow Time (11:28 p.m. EST on January 23). 2001 Feb. 26, 11:09:35 Moscow Time: The Progress M-44 (Production No. 244) was launched toward the ISS. 2001 May 21, 04:32 Baikonur Time: A Soyuz-FG rocket with a modified injection system ("forsunochnaya golovka") on the engines of the first and second stage, delivered the Progress M1-6 cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station, ISS. 2001 Nov. 26, 21:24 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-FG rocket launched the Progress M1-7 cargo ship toward the ISS. The mission was delayed from Nov. 14, 2001. The cargo ship separated from the ISS on March 19, 2002 at 20:43 Moscow Time. On March 20, 2002, at 1:28 a.m. Moscow Time, a 20.5-kilogram, prism-shaped Kolibri-2000 satellite was jettisoned from the Progress M1-7. The satellite was expected to function in orbit between four and six months according to different estimates, and it would be used by Russian and Australian students. To make room for the arrival of the next cargo ship, the Progress M1-7 spacecraft undocked from the station on March 19, 2002, at 20:43 Moscow Time. The Progress M1-7 then fired its maneuvering engine and reentered the atmosphere with its surviving debris hitting the ocean surface on March 20, 2002, around 05:21 Moscow Time. 2002 March 21: The Progress M1-8 cargo ship lifted off from Baikonur Cosmdorome on March 21, 2002, at 23:13 Moscow Time, heading toward the International Space Station, ISS. To make room for the next spacecraft, Progress M1-, undocked from the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module on June 23, 2002. The Progress M1-8 then fired its maneuvering engine to reenter the Earth's atmosphere. After a three-day flight, The Progress M-46 was expected to dock to the ISS on June 29, 2002. The launch of Progress M-46 had previously been scheduled for mid-April and May 14, 2002. The Progress M-46 successfully docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on June 29, at 06:23 GMT. To make room for the new arrival, Progress M-46, undocked from the aft docking port of the Zvezda Service Module at 8:59 a.m. CDT (13:59 GMT) on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2002. 2002 Sept. 25: A Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off from Site 1 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sept. 25, at 20:58 Moscow Time, carrying the Progress M1-9 cargo ship , heading toward the International Space Station, ISS. After a four-day flight, the Progress M1-9 was expected to dock to the ISS. The launch of the Progress M1-9 had previously been scheduled for the end of June and July 20, 2002. The Progress M1-9 undocked from the ISS and was deorbited on February 1, 2003. 2003 Feb. 2: As NASA mourned the fallen crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia, tragically lost on Feb. 1, 2003, Russia launched a cargo ship to resupply the crew of the International Space Station. The Progress M-47 cargo ship lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on February 2 at 15:59:40 Moscow Time. The cargo ship was scheduled to dock with the ISS on February 4, 2003, at 17:50 Moscow Time. The Progress M-47 mission had previously been planned for Oct. 6, 2002 and Jan. 30, 2003. The Progress M-47 successfully docked to the ISS on February 4, 2003, at 17:49 Moscow Time. 2003 June 8: Russia launched a cargo ship to resupply the crew of the International Space Station, ISS. The Progress M1-10, No. 259 cargo ship blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on June 8, 2003, at 16:34 local time (10:34 GMT). The spacecraft was carrying several tons of supplies to the station, including water, which became the most precious commodity onboard the outpost, after the Shuttle fleet was grounded by the Columbia accident on February 1, 2003. Unlike usual practice, Russia scheduled to leave the previous cargo ship, Progress M-47, docked to the station, as the fresh transport arrived. The new configuration would allow using the capabilities of two cargo vehicles in maintaining the station. The launch of the Progress M1-10 was previously scheduled for March 28 and May 26, 2003. 2003 Aug. 29: Russia successfully launched a cargo ship to resupply the crew of the International Space Station. The Progress M-48, No. 248 cargo ship blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on August 29, 2003 at 5:47:59 Moscow Summer Time. In preparation for the new arrival, a previous transport craft, the Progress M-47, left the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on August 27, 2003, and was later deorbited. The Progress M-48 docked to the ISS as planned on August 31, 2003 at 07:45 Moscow Time. In the meantime, the Progress M1-10, which had arrived to the station in June 2003, was scheduled to undock from the station's Pirs Docking Compartment on September 4, 2003, making it available for the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft in October 2003. The scheduled launch date for the Progress M-48 mission slipped from July 5, and July 30, 2003, and then it was advanced from Sept. 18, 2003. In preparation for the arrival of Progress M1-11, the Progress M-48 left the the ISS on January 28, 2004, and was deorbited the same day. 2004 Jan. 29: A Soyuz-U rocket successfully launched a cargo ship to resupply the crew of the International Space Station. The Progress M1-11, No. 260, cargo ship (Mission 13P) blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on January 29, 2004 at 14:58:08 Moscow Time. The launch of Progress M1-11 had previously been expected on Nov. 11, Nov. 18 and in December 2003. The Progress M1-11 undocked from the ISS on May 24, 2004 at 13:19:29 Moscow Time. The vehicle was expected to remain in orbit for around 10 days for the attitude control system tests, mission control in Korolev said. The launch of Progress M-49 had previously been scheduled for Jan. 30, March 25 and May 19, 2004. The Progress M-49 docked to the ISS as planned on May 27, 2004 at 17:55 Moscow Time, mission control in Korolev said. 2004 Aug. 11: Russia successfully launched a cargo ship to resupply the crew of the International Space Station. The Progress M-50, No. 350, cargo ship (ISS mission 15P) blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on Aug. 11, 2004 at 09:03:07 Moscow Time. The launch of Progress M-50 had previously been planned for June 20 and July 28, 2004. The Progress M-50 docked to the rear docking port of the service module of the ISS on Aug. 14, 2004 at 09:01:08 Moscow Time, just two minutes earlier than scheduled. To make way for the arrival of the Progress M-51, the Progress M-50, was commanded to undock from the station at 22:37 Moscow Time on December 22, 2004. After separation, the station crew was expected to use a Fialka UV camera to document exhaust from the ship's thrusters and their influence on the exterior of the station. Russian mission control initiated the deorbiting burn at 01:32 Moscow Time on December 23, 2004 and remnants of the vehicle were expected to impact in remote area of the Pacific Ocean at 02:24 on the same day. Along with more than a ton of trash and disposable items, on its way down, the Progress M-50 carried the Orlan spacesuit No. 12, whose service life has expired. 2004 Dec. 24: A Russian cargo ship is heading to the International Space Station, ISS, carrying critically needed food rations among 2.5 tons of supplies. A Soyuz-U rocket with the Progress M-51 No. 351 (ISS mission 16P) blasted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:19:31 Moscow Time on December 24, 2004. The vehicle successfully reached its initial orbit nine minutes later. The Progress M-51 was scheduled to dock to the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS at 03:31 Moscow Time on December 26, 2004. Along with 65 containers of Russian and American food, enough for 112 days onboard, the cargo ship was carrying Christmas presents for the crew, propellant, water and a German mechanical arm dubbed Rockviss. The device was scheduled for installation on the exterior of the station at the end of January 2005. Food supplies had been running low onboard the station in the previous several weeks, prompting mission control officials to ask the crew to reduce their daily rations until the arrival of the Progress M-51. Failure of the cargo ship to reach the station would have required the evacuation of the crew. The Progress M-51 mission was delayed from Nov. 24, 2004. In November 2004, it was delayed for 24 hours from Dec. 23 to adjust for an orbit correction error, during the Progress M-50 engine firing on Nov. 17, 2004, which had left the station in an orbit 2.7 kilometers lower than expected). The Progress M-51 undocked from the ISS on February 27, 2005, at 19:07 Moscow Time. The spacecraft was expected to remain in orbit for around 10 days for tests. It was safely deorbited on March 9, 2005. The braking engine firing was initiated at 19:17 Moscow Time, sending the vehicle toward the routine impact area over the Pacific at 40 degrees South latitude off Christmas Island. The debris were expected to impact around 20:03 Moscow Time. 2005 Feb. 28: The Soyuz-U rocket with the Progress M-52 No. 352 (ISS mission 17P) blasted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 22:09 Moscow Time on February 28, 2005. The vehicle successfully reached its initial orbit nine minutes later. After a two-day flight, the Progress M-52 automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on March 2, 2005, at 20:10 GMT, as the two spacecraft flew over the equator off of the west coast of Africa. Among the regular 2,100 kilograms of supplies, the Progress M-52 delivered food, fuel, oxygen, air and water. The unique cargo included cameras and lenses that would be used to photograph the thermal protection tiles of Space Shuttle Discovery as the Return to Flight mission was approaching in May or June 2005, as well as flight control avionics for the European ATV cargo ship. The craft was also carrying 50 snails for life-science experiments, aimed at better understanding of vestibular system. The Progress M-52 separated from the station at 00:16 Moscow Time on June 16, 2005. Its braking engine was fired at 03:16 Moscow Time and its remnants were expected to impact in the remote region of the Pacific Ocean at 04:02 on the same day. 2005 June 17: The Soyuz-U No. 94 rocket with the Progress M-53 No. 353 (ISS mission 18P) blasted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 03:09 Moscow Time on June 17, 2005. The vehicle successfully reached its initial orbit and separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 03:18 Moscow Time. After a two-day flight, the Progress M-53 docked to the ISS on June 19, 2005, at 04:40 Moscow Time. Due to loss of power at a ground control station in Shelkovo, East of Moscow, the spacecraft was docked to the station under manual control, by Sergei Krikalev onboard the station. The Progress M-53, was undocked from the station on Sept. 7, 2005, at 14:25:57 Moscow Time (10:25:57 GMT) and its engine was fired at 17:26:00 Moscow (13:26:00 GMT) for 167 seconds, directing the spacecraft to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Its remaining debris were expected to impact a remote area of the Pacific Ocean some 5,700 kilometers east of New Zealand at 18:12:40 Moscow Time (14:12:40 GMT). On its way from the station, the spacecraft was carrying more than one ton of trash and used equipment, including a failed Electron oxygen-generating unit, which had been replaced earlier. 