Thu, Apr 17, 2014
SpaceX Will Maintain The Facility At Its Own Expense Under The 20-Year Deal
NASA Kennedy Space Center's historic Launch Complex 39A, the site from which numerous Apollo and space shuttle missions began, is beginning a new mission as a commercial launch site.
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Thu, Apr 17, 2014
Monday Launch Attempt Scrubbed Due To Helium Leak
The International Space Station Program and SpaceX have selected Friday, April 18 for the next launch attempt for the Falcon 9 rocket to send the Dragon cargo craft on the company's third commercial resupply mission to the space station. Launch is scheduled for 1525 EDT.
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Thu, Apr 17, 2014
Test Flights With A Flexible Wing To Be Conducted This Summer
The latest in a long series of experimental research aircraft, or X-planes, recently arrived at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. Lockheed Martin, developer of the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed, is currently using the aircraft to explore technologies for active flutter suppression and gust load alleviation for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Multi-utility Aeroelastic Demonstration program.
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Wed, Apr 16, 2014
Also: Aero-TV Classic-Ballooning, Dassault UCAV Formation, Black Knight Transformer, Save Jane Wicker's Aurora!
It was a day full of surprises in Rovinj, Croatia, as Hannes Arch won a very narrow victory over Paul Bonhomme. The winning margin was just eight-hundredths of a second. Japan's Yoshi Muroya made the podium for the first time in his race career after pushing Canada's Pete McLeod into fourth place. The Balloon Federation of America (BFA) Board of Directors has released an official statement regarding the NTSB's recommendation to the FAA that balloon tour ride operators be required to obtain and comply with a Letter of Authorization. The AT Black Knight Transformer completed driving tests in December 2013 and completed its first flight tests last month. The Black Knight Transformer is the world’s largest multicopter that is controlled and stabilized with propeller speed. The aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight of 4,400 lb. All this... and MORE in today's epis
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Wed, Apr 16, 2014
Sierra Nevada Corp. Signed Letter Of Intent To Work Together With Houston Airport System
In a joint news conference at the Rice University Space Institute, Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announced plans to explore potential applications and multiple economic development opportunities presented by the combination of a Houston-based space port and SNC's Dream Chaser spacecraft.
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Wed, Apr 16, 2014
Spacecraft Powered On For 26 Consecutive Hours During Final Testing
NASA's Orion spacecraft has proven its mettle in a test designed to determine the spacecraft's readiness for its first flight test -- Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) -- later this year. The spacecraft ran for 26 uninterrupted hours during the final phase of a major test series completed April 8 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Tue, Apr 15, 2014
Says It Will Have A Permanent Base 'Up And Running' By 2040
As Russia was celebrating the anniversary of the first spaceflight of Yuri Gagarin on Saturday, Deputy Premier Dmitry Rogozin made a bold statement: "We are coming to the moon forever."
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Mon, Apr 14, 2014
'Undisclosed' Sum Convinces Titan To Accept Merger With Google
A few weeks ago, cyberspace was all abuzz with rumors of a possible acquisition of Vern Raburn's Titan Aerospace by Facebook... but the rumors slowly subsided -- and for good reason. ANN has confirmed that Titan is, instead, being acquired by Google in a deal whose worth is reportedly "impressive," but for which the details have yet to be disclosed.
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