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January 05, 2016

Airborne 01.05.16: FAA Reauthorization, Paramotor Odyssey, UAVs Save The Whales

Also: FAA Sued, Aero-Calendar, RR Celebrates, Mi-38 Cert, Women In Aerospace, Hubble Sees, First Q400 Cargo-Combi

Legislators say they are focused on getting an FAA reauthorization bill through Congress before the March 30 expiration date of the continuing resolution now funding the FAA. Politico reports that in the U.S. House, Representative Peter DeFazio, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, said that he has concerns about an expected GOP proposal to split Air Traffic Control out of the FAA, but does not think that such concerns will cause a significant holdup to the legislation in the House. It’s reported out of the UK that Sacha Dench, who works at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetland Centre, has taken on the mission of follow

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Russia Casts Wary Eye At SpaceX Success

Feels It Must Reduce Cost Of Flights In Response To Successful Booster Recovery

The successful recovery by SpaceX on land of a Falcon 9 booster following an orbital insertion mission apparently has the Russians concerned about what they charge for spaceflight.

Astronaut Launch Contracts , Dry-Land Booster Recovery, And Pluto Pics Mark The Year In Aerospace

Two commercial spaceflight companies recovered boosters on land after flights, but there were also two mishaps on ISS resupply missions. Speaking of ISS, NASA made launch contracts with both Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to the station from American soil. Further from home, NASA returned some spectacular images of Pluto, and made discoveries in other solar systems. Here are some of the top stories from the realm of aerospace during 2015.