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November 28, 2018

Airborne 11.28.18: Incredible LAFD Rescue!, Intel Shooting Star, Boeing 777X

Also: Boeing Didn't 'Intentionally Withhold', NASA Mobilizes, APS Upset Recovery, B-21 Raider Support 

Simply extraordinary... that’s the first reaction any knowledgeable pilot has to a video just released by the LA Fire Department. Risking lives to save lives is what firefighters do but LAFD Air Operations Pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith took it to new heights at the Woolsey Fire on Friday, November 9th. While actively conducting a water drop on a flank of the massive blaze, the pilots of "Fire 4" received a request for a follow-on mission to conduct a rescue at nearby Castro Peak in the hills above Malibu. The smoke column thickened and darkened with danger as Nordquist and Smith approached their target. The ridge atop the narrow peak was filled with

Exoplanet Mission Launch Slot Announced

Will Be Boosted By A Soyuz Rocket From Kourou Spaceport

The Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite, AKA Cheops, will target October 15 to November 14, 2019 for launch. Cheops will lift off on a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, sharing the ride into space with a satellite that is part of the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed constellation.

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InSight Is Catching Rays On Mars

Solar Panels Are Open And Collecting Sunlight

NASA's InSight has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter relayed the signals, which were received on Earth at about 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST). Solar array deployment ensures the spacecraft can recharge its batteries each day. Odyssey also relayed a pair of images showing InSight's landing site.

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