Work Expected To Take Five Years At A Cost Of $5 Billion

Following Hurricane Michael, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and its partners established a program management office at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to lead redevelopment and reconstruction efforts.

Preliminary Flights Would Be Suborbital

SpaceX hopes to conduct a preliminary test flight of its Starship concept spacecraft in April, but it will not be the sleek passenger-carrying machine that is depicted in the company's marketing and media materials.

Will Ship To Boeing's Final Assembly Plant In January

Spirit AeroSystems has announced the receipt of its first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787. The part, a backup fitting for an access door latch, has been machined and finished at Spirit's Wichita site, and installed in a 787 forward fuselage. The forward fuselage will ship to Boeing's final assembly facility in January.

Small Satellite Launch System Expected To Fly In 2020

Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand-Dutch startup building 100% reusable rockets for satellite delivery, has raised NZ$3.35 million (U.S.$2.24 million) of investment from Kiwi, American, and Dutch investors. The money will be used to commercialize its satellite propulsion systems and begin development of it’s Mk-II Spaceplane.

First Lt. Valyn Beasley Honored By The Organization

In her office, hangs a white board covered with hand-written personalized to-do lists for Airmen she has taken under her wing. Although she left the realm of counseling to serve her country, she continues to find ways to integrate it into her new life with one goal in mind – to guide the leaders of tomorrow.

Forces Flight To Be Cancelled

A Med Flight helicopter pilot suffered an eye injury during a transport mission, forcing the flight to be aborted. The injury was reportedly caused by a laser pointer being aimed at the cockpit of the aircraft.

Launch Scheduled For Mid-2020 Aboard A PSLV Rocket

Spaceflight has been awarded the contract to provide launch services for INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications. The contract award is the culmination of a multi-year, highly competitive government procurement process among global launch providers.

Program Scheduled For More Than 30 Missions To Evaluate Systems

The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California earlier this month.

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Predictive Wind Shear Alert System A self-contained system used onboard some aircraft to alert the flight crew to the presence of a potential wind shear. PWS systems typically monitor 3 miles ahead and 25 degrees left and right of the aircraft’s heading at or below 1200’ AGL. Departing flights may receive a wind shear alert after they start the takeoff roll and may elect to abort the takeoff. Aircraft on approach receiving an alert may elect to go around or perform a wind shear escape maneuver.

“The sorties consisted of seven F-35s performing both offensive counter air, suppression of enemy air defenses and air attack operations. This marks an important milestone for the F-35 program." Source: Lt. Col. Nicholas Ihde, 31st TES commander, discussing the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron as it kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California earlier this month.