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August 17, 2020

Airborne 08.17.20: X-37B Wins Collier!, CAP Saves AGAIN, Masks For ALL?

Also: Crew-1 Launch Delay, Radiant LED Instruments, Van’s Updates IO-390 Usage, Ingenuity Mars-Copter

The X-37B spaceplane, a reusable, multi-purpose, system that operates without an onboard crew, won the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for advancing technology that pushes “the boundaries of flight and space exploration.” In announcing the award, Jim Albaugh, chairman of The National Aeronautic Association which sponsors the competition, praised the X-37B, “As the world’s only autonomous, reusable spaceplane, it continues to contribute to our understanding of both space and air flight.” In all, the spaceplane has flown six missions since being launched for the first time on April 22, 2010. It is truly an extraordi

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UAS Drone Research Flights Being Conducted At Moffett Field

Five Specifically Designed Flight Profiles Were Successfully Flown Over 26 Flights

When we peruse NASA web sites and news profiles, we are often pretty much stunned at the variety and breadth of research and activities being conducted. A particular focus, of late, has centered on Unmanned technologies and how we've going to mix manned and unmanned air traffic without conflict. In June and August 2020, researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California conducted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight tests of drone aircraft at Moffett Field at Ames.

JAXA Is Developing A New Fleet Of HTV Cargo Craft, The HTV-X

Eleven years after the launch of the first H-II Transfer cargo vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 will depart the orbital laboratory Tuesday, Aug. 18. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the spacecraft from the station at 1:35 p.m., ending its three-month stay. To prepare for release, flight controllers operating from NASA’s Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will send commands to unbolt and detach the uncrewed cargo craft from the station’s Harmony module and remotely operate Canadarm2 to move it