2005 Sept. 8: The Soyuz-U No. 95 rocket with the Progress M-54 No. 354 (ISS mission 19P) blasted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 17:07:54 Moscow Time (13:07:54 GMT) on Sept. 8, 2005. The vehicle successfully reached its initial orbit and separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle 529 seconds after launch. Among the cargo carrier's more than 2.6 tons of cargo is a new liquids unit for the Russian Elektron oxygen generator. The unit has been out of operation since late May. The launch had been previously scheduled for August 24, 2005. After a two-day flight, the Progress M-54 docked to the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on Sept. 10, 2005, at 18:42 Moscow Time, seven minutes ahead of the previously announced time. The spacecraft had been scheduled to depart the station in December 2005, prior to the arrival of a fresh Progress, however the decision was made to keep the vehicle at the aft port of the service module until March 3, 2006, while the Progress M-55 would dock to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the Russian segment of the station. 2005 Dec. 21: A Soyuz-U rocket with the Progress M-55 No. 355 (ISS mission 20P) blasted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome at 21:39 Moscow Time. The vehicle successfully reached its initial orbit and separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle at 21:47 Moscow Time on the same day. Among the ship's more than two tons of cargo were Christmas presents for the crew. After a two-day flight, the Progress M-55 successfully docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the ISS on Dec. 23, 2005, at 22:54 Moscow Time (1954 GMT), eight minutes ahead of schedule. The Progress M-55 was undocked from the ISS on June 19, 2006, at 18:06:50 Moscow Time. The reentry burn was scheduled for 21:06 Moscow Time and the remnants of vehicle were to impact in the Southern Pacific at 21:53 Moscow Time. After a two-day flight, the Progress M-56 successfully docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on April 26, 2006, at 21:41:31 Moscow Time. Along with a regular supply of consumables, Progress M-56 delivered golf gear, which Pavel Vinogradov from the Expedition 13 would use for a commercial advertising campaign during an upcoming spacewalk. The Progress M-56 launch had previously been scheduled for April 16, 2006. The vehicle was undocked from the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS on September 19, 2006, at 04:28 Moscow Time. The braking maneuver was initiated at 07:28 Moscow Time and its debris were expected to hit Pacific ocean at 40.42" South latitude and 225.18" East longitude. The 7,290-kilogram spacecraft was scheduled to dock to the ISS on June 26, 2006, at 20:43 Moscow Time, plus/minus three minutes. The Progress carried a total of 2,578 kilograms of cargo, according to mission control in Korolev. The launch had been targeted for June 28, 2006, in previous revisions of the space station launch manifest. The Progress M-57 was undocked from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the ISS on January 17, 2007, at 02:32 Moscow Time, to make way for the upcoming mission of the Progress M-59 spacecraft. The same day, at 05:29 Moscow Time, the cargo ship initiated braking maneuver to reenter the atmosphere. Its debris were expected to impact the ocean at 06:15:20 Moscow Time, some 4,200 kilometers east of Wellington, New Zealand. 2006 October 23: The Progress M-58 (No. 358) spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1, at 17:40:36 Moscow Time (13:40:36 GMT). The Soyuz-U (No. 102) rocket followed a standard trajectory to reach an orbit with an inclination of 56.1 degrees toward the Equator. Published: 2006 Oct. 26; updated Oct. 27 A Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, ISS, Thursday, October 26, 2006, however Russian flight controllers delayed the completion of the docking process, while they tried to find out the status of a docking antenna which had apparently failed to retract fully. The orientation antenna, known as 4AO-VKA, should retract in order to avoid hitting elements of the aft docking compartment of the service module on the ISS, where the cargo ships dock. 2007 Jan. 18: Russia launched its first space mission of 2007, sending a 7,290-kilogram cargo ship toward the International Space Station, ISS. The Soyuz U rocket carrying the Progress M-59 spacecraft lifted off from Site-1 in Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 18, 2007, at 05:12:13 Moscow Time (02:12 GMT; 09:12 p.m. EST on Jan 17). The vehicle carried 1,390 kilograms of cargo, including 266 kilograms of food in containers and fresh fruits, according to the representative of mission control in Korolev, Russia. It also carried 870 kilograms of propellant, oxygen and air and 317 kilograms of cargo for the US segment of the station. The mission also honored the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Korolev, carrying his portrait on the payload fairing. The launch had previously been scheduled for Dec. 20, 2006. To make way for the new vehicle, the old Progress M-57 was undocked from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the ISS on January 17, 2007, at 02:32 Moscow Time. The same day, at 05:29 Moscow Time, the cargo ship initiated braking maneuver to reenter the atmosphere. Its debris were expected to impact the ocean at 06:15:20 Moscow Time, some 4,200 kilometers east of Wellington, New Zealand. The Progress M-59 successfully docked to the Docking Compartment of the ISS on January 20, 2007, at 05:58:53 Moscow Time (02:58:53 GMT), four minutes ahead of schedule. To make a room for the arrival of the Progress M-61, the Progress M-59 cargo ship undocked from the ISS on Aug. 1, 2007 at 18:07:05 Moscow Time. Upon a command from the Russian mission control, the vehicle fired its braking engine at 22:42 Moscow Time. It then reentered the Earth's atmosphere and its debris impacted a remote region of the Pacific Ocean some 5,000 kilometers east of Wellington, New Zealand, on the same day around 23:27 Moscow Time. 2007 May 12: An unmanned cargo ship successfully blasted off from the Russian launch site in Kazakhstan, carrying supplies for the International Space Station, ISS. A Soyuz U rocket, carrying the 7,290-kilogram Progress M-60 cargo ship, lifted off from Cosmodrome Baikonur's Site 1 on May 12, 2007, at 07:25:38 Moscow Time (03:25 GMT). The launch vehicle followed a standard trajectory to reach a 193 by 245-kilometer orbit, with an inclination of 51.6 degrees toward the Equator. The Russian space agency, Roskosmos, said the spacecraft successfully separated from the upper stage of its launch vehicle, an event which had been scheduled to take place at 07:34:25 Moscow Time. After a three-day chase and five orbit corrections, the Progress M-60 docked as scheduled to the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station, on May 15, 2007, at 09:10 Moscow Time. The Progress M-60 was carrying a total of 2,561 kilograms of supplies, including water, air, propellant, food, life-support supplies for the crew and hardware for the station's systems. The launch of Progress M-60 had originally been scheduled for Feb. 7, 2007. On Sept. 19, 2007, at 04:37 Moscow Time, Progress M-60 separated from the aft docking port of the service module and then remained in free flight until Sept. 25, 2007. While the cargo ship remained in the autonomous flight, ground tracking equipment was used to observe its engine firings in plasma studies. The launch followed a standard trajectory, delivering a 7,270-kilogram spacecraft into a 268 by 191-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 51.64 degrees toward the Equator, according to mission control in Korolev, Russia. After a three-day flight, Progress M-61 docked to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment, on Aug. 5, 2007, at 22:40 Moscow Time. The succesful arrival of the Russian Progress cleared the way for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Aug. 8, 2007. The Russian cargo ship delivered around 2.5 tons of supplies to the orbital outpost, as the two vehicles flew over Central Europe. The launch of Progress M-61 was delayed from May 12, 2007, and then advanced from Sept. 3 to Aug. 16, 2006. In the wake of computer problems onboard the ISS in mid-June 2007, officials considered advancing the launch date as far as July 23, 2007. To clear way for the Progress M-62, the Progress M-61 was undocked from the station on Dec. 22, 2007, at 06:59:52 Moscow Time (03:59:52 GMT). The vehicle was expected to remain in orbit for about a month, for a series of "technical experiments," mission control said. It was deorbited on Jan. 22, 2008. The launch followed