One of the more stirring presentations at the International
Space Development Conference was the updated briefing on the Virgin
Galactic commercial space program. Virgin Galactic is a company
owned and established by Richard Branson's Virgin Group to
undertake the challenge of making private space travel available to
everyone and by creating the world's first commercial
spaceline.
'We can now confirm that we have lost a fellow
pilot, After several hours of search and rescue efforts, we
have identified the pilot at the crash site."
Source: Col. Scott Dennis, the 388th
Fighter Wing commander.
Summer is on us, and that means we have to start paying a lot
more attention to this one. It's the altitude at which a given
density is found in the standard atmosphere. Used in aviation, it
is computed from the station pressure at takeoff and the virtual
temperature at the particular altitude under consideration.
Grab your leather helmet, silk scarf and goggles. This site has
a ton of great information about the flying machines from the early
days of military aviation, as well as the people who designed and
flew them, The fight for control of the air in WWI was where
the cunning, and bravery of the individual could make all the
difference.
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