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October 06, 2021

Airborne 10.06.21: 2 More Gulfstreams!, Shatner To Space, 'Space' Balloons

Also: Flight Safety Foundation, Laser Strike On USCG Aircrew, Airport Infrastructure, Gogo AVANCE Upgrade

Gulfstream has taken the wraps off two all-new aircraft -- the Gulfstream G800, the longest-range aircraft in Gulfstream history, and the Gulfstream G400, an airplane they call the first new entrant to the large-cabin class in more than a decade. The G800 offers customers the longest range in the Gulfstream fleet with its 8,000-nautical-mile range at Mach 0.85 and 7,000-nm range at Mach 0.90. The G800 is powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines and features the Gulfstream-designed wing and winglet introduced on the Gulfstream G700. William Shatner, star of classic spacefaring series Star Trek, is the newest addition to Blue Origin's NS-18 flight set

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Balloon Trips to the Stratosphere to Begin in 2024

“Space” Tourism Without the Rocketry

As the newest iteration of the space race heats up between competing high-altitude tourism companies, the unorthodox World View is offering tickets to the stratosphere in a balloon. Other “space” tourism companies rely on rockets for their ascent, like Blue Origin’s New Shepard, or the carrier-launched SpaceShipTwo from Virgin Galactic. World View believes passengers want more time in the air, and designed the best “room with a view” one could ask for.

ESA's BepiColombo Probe Completes 1st Flyby

The ESA's exploration of Mercury announced another successful waypoint on October 1 as the BepiColombo mission returned its first photographs of the planet’s surface. The probe represents a joint collaboration between the ESA and its Japanese counterpart, the Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Launched in 2018, it is currently en-route to the smallest, least explored terrestrial planet in the solar system to carry out a full analysis of its composition, magnetosphere, and inner workings.