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June 03, 2019

Airborne 06.03.19: Stratolaunch ShutDown?, Burt Rutan To Osh19, Air Race Classic

Also: Deciphering GAMA's 2019 Q1 Report, Embry-Riddle Flight Team, Apollo 11 Brooch, Air Cargo

Media reports continue to predict the demise of the Stratolaunch Systems program shepherded by the late Paul Allen. That could mean that the massive Stratolaunch mothership, once destined to carry rockets into optimal positions and altitudes for launches may have made its first and last flight... much like Howard Hughes’ iconic Spruce Goose of decades past. The Stratolaunch aircraft was built to enable airline-style access to space that could have been convenient, affordable and routine. The reinforced center wing can support multiple launch vehicles, weighing up to a total of 500,000 pounds. Renowned aerospace engineer and aircraft designer Burt Rutan will be celebrated at EAA A

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Students Explore New Horizons In The Moon Camp Challenge

Airbus Foundation, the ESA And Autodesk Name The 2018-2019 Winners Of Their STEM Promoting Initiative

The Discovery Space – the Airbus Foundation’s initiative in partnership with Autodesk to inspire youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), joined forces with the European Space Agency (ESA) Education program to put a new perspective on human exploration of the cosmos with an international competition involving more than 850 students from 22 countries.

Nine Team To Participate In June 5 Event

NASA is hosting the 3rd annual RASC-AL Special Edition: Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Nine university teams will face the challenge of extracting water from ice buried beneath simulated Martian dirt/regolith as NASA explores how to effectively and efficiently use resources on the Moon and Mars.