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December 22, 2014

Airborne 12.22.14: More Pilots In Congress, NAHF Class Of '15, JetBlue Sisters Soar!

Also: AVW-A380 Emergency, B29 Won't Fly Til Spring, Fire Scout Flies, Super Dell Nonsense, PHX Attempts To Dictate Flight Paths

Two more pilots are among the 12 new members who will serve on the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when the 114th Congress convenes in January. The Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee will play a vital role in setting long-term spending priorities for the FAA. The National Aviation Hall of Fame, known as the NAHF has announced the names of four individuals who have been elected for enshrinement at its annual formal ceremony on October 2, 2015 in Dayton. JetBlue pilots, and sisters, Pia and Anna-Maria Kymalainen recently flew as the cockpit crew on flight 1480 from Fort Lauderdale to Washington DC making them

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NASA Awards Launch Contract For Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

SpaceX Selected To Launch TESS Mission In 2017

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TESS will launch aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with liftoff targeted for August 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Findings Among First Returns From Science Mission Which Began November 16

NASA’s MAVEN mission is observing the upper atmosphere of Mars to help understand climate change on the planet. MAVEN entered its science phase on Nov. 16, 2014.

Project Funded By NASA's Opportunities In Technology Development

Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed a hot-fire test of its MPS-120 CubeSat High-Impulse Adaptable Modular Propulsion System (CHAMPS). The MPS-120 is the first 3D-printed hydrazine integrated propulsion system and is designed to provide propulsion for CubeSats, enabling missions not previously available to these tiny satellites.

Up To $6 Million In Milestone Prizes Recognizing Technological Advancements To Be Awarded In January 2015

XPRIZE has announced that the deadline for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE has been officially extended until December 31, 2016. As part of this revised timeline, at least one team must provide documentation of a scheduled launch by December 31, 2015 for all teams to move forward in the competition.

Carry-Through Spar Installed, Tested To 6G Re-Entry Loads

The XCOR Lynx suborbital spacecraft continues to make rapid progress towards final assembly. Immediately after bonding the cockpit to the fuselage the shop crews set up for the delicate and precise operation of bonding the carry-through spar on to the rear end of the Lynx fuselage.