a standard trajectory, delivering the 7,270-kilogram spacecraft into a 252 by 194-kilometer orbit with the inclination 51.64 degrees toward the Equator, according to mission control in Korolev, Russia. The vehicle carried around two and half tons of propellants, air, scientific equipment and other supplies for the crew of the station. Progress M-62 docked to the Pirs docking compartment of the station on Dec. 26, 2007, at 11:14:06 Moscow Time, or 12 minutes ahead of previously announced time. The launch of Progress M-62 was previously scheduled for Aug. 1, Nov. 15 and Dec. 12, 2007. The Progress M-62 was undocked from the ISS on Feb. 4, 2008 and remained in orbit for a series of observations of the plasma caused by its thrusters, using ground-based radar of the Solar-Earth Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the city of Irkutsk. The Plasma-Progress experiment was commissioned by TsNIIMash research institute of Korolev. The spacecraft was deorbited on Feb. 15, 2008 with a braking engine firing starting at 12:44:00 Moscow Time (09:44 GMT). Its remnants were scheduled to impact the Pacific Ocean at 43°58' South latitude and 142°32' West longitude at 13:29:34 Moscow Time (10:29:34 GMT). The launch followed a standard trajectory, delivering the 7,270-kilogram spacecraft into a 263 by 191-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 51.63 degrees toward the Equator, according to mission control in Korolev, Russia. The vehicle carried around two and half tons of propellants, air, scientific equipment and other supplies for the crew of the station. Progress M-63 was scheduled to dock to the station on Feb. 7, 2008, at 17:38 Moscow Time (14:38 GMT). The mission was delayed from Aug. 1, 2007 and Jan. 29, 2008 and then advanced from Feb. 12, 2008. On Jan. 10, 2008, in coordination with NASA, the launch was further advanced from Feb. 7 to Feb. 5, 2008, to enable the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Feb. 7, 2008. To make way for the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft, Progress M-63 was undocked from the Pirs docking compartment on April 7, 2008, at 12:49:42 Moscow Time (08:49:42 GMT). The deorbiting burn was initiated at 15:50 Moscow Time and the splash down of the remaining debris of the vehicle in the Pacific Ocean was estimated at 16:36 Moscow Time (12:36 GMT), Russian space agency said. 2008 May 15: A Russian cargo ship blasted off toward the International Space Station, ISS, carrying supplies for the Expedition 17 crew. The launch followed a standard trajectory, delivering the 7,270-kilogram spacecraft into a 244 by 194-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 51.65 degrees toward the Equator, according to mission control in Korolev, Russia. The vehicle carried around two and half tons of propellants, air, scientific equipment and other supplies for the crew of the station, including the Sokol KV-2 entry suit for one of the crew members. The original suit was damaged during launch in April 2008. Progress M-64 had been scheduled to dock to the station's Zarya FGB control module on May 17, 2008, at 01:37:30 Moscow Time (21:37:30 GMT on May 16). Docking actually happened at 01:39:20 Moscow Time (GMT: 2008 May 16, 21:39:20) The undocking of Progress M-64 took place on Sept. 1, 2008 at 23:46:39 Moscow Time. The vehicle then remained in orbit for several days to enable its observations within the Plasma-Progress experiments. The deorbiting maneuver was initiated on Sept. 9, 2008 at 00:47:00 Moscow Time (GMT: Sept. 8 at 20:47:00). The surviving debris of the ship were expected to hit Pacific Ocean at 42º06' South latitude and 138º36' West longitude on Sept. 9, 2008, around 01:33:19 Moscow Time (GMT: Sept 8, 21:33:19). 2008 Sept. 10: A Russian cargo ship blasted off toward the International Space Station, ISS, carrying supplies for the Expedition 17 crew. A Soyuz-U rocket, carrying the Progress M-65 cargo ship, (No. 365) lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 1 on Sept 10, 2008, at 23:50 Moscow Time, Roskosmos said. According to a previous schedule, the launch of the Progress cargo ship had been planned for July 2008. The docking of the ship with the station was scheduled for September 13, 2008 at 01:01 Moscow Time, however due to a hurricane approaching mission control facilities in Houston, the decision was announced on September 11 to delay the docking until September 17, 2008. The spacecraft reached the aft port of the Zvezda service module on at 22:43:08 Moscow Time (18:43:08 GMT). Progress M-65 undocked from ISS on Nov. 15, 2008, at 19:19:54 Moscow Time (16:19:54 GMT). The spacecraft was remained in orbit for several weeks for a series of "geophysical studies," mission control in Korolev said. A 142-second braking maneuver was initiated on Dec. 8, 2008, at 11:02:00 Moscow Time (08:02:00 GMT) sending the ship toward the reentry and impact at 41 degrees 19 minutes South latitude, and 135 degrees 39 minutes West longitude. The impact was expected to take place around 11:48:47 Moscow Time (08:48:47 GMT). 2008 Nov. 26: The Progress M-01M mission. A Soyuz-U rocket carrying the Progress M-66 cargo ship lifted off from Site 31 in Baikonur Cosmodrome on Feb. 10, 2009, at 08:49:46 Moscow Time (05:49:46 GMT). Progress M-66 carried more than 2,400 kilograms of cargo including fuel, water, food, a new space suit and other hardware. After a nine-minute powered flight, the launch vehicle released the cargo ship into a 192.54 by 249.55-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 51.63 degrees toward the Equator at 08:58:33 Moscow Time. Progress M-66 docked to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment as planned on Feb. 13, 2009, at 10:18:13 Moscow Time (07:18 GMT). It was the first of five cargo vehicles scheduled to fly during 2009 to re-supply the station crew, which is expected to double from three two six during 2009. To handle new traffic from Baikonur, launch pad No. 6 at Site 31, which was primarily used for commercial and science missions, was brought back to support manned space program. The Progress M-66 undocked from the ISS on May 7, 2009, at 19:18 Moscow Time (15:18 GMT). The vehicle remained in orbit for a new series of observations in a Plasma-Progress experiment planned by TsNIIMash research institute aimed to determine properties of plasma forming around the ship during the firing of its engines. On May 18, 2009, at 18:28:30 Moscow Time, Progress M-66 initiated a braking maneuver, sending the spacecraft toward reentry in the Pacific Ocean at 42º34' South latitude and 139º24' West longitude. Surviving debris were expected to hit the ocean surface at 19:14:45 Moscow Time. 2009 May 7: The Progress M-02M mission. 2009 July 24: Russia launched a mission to resupply the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-67 cargo ship lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 24, 2009, at 14:56:56 Moscow Time. The mission carried more than 2,549 kilograms of supplies to the ISS. The docking with the outpost was planned for July 29, 2009, at 15:16 Moscow Time (11:16 GMT). An unusually long rendezvous period (five instead of standard two days) was caused by a scheduling conflict with the STS-127 mission of the Shuttle Endeavour, which was continuously delayed from June 2009, but ultimately was scheduled to leave the station only on July 28, 2009. With the Shuttle safely away from station, the Progress M-67 successfully reached the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on July 29, 2009, at 15:12 Moscow Time. However last dozens of meters in the rendezvous, the cargo ship had to be flown under manual control of the station's Expedition 20 commander Gennady Padalka, rather than in a nominal automated mode. This mission was previously planned for launch on June 24, 2009. The Progress M-67 spacecraft was undocked from the ISS on Sept. 21, 2009, and deorbited on Sept. 27, 2009. Page author: Anatoly Zak; last update: November 18, 2021 Page editor: Alain Chabot; last edit: August 8, 2009 All rights reserved Leading engineer at NPO Energia Konstantin Feoktistov presents the design of Progress spacecraft. Progress-1 lifts off on Jan. 20, 1978. A Progress cargo ship equipped with an add-on payload on its docking port departs a space station. Credit: Roskosmos The Raduga ballistic reentry capsule, which was used on the Progress cargo ship to return small payloads back to Earth. Copyright © 2001 Anatoly Zak A Progress cargo ship approaches Mir circa 1997. A Progress M1 cargo ships during pre-launch processing at Site-254 in Baikonur. Copyright © 2001 Anatoly Zak An array of giant light bulbs is used to imitate Sun's energy during the test of solar arrays on the Progress spacecraft. Copyright © 2001 Anatoly Zak A Progress M1 spacecraft (left) its interstage ring (center) and a protective fairing (right) during pre-launch processing. Copyright © 2000 Anatoly Zak Technician puts finishing touches on the solar panel of the Progress M1 spacecraft. Copyright © 2001 Anatoly Zak KTDU-80 propulsion system used on the Progress cargo ship. Copyright © 2001 Anatoly Zak The Progress M2 cargo ship would feature an enlarged refueling and cargo section and would require the Zenit booster or a rocket with similar capabilities for launch. Click to enlarge Copyright © 2007 Anatoly Zak The Progress M-58 spacecraft on the launch pad in Baikonur in October 2006. Credit: RKK Energia A payload fairing of the Progress M-61 cargo ship carried a poster commemorating the 150 anniversary of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's birth. Space station as seen by the camera onboard approaching Progress M-61 on Aug 5, 2007. Credit: NASA TV Progress M-66 lifts off from Site 31 in Baikonur on Feb. 10, 2009. Credit: Roskosmos Progress M-67 approaches the service module under a manual control on July 29, 2009. Credit: NASA TV First stage boosters separate from Soyuz-FG rocket on Nov. 16, 2018. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos Separation of the payload fairing as seen by an onboard camera. Credit: Roskosmos Progress MS-08 approaches ISS on Nov. 18, 2018. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA

