Wed, Apr 24, 2019

NGC's Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous And Berthing With ISS

Marks NGCs 11th Successful Voyage To The Orbiting Outpost

The Northrop Grumman “S.S. Roger Chaffee” Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing maneuvers with the International Space Station Friday morning. The mission marks the company’s 11th successful berthing with the orbiting laboratory.

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Tue, Apr 23, 2019

NASA Recognizes Apollo 10's 50th Anniversary Through Long-Lasting Partnerships

Day Of Activities Capitalizing On The Mission's Unique Call Sign For The Lunar Lander; 'Snoopy'

NASA's Johnson Space Center, in collaboration with Space Center Houston, its official visitor center, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 10 mission on Thursday, April 25, with a day of activities capitalizing on the mission's unique call sign for the Lunar Lander; Snoopy.

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Tue, Apr 23, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 04.23.19: AUVSI Comments, Parrot ANAFI Thermal, Rega Drone

Also: MetaVista World Record, Family Drone Festival, Drone Workforce Solutions, Intelligent Energy

AUVSI says the FAA's proposed rules for operating sUAS over people and for safe and secure small UAS operations are too restrictive and do not consider the safety or societal benefits of the technology. In comments submitted to the FAA, AUVSI also urges the agency to adopt rules for flying UAS at night and requiring the use of remote identification. “The FAA has taken a prescriptive approach to these two proposed regulations, which are overly conservative and too restrictive,” said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “Existing data and emerging UAS capabilities and applications should instead guide rulemaking and help advance the commercial use of unmanned systems.” Parrot has launched ANAFI Thermal: a new drone capable of capturing both live and recorded 4K HD video and thermal imaging. The drone utilizes Parrot's ANAFI drone platform and equips it

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Tue, Apr 23, 2019

NASA, Blue Origin Agreement Signals Rocketing Growth Of Commercial Space

Company Will Upgrade And Refurbish Test Stand 4670, At NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Officials from NASA and the private space company Blue Origin have signed an agreement that grants the company use of a historic test stand as the agency focuses on returning to the Moon and on to Mars, and America's commercial space industry continues to grow.

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Tue, Apr 23, 2019

Drop Test Proves Technologies For Reusable Microlauncher

Chinook Dropped First Stage Of Miura 5 Rocket In Experiment

Spain’s PLD Space, supported by ESA, has demonstrated the technologies needed for a reusable first stage of their orbital microlauncher, Miura 5.

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