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November 07, 2018

Airborne 11.07.18: Tesla Passes Mars!, Airport Renaming?, ATP-Type Rating Regs

Also: Hartzell Appoints Wuhan Hangda Aero, First AFR ISR Wing, GlobalBeacon, USAF 823rd RHS Delivers

The Tesla Roadster that was sent into orbit with a mannequin dubbed "Starman" in the driver's seat has passed the orbit of Mars, and will soon reach the apogee of its orbit before starting back towards the sun. Starman and his roadster will reach their furthest point from the sun ... about 155 million miles ... on November 8th. And while the vehicle will start back towards the center of the solar system at that point, it will still be 2020 it makes a "close approach" to Earth, and it will still be 32 million miles away. The car will still be closer to Mars at that point ... about 4.6 million miles. In fact, Ben Pearson, an astronomer who is tracking Starman's

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New Launch Date For Astronaut David Saint-Jacques' Mission

Trip To ISS Now Set For December 3

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and his crewmates are targeted to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 3, 2018.

NASA-ESA Deliver Ultra High Definition Video Showing Life On The International Space Station

Fans of science in space now can experience fast-moving footage in even higher definition as NASA and ESA deliver the first 8K ultra high definition (UHD) video of astronauts living, working and conducting research from the International Space Station. The same engineers who sent high-definition (HD) cameras, 3D cameras, and a camera capable of recording 4K footage to the space station now have delivered a new camera capable of recording images with four times the resolution than previously offered.

Should Reach Furthest Point From The Sun On November 8

Was Launched 11 Year Ago, Currently In Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending a historic mission that studied time capsules from the solar system's earliest chapter. Dawn missed scheduled communications sessions with NASA's Deep Space Network on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1.