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January 18, 2016

Airborne 01.18.16: SpaceX Orbits Again, New ISS Contracts, CubCrafters Chute, Last F117

Also: Last F117, NBAA Safety Committee, Radial Engine RV-8R, Pompeo Mtg, Uber Suit, US Airways, Embraer, Bombardier

We all watched the live feed anxiously on Sunday as SpaceX launched its Falcon-9 booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base to place the Jason-3 satellite into orbit. The successful launch of the satellite was the primary purpose of the mission, and the mission was accomplished. NASA has awarded three cargo contracts for the delivery of supplies to the International Space Station from 2019 through 2024. The agency unveiled its selection of Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia; Sierra Nevada Corporation of Sparks, Nevada; and SpaceX of Hawthorne, California as the contractors to provide the services. Light aircraft manufacturer, CubCrafters, has anno

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SpaceX Jason 3 Launch Successful, Landing Not So Much

Third Booster Lost While Attempting Landing On Platform At Sea

Different ocean ... same result. SpaceX successfully launched the Jason 3 ocean-monitoring satellite to orbit on Sunday, but the company's third attempt to land a booster on a floating platform resulted in the loss of the booster.

Among The Most Luminous And Massive Systems Discovered By The Telescopes

Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, is best known for an enormous eruption seen in the mid-19th century that hurled at least 10 times the sun's mass into space. This expanding veil of gas and dust, which still shrouds Eta Carinae, makes it the only object of its kind known in our galaxy. Now a study using archival data from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes has found five objects with similar properties in other galaxies for the first time.

For So Many.... This Is Where Aviation Begins

In this video taken at the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) 2016 Expo held in Ontario, California, we see ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, throw objective reporting out the window as he blatantly proclaims his love for the hobby of model aviation. Jim even recalls back to being 12 years-old when he first started in aviation through model aircraft.

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Spaceport America Launches Gateway To Space Venue And Event Brand

Targets Location Scouts, Experiential And Event Marketers

Spaceport America has launched its new venue and event brand Gateway to Space. With the tagline 'Earth's ultimate space venue', Spaceport America's new venue and event team are leveraging the unique one-of-a-kind destination the world's first purpose-built, commercial spaceport has become.

Achieves Several Notable 'Firsts' For Study Of Black Holes

Zooming in on black holes is the main mission for the newly installed instrument GRAVITY at ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. During its first observations, GRAVITY successfully combined starlight using all four Auxiliary Telescopes. The large team of European astronomers and engineers, led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, who designed and built GRAVITY, are thrilled with the performance.