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February 06, 2019

Airborne 02.06.19: Carter Copter Acquired, Whelen Buys Lopresti, Enstrom 480B

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A startup Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company has acquired the rights to the Carter slowed-rotor compound (SR/C) technology developed by Carter Aviation Technologies for personal and air taxi aircraft. Jaunt Air Mobility was introduced at the Vertical Flight Society symposium in January. Little is known about the company other than it was founded last May by New Jersey engineer and entrepreneur Kaydon Stanzione. The technology acquired by Jaunt is the similar to that used by Carter's Personal Air Vehicle, which is still undergoing flight tests. The PAV first flew in 1998. Whelen Engineering Company has completed an acquisition and spin-off of its Aviation Division with LoPresti Av

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SpaceX Ship 'Mr. Steven' Steaming Towards Port Canaveral

Vessel Designed To Capture Fairings After Launch

The SpaceX vessel Mr. Steven is steaming towards Port Canaveral in Florida, where it will support several SpaceX missions planned for 2019. The ship was last spotted off the coast of Mexico, where it was preparing to transit the Panama Canal before resuming its voyage through the Florida Straits and up the east coast to Port Canaveral in Central Florida, likely in mid-February.

Holds Annual Day Of Remembrance February 7

NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency's annual Day of Remembrance Thursday, Feb. 7.