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December 16, 2015

Airborne 12.16.15: Kickstarter Drone Failure, SpaceX Return To Flight, 2,500th C-130

Also: GoPro UAV, Oshkosh in 150 Seconds, Island Airlines, Commercial Droneport, ALPA v UAVs, Jet Dealer Faces Lawsuit, World Air Games

Have you ever wondered what happens when a Crowdfunding type campaign is successful, but the product being funded goes down the tubes? Apparently, Kickstarter is wondering about this as well regarding one of the most-funded projects in the site's history. The Zano nano drone pulled in more than $3.5 million in pledges from over 12,000 backers, but the project has folded after shipping only 600 of the 15,000 tiny UAVs promised to backers. SpaceX may launch its first Falcon 9 rocket since suffering a launch failure in June of last year. The launch, currently planned for December 19, would carry 11 Orbcomm OG2 s

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