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August 06, 2018

Airborne 08.06.18: OSH18 'Near Perfect', Stratos 716, New NASA Crews

Also: One Week Wonder Project, TSA Considers Elimination, USPA Gold Medal, 90 Seat Q400

AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 set new attendance records and drew more than 10,000 aircraft, according to the final figures released by EAA. “A ‘perfect’ event may be unattainable, but AirVenture 2018 came about as close as one could imagine," said EAA chairman Jack Pelton. The event drew approximately 601,000, nearly two percent above of 2017’s record total. Stratos Aircraft has introduced an update on its VLJ program and introduced the Stratos 716 model. The Stratos 716 is an evolution of the 714 Proof of Concept (PoC) aircraft. "When we introduced the Proof of Concept aircraft last year the marketplace feedback was tremendous," said Stratos CTO, Carsten Sun

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Boeing Delays Test Flights Of CST-100 Starliner

Cites Issues With Spacecraft's Abort Engines

Boeing will not attempt an uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle until very late this year or early in 2019, according to the program's project manager.

Television Show Under Development To Tell The BTS Story

Back To Space (BTS) is seeking candidates for its 2018 Student Ambassador Program. Contestants will be selected based on the submission of essays or videos. Up to 25 will be selected and 10 will be named Senior Ambassadors, to be announced at the BTS VIP event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo VII this October in Dallas. Winners will be expected to inspire fellow students to develop STEM goals and will have responsibilities that may include filming, acting, writing, producing, science experiment development, campus liaison, launch, recovery, and possibly even crew member on the private space launch.

Study Shows Insufficient CO2 For Warming The Red Planet's Surface

Science fiction writers have long featured terraforming, the process of creating an Earth-like or habitable environment on another planet, in their stories. Scientists themselves have proposed terraforming to enable the long-term colonization of Mars. A solution common to both groups is to release carbon dioxide gas trapped in the Martian surface to thicken the atmosphere and act as a blanket to warm the planet.