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October 30, 2019

Airborne 10.30.19: 'SpaceSelfie' Balloon, Tecnam Sales, Airport Fire

Also: Extra Aircraft, John And Martha King, X-37B Lands After 780 Days, FAA Revokes

A couple about to let their horses out to pasture in rural Michigan Saturday morning were surprised when they heard a crash shortly before nine. The cause of the noise was something that looked a lot like a satellite that had fallen to Earth. As it turns out, the "satellite" was a device belonging to communications company Samsung. The so-called "SpaceSelfie" balloon is intended to allow Samsung's customers to get their pictures into space. Tecnam had a successful showing at NBAA-BACE, signing contracts for 11 P2012 Traveller airplanes during the show. Tecnam signed contracts with Naseer Ismail, CEO of TAMIFIELD (Pty) from South Africa for six P2012’s with the opti

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NASA Administrator Presents Medal To John Culberson

Awarded To Individuals Not Employed By The U.S. Government For Sustained Performance That Embodies Multiple Contributions On NASA Projects, Programs, Or Initiatives

NASA is honoring John Culberson, former U.S. representative from Texas, with an agency Distinguished Public Service Medal. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine presented the award to Culberson during a presentation Friday at the 70th International Astronautical Congress in Washington.

Creates The World's First Publicly Traded Commercial Human Spaceflight Company

Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated aerospace company, and Social Capital Hedosophia (“SCH”), a public investment vehicle, have announced the completion of their previously announced business combination. The resulting company is named Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (“VGH”) and its common stock, units and warrants are expected to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol “SPCE”, ”SPCE.U” and “SPCE WS”, respectively, on October 28, 2019.