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November 14, 2014

Airborne 11.14.14: Comet Landing!, Google@Moffett, FAA's UAV Rule Pending?

Also: Mark Baker on AOPA2014, ForeFlight 6.4, Jet Rebound?, Musk Plans Sat-Internet, Jabiru Engine Problems Reported

The European Space Agency confirmed the touchdown by sending a message on Twitter announcing "Receipt of signal from surface" shortly after the landing Wednesday morning. The landing 300 million miles from Earth culminates a 10-year journey for the Philae spacecraft. It’s reported the message from the comet confirming the landing took 28 minutes to reach Earth. NASA has signed a lease with Planetary Ventures, LLC to manage Moffett Federal Airfield , an agency facility located in Moffett Field, California, and rehabilitate its histo

Sometimes The Journey Is Its Own Reward, Klyde

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“In less than a month, Orion will travel farther than any spacecraft built for humans has been in more than 40 years.” Source: William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations.

The direction in which the nose of the aircraft is pointing during flight.

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