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November 13, 2020

Airborne 11.13.20: RedBull Race Replacement?, DJI Mini 2, Rocket Lab

Also: AEA 3Q-20 Report, ARTEX ELT 4000, Textron Denies 'Fictitious' Bid, AEROCOR Acquires BlueMAX

Our friends at the FAI tell us they are in discussions with Hong Kong-based Adventure Air Race Company limited, regarding the development of an air race series to replace the discontinued and long-lamented Red Bull Air Race championship. Adventure Air Race reportedly has the endorsement of Red Bull for this project, which will be called the World Championship Air Race. Adventure Air Race reached out to the FAI to discuss the provision of safety officers and other technical support for the WCAR. This support is being coordinated through and with the assistance of the FAI Aerobatics Commission (CIVA). DJI has launched the DJI Mini 2, a high-performance camera

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Milestone! First Human-Rated Commercial Space System Certified For Launch

First New Crew Spacecraft To Be NASA-Certified For Regular Flights With Astronauts In Nearly 40 Years

Years of design, development, and testing have culminated in NASA officially certifying the first commercial spacecraft system in history capable of transporting humans to and from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA completed the signing of the Human Rating Certification Plan Tuesday for SpaceX’s crew transportation system after a thorough Flight Readiness Review ahead the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the space station. “I’m extremely proud to say we are returning regular human spaceflight launches to American soil on an American rocket and spacec