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August 19, 2016

Airborne 08.19.16: Congress Fails PAX?, AIRLANDER 10, Air Threats

Also: UAV SAR, The Fight For Truth, Medical Accident?, New Drones, A4A, CBP @NBAA, Continental Consolidates

FlyersRights.org has released a comprehensive Airline Passenger Report Card for all 535 members of Congress. Paul Hudson, the President of FlyersRights.org and a member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, noted, "The very low scores and grades will come as no surprise to millions of American air travelers. Many members on both sides of the aisle received failing grades." A unique new aircraft that is a combination of lighter-than-air, airplane, and helicopter, has been in the works for a number of years. Now, it finally made its first flight on Wednesday and it’s making the claim that it is the largest aircraft ever to fly. According to the c

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One-Million-Dollar NASA Space Robotics Centennial Challenge Underway

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Building homes on Mars and interplanetary travel are no longer the stuff of science fiction; the latest achievements in robotics are putting these dreams within our reach. Today, the science and space learning center Space Center Houston, innovation firm NineSigma and NASA's Centennial Challenges Program announced the launch of the Space Robotics Challenge. The $1 million challenge will help further space exploration while inspiring the next generation of scientists.

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NASA is preparing to launch its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth. The mission will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.

Preparations Continue For Arianespace’s Next Heavy-Lift Launch

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s upcoming mission at the service of Intelsat is now complete following integration of the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites – readying the launch vehicle for liftoff on August 24 from French Guiana.

Both Efforts Aimed At Enabling Space Entrepreneurs

Vector Space Systems, a space systems company focused on micro launches and micro space platforms and comprised of new-space and enterprise software industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas and VMware, has announced the launch of its Software Defined Satellites business unit named Galactic Sky.