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October 29, 2013

Airborne 10.29.13: Blue Angels/TBirds Return, Dream Chaser Flies!, Galveston Gal Lost

Also: 'Nearspace' Flights, FAA Postpones Pilot Regs, True Blue Power Lithium 101, Beechcraft Sales?, Redbird Migration LIVE!

Well, we have some tempered good news. The Pentagon has released word that the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds and other military outreach programs, also known as… "airshows" will resume next year, but cost-cutting measures will result in reduced schedules. Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser lifting body spacecraft conducted its maiden flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center last Saturday. However, mechanical failure during landing resulting in it flipping over on the runway. Unfortunately, we have sad news from the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Their World War Two P-51 Mustang named, Galveston Gal, went down in the water no

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Comes To Life

Powered On For The First Time As Launch Preps Continue

NASA's first-ever deep space craft, Orion, has been powered on for the first time, marking a major milestone in the final year of preparations for flight.

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ILS Proton Successfully Launches Satellite For Sirius XM Radio

Sirius FM-6 Boosted Into Orbit From Baikonur Cosmodrome

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully carried the Sirius FM-6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Sirius XM Radio Inc.

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