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October 30, 2020

Airborne 10.30.20: PBY Catalina Rescue, SeaMax Amphibs, Water on the Moon

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'Rescue Miss Pick Up from Loch Ness!' is the rallying cry for a project on GoFundme that is trying to keep one of the few remaining PBY Catalinas flying...the bird had to make an emergency landing in, of all places, Loch Ness. Miss Pick Up is the name of one of the world's few airworthy Catalina flying boats and is currently operated by Plane Sailing based in Duxford, Cambridge. Miss Pick Up ran into engine problems while operating on Loch Ness on Saturday, October 17th. RNLI Loch Ness helped them secure the aircraft following engine troubles and assisted in towing the aircraft to safety. Seamax Aircraft, has launched their long-awaited company

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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 15th Mission

Vehicle Deploys Satellites for Planet, Canon Electronics

Rocket Lab has successfully launched its 15th Electron mission and deployed Earth-imaging satellites for Planet and Spaceflight Inc. customer Canon Electronics. The mission was Rocket Lab’s fifth for this year, making Electron the second-most frequently flown US launch vehicle in 2020. The ‘In Focus’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula at 21:21 UTC, 28 October 2020. The Electron launch vehicle successfully deployed ten commercial small satellites to a 500km circular orbit, bringing the total number of payloads deployed by Rocket Lab to 65.