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June 19, 2009

Aero-TV: Silent And Radical -- Manfred Radius Glider Aerobatics

Extraordinary Energy Management, Exquisite Skills Make For An Amazing Airshow!

Manfred Radius began his career in flying sailplanes in 1961 at age 17 in Hamburg, Germany. He has logged in excess of 4,000 flights and accumulated over 1,900 hours in at least 60 types of sailplanes. Manfred immigrated to Canada in 1969 and became a gliding instructor in 1972, adding the glider aerobatic instructor's endorsement in 1977. He is a former member of the Flight Training and Safety Committee of the Soaring Association of Canada.

Ground Breaking On New Mexico Spaceport Friday

Business Model Goes Beyond Tourism

Officials from the New Mexico Spaceport Authority have scheduled a formal ground breaking ceremony of Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport, for Friday, June 19.

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NASA Goes Full Court Press On Hydrogen Leak

Leaky Valve Has Scrubbed Two Endeavour Launch Attempts

Space Shuttle Program teams are working on plans for carrying out a through engineering investigation into the reoccurring hydrogen gas leak that has postponed space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station until next month.

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