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October 20, 2015

Airborne 10.20.15: Mandatory UAV Registration, Evergreen On The Block, Bugatti Racer Flies

Also: Lockheed-Sikorsky, Aero-Calendar, Journey To Mars, AAR Expands, Aldrin Named Chancellor, Hilton Head Airport, Embraer Forecast

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta have announced the creation of a multifaceted task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The group will advise the Department on which aircraft should be exempt from registration due to a low safety risk, including toys and certain other small UAS. The task force also will explore options for a streamlined system that would make registration less burdensome for commercial UAS operators. The Evergreen Space Museum and the Wings & Waves water park will be sold November 30 in a foreclosure au

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Passed Away Last Week Following A Short Illness At The Age Of 97

The leader of NASA’s human spaceflight programs in the tumultuous 1960s, Dr. George E. Mueller died on Monday, October 12, 2015, after a short illness. Mueller effectively created, and headed, the Office of Manned Space Flight at NASA Headquarters (now the Human Operations and Exploration Mission Directorate) from 1963-1969. He was responsible for overseeing the completion of Project Apollo and of beginning the development of the Skylab and the Space Shuttle projects.

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International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly set a new record today becoming the NASA astronaut with the most cumulative days in space, 383 days and counting. Mike Fincke, a two-time space station resident, was the previous record holder at 382 days. Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 2, 2016, for a total of 522 days in space.