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|Get your copy HERE!| Thursday, April 24, 2025 Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Recently I’ve seen a lot of social media banter about if or not the Inspiration 4 crew should be called “astronauts.” Perhaps we need a new name for these sorts of people- such as… (fill in the moronic suggestions here) Folks, stop. JUST STOP! Astronaut; noun: One who flies in space, space venturer. These four individuals climbed atop a rocket that was just nine feet shorter than an Apollo Saturn IB and launched with 1.71 million pounds of thrust, which was just over 100,000 pound greater than the Saturn IB, and flew to an orbital altitude higher than any humans had flown since Apollo 17- which took place just 14 months shy of a half century ago. And then the Inspiration 4 crew returned safely by splashing down in the Atlantic off Cape Canaveral. They were the first all-rookie crew to orbit the Earth since Skylab 4 launched on November 16th, 1973. If that isn’t space venturing, I don’t know what is. I’ve been watching spaceflight since Freedom 7 and this WAS a space mission accomplished by people who have earned the title of “Astronaut.” For those who quip about billionaire and who paid for what, let’s take a look at this mission’s Pilot In Command; Jared Isaacman. Aside from being a highly successful businessman, he is also a highly skilled pilot. He flies right wing for the Black Diamonds jet flight demonstration team and broke the world record for circumnavigating the globe in an aircraft. Plus, he holds a degree from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Frankly, as a retired professional pilot, I’d be confident sitting next to him in any flying machine, any time- including a spacecraft. All of these crewmembers trained for this mission and none of them just walked aboard because they simply had a ticket. These people launched from sea level, orbited the Earth higher than anyone in a half century and returned to sea level. They all four are astronauts and to argue that point, is completely missing the point Friday, September 17, 2021 There are times when I just have to say, “I warned you!” That especially applies to the zealots of “All Commercial, private spaceflight.” Many years ago when Elon Musk first implanted the concept that private companies could do spaceflight better, and cheaper than NASA, the social media sites lit up. Between the “Down with NASA” crowd and the “NewSpace” mob there were endless usernames and newborn arm-chair experts who were delighted to take out their surfboards and ride this wave of all-private spaceflight. It’s here, it’s new, it’s really cool! Who needs NASA, Elon can do it all. “When the Falcon 9 Heavy comes out, it’ll replace all of the heavy boosters.” “NASA is finished.” Were some of the common quips. Early on I stepped into this rapid current of all commercial spaceflight zeal and added a single note of critical thinking. All-private spaceflight is exactly that… PRIVATE. Upon reaching orbit, the mission- which had a five hour live TV buildup, was blacked out. Be careful what you wish for… you just may get it. Thursday, September 16, 2021 SpaceX’s latest mission “Inspiration 4” had an amazingly successful launch on Sept. 15th, 2021. Sending history’s first all non-governmental crew into orbit. It was the ultimate in corporate flying and was dedicated to benefit Saint Jude Hospital- a beyond worthy cause. As a former corporate pilot, this one warmed my heart. As a spaceflight historian I was keen to see some of the historic landmarks involved. The first pure non-government crew, the first crew to fly higher into space than any mission since Apollo 17, the youngest person, age 29, to fly in space who was also the first person in space with a medical prosthetic. I watched the launch itself on SpaceflightNow and took in the more than four hours worth of coverage. I have to say that SpaceX has taken launch coverage of human spaceflight to a level that has not been seen in a half century. In fact, it took us space buffs into points of view that we never dreamed of in the olden days. Their HD cameras and remote drone views following the crew caravan around KSC are amazing. Plus, the videos of the personal stories of the crew members, two of whom are alumni of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from which I proudly wear a class ring, were so well done they should be given an award. About the only draw-back to the launch coverage was the constant noise and clatter in the background as the hosts were apparently seated, as always, just outside the company cafeteria in Hawthorne. Additionally, I guess SpaceX management likes the cheerleading crowd boisterously celebrating every milestone in the event. Yet that was tiresome and unprofessional nearly a decade ago. We get it… your employees are excited and happy, but at times their shouting on cue drowns out the engineering calls from launch control. This is spaceflight- not a college pep rally. Also, the hosts really need to brush up on their spaceflight history. During the entire length of the crew insertion process, one of the hosts repeatedly stated that the crew would be making a final phone call from the phone at the level of the crew access arm, “…which has been a tradition since the Apollo days…” NO! The Apollo crews were unable to use a telephone through their bubble helmets. For crying out loud- just look at the photos from those missions. The crews were sealed into their suits and oxygenated long before arriving at the LUT. Taking off the helmets to make a phone call would have negated that entire process. It’s one thing to make a slip of history while doing a live broadcast, it’s another to keep repeating the bad history over and over. No astronaut that flew aboard an Apollo command module ever made a phone call from the LUT or anywhere else once their helmet was secured. Of course, what do I know… I only wrote three books on the subject. Monday, July 26, 2021 The following is an excerpt from Wes Oleszewski's book "Growing up with Spaceflight, Apollo Part Two" It is protected by copyright 2015 Wes Oleszewski, no part may be reused without the author's permission- publication here does not imply such permission. On March 10th, 1971, just one month after the conclusion of the Apollo 14 mission, a chartered C-130 aircraft delivered a very special package to NASA. Contained in the dark gray convex hexagon-shaped box was the most unique vehicle to be flown in space since the Lunar Module itself; the first flight-ready Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). This was an event that went unnoticed by the news media and unknown to those of us outside of NASA. It had been mentioned in passing during the Apollo 14 mission, but otherwise went completely overlooked by the general public. Conceived in 1964, before anyone had set foot on the lunar surface, the idea of a roving vehicle languished at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) until April 7th 1969 when a Lunar Roving Task Team was formed there. When the word went out that NASA was seriously looking for a lunar rover, a number of companies came forward seeking a contract. In the end General Motors and Boeing ended up with the contract to design and build the LRV. Although the roving vehicles that had been suggested in years past were usually huge and heavy, the one that would be practical for an operational Apollo mission had to be small and lightweight. Additionally, in order to ride on the lunar module it needed to fit into a space that measured five feet tall, five feet wide and five feet deep. The problem thus became how do you build a car that can operate in a vacuum on a soft powdery surface a quarter of a million miles from the nearest gas station, have it weigh less than 500 pounds and fit into a triangular space that measured five feet in all three directions. The person who, for the most part, solved the problem was a Hungarian engineer from General Motors by the name of Ferenc Pavlics. His concept was for a lightweight flat chassis vehicle that folded up upon itself. This allowed the LRV to fit into the unused space of the LEM descent module’s Quadrant 1. Shortly after the first LRV was delivered to NASA, it was shipped to KSC and loaded into the Apollo 15 LEM. Lunar exploration was about to take on a whole new and exciting look. Some kids looked forward to Christmas, some kids looked forward to their birthday and some kids looked forward to the last day of school... I looked forward to every Apollo launch as if it were all of those rolled into one. So it was that on the morning of July 26th, 1971 I was in what had become my standard “Apollo-watchin’ position.” This may have been the standard position for tens of thousands of space-buffs around the country; sitting cross-legged about 18 inches away from the picture tube of our family TV, glued to Walter Cronkite. It was launch day for Apollo 15 and even though I had recently turned 14 years of age, I had slept the night before like a little kid waiting for the sounds of Santa hitting my rooftop. Up before dawn and busily dialing between the three networks I went looking for any snip-it of information on the mission. While most of the kids in our subdivision of Sheridan Park were deep into their normal mid-Michigan summer activities, namely swimming, biking and just plain hanging out, I had been distracted from all of that lately by the upcoming Apollo 15 mission. In fact the afternoon before the launch I had gone with some of my pals to the theater to see “The Andromeda Strain” and while the movie was terrific my mind was on Apollo 15. I had a special plan of attack for getting as much as I could out of the flight. For Apollo 14, I had hijacked my little sister’s new cassette tape recorder and recorded portions of the mission coverage off the TV onto two 30 minute tapes. Having played those over and over every day since the mission ended, I found that a total of 60 minutes of Apollo was simply not enough. Thus, for Apollo 15 I had