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September 22, 2014

Airborne 09.22.14: New US Rocket Engine, ForeFlight iOS8 Ready, Missing WWII Airmen Come Home

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The U.S. space flight industry moves in a positive direction as with the announcement that United Launch Alliance, referred to as ULA, and Blue Origin, LLC, a privately-funded aerospace company owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, have entered into an agreement to jointly fund development of the new BE-4 rocket engine by Blue Origin. ForeFlight Mobile version 6.3.2 is now available on the App Store, and the company says the update brings performance improvements, a few bug fixes, and most importantly, support for iOS 8, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It also provides improvements for Stratus customers. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remain

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High School Teachers Given Astronaut Training Opportunity

Application Period Open For Honeywell's 2015 Program

Teachers of mathematics and science around the world are invited to apply for the 2015 Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy (HESA) program, a simulated astronaut training and professional development program of Honeywell at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.

Three Alaska-Based Campaigns Measuring A Variety Of Atmospheric Metrics

NASA researchers this summer and fall are carrying out three Alaska-based airborne research campaigns aimed at measuring greenhouse gas concentrations near Earth’s surface, monitoring Alaskan glaciers, and collecting data on Arctic sea ice and clouds.

Early Applicants Can Also Compete To Win A Weightless/Parabolic Flight

Childhood dreams are now within reach and a unique approach to changing the world is underway as Spaceship Earth Grants (SEG) launches a new program to send private citizens to space. With its mission of enabling as many people as possible to have the spaceflight experience, the SEG crew is proud to launch its first contest to crowdfund an open number of spaceflight awards.