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March 16, 2015

Airborne 03.16.15: New NASA Booster, Iranian Aero-Fraud, PBOR2 'Unsafe?'

Also: Global Hawk, Adam Savage's Quadcopter, Secret Service UAVs, New CSF Members, Hornet/Growler Futures, Red Bull Air Race Update

The legendary Saturn 5 rocket booster that took our astronauts to the moon no longer holds the record as our most powerful rocket lift system. The largest rocket booster ever built successfully fired up last week for a major-milestone ground test in preparation to propel NASA’s Space Launch System, referred to as the SLS rocket, and Orion spacecraft to deep space destinations. An Iranian National was sentenced in federal court Monday to 27 months in federal prison for stealing the identity of an airline pilot and defrauding the FAA. Nader Ali Sabouri Haghighi was convicted of identity theft. He had stolen the identity of a pilot and then duped

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NASA Launches 2015 Space Apps Challenge To Spark Innovation

Code-A-Thon To Be Held April 10-12 In 135 Locations Worldwide

NASA and other space agencies around the world are preparing for the fourth annual International Space Apps Challenge, which will be held April 10-12 at more than 135 locations worldwide, including New York, host of the event’s Global mainstage.

Three Companies Added To The Roster This Week

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has added two new Executive members and one Associate member to its roster of companies.

ISS Crewmember Asks Public To 'Guess The Cities' Through Social Media

Though his view isn't very close to the action, NASA astronaut Terry Virts may have the best seat in all of baseball. Orbiting some 250 miles above Earth, the life-long baseball fan hopes to photograph all 28 cities with a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium. His challenge to you? Look at his pictures from space and guess the cities.