Wed, Oct 09, 2024
Electra recently showed off its Ultra Short demonstrator in front of prospective U.S. military buyers.
The flights focused on the aircraft’s dual-use potential for logistics operations in challenging environments, particularly where traditional airstrips may be unavailable or compromised. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office reported a ten-year-old girl, Peyton Saintignan, missing late on September 22. After a several-hour search including hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement agencies, a thermal sensing-equipped drone was able to save the day. SpaceX has been forced to ground its Falcon rocket fleet for the third time in three months after experiencing a second-stage firing issue. The company will need to quickly resolve this problem in preparation for two exploration missions slated to launch in early October. SpaceX commented that the discrepancy occurred just 30 minutes after releasing NASA’s Crew 9 mission into orbit. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 10.01.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, October 1st 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- Military Scouts Electra Ultra Short Flight Demos
- Thermal Drone Locates Missing 10-Year-Old
- SpaceX Grounds Falcon Fleet After Crew 9 Launch
- Nebula-1 Executes (Almost) Successful Test... Then, Boom
- Senators Launch New Sustainable Aviation Caucus
- FlytBase Partners With gNext for Drone Inspections
- ForeFlight Updates Wind Layers, Civil Twilight
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