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September 28, 2016

Airborne 09.28.16: NEW DJI Mavic!, EAA's Next STC, Sean Tucker Honored

Also: LA Times v SMO, APS UAT Program, Gordon Bennett 2016, Tucson Control Tower, Hubble Find, Southwest Airlines, Iowa State

Another new small unmanned aerial system is now on the market as drone manufacturer, DJI, has released its Mavic drone, which they say is their smallest aircraft equipped with a 4K camera. The Mavic follows the recent trend of drones with foldable rotors for easy transportation. It follows recent introductions of the GoPro Karma and a Yuneec drone that also feature foldable rotors. The Mavic is about half the size of the DJI Phantom 4 flagship drone, but still includes sensors on the front and bottom of the aircraft for obstacle avoidance, subject tracking, indoor stability, and autonomous landing. In April of this year, EAA’s Accessible Safety STC,

Rocket Lab Completes World’s First Private Orbital Launch Site

Located On The Mahia Peninsula In New Zealand

Completion of what is described as the world's first private orbital launch complex ... Launch Complex 1 ... was announced Monday by Rocket Lab.

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BlackSky Pathfinder Satellite Launched Aboard India’s PSLV

Paves The Way For 60-Satellite Constellation To Deliver High-Resolution Satellite Imaging

The BlackSky Pathfinder-1 satellite was successfully launched into a sun synchronous orbit from India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Monday.

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SpaceX Test-Fires Raptor Rocket

Elon Musk Tweets Out Photos, Stats For The New Engine

The rocket motor that Elon Musk hopes will power missions to Mars was test-fired Sunday night at at their facility in McGregor, TX.

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NASA’s Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes Erupting On Jupiter's Moon Europa

Means Possible Future Missions May Be Able To Sample Europa's Oceans Without Deep Drilling

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. This finding bolsters other Hubble observations suggesting the icy moon erupts with high altitude water vapor plumes.

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