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February 19, 2013

Russian Meteor, Asteroid DA14, Show Importance Of Detecting Space Objects

Meteor Caused Damage In Russia, Asteroid Passed Within 17,000 Miles Of Earth Friday

Two objects with the potential to cause substantial damage on Earth left the planet relatively unscathed in close encounters on Friday. In one, a meteor exploded spectacularly over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, raining down fragments of space rock which, along with shattering glass, reportedly injured several hundred people. The shock wave from the meteor blew out thousands of windows in the city.

Three New Senior Appointments Announced

A trio of new senior appointments in the Business Development Team were announced Thursday at XCOR Aerospace, signaling the continued progress and confidence in the Lynx suborbital spacecraft program. Greg Claxton joins XCOR where he will lead the Retail Sales Channel, Khaki Rodway has been promoted to lead the Payloads Sales Channel, and Lisa Rigano has been hired to lead Product and Customer Experience Development.

Agency Is Receptive To A Wide Range Of Possible Partnership Activities

NASA is inviting potential partners to help the agency achieve its strategic goals for education. Using its unique missions, discoveries, and assets, NASA supports education inside and outside the formal classroom to inspire and motivate educators and learners of all ages in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Also: LSA Pitts!!, ICAS, Bahrain Air, B777X Folding Wings, GA Airport Study, Spitfire Disappointments

The airshow industry is in a flat spin as we again near the edge of the cliff and the sequestration going over will bring. ANN is tracking an unsettling number of events, airshows and open houses that either have or soon will be preparing cancellation notices. Honeywell's Bendix/King division has revealed that you can now 'touch and go' even farther with the new myWingMan iPad app software version 1.1 update. NASA and its international partners are targeting Friday, March 1, as the launch date for the next cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!