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January 13, 2015

Airborne 01.12.15: SpaceX Docks, P85 Flight Tests, WAI Remembers Pioneers

Also: Expert Says FAA UAV Rules 'Absurd', Eagle 407HP, UAS Guidance For Cops, UAV Photog Sues, HAI Excellence

Even from up the Florida coast here at ANN-HQ, the latest launch of a Falcon 9 v1.1 drove into the night sky for all to see. The successful launch, on Saturday, put the CRS-5 mission on a solid footing for a rendezvous and delivery of its payload early this morning. The rumble of a radial has been replaced with the growl of a V8 in the kit built P85. The P85 is a derivation of Altitude Group’s Radial Rocket airframe, with changes to accommodate a V8 firewall forward powerplant package utilizing th

"We’ve made modifications to the RS-25 to meet SLS specifications and will analyze and test a variety of conditions during the hot fire series.” Source: Steve Wofford, manager of the SLS Liquid Engines Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.