SpaceX, in the midst of a greatly accelerated launch pace, put two Falcon 9 Payloads into orbit, one of which was a reused first stage... AND then landed two first-stage boosters -- off opposite coasts.
On June 23, 2017, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the BulgariaSat-1 satellite into orbit—the first geostationary communications satellite in Bulgaria’s history. This mission marked the second reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage, having previously supported the Iridium-1 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in January of this year. Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 successfully landed on SpaceX’s East Coast droneship “Of Course I Still Love You,” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean -- under what were termed to be ‘challenging’ conditions. Sean D. Tucker is one of the best known names on the air show circuit, and for good reason. He has flown on the circuit for 40 years, racking up more than 26,000 hours in the cockpit. He currently flies the Oracle Challenger III when performing at air shows, an airplane that may one day soon hang in the Smithsonian. This past weekend, Tucker said that he’ll be retiring from solo
flying next year. Having just turned 65, he said it's time to look at the next phase of his air show career. The FAA and the National Weather Service have been working jointly to retire the six (6) CONUS text Area Forecasts, while also directing users to utilize finer resolution graphical and digital weather forecast products. The CONUS FAs are a suite of products that cover very large geographical areas, have limited text size, cannot account for certain meteorological conditions and are updated only three times a day. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 06.27.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Tuesday, June 27th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- SpaceX Scores Two Launches and Landings Over 1 Weekend
- Sean Tucker Says He'll Retire From Solo Performing Next Year
- FAA, NWS Announce Important Change to CONUS Text Area Forecasts (FAs)
- Criminal Investigation Into Shoreham Accident Pilot Nearly Complete
- Aero-Calendar: Oshkosh is Near!
- AUVSI Supports UAS Provisions In House Version Of FAA Bill
- Air Force Fighter Pilots Of The Year Announced
- MSH Welcomes André Borschberg As Member Of The Board
- Former South St. Paul Airport Manager Pleads Guilty To Six Felonies
- Registration Opens For The 1st FAI International Drones Conference And Expo
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