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July 07, 2017

Airborne 07.07.17: Amelia Earhart, AF Pilot's Silver Star, Nat'l Space Council

Also: Thune Amendment, OSHKOSH, Heli-Hijack, 2nd Splashdown, Chinese Satellite, Fighter Instructor, 1,500th PC-12
 
Researchers have uncovered a photograph that they say suggest Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan may have survived a crash during their around-the-world attempt, been captured by the Japanese military, and remained prisoners until they died in custody on the island of Saipan. The investigators also claim that the U.S. Government was aware of what happened to the famous aviatrix and covered it up, suggesting she may have been on an espionage mission. The photograph will be shown as part of a documentary. It purports to show Earhart and Noonan, along with the Lockheed Electra in Japanese hands in the Marshall Islands. The photograph is central to t

Intelsat 35e Launches Successfully

Fourth Intelsat EpicNG Satellite To Deliver High Performance Broadband Services In The Americas, The Caribbean, Europe And Africa

The fourth of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellite has been successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral, FL. Liftoff occurred Wednesday at 7:38 pm EDT. The Intelsat 35e satellite separated from the rocket’s upper stage 32 minutes after launch, at 8:10 pm EDT, and signal acquisition has been confirmed.

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Sir Richard Branson Back To Bullish On VSS Unity

Says He Plans To Fly To Space Sometime Next Year

Following the October 31, 2014 accident involving Scaled Composites' SpaceShipTwo being tested for Virgin Galactic, the company has been fairly quiet about putting a timetable on when the new SpaceShipTwo ... dubbed VSS Unity ... will fly into space.

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Aero-TV: Shelter From The Storm – The New AirCam Enclosure Option

Latest Option For The Unique Aircraft Is A Cockpit Canopy And Windows…
 
The Aircam is a unique aircraft by any measure. A two-place open-cockpit twin engine airplane that is designed for land and water operations. It has made a name for itself as a camera platform among some of the world's best-known nature publications.

XCOR May Be Nearly Ready To Throw In The Towel

Lays Off Remaining Employees In CA And TX, Some Executives Remain

XCOR has struggled to find its way in recent years, and now the company has finally let the last of its employees go from its facilities in Mojave, CA and Midland, TX.

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