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June 15, 2016

Airborne 06.15.16: Blue Origin Readies, Gone West: John Frank, Pilot Mental Fitness

Also: UK 1 Week Wonder, Sandel's Avilon, AirVenture Update, Amazon Fine, Rotax AD, Chinese H135s, FAA Drone Data

When Blue Origin launches the New Shepard suborbital rocket for the 4th time on Friday, you can watch it live. And that's a change for the space company founded by Amazon billionaire, Jeff Bezos. Compared to other companies ... can you say SpaceX ... Bezos has kept his launch attempts out of the public spotlight until after the fact. But this shift may indicate that Blue Origin is becoming more comfortable with sharing its successes ... and potential failures ... with the world in real-time. The Cessna Pilots' Association has notified the aviation world that John Frank, CPA co-owner and founder, passed away on Thursday, June 9th at his home in

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Cygnus Spacecraft Begins Next Phase of OA-6 Mission

Has Departed ISS, Now Conducting Science In Space

The “S.S. Rick Husband” Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed from the International Space Station at 0930 EDT Tuesday, completing an 81-day stay at the orbiting laboratory. The mission, known as OA-6, began on March 22, 2016 when Cygnus launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Cygnus delivered 7,900 pounds of cargo and science experiments to astronauts aboard the station.