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August 29, 2019

AMA Drone Report 08.29.19: Drones 'n Weapons, UAS4STEM Nat'ls, UAV Paranoia

Also: SpaceX Drone Footage, University Agriculture, More Drone Restrictions, AMA Expo 2019

No one is above a little panic... not even the FAA. The Feds are warning the general public that it is illegal to operate a drone with a dangerous weapon attached. Perhaps you’ve seen online photos and videos of drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers (though there are legitimate commercial uses for such things...), and other dangerous items. Do not consider attaching any items such as these to a drone because operating a drone with such an item may result in significant harm to a person and to your bank account. Operating a drone that has a dangerous weapon attached to it is a violation of Section 363 of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act en

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NASA's Orion LAS Attitude Control Motor Successfully Tested

Second Qualification Test For Launch Abort System ACM

NASA, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) and Lockheed Martin recently successfully completed the second qualification test of its Attitude Control Motor (ACM) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS). Preliminary results indicate all eight high pressure valves on the motor performed as expected under hot temperature conditions. The qualification test is a critical step toward Artemis 2, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Systems.

Achieved An Altitude Of 500 Feet Before Landing Back At Separate Landing Pad

After a technical glitch scrubbed its launch as the countdown clock ticked down to zero, the SpaceX Starhopper prototype got off the ground Tuesday evening in its final test flight.