purchased, with my last dollar, a three pack of cheap-O 60 minute cassettes. I was now so broke that my Mom actually had to give me the money to go to the movie the day before the launch! Still, I sat through the movie quietly planning exactly what parts of the Apollo 15 mission coverage I would capture on each cassette. Indeed in my teenage mind I had it planned out just like NASA planned the mission... well, almost. Late into the evening prior to launch-day I decided to do a flight readiness test of my recording equipment. Suddenly- A GLITCH! My, or rather- my sister’s, external microphone had failed! This was before they started putting built-in microphones on recorders- so I was really screwed. It was 9:45 at night- there wasn’t a store in the Saginaw Valley that was open- especially not one with a microphone. Worse yet, I had spent my last dime on the tapes! I scrambled for a solution. Wiggle the wires... no use. Tap on it- no good. Take it apart... now it’s REALLY busted! Sheridan Park- we have a problem! Perhaps, I pondered, when the store opens at 9:00 in the morning, I could get there and, after negotiating some sort of a lawns-to-be-cut-later deal with my parents, I could buy a new microphone, and make it back home within the 26 minutes between the time the store opens and the launch takes place... okay... that was nuts. There was no way that was going to happen, just the negotiating the lawn-cutting part with my parents alone was on a par with negotiating with North Vietnam. I sat there looking at the disassembled microphone and I thought “What would Gene Kranz do?” Simple. He’d call a meeting of his engineers and controllers and he would tell them to go out and find a solution to the problem with what they had.” With what they had... hummm... It was then that the thought struck me that several months back I had accidentally stuck an earphone into the microphone jack and it fit; in those days both had 1/8 inch jacks. And an earphone had the same basic elements to it as the microphone that was now laying in pieces in front of me. I knew that because I had dissected plenty of earphones. In short order I was rooting through the family “junk drawers” and had scrounged up an earphone that I had not yet dissected. I tested it in the microphone jack; IT WORKED! Sure, the sound had a lot of tin in it and some 60 Hz hum, but it recorded! Using a four inch by six inch railroad “pounding card” that Dad had brought home from work, some electrician's tape and a hand full of tissues I had a microphone that the boys in the backroom at Houston would be proud of. I added a small measuring stick to give me the optimum distance from the TV speaker and I was “Go for the launch of Apollo 15!” Thursday, July 22, 2021 Saturday, June 12, 2021 For example, the black plastic bag that you see pinned to the wall contains a piece of a crashed SR-71 from 1967. Central to this post, however, is the little vehicle seen on the farthest right, directly in front of the Gemini reentry module. That piece dates back a half century to the summer of 1971. Inside was the cockpit with its couches for the F-4B ant space suits (A) and it even had a mid-deck (B) which I then called the "Egress Deck."

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No recent wiki edits to this page. The Space Cabbie was born in the early 22nd Century, orphaned at a young age and then raised by the military rulers of the planet Ghengkis VII. As a young man he excelled in deep space navigation an demonstrated natural gifts as a pilot of his craft. His skills were further tested in the "Bore Wars" of 2146, when the young pilot shot down a record number of fighters single handedly over a period of 3 days. Like many others who were freed from military service after the "Bored War" Space Cabbie found himself restless. For the next few years, he went adventure seeking around the cosmos, becoming at first a mercenary space pilot, and then a menial laborer at one of the many spaceports he visited. In the year 2154, he suddenly showed up at an Earthside hackstand piloting the space taxi #7433. It soon seemed that Space Cabbie could not pick up a fare in #7433 without it leading to some kind of deadly adventure, with the good natured pilot relying on his skill and wits to get him safely back home. Abilities and Skills The Cabbie is an expert in flying any interstellar ship; developing skills in fighter piloting, aerial navigation and traveling.

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Read More: News.com.AU EVER wanted to apply to Star Fleet Academy? In space, bunions won’t make you scream ... Humour aside, it’s about to become real. President Donald Trump has declared he wants a new “Space Force” alongside his army, navy and air forces as the battle for world dominance moves overhead. Trump has just told a gathering of military personnel at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, California, that he wants one. “Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea,” he said. “We may even have a Space Force, develop another one, Space Force. We have the Air Force, we’ll have the Space Force.” He’s proud of the term. “I said, ‘maybe we need a new force, we’ll call it the Space Force,’ and I was not really serious. Then I said, ‘what a great idea,’ maybe we’ll have to do that,” he told the Marines. “So think of that, Space Force … because we are spending a lot and we have a lot of private money coming in, tremendous ... And our service members will be vital to ensuring America continues to lead the way into the stars.” The President then moved on to another battle closer to home, attacking media attending the address for “fake news” amid cheers from his soldiers and combat pilots. But the President’s declaration of “Space Force” comes shortly after the prospect of war being fought above our skies “within years” was raised by a top US general.

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Robotics, Automation and AI: Program Design The purpose of the Australian Space Agency (the Agency) is to transform and grow a globally respected Australian space industry that lifts the broader economy and improves the lives of Australians. The Space Infrastructure Fund (SIF) is a $19.5 million investment over three years from 2019-20 in seven infrastructure projects to drive the growth of Australia’s space sector. The SIF specifically aligns with the National Civil Space Priority Areas and the national and international pillars identified in the Australian Civil Space Strategy. It targets seven infrastructure related projects, one of which is to design and build a Robotics, Automation and AI Command and Control Centre in Western Australia. The intended aim of the Robotics, Automation and AI Command and Control Centre is to support robotics activities in space, being in-orbit servicing, satellites, gateways, space stations, the Moon, Mars or beyond. Opened on 3 September 2019, closes on 24 September 2019. You can find out more here.

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June 21 - One of the key players behind this historic flight is a Kansan and Wichita State University graduate. While he wasn't on board the "SpaceShipOne" rocket, he's the project engineer for the privately owned rocket plane. And he was at the controls when the plane took off. For Matt Steinmetze, when it comes to aviation, anything's possible. "We have a letter when he was in second grade to NASA and was letting them know he wanted to be an astronaut," says Sharon Steinmetze, Matt's mother. The boy who designed his own model airplanes received his degree at Wichita State. Six years late, he's on the brink of making history. "He's real excited about the whole thing. He's having a good time." Matt is the project engineer for "SpaceShipOne," a privately owned rocket plane. Monday morning, it became the first non-government flight to ever leave the Earth's atmosphere. "I'm floored. It was very impressive technology and to think, ‘gee my son's part of this,’ it was exciting," says Tom Steinmetze, Matt's father. And it brings the team closer to winning the $10 million Ansari X prize. "Until the last couple of weeks, I'm not sure I thought it was as big as it was. But Matt has said all along that it was going to be historic, and he likes the idea of being a piece of history." But his parents say Matt's not interested in becoming an airplane mogul. It's all just about doing what he loves. "Matthew's never done it for the money, he never has. He would probably do it if people didn't pay him at all; he did this because that's what his interest was. His dream was always to make airplanes." Designed by Gray Digital Media

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Aircraft loaded with British troops and aid will leave RAF Brize Norton this morning, as part of the relief effort for areas devastated by Hurricane Irma. The United Kingdom purchased three KC-135R aircraft for conversion to RC-135W Rivet Joint standard under the Airseeker project, let's take a closer look. The UK is examining sensor augmentation of the P-8 Poseidon to make it a suitable replacement for the Sentinel surveillance aircraft. The P-8 Poseidon is an aircraft designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Leonardo’s Vixen 500E AESA radar has been procured for Romanias new trainer technology demonstrator programme IAR-99 TD. Typhoon jets attacked two positions in Raqqa, whilst Tornados hit an armed truck and terrorists on foot in and around Tal Afar. An RAF Spokesman says Typhoon has proved itself at the heart of the international coalition fighting against Islamic State. RAF Wing Commander Jim Beck is one of the UK’s most experienced F-35 Lightning pilots, here he talks about the future of the jet aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. Scientists and engineers at BAE Systems have lifted the lid on some futuristic technologies that could be incorporated in military and civil aircraft of 2040 or even earlier. Typhoon aircraft departed Romania yesterday, ending the UK’s five-month leadership of NATO’s enhanced air policing mission in the country.

