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December 04, 2015

Airborne 12.04.15: SpaceX' Next Step, Tecnam MoGas Approval, MH17 Artifacts Sold

Also: Paragliding Pilot, ANN/Hoover/API Update, Online UAS Course, CommutAir, MQ-8C Fire Scout, Airport CEO Retiring, Master Instructors

SpaceX plans to return to flight late this month after losing a Falcon 9 rocket in June due to a technical malfunction. And this time, according to NASA, the company may attempt to land the Falcon 9 booster back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rather than aboard a remote autonomous platform in the Atlantic Ocean. Tecnam says that from the initial design concepts for the P2010, it has planned to offer a MoGas fuel alternative. The selection of Lycoming IO-360M1A to power this next generation four-seater was mainly because of its capability to burn alternative fuels. The ability to burn Mogas means Tecnam P2010 operators will benefit will

LISA Pathfinder Blazes A Trail En Route To L1

Successful Launch Thursday Boosted Instrument Into Orbit

LISA Pathfinder, a European Space Agency (ESA) science spacecraft, designed and built by Airbus Defense and Space, has been successfully placed into orbit from the Kourou European spaceport in French Guiana. The Vega launcher, operated by Arianespace, flawlessly lifted-off on 03 December at 04:04 GMT and released LISA Pathfinder, 105 minutes later.

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