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July 11, 2018

Airborne 07.11.18: ‘Friends of Bob’ Book, Taylor v FAA, Pipistrel 'Electrifies' OSH18

Also: FAA v Circling Approaches, More Powerful Rocket 4 China, Hungary H145Ms, CMV-22B Production Work

It’s been way too long since we had the chance to sit down and chat with our dear friend Bob Hoover... and Oshkosh hasn’t quite been the same he passed away in the fall of 2016. One of the best parts of previous years was the simple pleasure of sitting down and trading stories with Bob... who had quite a few to tell. Now... the folks who him best get to tell their favorite Bob Hoover stories and Jim is collecting the best of them in a book to be entitled, “Friends of Bob.” The book is creating a LOT of anticipation and has already earned the endorsement of the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation, who will be introducing the project at the annual Bob Hoove

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Airbus Wins Two ESA Studies For Mars Sample Return Mission

Sample Fetch Rover To Retrieve Cached Samples On Mars

Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples of the planet Mars to Earth before the end of the next decade. NASA and ESA signed a letter of intent in April 2018 to pursue a Mars Sample Return mission.