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September 22, 2019

NASA Funds CubeSat Pathfinder Mission To Unique Lunar Orbit

Will Be The Same Lunar Orbit Targeted For Artemis Program's Gateway Outpost

NASA has awarded a $13.7 million contract to Advanced Space of Boulder, Colorado, to develop and operate a CubeSat mission to the same lunar orbit targeted for Gateway – an orbiting outpost astronauts will visit before descending to the surface of the Moon in a landing system as part of NASA’s Artemis program.

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Sky Is The Limit For One Of The First Female Apache Pilots

Leslie Herlick Made The Most Of An Opportunity That Came Her Way In 1993

When she joined the Army, Leslie Herlick was too short to join the Military Police. But sitting in the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter several years later, she could be as tall as she wanted.

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Raytheon Names Jim Ullmann 2019 Air Traffic Controller Of The Year

Award Honors Controllers For Outstanding Efforts To Improve Air Traffic Control Quality, Safety Or Efficiency

Raytheon Company has selected Jim Ullmann, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association's Director of Safety and Technology, as the 2019 Air Traffic Controller of the Year. Established by Raytheon, the award honors controllers for outstanding efforts to improve air traffic control quality, safety or efficiency. The announcement was made during the annual NATCA Communicating for Safety conference, which took place Sept. 16-18.

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NASA's WFIRST Will Help Uncover The Universe's Fate

Measurements Will Help Illuminate The Dark Energy Puzzle

Scientists have discovered that a mysterious pressure dubbed "dark energy" makes up about 68% of the total energy content of the cosmos, but so far we don't know much more about it. Exploring the nature of dark energy is one of the primary reasons NASA is building the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a space telescope whose measurements will help illuminate the dark energy puzzle. With a better understanding of dark energy, we will have a better sense of the past and future evolution of the universe.

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JAL To Relocate To Moscow Operations To Sheremetyevo International Airport

Transition To Be Completed Next Year

Japan Airlines (JAL) has revealed upcoming plans to relocate services to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. The carrier has operated flights from Tokyo to Moscow consecutively since 1967. 

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AAR Wins Parts Supply Contract With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines

Represents Largest Commercial Deal In Japan To Date

AAR has signed its largest commercial deal in Japan to date, a multimillion dollar Parts Supply agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines, Ltd. (MHIAEL). AAR will begin work immediately as the parts supplier for MHIAEL's PW4000 engine maintenance with international commercial airlines.

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The Great State Of Maine Air Show Announces Blue Angels Return In 2020

Event Planned For Brunswick Airport August 15-16, 2020

The Great State of Maine Air Show Presented by Bill Dodge will return to Brunswick Airport on August 15th and 16th, 2020. The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's elite jet team, is scheduled to headline the show.

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Boeing Begins Assembling First KC-46A Tanker For Japan

Work Conducted On The 767 Assembly Line In Everett, WA

Boeing has begun assembling Japan’s first KC-46 next-generation tanker, loading a 82.4-foot long wing spar in the company’s 767 production facility.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.22.19)

Aero Linx: NORCAL Soaring Association We are a 100% volunteer organization.  Emptying the trash, pushing gliders around, fixing golf carts … there’s no paid staff, it is all done by ‘us’.  So when you become one of us, your fellow members will expect you to pitch in. From a pure financial perspective, the volunteer side of our club is what allows us to offer some of the lowest rates not just in the area, but in the country. We think that it goes beyond dollars and cents. Volunteering helps you soak up valuable learning about the sport that is just not available in books or lesson plans.  We look forward to meeting you, and hope you will enjoy the cama

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.22.19): Hover Taxi

Hover Taxi Used to describe a helicopter/VTOL aircraft movement conducted above the surface and in ground effect at airspeeds less than approximately 20 knots. The actual height may vary, and some helicopters may require hover taxi above 25 feet AGL to reduce ground effect turbulence or provide clearance for cargo slingloads.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.22.19)

“This is an exciting opportunity for NASA to aggressively push forward towards the Moon in partnership with several American small businesses as a vanguard to Artemis and sustained human presence beyond low-Earth orbit. This mission is highly ambitious in both cost and schedule – and taking that deliberate risk is part of the objective of this mission – alongside the rapid technological advancement in cislunar navigation and the opportunity to verify orbital trajectory assumptions and retire unknowns for future missions.” Source: Jim Reuter, associate administrator fo

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