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October 23, 2017

Airborne 10.23.17: First A330neo, NavWorx Closed, Evolution Aircraft Problems

Also: Aviation Explorers, Air Berlin Pilot, AIM Altitude, National Airlines Cargo Airlift The first of three A330neo Family development aircraft to fly – MSN1795, an A330-900 variant – successfully completed its first flight on Thursday. The flight originated at Toulouse-Blagnac, France and lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes, landing back at the airport at about 1410 local time. The aircraft was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans. The crew in the cockpit on board this flight included: Experimental Test Pilots Thierry Bourges, Thomas Wilhelm and Test-Flight Engineer Alain Pourchet. Meanwhile, monitoring the aircraft systems and performance in real-time at the flight test engineer’s (FTE) station were Jean-Philippe Cottet, Emiliano Requena Esteban and Gert Wunderlich. The notice on th

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Small Launch Vehicles Market Set to Increase Rapidly

Will Expand with Growing Number Of Small Satellites

The global small launch vehicle market is highly competitive due to the presence of established players in the market, according to a new report from ASDReports. The key players are adopting both organic and inorganic strategies such as business expansions, partnerships, agreements, collaborations, product launches, and acquisitions, to gain a greater market share in the industry. The active participation of the established players in the acquisitions of small-scale startups, and formation of partnerships among the major market players are driving the market forward.

Will Develop The Feed Array System For The Antenna On The ESA’s Biomass Spacecraft

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Airbus Defense and Space to develop the feed array system for the antenna on the European Space Agency’s Biomass spacecraft. This equipment is essential to guarantee the full satellite performance. One of ESA’s Earth Explorer missions dedicated to protect our planet, Biomass will help us understand the quantity of carbon stored in the world’s forests within the global carbon cycle.

But Who Owns The Payload, Or What It Does, Have Not Been Disclosed

SpaceX has a mission on its schedule for launch as early as November 10 of this year that has space launch watchers scratching their heads.

Bigelow Aerospace, United Launch Alliance Announce Agreement to Place a B330 Habitat In Low Lunar Orbit

A B330 expandable space habitat module would be launched aboard a ULA Vulcan launch vehicle and placed in Low Lunar Orbit by the end of 2020, according to a plan announced by Bigelow Aerospace and the United Launch Alliance.