A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket successfully launched
the Air Force's Global Positioning Satellite IIR-20(M) into orbit
from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 17A at 4:34 am EDT. This
was the 47th successful GPS launch for the Delta II in its storied
20-year history.
Aero-News has learned Earl Wood, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic
investigator credited with inventing the high-altitude pressure
suit worn by pilots and astronauts, died March 18 in Rochester, MN.
He was 97.
Mission Is Contingent On Budget Cuts At Both Agencies
NASA and the European Space Agency have selected 10 proposals
for science instruments to fly aboard a spacecraft that will study
the sun from a unique vantage point in space. The European-led
mission, called the Solar Orbiter, will be positioned about
one-fourth the distance Earth is from the sun. The location
ultimately will enhance the ability for scientists worldwide to
forecast space weather.
Miss Muffet may seem like an unlikely name for a proud biplane, but if you listen to the MacMahans a bit, the name makes perfect sense. The owners of a beautiful blue and red 1941 Boeing A75N1 (PT17) Stearman, the two seat trainer bipe is powered by a Lycoming R680-4P-B4 and has received lavish care over the years from the MacMahan family. Back for its second year since a complete restoration, the proud Boeing Stearman drew admiring glances from thousands of pilots who came upon it... and devoutly wished for one just like it.
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