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October 31, 2017

Airborne-Unmanned 10.31.17: Trump Drone Integration, Vanilla Aircraft, Wynne Analyzes

Also: 'Hoot' Gibson Leaves FAA, Delphi Acquiring Nutonomy, Block 5 MQ-9, Measure Launch, AVIDRONE Partners With PRODRONE

President Trump has directed SecTrans Elaine Chao to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. The UAS Integration Pilot Program implements a directive signed by the President, and the results will be used to accelerate the safe integration UAS into the national airspace and to realize the benefits of unmanned technology in our economy. Vanilla Aircraft's VA001 UAS recently completed a notable flight -- flying for a little over five days for a total of 121.4 hours. After taking off on October 18 from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the UAS began its

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NASA Langley Energy Budget Instrument To Launch Aboard NOAA Satellite

The Last In A Series Of Instruments That Measure The Solar Energy Reflected By Earth And Other Parameters Will Launch To Orbit Next Month

The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Flight Model 6 (CERES FM6), developed by Northrop Grumman and managed by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is scheduled to launch Nov. 10 aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

For 15 Years, Tracked Movements Of Water, Ice And Solid Earth

After more than 15 productive years in orbit, the U.S./German GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellite mission has ended science operations. During their mission, the twin GRACE satellites have provided unprecedented insights into how our planet is changing by tracking the continuous movement of liquid water, ice and the solid Earth.

Would Shore Up Space Tourism, Associated Companies

Virgin Galactic, along with spinoff companies The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, are in line for an investment of $1 billion from the government of Saudi Arabia, which has an option to invest nearly another half-billion dollars in the future.