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April 21, 2016

Airborne 04.21.16: FAA Reauthorization, FedEx Snoozer, AirVenture-Valdez

Also: Hurricane Hunters, AEA16, Subscale X-Plane, Yokota Aids Japan, Astro Recipes, TARC 16, Teamsters v FlexJet/Flight Options

The U.S. Senate has passed and sent to the U.S. House an FAA reauthorization bill that does not include the House's controversial plan to privatize Air Traffic Control ... and the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee passed along a subtle warning to House leaders about the plan after the vote. Sen. Bill Nelson said, “We’ve given the House a good bi-partisan blueprint to follow and one that they ought to pass easily. Adding controversial measures could put the bill in jeopardy and result in a big loss for consumers and for the safety of the flying public.” The bill reauthorizes the FAA through fiscal year

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Soyuz Reaches Launch Zone For Upcoming Mission

Multi-Payload Launch Planned For April 22

The Soyuz for Arianespace’s next medium-lift mission has arrived at the launch zone in French Guiana, where it stands ready to receive the multi-satellite payload that will be lofted on an April 22 flight.

Spaceplane Program Looks To Public-Private Effort To Enable Next-Generation Space Launch

In an era of declining budgets and adversaries’ evolving capabilities, quick, affordable and routine access to space is increasingly critical for both national and economic security. Current satellite launch systems, however, require scheduling years in advance for an extremely limited inventory of available slots. Moreover, launches often cost hundreds of millions of dollars each, due in large part to the massive amounts of dedicated infrastructure and large number of personnel required. DARPA created its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program to help overcome these challenges.

Joint Venture With Airbus Defense And Space To Build Estimated $85 Million Automated Facility In Florida

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus Defense and Space and OneWeb, has chosen Florida's Space Coast as the site for its final assembly line, completing the last step in its industrial organisation. This facility, located at Florida’s Exploration Park, near the Kennedy Space Center, will carry out the series production of nearly 900 satellites for the OneWeb constellation.