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Marc will collect 8G in aerobatics, with the French Air Force team. His coach: Captain Orlowski, champion of France and world champion of aerobatics. Marc will follow different aerobatic flights in a fighter jet. He will compete with the bobsleigh, but also with a dragster, where he will participate in the 21st Drag Power Show in France, the biggest display of European dragsters. - Genre: Science - Length: 52'

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10 August 2015 | Comments Arriving on the RMS tomorrow (Tuesday 11 August 2015) are Basil Read Certification & Operational Readiness Manager, Simon Walker, and Basil Read Airport Manager, Nigel Spackman. Nigel arrives to take up his post on-Island full-time and Simon will be visiting until 18 August to finalise plans for calibration flights and the November audits. The historic calibration flights are currently scheduled for mid-September. Prior to this, Basil Read will need to obtain approval from Air Safety Support International (ASSI) for temporary use of the runway. ASSI’s Senior Aerodrome Inspector is expected to arrive on-Island on 29 August to carry out his assessment; only after this will the calibration flights be confirmed. More information on the calibration flights will follow in this week’s Airport Update. 10 August 2015

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AMG celebrates and congratulates SalamAir on its 6th Anniversary The Airline Management Group team are proud to have been involved at the very inception of SalamAir; from initial business plan to certification, from naming to brand launch, from operational set up to commercial flights! Omani Aviation history was made on the 30th January 2017 when flight OV002 departed from Salalah for Muscat – the Sultanate’s first value carrier took to the skies. The airline start up implementation period was both incredibly challenging and rewarding, from operations to commercial. from engineering to finance, from crew to ground handling, we were fortunate to have an incredibly talented, passionate and resilient team. Everyone involved, from team members to suppliers, from stakeholders to customers, felt an immense sense of pride and achievement when OV002 touched down and was welcomed by the water salute at Muscat Airport. SalamAir has survived and overcome the regional and global aviation adversities with grace and success, flying to 35 destinations, SalamAir is a major operator of domestic destinations in the Sultanate, as well as international travel. The airline has been recognised as having one of the youngest fleet in the world with 11 aircraft including the A320neo, A321neo, and the recently introduced A321neo Cargo Freighter. SalamAir placed an order for six new Embraer E2 aircraft earlier in the year. SalamAir has received multiple awards including Oman’s Most Trusted Brand, and has secured IATA’s Operational Safety Audit Registration, committed to the industry’s highest safety and regulatory standards. We celebrate and congratulate SalamAir on its 6th Anniversary, wishing the whole team continued success! #salamair #6thanniversary #2023 #airline #startup #airlines #oman #team #success #brand

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What are satellites used for? Satellite television suppliers use a number of technologies, most all of which in some way relate to the electronics industry. The video signal is sent up and down in a digital format, and it is digitally encrypted on the uplink and decrypted by the downlink receiver on your end. All of this could b…e grouped under "computer science" as it's all digital. The electronics portions use electronics technology to make the thing work. Let's look a bit closer. The signals on the uplink and downlink all operate on microwave frequencies. This is a "new and improved" version of radio signals (microwaves are like radio waves, only higher in frequency) that uses a dish of some sort as an antenna on the earthside ends. All kinds of electronics technology apply here. We also should mention the physics involved in putting the satellite up in space and parking it in orbit. Rockets and satellites operate because mechanical, aeronautical, electrical, electronic and chemical engineers make it happen. There are other engineering aspects included in this as well. (MORE) Imagine what we could NOT do without satellites!. No cell phone networking across towers, across the world. . No watching your favorite shows on TV. . No Internet. . No GPS system. . No airline flights -- they'd all crash into each other. . No ocean going ships battling the waves, whether you …want to go on a cruise or you want to eat fish in a restuarant. . No trusty weather forecasts. Forget about knowing if there will be a hurricane, tornado, or even rain. We'd be living back in the 1910s when no one could turn on a TV and see satellite weather images. . We'd never have those fantastic Google Maps or earth images taken from space. . (MORE) Explorer 1 was launched by the US on 31 January 1958, cylindrical in shape as opposed to the 'Sputnik' which had been round. It remained in orbit until March 1970. Its major achievement was the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts around the Earth. The first was Vangaurd. The first successful …U.S. satellite was Explorer I . It was launched into Earth orbit by the Army on January 31, 1958, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, four months after Russia orbited Sputnik. It weighed 18 pounds and had a cylindrical shape. It was 80 inches long and six inches in diameter. (MORE) Satellites are useful in many ways such as giving us information daily, such as the weather forecast. Satellites are useful because of their location. Their location gives them a view of a large portion of the earth at once (versus for example a mountain top). This is useful for looking at weather …(e.g. clouds, temperature) and useful for communications (to allow two people to communicate from one part to another part of the world). Other location advantages include: - photographing the ground for thousands of purposes (military, mapping) - astronomy (the earth's atmosphere causes problems so being above it is helpful) Satellites also give us information for GPS', photo's and help in many discoveries. If we didn't have satellites we wouldn't know hardly anything about our solar-system, where we live, the planets and other solar-systems. Technology wouldn't be so nearly as huge! (MORE) the weather. how the earth looks like from up in space. about metoer collisions and when ther about 2 collide wiv earth If you're thinkiing of WW2, there were no such things as satellites at that time. In fact the first artificial satellite of the earth was launched by the Russians around 1957/58! Yes, they provide the power needed to operate the satellite systems for the life of the satellite, so are essential. it help support millitary activities 2-it help transfer telehone call over the ocean 4-they re used for exploring different planet 5- We really depend on satellites and they help us out in every daylife. Satellites help us to know what the world looks like. Theyalso help us to travel, prepare for good and bad weather. they benefit the society There are several uses of satellites which depends on theparticular type. In most cases, they are used for spaceexploration, communication of signals, navigation and astronomicalventures among others. Internal Electrical Power: . The main power in satellite is from solar cells. Other sources are batteries and fuel cells. Nuclear power has its role in heating/powering satellites as well. Every once in awhile folks get antsy when a reactor powered satellite de-orbits and crashes.. Other Power: …. Satellites also have external power (thrust) for changing orbit and orientation and as a final de-orbitting mechanism. This may be in the form or chemical fuel. Ion discharges (electrical) may also be used for low power thrust. (MORE) -- radio communications repeater... Westar, OSCAR, nine hundred vital TV channels, etc. -- navigation ... GPS, etc. -- global data collection and imaging ... weather, ocean temperature, forestation, ice cover, etc. They use satellite images to see what a area looks like from above earth they also collect information that we cannot see from the planets surface. As a planet, We use satellites for heaps of different reasons. The most common are for taking pictures of the earth to predict the weather and for the use of Gps devices. Satellites are very important because they can help predict some forms of natural disasters. A satellite is built up of microscopic telescopes with cameras and mirrors. They have strong sight and can spot objects or different planets or stars from millions of miles away. They then collect the data and that data is sent through signals into a giant dish with antennas that send the data throu…gh wires and into the computers for astronomers or scientist to examine. (MORE) Satellites are used for many purposes. Pictures of cloud patterns and other atmospheric events are used in weather prediction. They can receive and re-transmit all types of communications signals. This includes television, telephone calls and satellite radio signals. The can provide data that al…lows the Global Positioning Devices to pinpoint your current location.. (MORE) There are over 1000 operational satellites orbiting the Earth, and probably 10,000 pieces of "space junk" also orbiting the Earth. The Moon is, sometimes, used as a natural reflector for radio signals. The problem is that the surface of the Moon is so rough and uneven that most of the signal scatters back into space instead of bouncing back to Earth. Another reason is that the Moon can only reflect signals. Modern communicat…ions satellites actively rebroadcast the signal back to Earth. And finally, the Moon is only available for half of the day, and it keeps moving. Modern satellites in geosynchronous orbit appear to hang motionless in the sky, so your Earth-based antenna doesn't have to move to track it. To use the Moon as a reflector, you would need motors and tracking mechanisms to slew the dish to point at the Moon. The cost of the tracking mechanisms would certainly be over $100 each. $100 per dish times how many satellite dishes are there? and pretty soon putting a satellite in geosynch looks like the lower-cost option. (MORE) If you are referring to the original satellite dish known as the C band satellite, the satellite company that used these was DISH Network. Satellite Internet signals are transmitted by low altitude,geosynchronous orbiting satellites. In simple terms, this is thetype of satellite that travels the same speed as the Earth,directly over the