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May 09, 2016

Airborne 05.09.16: GA Sales Continue Dive, SpaceX Triumphs-Again, Asiana To Pay KSFO

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association published the first quarter 2016 aircraft shipment results, and the report shows lower deliveries than hoped for. The general aviation industry shipped 614 aircraft in the first three months of the year for a total value of $4.5 billion. Shipments of general aviation aircraft were soft across the board with only a handful of bright spots. Piston airplane and rotorcraft shipments were stable in the first quarter when compared to last year, while Business jet deliveries declined by 4.7 percent. SpaceX has recovered another Falcon 9 booster in a landing attempt that comp

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NASA, NSBRI Select Proposals To Support Astronaut Health

Focus Is On Long Duration Space Exploration Missions

NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 27 proposals to help answer questions about astronaut health and performance during future long duration missions beyond low Earth orbit.

NASA Awards Company Contract To Support Mars 2020 Mission

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems, a business area of aerospace and defense company SNC, multiple contracts to supply critical hardware for the Mars 2020 mission. Scheduled to launch in 2020, the robotic science rover will investigate key questions about the habitability of Mars and assess natural resources and hazards in preparation for future human expeditions to the red planet.

Science And Technology Corp. Of Hampton, VA Wins The Business

NASA has selected Science and Technology Corporation of Hampton, Virginia, to provide support services at the agency’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California under the Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation (AEMMS) contract.

Giving You The Choice To Take A Long Flight Or Soar With The Birds...

In this video, ANN talks with Rand Vollmer, the owner of Salsa Aviation which is a Pipistrel dealer. Vollmer introduces us to the Pipistrel Virus (pronounced as vearus) Motor-Glider. The interesting thing about the Pipistrel Virus is that it can be certified as a motor-glider or as an airplane. If certified as a motor-glider, the pilot must be glider pilot rated but does not need an FAA medical certificate.

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Is SpaceX Headed For The Red Planet?

A Tweet From SpaceX Announced That It Plans To Send A Robotic Dragon Spacecraft To Mars In 2018

SpaceX has tweeted that its Red Dragon spacecraft combined with the Falcon Heavy Rocket can make it to Mars…and beyond. According to nasaspaceflight.com (this is not a NASA website) SpaceX has entered into an agreement with NASA for a Mars mission. The spacecraft, known as the Red Dragon, is a variation of the SpaceX’s Dragon 2 spacecraft.