Progress On Several Potentially Breakthrough Technologies Could Pave The Way For Much Cheaper, Faster And Easier Small-Satellite Launches
Through its Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program, DARPA has been developing new concepts and architectures to get small satellites into orbit more economically on short notice. Bradford Tousley, director of DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office, provided an update on ALASA at the 18th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, D.C.
Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal Is The Only Black Female U-2 Pilot In History
As a child she imagined flying amongst the stars, thousands of miles above the earth’s surface, and today Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal is one of eight female pilots to ever fly the U-2 and the only black female pilot during the aircraft's history.
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