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June 25, 2015

Airborne 06.25.15: Solar Impulse 2, Fake UAV/Airliner Vid, NASA To Europa

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The all electric solar impulse 2 is an amazing demonstration of technology, but the fragile all-electric aircraft also has its limitations. After weeks on the ground in Nagoya, Japan, Solar Impulse 2 had been set for departure on its 4,000 mile crossing to Hawaii on Tuesday. But it was not to be. It’s reported that the flight was scrubbed because of unfavorable weather conditions along the route of flight, and no date has been set for another attempt. You can believe everything you see on YouTube… Right? Of course we know that’s far from the truth, and in some cases trumped up postings can really cause a stir. You may have seen a video of a quadc

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Spacecraft Carrying NASA's Aquarius Instrument Ends Operations

Three-Year Mission Was Completed In November Of Last Year

An international Earth-observing mission launched in 2011 to study the salinity of the ocean surface ended June 8 when an essential part of the power and attitude control system for the SAC-D spacecraft, which carries NASA's Aquarius instrument, stopped operating. The Aquarius instrument successfully achieved its science objectives and completed its primary three-year mission in November 2014.