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April 11, 2016

Airborne 04.11.16: SpaceX Sticks Sea Landing!, Zenith STOL Ch 750, Sporty’s Breakdown Assistance

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The excitement of watching the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blast off to deliver supplies, equipment, and experiments to the International Space Station is not simply because rocket flight is spectacular, it’s also because the United States is growing closer to going back into the business of launching manned spacecraft. The Falcon Nine rocket carrying SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was launched Friday and the docking with the ISS was completed successfully. Normally it would seem like the story ends there, but this time we were all watching as the Falcon 9 booster attempted another landing on a floating barge

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NASA Selects Instrument Team To Build Next-Gen Planet Hunter

Will Measure Miniscule 'Wobbling' Of Stars Indicated Exoplanets

NASA has selected a team to build a new, cutting-edge instrument that will detect planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, by measuring the miniscule “wobbling” of stars. The instrument will be the centerpiece of a new partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) called the NASA-NSF Exoplanet Observational Research program, or NN-EXPLORE.

US Air Force Request Portends New Era In GPS Resiliency And Affordability

Northrop Grumman Corporation has submitted an innovative proposal to the United States Air Force for the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III program. The Air Force is looking to update the GPS system, which has been delivering precise global position, navigation and timing services worldwide for more than two decades.

U.S. Colleges and Universities Can Compete for Free Launch Slots

Applications are now open for U.S. colleges and universities to compete for free CubeSat rides on United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rockets. Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems, Inc., will provide no-cost access to space for selected science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) CubeSat customers for rideshares on ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle, as well as low-cost access to space for commercial and U.S. government CubeSat customers.

Tracking Extreme Temperature Swings On A Planet Nearly Twice The Size Of Ours

Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have led to the first temperature map of a super-Earth planet -- a rocky planet nearly two times as big as ours. The map reveals extreme temperature swings from one side of the planet to the other, and hints that a possible reason for this is the presence of lava flows.

Stunning Success Sees Return Of Dragon/Falcon 9 to ISS AND A Successful Landing On Drone Barge

They did it... and while the successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage on a moving target was not quite centered, there is no doubt that SpaceX has the right stuff... and then some. The excitement of watching the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blast off to deliver supplies, equipment, and experiments to the International Space Station is not simply because rocket flight is spectacular, it’s also because the United States is growing closer to going back into the business of launching manned spacecraft.