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September 14, 2012

Toyota Truck To Pull Endeavour Through The Streets Of LA

Will Tow The Retired Shuttle On The Last Leg Of Its Journey To A Museum

Is there any doubt that this will show up on a television commercial? Toyota has struck a deal to have one of its full-size Tundra pickup trucks tow the Space Shuttle Endeavour through the streets of Los Angeles on the final leg of its journey to the California Science Center next month.

Requests Proposals For Initial Contracts To Certify Commercial Crew Transportation Systems

NASA on Wednesday released a request for proposals for the first of two contract phases to certify commercially developed space systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station.

Also: Freq. Flyer Survey, FAA Challenge, Phenom 300, AA's iPads, Electric Planes

The House Committee on Small Business conducted a hearing titled "User Fees in the Aviation Industry: Turbulence Ahead" on Wednesday. The purpose of this hearing was to discuss the financial and regulatory impact of additional user fees on the aviation industry. Ninety percent of frequent flyers think that the TSA is doing either a poor or only a fair job in performing security screenings at the nation's airports, according to a new survey of frequent flyers conducted by Frequent Business Traveler magazine. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, has released a Majority Staff report entitled “Rebuilding TSA into a Smarter, Leaner O

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Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete

Scientists Say They'll Next Start 'Looking For The Right Rock' To Study

NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian rock. Tests with the 7-foot arm have allowed the mission team to gain confidence in the arm's precise maneuvering in Martian temperature and gravity conditions.