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As promised, SpaceX is starting to reveal details of their investigation into the catastrophic loss on September 1 of a Falcon 9, its payload and other damage to the launch complex. SpaceX said in part, "At this stage of the investigation, preliminary review of the data and debris suggests that a large breach in the cryogenic helium system of the second stage liquid oxygen tank took place. All plausible causes are being tracked in an extensive fault tree and carefully investigated. Through the fault tree and data review process, we have exonerated any connection with last year’s CRS-7 mishap.” Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. last week, Bell Helicopter unvei

University President Was Flying At The Time Of The Incident

An Iowa State University Cirrus SR22 was "substantially damaged" last year when the university president who was flying the airplane made a hard landing in Illinois.

Received Gold Medals At Gala In Germany

Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI 1) were crowned champions of the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett – the world’s most prestigious gas balloon race – at an elegant ceremony in Gladbeck, northwest Germany on Saturday.

Largest Operators Find New Applications For The Regional Turboprop

On 25 September 1991, the first Jetstream 41 regional turboprop airliner took to the skies from Prestwick International Airport.

New Tower Replaces Previous Facility Which Had Stood For 58 Years

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Friday joined federal and local officials in dedicating the new, environmentally friendly air traffic control tower at Tucson International Airport.

Authorizes The Appropriation Of More Than $19.5 Billion For The Space Agency

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) applauds Chairman John Thune, Ranking Member Bill Nelson, Space Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz, Space Subcommittee Ranking Member Gary Peters, Senator Tom Udall, and the entire Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee on favorably reporting the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2016 (S. 3346).

System Integrated Without Any Modifications To The Aircraft

The first test flight of Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod was completed recently at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base in Florida.

Protects The New Fighter With Advanced Technology

BAE Systems recently celebrated the production and delivery of the 250th electronic warfare (EW) suite for the F-35 Lightning II  fighter aircraft program. The EW suite protects the F-35 with advanced technology for next-generation missions to counter current and emerging threats.

ALPA: Airline Refuses To Offer Pilots Industry-Standard Terms While Earning Record Profits Frontier Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have asked for a federal mediator to help move their contract talks forward, stating that Frontier Airlines refuses to offer its pilots industry-standard terms while the airline is making record profits.

Most Will Burn Up During Reentry, Space Agency Says

China's Tiangong-1 space station will not survive another year in orbit, according to the deputy director of that country's manned space engineering office.