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March 21, 2016

Airborne 03.21.16: ColumbineII Flies!, Mars in 2040?, 'That's All Brother' Update

Also: Senate Resolution, Crew Chiefs, Hypersonic Aircraft, Falcon 8X, UAS Partnerships, UPS Pilots, Int'l Women’s Air & Space Museum

Last week we reported that the team working in Marana, Arizona to restore the Lockheed Constellation, ‘Columbine Two’, to airworthy condition was nearly ready to ferry the plane to its new home in Bridgewater, Virginia, where the restoration will be completed. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s, ‘Columbine Two’, was the first presidential airplane to use the call sign, ‘Air Force One’. Things must be progressing well because it’s reported the Connie just made a baby hop of 29 minutes on Sunday in preparations for its flight to Virginia. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, bette

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CSF Welcomes DigitalGlobe, NanoRacks,

Two New Board Members Also Named

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation continues to grow its membership, announcing the addition of new associate members -- DigitalGlobe and NanoRacks.

Competition For High School Students To Be Held In Colorado Springs, CO Next Month

The Air Force Association has announced the ten National Finalist teams that will compete for the title of National Champion in its StellarXplorers II National High School Space Competition in Colorado Springs, CO, April 12-15, 2016. Teams will travel all-expenses-paid to compete for the title of National Champion and bragging rights in this, the pilot national deployment of AFA's newest STEM program.

Free Joins NASA’s Human Exploration And Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named former astronaut Janet Kavandi director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Kavandi has been serving as Glenn’s deputy director since February 2015. She succeeds Jim Free, who was named deputy associate administrator for technical in the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in Washington.

Says Moon Phobos Could Play A Vital Role

The second man to walk on the moon says that 2040 would be a good target for launching a manned mission to Mars. That is contrary to the 2035 target date set by NASA, Buzz Aldrin's former employer.