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April 05, 2016

Airborne 04.05.16: Blue Origin Threepeat, B-Model Sonex, Piper M600/UND Order

Also: NTSB Safety Alert, SFIP16 Published, Small UAV Coalition, Quest Update, DJI v Yuneec, Parkland College

Blue Origin completed another successful launch of its New Shepard booster, and this is the third successful use of this booster, and the third successful booster recovery. On its website, Blue Origin stated that "New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware. We pushed the envelope on this flight, restarting the engine for the propulsive landing only 3,600 feet above the ground, requiring the BE-3 engine to start fast and ramp to high thrust fast." ANN’s Tom Patton was on hand for Sun ‘n Fun 2016’s opening day, and had the chance to take a good look

Next SpaceX Mission To Deliver Inflatable Habitat To ISS

Launch Currently Scheduled For April 8

When SpaceX launches its next Dragon cargo ship to ISS, currently planned for April 8, it will carry a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the station.

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DARPA Program Aims To Facilitate Robotic Servicing Of Satellites

Servicing Vehicle Jointly Developed With A Commercial Partner

Hundreds of military, government and commercial satellites reside today in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) some 22,000 miles above the Earth—a perch ideal for providing communications, meteorology and national security services, but one so remote as to preclude inspection and diagnosis of malfunctioning components, much less upgrades or repairs.

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