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Airborne 03.16.15: New NASA Booster, Iranian Aero-Fraud, PBOR2 'Unsafe?'

Also: Global Hawk, Adam Savage's Quadcopter, Secret Service UAVs, New CSF Members, Hornet/Growler Futures, Red Bull Air Race Update

The legendary Saturn 5 rocket booster that took our astronauts to the moon no longer holds the record as our most powerful rocket lift system. The largest rocket booster ever built successfully fired up last week for a major-milestone ground test in preparation to propel NASA’s Space Launch System, referred to as the SLS rocket, and Orion spacecraft to deep space destinations. An Iranian National was sentenced in federal court Monday to 27 months in federal prison for stealin

Klyde Morris (03.16.15)

Klyde's Not Happy With Being Left In The Dark -- Neither Are We...

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Airborne 03.13.15: Sikorsky Spinoff?, EXP 42 Returns, FAA Wants Website Grounded

Also: 777 Improvements, Making Sense of UAV Hysteria, A4A Progress Report, CAM VA Approval, ALIAS, FMS Market Update

United Technologies Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives for the corporation's Sikorsky Aircraft business, including a potential tax-free spinoff. As part of a portfolio review announced last December it was decided to look into the possibility of UTC and Sikorsky becoming separate companies. Three crew members from Expedition 42 consisting of Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA and two Russian flight engineers returned to Earth last Wednesday after a 167-day mission o

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.16.15)

Aero Linx: The Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation Welcome to the Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation. The foundation was created to improve aviation safety in Alaska thorough education, advocacy and research. We are a non-profit membership organization, established as a 501(c) 3 tax exempt corporation. Some of our activities include organizing safety seminars, hosting a segment on public television, and participating in a variety of forums and working groups to promote aviation safety.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.16.15): Base Reflectivity

Base Reflectivity One of the three fundamental quantities (along with base [radial] velocity and spectrum width) that a Doppler radar measures. Reflectivity is related to the power, or intensity, of the reflected radiation that is sensed by the radar antenna. Base reflectivity is expressed on a logarithmic scale in units called dBZ. The term "base" refers to the product being "basic", with little advanced processing performed on the data. Base reflectivity is related to rainfall intensity (e.g., drop size and rainfall rate) and hail size (for large values of reflectivity).

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.16.15)

“I grew up in Baltimore in the ‘70s and ‘80s as an Orioles fan and I started a lifelong love of baseball and the O’s. It was my favorite sport that I played as a kid, and I played through high school.” Source: NASA astronaut Terry Virts, orbiting some 250 miles above Earth -- the life-long baseball fan hopes to photograph all 28 cities with a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium. His challenge to you? Look at his pictures from space and guess the cities.