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September 15, 2014

Airborne 09.15.14: ForeFlight Advises iOS8 Caution, Boeing v Al Jazeera, Expedition 40 Returns

Also: EAA On NTSB Drug Study, Remember 'Ripcord?', FAA Loosens Up In SAR UAV Use, Curiosity Arrives At Martian Mount, IAF Worries About Social Media

With much fanfare, Apple rolled out its new iOS 8 operating system last week, as well as new devices which will be available soon. However, ForeFlight is asking it subscribers to wait a little while before hitting the "Update" button. The proposed airing of a television program on Al Jazeera English focused on the development and production of the Boeing Dreamliner has led Boeing to issue a preemptive response. Boeing’s statement says in part, "Promotional trailer and published media reviews suggest that what has been produced [by Al Jazeera English] is as biased a production as we have seen in some time... Thre

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NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Makes Final Preparations For Mars

Will Enter Orbit Later This Month After 10-Month Journey

On Sept. 21, 2014, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft will complete roughly 10 months of travel and enter orbit around the Red Planet.

Six New Instruments To Be Boosted To The Station By The End Of The Decade

The launch of a NASA ocean winds sensor to the International Space Station (ISS) this month inaugurates a new era of Earth observation that will leverage the space station's unique vantage point in space. Before the end of the decade, six NASA Earth science instruments will be mounted to the station to help scientists study our changing planet.

Five Students Receive Scholarships Of $1,000 Each

Northrop Grumman's Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence partnered with the Los Angeles County Air Show to present scholarships to local high school seniors seeking a higher education with an emphasis in science, technology, education and math (STEM).

Mount Sharp Is The Size Of Earth's Mount Rainier

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast Gale Crater and the rover mission's long-term prime destination.