Tue, Oct 01, 2013
After a week's delay in orbit due to software hiccups, Orbital's Cygnus vehicle successfully docked at the ISS. The station's Expedition 37 crew reported the spacecraft -- loaded with about 1,300 pounds of cargo -- berthed Sunday morning at 8:44 a.m. EDT, following an 11-day journey to the orbiting laboratory.
And a little closer to earth, at least for a little while, a much modified version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched at Noon Sunday from Vandenberg AFB along the coast of California. A more larger powerful version of the now-experienced Falcon 9 launch vehicle placed a Canadian satellite into Earth orbit in what was labeled as a "nominal" launch. On September 15th, a pair of Robinson R66 Turbine helicopters landed at the Bunkovo Heliport, just outside of Moscow, marking the end of a six-week, Around-the-World Expedition. The historic flight was a first for the R66 and for Russia. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 10.01.13 is chock full of info about the half-week period ending Tuesday, October 1st, 2013... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Glen Moyer, this episode covers:
- Big Weekend For Commercial Space
- Mark Baker Interview Follow-Up and Reaction
- Two Robinson R66s Fly Around The World
- FAA Mulls Mandatory Replacement Of Some Honeywell Displays
- Boeing, WestJet Announce Order For 65 737 MAX Airplanes
- AVW: Sunset Trike Flight
- Pensacola Beach FL Air Show Cancelled
- William Shatner Declines Flight On Virgin Galactic
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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