Wed, May 23, 2018

China Launches First Rocket Designed By Private Company

Chongqing Liangjiang Star Rocket Successfully Achieves Orbital Altitude

An OS-X rocket named "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" saw its maiden flight finish at 7:33 am on May 17 in a test field in Northwest China. The launch of the "Chongqing Liangjiang Star" rocket, developed by OneSpace Technology, a Beijing-based private firm, marks the first time a non-state Chinese rocket has successfully entered orbit.

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Wed, May 23, 2018

University Students To Test Microgravity Research In NASA's Underwater Analog

Experiments To Be Conducted In Through June 4

Twenty-five student teams from across the country will test their research underwater in May and June in simulated microgravity at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) challenge.

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Tue, May 22, 2018

NASA Sends New Research On Orbital ATK Mission To Space Station

Cygnus Spacecraft Launched Early Monday Morning From Wallops Flight Facility In VA

Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station following the 4:44 a.m. EDT Monday launch of an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft.

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Tue, May 22, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 05.22.18: Aurora ACUS, Horsefly Delivers, K2 LEO UAS

Also: Aero-TV: Textron's X5-55, InfraDrone App, NASA's Mars Helicopter, Gremlins on Track

This month, Aurora’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) successfully delivered cargo to U.S. Marines in the Integrated Training Exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California. AACUS completed its first closed loop mission from takeoff to landing for its intended purpose of actual cargo resupply to Marines, as it successfully completed an autonomous cargo sustainment flight delivering more than 500 pounds of water, gasoline, MREs, and replacement communications gear including a packed cooler to represent urgently required cargo such as blood. Aurora says that this was the first ever “autonomous point-to-point cargo resupply mission” providing critical logistics support to Marines in need. The HorseFly truck-launched Autonomous Drone Package Delivery System is now making real-life package deliveries to homes in the Cincin

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Tue, May 22, 2018

NASA Spacecraft Discovers New Magnetic Process In Turbulent Space

Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacecraft Detects Event In Near-Earth Environment

Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal Nature, scientists working with NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacecraft — MMS — have uncovered a new type of magnetic event in our near-Earth environment by using an innovative technique to squeeze extra information out of the data.

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Mon, May 21, 2018

Old Data Reveal New Evidence Of Europa Plumes

Scientists Are Looking Again At Data Collected In 1997

Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has the ingredients to support life. The data provide independent evidence that the moon’s subsurface liquid water reservoir may be venting plumes of water vapor above its icy shell.

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Mon, May 21, 2018

Airborne 05.21.18: Bally Bomber At OSH18!, Belite Chipper, CH-53 Deliveries

Also: NATS-Aireon, H135 For US Navy, EmPower STC, Spidertracks-Olympic Aero Services

Oshkosh 2018 is ramping up to be an outstanding addition to an aviator’s MUST-SEE list... especially now that we’ve learned that one of the homebuilt aircraft community’s most amazing efforts is due to make an appearance. Known as ‘Bally’s Bomber’ the third scale B-17 that has been painstakingly crafted over the course of more than 17 years is now looking to make its debut at Oshkosh, this July 23-29. The Bally Bomber for the first time last November 14th, though builder Jack Bally originally envisioned the project to require some five years or so... The result is gorgeous.... One of the seven wonders of the homebuilt aircraft world... this one requiring 25,000 rivets, and some 40,000 man-hours. One of the more intriguing offerings we’ll see at Oshkosh 2018, and undoubtedly an upcoming OSHStar, is the Chipper STOL -- a two place aircraft kit from Bel

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Mon, May 21, 2018

Magellan Invests In Establishing World-Leading Space Capability In Canada

Two Chairs Established At The University Of Manitoba

Magellan Aerospace has announced funding of $625,000 (Canadian) for an Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in the area of satellite development, and a further $120,000 contribution towards a second Chair for Design Engineering, both at the University of Manitoba (U of M).  Magellan's Winnipeg division and the U of M have a long and established collaboration and a shared vision to establish a world-leading space capability in Manitoba at the university.

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