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January 13, 2015

Airborne 01.13.15: Two Tuskegee Heroes Gone West, Bearhawk LSA, UAV Interceptor

Also: RS-25 Tests, Aero-Calendar, Cyprus Suspends, Ayotte Chairs, UAV x Fish/Wildlife Feds, SpaceX Competes

Two more of the storied Tuskegee Airmen have gone west, passing on the same day in their respective homes in Los Angeles. It’s reported that Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey both died on January 5. The two men enlisted in 1942, and both served as mechanics during the war, maintaining the P-39, P-47, and P-51 aircraft flown by the unit. Bearhawk Aircraft is planning to have its Bearhawk LSA make a first-time visit to the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida. The aircraft is the first Bearhawk LSA to be completed from a Quick Build kit. It only took about 12 years from the Wright Brother’s first flight until airplanes were shooting at each othe

RS-25 Engine Testing Blazes Forward For NASA's SLS

Former Shuttle Main Engine To Boost The Agency's Newest Rocket

The new year is off to a hot start for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). The engine that will drive America's next great rocket to deep space blazed through its first successful test Jan. 9 at the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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SpaceX May Be Able To Compete For USAF Launches This Year

Elon Musk Had Filed Suit Against The Air Force After ULA Won Exclusive Launch Rights

SpaceX may receive the right to bid for U.S. Air Force launches by the middle of this year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

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Gone West: NASA Pilot Thomas C. McMurtry

Flew Triple-Sonic YF-12C, U-2, F-104 Aircraft, Among Others

Thomas C. McMurtry was respected by peers, admired for his piloting skills and appreciated for his mentoring by many who knew him. The retired NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center research pilot died Jan. 3. He was 79.

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