equator and at a low altitude compared to othersatellites you may see. It spins at the same speed as… the Earth sothat it is always at the same spot in relation to your satellitedish. If satellites traveled at a different speed, then it would beimpossible to maintain a steady signal with a stationary dish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There is no such thing as "low altitude, geosynchronousorbiting satellites"; low altitude orbits are all below about 500miles, geosynchronous orbits are all at 22,236 miles. At a distanceof 22,236 miles the turnaround time of ~0.25 seconds makes voiceand standard network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP) impractical, sogeostationary satellites are usually used only for noninteractivethings like Weather Imaging and Television Broadcasts. (MORE) to take images of the earth and send it to google earth to show us t.v shows it is used in tv,live telecast, to show pictures of earth and other planets etc...... Satellite imagery can be used to see storms from space. People on earth can keep track of the storm/weather and tell which way its coming, which can be used as a prediction. This prediction is televised on the news. Concave mirrors focus light on a specific point. That can increase the concentration of sun light on solar panels. Concave antennae are used to aim radio waves, as well as collect them and focus them on a receiver. artificial satellite object constructed by humans and placed in orbit around the earth or other celestial body (see also space probe). The satellite is lifted from the earth's surface by arocket and, once placed in orbit, maintains its motion without further rocket propulsion. The first artificial s…atellite, Sputnik I, was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, by the USSR; a test payload of a radio beacon and a thermometer demonstrated the feasibility of orbiting a satellite. The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched on Jan. 31, 1958, returned data that was instrumental in the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts. During the first decade of space exploration, all of the satellites were launched from either the United States or USSR. Today, there are more than three dozen launch sites in use or under construction in more than a dozen countries. Satellite Orbits If placed in an orbit high enough to escape the frictional effects of the earth's atmosphere, the motion of the satellite is controlled by the same laws of celestial mechanics that govern the motions of natural satellites, and it will remain in orbit indefinitely. At heights less than 200 mi (320 km) the drag produced by the atmosphere will slow the satellite down, causing it to descend into the denser portion of the atmosphere where it will burn up like a meteor. To attain orbital altitude and velocity, multistage rockets are used, with each stage falling away as its fuel is exhausted; the effect of reducing the total mass of the rocket while maintaining its thrust is to increase its speed, thus allowing it to achieve the required velocity of 5 mi per sec (8 km per sec). At this speed the rocket's forward momentum exactly balances its downward gravitational acceleration, resulting in orbit. Once above the lower atmosphere, the rocket bends to a nearly horizontal flight path, until it reaches the orbital height desired for the satellite. Unless corrections are made, orbits are usually elliptical; perigee is the point on the orbit closest to the earth, and apogee is the point farthest from the earth. Besides this eccentricity an orbit of a satellite about the earth is characterized by its plane with respect to the earth. An equatorial orbit lies in the plane of the earth's orbit. A polar orbit lies in the plane passing through both the north and south poles. A satellite's period (the time to complete one revolution around the earth) is determined by its height above the earth; the higher the satellite, the longer the period. At a height of 200 mi (320 km), the period of a circular orbit is 90 min; at 500 mi (800 km), it increases to 100 min. At a height of 22,300 mi (36,000 km), a satellite has a period of exactly 24 hr, the time it takes the earth to rotate once on its axis; such an orbit is called geosynchronous. If the orbit is also equatorial, the satellite will remain stationary over one point on the earth's surface. Tracking and Telemetry Since more than 1,000 satellites are presently in orbit, identifying and maintaining contact requires precise tracking methods. Optical and radar tracking are most valuable during the launch; radio tracking is used once the satellite has achieved a stable orbit. Optical tracking uses special cameras to follow satellites illuminated either by the sun or laser beams. Radar tracking directs a pulse of microwaves at the satellite, and the reflected echo identifies both its direction and distance. Nearly all satellites carry radio transmitters that broadcast their positions to tracking antennas on the earth. In addition, the transmitters are used for telemetry, the relaying of information from the scientific instruments aboard the satellite. Types of Satellites Satellites can be divided into five principal types: research, communications, weather, navigational, and applications. Research satellites measure fundamental properties of outer space, e.g., magnetic fields, the flux of cosmic rays and micrometeorites, and properties of celestial objects that are difficult or impossible to observe from the earth. Early research satellites included a series of orbiting observatories designed to study radiation from the sun, light and radio emissions from distant stars, and the earth's atmosphere. Notable research satellites have included the Hubble Space Telescope, the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Infrared Space Observatory, and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (see observatory, orbiting). Also contributing to scientific research were the experiments conducted by the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space stations launched by the United States ( Skylab ) and the Soviet Union ( Salyut and Mir ); in these stations researchers worked for months at a time on scientific or technical projects. The International Space Station, whose first permanent crew boarded in 2000, continues this work. Communications satellites provide a worldwide linkup of radio, telephone, and television. The first communications satellite was Echo 1 ; launched in 1960, it was a large metallized balloon that reflected radio signals striking it. This passive mode of operation quickly gave way to the active or repeater mode, in which complex electronic equipment aboard the satellite receives a signal from the earth, amplifies it, and transmits it to another point on the earth. Relay 1 and Telstar 1, both launched in 1962, were the first active communications satellites; Telstar 1 relayed the first live television broadcast across the Atlantic Ocean. However, satellites in the Relay and Telstar program were not in geosynchronous orbits, which is the secret to continuous communications networks. Syncom 3, launched in 1964, was the first stationary earth satellite. It was used to telecast the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo to the United States, the first television program to cross the Pacific Ocean. In principle, three geosynchronous satellites located symmetrically in the plane of the earth's equator can provide complete coverage of the earth's surface. In practice, many more are used in order to increase the system's message-handling capacity. The first commercial geosynchronous satellite, Intelsat 1 (better known as Early Bird ), was launched by COMSAT in 1965. A network of 29 Intelsat satellites in geosynchronous orbit now provides instantaneous communications throughout the world. In addition, numerous communications satellites have been orbited by commercial organizations and individual nations for a variety of telecommunications tasks. Weather satellites, or meteorological satellites, provide continuous, up-to-date information about large-scale atmospheric conditions such as cloud cover and temperature profiles. Tiros 1, the first such satellite, was launched in 1960; it transmitted infrared television pictures of the earth's cloud cover and was able to detect the development of hurricanes and to chart their paths. The Tiros series was followed by the Nimbus series, which carried six cameras for more detailed scanning, and the Itos series, which was able to transmit night photographs. Other weather satellites include the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), which send weather data and pictures that cover a section of the United States; China, Japan, India, and the European Space Agency have orbited similar craft. Current weather satellites can transmit visible or infrared photos, focus on a narrow or wide area, and maneuver in space to obtain maximum coverage. Navigation satellites were developed primarily to satisfy the need for a navigation system that nuclear submarines could use to update their inertial navigation system. This led the U.S. navy to establish the Transit program in 1958; the system was declared operational in 1962 after the launch of Transit 5A. Transit satellites provided a constant signal by which aircraft and ships could determine their positions with great accuracy. In 1967 civilians were able to enjoy the benefits of Transit technology. However, the Transit system had an inherent limitation. The combination of the small number of Transit satellites and their polar orbits meant there were some areas of the globe that were not continuously covered-as a result, the users had to wait until a satellite was properly positioned before they could obtain navigational information. The limitations of the Transit system spurred the next advance in satellite navigation: the availability of 24-hour worldwide positioning information. The Navigation Satellite for Time and Ranging/Global Positioning Satellite System (Navstar/GPS) consists of 24 satellites approximately 11,000 miles above the surface of the earth in six different orbital planes. The GPS has several advantages over the Transit system: It provides greater accuracy in a shorter time; users can obtain information 24 hours a day; and users are always in view of at least five satellites, which yields highly accurate location information (a direct readout of position accurate to within a few yards) including altitude. In addition, because of technological improvements, the GPS system has user equipment that is smaller and less complex. The former Soviet Union established a Navstar equivalent system known as the Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). The