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July 15, 2016

Airborne 07.15.16: Solar Impulse, Olympic Shootdown Threat, New Blue Angel

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The Solar Impulse-2 has one more leg to fly to complete its journey around the world. As the journey comes closer to its end, the Solar Impulse-2 landed in Egypt after a flight of two days and two nights without fossil fuel. This flight, which was powered only by the sun, crossed the Mediterranean Sea from west to east and covered a distance of 2,022 nautical miles. It was the second to last leg of the attempt to achieve the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight. It appears a new competition may have been added to the summer Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. This new event is called, shoot down the intruder. The Brazilian Defense Minister

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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Rebrands

Organization Hopes To Be Seen As More 'Innovative' And 'Cool'

An official rebranding launch of the new Commercial Spaceflight Federation is designed to make the concept of commercial spaceflight more accessible to the general public, according to the company that designed and implemented the rebranding campaign.

Space Launch Complexes 17 & 18 Will Be Home To Company's Commercial Efforts To Reach The Moon

Moon Express has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force 45th Wing to license the historic Space Launch Complexes 17 and 18 at Cape Canaveral for its lunar lander development and flight test operations. The announcement was made by company founder & CEO Bob Richards in a keynote address to over 300 attendees at the National Space Club Florida Committee luncheon.