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December 03, 2017

Canadian David Saint-Jacques To Conduct Ground-Breaking Science In Space

Researchers And Companies From Across Canada Advance Science And Technologies On The International Space Station For Healthier Canadians On Earth

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, joined by CSA President Sylvain Laporte, have announced the Canadian health experiments to be conducted and the biotechnological devices that will be used during his mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

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ATSG Signs New Boeing 767 Freighter Lease Agreement With Air Incheon

Expands Fleet With Three More Dry-Leased 767 Freighter Deliveries In November

Air Transport Services Group has announced the signing of a new lease agreement with Air Incheon for one Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and an option for a second, both for 2018 delivery, along with the expansion of its dry-leased 767-300 freighter fleet with three deliveries in November.

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NASA Langley Asks Student Artists To Envision 'The Next 100 Years'

Entries Will Be Accepted Through The Month Of December

NASA's Langley Research Center is inviting children grades K-12 attending public, private, parochial and homeschools in the U.S. to use their talents, imagination, and knowledge of NASA to create original artwork for the 2018 art contest.

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Southwest Airlines Collaborates On Large-Scale Recycling Program

Breathes New Life Into Nearly 675,000 Pounds Of Seat Covers And Other Discarded Materials In 2017

 Southwest Airlines has announced the expansion of Repurpose with Purpose, an initiative that upcycles, downcycles, and recycles hundreds of thousands of pounds of discarded material into useful products with the help of partner organizations. Southwest Airlines has collaborated with diverse groups throughout the United States and Mexico to repurpose leather aircraft seat covers and cushions, blankets, life jackets, aircraft engines, and billboards.

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No Russian Military Aircraft At Farnborough 2018

Civilian Aircraft Will Likely Be On Display

The organizers of the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show have banned Russian military aircraft and other hardware from the exhibition.

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Second NH90 Sea Lion Prototype Completes First Flight

Deliveries Still Planned For Late 2019

The second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr) lifted off from the Donauwörth site for its maiden flight on November 24 2017.

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Lockheed Martin Assembles Third U.S. Air Force GPS III Satellite

Second GPS III Satellite Begins Thermal Vacuum Testing

The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle. GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) followed the first two GPS III satellites on a streamlined assembly and test production line. Technicians successfully integrated the satellite's major components – its system module, navigation payload and propulsion core – into one fully-assembled space vehicle on August 14.

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CRP USA Innovates In The 3D Printed Space Satellite Industry

Company Developing CubeSats To Be Launched From ISS

A satellite manufactured by CRP USA is setting the stage for a new era of reduced size, high reliability, 3D printed satellites, the company says. TuPOD encompassing a 3U CubeSat with a deployment platform for two smaller satellites (TubeSats).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.03.17)

Aero Linx: Sport Aircraft Association NZ Incorporated (SAA) Sport Aircraft Association NZ Incorporated (SAA) is devoted to promoting and assisting the private aircraft builder and flier. We work to further the cause of sport flying in all its forms and to stimulate the interest of the aviation enthusiast. SAA supports the development and utilisation of amateur built aircraft for recreational, educational and research purposes. The Council is committed to introducing new initiatives which will benefit the association's members.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.03.17): Middle Marker

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate dots and dashes keyed at the rate of 95 dot/dash combinations per minute on a 1300 Hz tone, which is received aurally and visually by compatible airborne equipment.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.03.17)

"GPS III is the most powerful and complex GPS satellite ever designed and built, and it's now into a smooth production flow. The real credit goes to the Air Force for all the Back to Basics work done in advance, reducing program risk for all the GPS III satellites going forward. We are looking forward to bringing GPS III's advanced capabilities to our warfighters in 2018." Source: Mark Stewart, Lockheed Martin's vice president for Navigation Systems, discussing the US Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility.

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