Russian-operated GLONASS will use the same number of satellites and orbits similar to those of Navstar when complete. Many of the handheld GPS receivers can also use the GLONASS data if equipped with the proper processing software. Beidou is China's satellite-based navigation and global positioning system. It began operations is 2011 with 10 satellites, succeeding an experimental system that became operational in 2001, and is planned to utilize 35 satellites when completed in 2020. Applications satellites are designed to test ways of improving satellite technology itself. Areas of concern include structure, instrumentation, controls, power supplies, and telemetry for future communications, meteorological, and navigation satellites. Satellites also have been used for a number of military purposes, including infrared sensors that track missile launches; electronic sensors that eavesdrop on classified conversations; and optical and other sensors that aid military surveillance. Such reconnaissance satellites have subsequently proved to have civilian benefits, such as commercially available satellite photographs showing surface features and structures in great detail, and fire sensing in remote forested areas. The United States has launched several Landsat remote-imaging satellites to survey the earth's resources by means of special television cameras and radiometric scanners. The data from remote-imaging satellites has also been used in archaeological research. Russia and other nations have also launched such satellites; the French SPOT satellite provides higher-resolution photographs of the earth. Bibliography See M. V. Fox, Satellites (1996); S. A. Kallen, The Giant Leaps: The Race to Space (1996); M. Long, 1997 Phillips World Satellite Almanac (1997); A. Luther, Satellite Technology: An Introduction (2d ed. 1997). Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. (MORE) GIS is Geographic Information Systems. Simply put,it is software used for mapping. It can ingest myriad types of data, satellite data being just one kind. GIS software like ArcMap does not NEED satellite data. So I suppose your answer is from zero to an infinite number. The first communications satellites were simply metalized mylar balloons that could reflect radio signals that struck them. Being a couple of hundred miles from the surface, the satellite could be seen from widely-separated locations, and could be used as a mirror to relay radio between them. …The first live TV relayed in real time between Europe and the US via the Telstar satellite was a major big deal. Nowadays, communications satellites are fully-equipped repeater stations, with antennas, receivers, and transmitters that receive the uplink signal, clean it up, and retransmit it on the downlink, with everything powered by solar panels. (MORE) Since photons are very light, a laser or some sort of directed light would provide very little actual thrust. There are hypotheses that a "solar sail" could be used to give small amounts of thrust for extended amounts of time to a space ship. A satellite can be natural or artificial. An artificial satelliteis placed in orbit around the earth, moon, or another planet inorder to collect information or for communication. A naturalsatellite is a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. It is a $4 billion system that was developed to connect calls around the world via 66 small satellites in low earth orbit Microwave and satellite systems can be used to transmit audio, video, and other forms of data Because satellites lack the geographic constraints of terrestrial systems, they are better suited for long-distance, point-to-multipoint transmissions such as television broadcasts We don't need to protect our satellites because their is not yet warfare in space where our satellites are. A satellite phone can be used practically anywhere. It does not require a cellphone tower, but instead a satellite, which are available all over the world. A satellite phone works in Antarctica, so you would probably be able to use it wherever you need to go. Though now retired, the space shuttle was able to 'capture' satellites for repair and replace then in their correct orbit. Mostly to study other planets and to find out about our solar system. They are used to take pictures of planets as well. You can use a satellite phone where ever you have a clear view of the sky. New technologies are making it easier to use satellite phone even when your view of the sky is obstructed. The many uses of Satellite Technology include: TV, Internet, Cell Phone, and Radio Services, to collect and send data to NASA and Weather Stations across the World, and uses for Military Communications Applications, such as Global Command and Control Systems. well, natural satellites re moons like our moon so i'm don't exactly know what you would use it for . Explorer 1 was the first US object to be launched into Earth Orbit January 31st, 1958. a satilite is useful for reciving data and get information that they can use in the future or present. They can see through clouds and work during the day and at night. They can also see changes in the soil, the vegetation, or snow, etc. The service life of satellites in space depends on various factors. The most important one is Earth drag which pulls every object down to the ground. Its intensity depends on the altitude and the mass of the flying object (e.g. the ISS of about 450 tons (on the ground!) at 400 km is dragged down t…o Earth by 70 to 100 m every 24 hours). If you intend to keep a satellite on orbit (in use) you have to counter that drag, for which the satellites also have propellants on board. Since they are part of the precious payload at launch the amount of propellants is calculated for the estimated service life. With no re-boosts in altitude the satellite is bound to decay and not usable any more. For small satellites (like communication satellites) the amount of propellant is a few kilograms only (for minor re-boosts about 100 gram are needed only). The ISS is refuelled in regular intervals via Progress transporters (delivering more than 100 kilograms) and/or the rockets (and fuel) of docked spacecraft are used for re-boosts in order to save on-board fuel. (MORE) The microwave has high enough frequency to carry the information and long enough wavelengths to penetrate the atmosphere. They are also easy to produce and easy to detect. A satellite is used for establishing a connection with a third party, using a means of submitting binary code over a wavelength that can be sent through space, using an orbiting satellite dish to relay the information, and then have the information beamed back down to the receiver. This can be used… for various purposes ranging from internet, radio, and television use. (MORE) Satellite technology uses a transponder to receive sings and then transfer them to satellites in other locations. They are used for purposes of space satellites and GPS. A satellite system can be used for a variety of purposes. On the consumer market, it is mostly used for reception of television signals. It is also often used for broadband internet when there is no cable or ADSL available. When travelling in remote areas with no cellphone reception, it can also be …used for telephone calls. (MORE) The Sky satellite is used to beam television signal around the world and into your satellite dish. Sky themselves use the Astra 2A satellite, which is fairly newly launched. Satellites fly high in the sky, so they can see large areas of Earth at one time. Satellites also have a clear view of space. That's because they fly above Earth's clouds and air. Before satellites, TV signals didn't go very far. TV signals only travel in straight lines. So they would go off into s…pace instead of following Earth's curve. Sometimes they would be blocked by mountains or tall buildings. Phone calls to faraway places were also a problem. It costs a lot and it is hard to set up telephone wires over long distances or underwater. With satellites, TV signals and phone calls can be sent up to a satellite. The satellite can then send them back down to different spots on Earth. (MORE) Well, without satellites and computers, different computer systems wouldn't be able to communicate in the first place. All the Internet is is a collection of numerous computers that transfer data from a source machine to a destination machine, which then retrieves the desired data and sends it back …to the machine that asked for it. (MORE)

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Mars is the fourth planet in our solar system, away from the Sun. It is also the smallest planet in the Solar System straight after Mercury. Many times it is known as the “Red Planet” because of its red surface formed by iron oxide. Scientist for many years has tried to find it. There has been news about evidence of water and life exists on Mars, however, in 2015 scientist have to confirm that there is evidence of water found on Mars. 30 March 2004, it was suggested that science has discovered methane on Mars, which could be a great breakthrough in finding life on Mars. On 2 March 2004, a scientist claimed that the rocks on Mars once had water on them. Scientist Steve Squyres said, “These rocks were modified in liquid water and may have been precipitated in water.” A recent discovery in the year 2015 states that liquid water runs down the canyons and crater walls over the summer months on Mars, according to scientists this increases the chances of life on Mars. The water can run as far as 100 meters downhill in the summertime and dry out in the autumn as the temperature of the surface increases. The mystery in this discovery is that scientists are unsure of where the water generates from. A theory is that it may rise from beneath the ground which is said to have icy or salty aquifers. The other concept is that it may be generated from the thin atmosphere of Mars. Michael Meyer, the lead scientist on Nasa’s Mars research program states, “There is liquid water today on the surface of Mars, because of this, we suspect that it is, at least, possible to have a habitable environment today.” The realm where the water has been discovered can be a major step and spot for Nasa and other space agencies to search for further evidence that Mars can support life, and give chances for future human missions in the future to gather natural water supply. Jim Green one of the employees in Nasa said, “Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of in the past, liquid water has been found on Mars.” Years ago Nasa’s Mars Global Surveyor took pictures of something like water bursting through a channel wall and flowing around the rocky land.

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