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April 30, 2014

Airborne 04.30.14: CAF Does Dallas, SpaceX Sues Uncle Sam, AOPA $175K Kiddy Park

Also: Jepp Loses Lawsuit, Para-Phernalia, Melbourne AirShow, McWherter Bails Out of Tailhook

The Big “D” is about to get its own Air Force! The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) just announced its selection of Dallas Executive Airport as the location for their CAF National Airbase and corporate Headquarters. The CAF will move a few initial staff in 2014, with the full operations of its Headquarters arriving in Dallas by the end of 2015. SpaceX has filed a legal challenge to the U.S. Air Force’s latest Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA). The long-term contract, which guarantees the purchase of 36 rocket cores to be used in national security launches was granted to ULA on a sole-source basis without any competition fro

Laser-Powered Farewell To Moon Mission

Spacecraft Transmitted Data From The Moon At Fiber-Optic Speeds

Just before NASA’s latest Moon mission ended last week, an ESA telescope received laser signals from the spacecraft, achieving data speeds like those used by many to watch movies at home via fiber-optic Internet.

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Sierra Nevada Corporation Named 'Manufacturing Brand Builder Of The Year' In CO

Company Surpasses 1,000 Employees In The State

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected by ColoradoBiz, a leading media publication in the state, to receive the "2014 Colorado Manufacturing Brand Builder of the Year" award. ColoradoBiz selected SNC from a pool of more than 250 top Colorado manufacturers based on the national recognition that the company has generated for the state of Colorado through its many programs.

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Aero-TV: Maintaining Prominence -- New Quicksilver SLSA Retains Iconic Status

Looking Over The ASTM/FAA Approved Quicksilver Sport 2S

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2014 ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell took the opportunity to talk with Gene ‘Beaver’ Borne, a dealer for Quicksilver Aircraft. Pilots love to hang out with other pilots, but when we’re talking about Quicksilver Aircraft the term hanging out is not a metaphor…in a Quicksilver that’s exactly what you do.

NASA Names New Director For Langley Research Center

Stephen G. Jurczyk Tapped For The Post

NASA has announced that Stephen G. Jurczyk has been named director of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, succeeding Lesa Roe who served in that capacity since October 2005. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden made the announcement April 28 in an agency-wide email to employees.

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