Elon Musk: 1st Stage Landed 'Hard' On Drone Ship-- 'Close But No Cigar This Time'

Even from here up the coast at ANNHQ, the latest launch of a Falcon 9 v1.1 drove into the night sky for all to see. The successful launch, at 044710.119 ET, has put the CRS-5 mission on a solid footing for a rendezvous and delivery of its payload, this Monday. According to SpaceX, this morning's 'successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft kicks off a two-day orbital pursuit of the International Space Station. Rendezvous and grapple of the spacecraft is expected to take place Monday morning. Expedition 42 Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore of NASA will use the station’s 57.7-foot robotic arm to reach out and capture Dragon at approximately 6 a.m. Flight Engineer Samantha Crist

Explains Legal Framework For Agency's Oversight Of Flights

The FAA is calling on local law enforcement agencies to help it identify those who it feels are operating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in violation of its policies.

Son Of The Company Founder Chose A Different Career

William E. Boeing Jr., the son of the founder of the aerospace giant, passed away Wednesday from unknown causes at the age of 92.

List Price For The Airplanes Tops $1 Billion

Boeing and Azerbaijan-based airline Silk Way West are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes.

FEATHER Motorglider Powered By Purpose-Built Electric Powerplant

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is continuing its multi-discipline approach to developing an electric-powered airplane, and has developed a proprietary powerplant designed specifically for that purpose.

Some Major Items Discovered To Be In Need Of Repair

The CAF Redtail Squadron got some bad news when its P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen went in for some routine maintenance. The squadron reports on its blog that the airplane is in need of some major work that will ground the airplane until is it repaired.

Was Legally Using A UAV To Photograph A News Event

A photographer who was legally using a UAV to get aerial images of a fire in a mobile home park in Surrey, England has sued the local police after he was arrested for flying the aircraft.

Flights To Stop February 22 Due To Lack Of Demand

U.K. regional carrier Flybe said last week that it plans to suspend its Inverness to London City service as of February 22 because there were not enough passengers to sustain the route.

Embassy Says It Was A Training Aircraft Lost In September

An unmanned aircraft belonging to the U.S. Navy has washed up on a beach in the Philippines, and the official line is that it was simply a training aircraft not used for combat or surveillance. However at least one official is skeptical of that assertion.

“We are especially grateful for his efforts to preserve our largest home community’s history of aerospace innovation by helping secure and renew the legendary Red Barn, our first factory, a special place that he visited as a boy." Source: Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney on the passing of Bill Boeing Jr. on Wednesday.

The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft's glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintains the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or the altitude at which the calculated glidepath of an RNAV or GPS approaches.

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