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January 04, 2017

Airborne 01.04.17: Falcon Heavy Sighting, Hartzell Advice, Amazon Flying Warehouse

Also: Apollo 11 CM Move, Zenith's SAM LSA, Yi Erida Drone, Glider TXP Regs, Southwest Airlines, A380 Adjustment, Superjet 100

For those who just can't get enough of all things SpaceX, the company has released a photo giving a glimpse of the Falcon Heavy booster interstage, which it hopes to be able to launch sometime in 2017. The Falcon Heavy will be made up of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust core stage with two Falcon 9 first stage boosters to provide additional lift. According to SpaceX, it is similar in design to the ULA Delta IV rocket, but will have twice the lifting capability. Originally planned for its launch in 2013 from California, things have been delayed because of design changes and the two launch failures of Falcon nine rockets over the last 14 months. If you’re think

Marshall Space Flight Center May Thrive Under Trump

President-Elect Has Said More Emphasis Will Go To Deep Space Exploration

President-elect Donald Trump said during his campaign that his plans for NASA would include more deep space exploration and less emphasis on Earth science, and that has employees at Alabama's Marshall Space Flight Center feeling encouraged.

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SpaceX Plans Return To Flight January 8

Investigation Into Launch Pad Explosion Completed By The Company

SpaceX plans to return to launch its first satellite since a launch pad explosion in September from Vandenberg AFB in California on January 8.

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