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October 08, 2013

NASA's LADEE Now In Lunar Orbit

Spacecraft Was Launched September 6 From Wallops Island, VA

Four burns completed by Aerojet Rocketdyne 100-lbf High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT(TM)) bipropellant engine enabled NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to achieve lunar orbit on Oct. 6. Two phasing burns, each of which increased the apogee, were followed by two Lunar Orbit Insertion burns.

Will Be Tested On the Atacama Desert In Northern Chile

In what will be ESA’s most ambitious planetary rover test yet, robotic exploration of a Mars-like desert in South America will be overseen from the UK, providing experience for future missions to the Red Planet.

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It was only a matter of time, Folks, as Garmin makes ready to intro a Pilot Watch... and like the recently intro'd Dynon Portable EFIS, They Call It "D2." Garmin’s aviation-oriented GPS watch features include a 'direct-to' and 'nearest' function, as well as a built-in adjustable altimeter, altitude alerting capabilities, the option to display both local and Zulu/UTC time, and the ability to integrate with (naturally) various other Garmin products like the Pilot, VIRB, and others. Dynon has introduced a second model to the Pocket Panel product line, the true attitude indicators that can be used by ALL pilots. Dynon’s new D2 adds WiFi