We have some great news for those who are following the race to space through private industry companies. Yesterday morning, Elon musk and his SpaceX Company completed a critically important test of the escape system for manned flights in the SpaceX Dragon capsule. Early reports indicate this first unmanned test was a success. The ANN news crew attended the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this week where we anxiously awaited the FAA’s schedule presentation. We had hoped of hearing about fu
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The science and technology of electric flight is being put to the ultimate test. The all electric Solar Impulse 2 is about to begin its crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Nanjing, China. Andre Borschberg will be the pilot for the initial leg of the ocean crossing, which is expected to take as long as five days. Of course, a ditching is something that is planned for, but not anticipated. Still, it’s reported that the developers of Solar Impulse 2 admit they are nervous abo
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