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September 29, 2016

Airborne 09.29.16: SpaceX Raptor, FAA v KSMO, First A330neo

Also: ISU Plane Mess, Redbird-NBAA-Deland, 1st Inuit Female Pilot, NTSB on Reno, Rotorwash, Air Tanzania Q400s, Av-Appreciation

It looks like the concept of presidential candidates taking swipes at each other on Twitter has caught on, and it’s moved over to the private spaceflight industry. The rocket motor that Elon Musk hopes will power missions to Mars was test-fired last Sunday at their facility in McGregor, Texas. Musk posted images of the test firing on Twitter, as well as some of the specifics for the engine. The Raptor engine was first introduced four years ago, and is intended to be a multi-stage engine that could eventually boost people and material to Mars. It is also planned to be reusable to reduce the cost of those missions. Two national aviation associations

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Thomas Zurbuchen Named Head Of NASA Science Mission Directorate

Appointment Becomes Effective On October 3

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Thomas Zurbuchen as the new associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, effective Monday, Oct. 3.

Launching A Dedicated Dream Chaser Microgravity Mission For Member States In 2021

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and have announced details of the first-ever United Nations space mission at the International Astronautical Congress today in Guadalajara, Mexico. The dedicated Dream Chaser Mission is targeted at providing developing countries the opportunity to develop and fly microgravity payloads for an extended duration in orbit.

Rockets Carrying As Many As 200 People Could Leave For The Neighboring Planet In 'Decades'

No one can deny that Elon Musk thinks big, and in a speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico Tuesday, he outlined his largest vision yet.