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'There Is Your New Spacecraft, America'

A New Generation Of Journalists And Space Watchers Experience A Launch

Sitting in the press room at the Kennedy Space Center and watching one of the four large flat-screen TV monitors, I found myself intently focused on the view being transmitted from the Orion spacecraft. The date was December 5th, 2014 and the unmanned Orion was coasting up-hill toward its orbital apogee of 3,602 miles above the Earth. Then, into view came an image of the crescent Earth. An unexpected chorus of amazement came from the reporters, "Whoa!"

Garmin Announces New Datalink Weather Receiver

GDL 69 And GDL 69A SXM Receivers Bring SiriusXM Datalink Weather And Audio To The Cockpit

Garmin has unveiled its the new GDL 69 and GDL 69A SXM datalink receivers. These new datalink receivers offer access to new weather service packages with lower activation fees, which are made available by SiriusXM and their latest G4 satellite network. The GDL 69A SXM receiver provides both pilots and passengers with SiriusXM Satellite Radio audio in addition to new weather service packages.

Military And Civilian Demonstration Teams Release 2015 Schedules

From The Blue Angels To The Breitling Jet Team, Airshow Attendees Have A Lot To Look Forward To

Most of the major military and civilian demonstration teams have released their 2015 performance schedules, and from the looks of things, airshow attendees will have plenty to watch for this season.

FAA Grants STC For New Replacement Battery Boxes For Cessna And Piper

Designed To Improve Safety In Aging Aircraft

Bogert Aviation received FAA approval for stainless steel battery boxes that will replace PLASTIC, ALUMINUM and STAINLESS STEEL battery boxes in most Cessna and Piper aircraft, providing critically needed replacement battery boxes for these aging aircraft.

New 'Brain' For RS-25 Engine Is No Technological Flashback To The '80s

Former Space Shuttle Main Engine Upgraded For SLS

Take a look at your current devices. Can you imagine swapping that smartphone for a gigantic cellphone from the 1980s? Surfing the Internet with dial-up speed? Working out to your favorite music with a cassette player?

Sixty Years Later Stapp Still Fastest Man On Earth

Was Human Test Subject In Rocket Sled Experiments Proving High-Speed Ejection Was Survivable

On Dec. 10, 1954, Col. John P. Stapp propelled down the Holloman High Speed Test Track aboard the Sonic Wind Rocket Sled 1 at a rate of 632 miles per hour, earning the title, "The Fastest Man on Earth."

NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Of Resupply Mission To ISS

Launch Date Pushed To December 19

The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract now is scheduled to launch no earlier than 1320 EST Friday, Dec. 19, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Computer Glitch Causes Air Traffic Snarl In U.K.

Authorities Say Issue Was Handled Quickly

A "technical issue" with the air traffic control center in Swanwick in the U.K. snarled air traffic for a time Friday, though officials said that the issue was quickly resolved.