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September 24, 2015

Airborne 09.24.15: No Drone Zones, Perlan 2 Glider Flies, WAI's 'Girls In Aviation Day'

Also: Airline v Service Dog, API Partner AMA!, Emergency COA For UAV Use, Airport Fee Questioned, New SAFE Boss, Cyprus Airport, Eiffel Tower BASE Event

Apparently common sense won’t do the job, so the FAA is reminding residents of, and visitors to, Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia that these cities and the surrounding communities are No Drone Zones from September 22 through September 27, during the Papal visit. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said, “Anyone flying a drone within the designated restricted areas may be subject to civil and criminal charges.” The FAA has flight restrictions in place in and around Washington, DC, New York and Philadelphia. The Perlan 2 glider, the world’s first engineless aircraft designed

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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New Members, Leadership

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The Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomed several new member companies at its Executive Board meeting this week, expanding its membership to more than 60 companies.

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Entered Orbit September 21, 2014

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has been in orbit around Mars for one Earth year. MAVEN was launched to Mars on Nov. 18, 2013 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and successfully entered Mars’ orbit on Sept. 21, 2014.