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August 09, 2019

Airborne 08.09.19: First G600 Delivery, Mars Rover, 747 Art Exhibit

Also: RAF Typhoons Scrambled, Drone Racing League, V-22 Facility, HondaJet APMG

General Dynamics has completed the first customer delivery of the all-new Gulfstream G600. The milestone follows the aircraft receiving FAA type and production certificates on June 28.  A US customer took delivery of the aircraft at Gulfstream's headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. The G600 received both FAA type and production certificates on June 28, 2019. The aircraft entered service after a design and test program that included flying nearly 100,000 hours in the company's labs and more than 3,200 hours of flying in the air. NASA's Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven years ago. It has traveled a total of 13 miles and ascended 1,207 feet to its current location.

New Finds for Mars Rover, Seven Years After Landing

Discovers A Richer, More Complex Story Behind Mount Sharp

NASA's Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven years ago. It has traveled a total of 13 miles and ascended 1,207 feet to its current location. Along the way, Curiosity discovered Mars had the conditions to support microbial life in the ancient past, among other things.

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Rocket Lab Announces Reusability Plans For Electron Rocket

Details Plans To Increase Launch Frequency By Recovering And Re-Launching Electron’s First Stage

Rocket Lab, a provider dedicated small satellite launch, has revealed plans to recover and re-fly the first stage of its Electron launch vehicle. The move aims to enable Rocket Lab to further increase launch frequency by eliminating the need to build a new first stage for every mission.

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