NASA Administrator Notes Other Resupply Efforts On Schedule

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the loss Sunday of the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services 7 (CRS-7) mission. “We are disappointed in the loss of the latest SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. However, the astronauts are safe aboard the station and have sufficient supplies for the next several months. We will work closely with SpaceX to understand what happened, fix the problem and return to flight...

Catastrophic Vehicle Failure Comes Just As Confidence in System Soared

ANN REALTIME Update, 1152 ET, 06.28.15: Elon Musk has tweeted the following... "There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause... That's all we can say with confidence right now. Will have more to say following a thorough fault tree analysis." Original Story: Another day, another regrettable story... though, in this case, there has been no loss of life. ANN has confirmed that today's attempted launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle as part of the NASA CRS-7 ISS resupply program failed shortly before first stage separation at an altitude estimated at 45 km. The video shows no a

Media Handling Of The Story Leaves Much To Be Desired (Surprise!)

ANN regrets to report that airshow pilot Steve O'Berg has reportedly perished in an accident while conducting an airshow routine at the Cameron Airshow, Saturday afternoon, in Cameron, MO. The Red and White Pitts S2-B apparently failed to complete a descending maneuver sequence and impacted the ground, amid trees, under circumstances yet to be properly documented. Despite what was reported to be a fairly swift med-evac from the site, O'Berg perished from his injuries. O'Berg had an impressive background...

Study Finds Increased Demand For Civil And Military Rotorcraft

Increasing demand for civil & defense helicopters from transitioning economies is driving global helicopters market, according to a new report.

NASA Official Says None Of The Ideas May Work, But Worth Exploring

NASA has selected six proposals to study transformative ideas that might expand what's possible in aviation, shifting the boundary between fantastic and futuristic.

System Links Training Assets In United States, Four Other Countries

Boeing has delivered the 28th C-17 Globemaster III aircrew training simulator to the U.S. Air Force, completing the service's goal of a national system for C-17 training. Boeing completed the first of these centers in 1992 at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C., including one aircrew simulator during the program’s beginnings.

Nine-Week Course Begins August 10

Holders of a Commercial Pilot License (CPL(A)) can now train to be a flight instructor in accordance with EASA requirements at Pilot Training Network GmbH (PTN), a subsidiary of Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH. The advanced course lasts a total of nine weeks. The first course starts on August 10, 2015.

Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training To Deliver The Device To Thailand Location

Pan Am International Flight Training Center (Thailand) Limited has selected Lockheed Martin to provide a Boeing B737 Next Generation (NG) full flight simulator for its training center in Southeast Asia to meet the growing needs of airlines and pilots in the fastest-growing region in the world.

Named As VP, Commercial Aviation Training Solutions And Business Development

CAE has named Dean Fisher as Vice President, Commercial Aviation Training Solutions and Business Development, responsible for training solution sales to commercial aviation operators. In his position he oversees sales covering the full spectrum of CAE's offering, from cadet to pilot training to simulation products as well as crew resourcing services.

U.S. Army-Owned WASP Systems To Be Upgraded To Support Specialized Optics, Electronics And Communications Packages

Drone Aviation Holding has been awarded an order from U.S. Government prime contractor BAE Systems for parts and services related to enhancing and supporting two WASP aerostat systems owned and operated by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Battle Lab (SMDCBL) for upcoming Department of Defense (DoD) exercises. The upgrades and services are designed to expand the payload weight capability of the WASP tactical aerostat systems in order to integrate specialized wireless electronics, advanced optics and a communications package provided by L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West).

New 'Universal' Equipment Evaluated For Suitability, Survivability

The Army has finished its follow on test and evaluation, or FOTE, on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and Initial Test and Evaluation on the One System Remote Video Terminal at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California.

Mach Technique [ICAO] Describes a control technique used by air traffic control whereby turbojet aircraft operating successively along suitable routes are cleared to maintain appropriate MACH numbers for a relevant portion of the en route phase of flight. The principle objective is to achieve improved utilization of the airspace and to ensure that separation between successive aircraft does not decrease below the established minima. FMI: www.faa.gov

Aero Linx: Collegiate Soaring Association In late 1985, CSA was formed to foster and promote the amateur sports of gliding and soaring in the context of Colleges and Universities, on a National and non-profit basis. CSA shares goals with other bodies, such as the National Inter-collegiate Flying Association (NIFA), the Soaring Society of America (SSA), and a host of University Sports Associations. Since 1989, CSA has been recognized by SSA as an Affiliate, and is thereby connected to NAA and FAI, but is otherwise independent. Perhaps unlike NIFA, CSA's end-goal activity is a sport aspect of flying (soaring) rather than a career aspect. Nonetheless, CSA encourages the use of gliders in Aviation Education, for which they off

"We may find none of these ideas will work... On the other hand, we could learn they look promising and worth additional longer-term investment." Source: Doug Rohn, NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program director in the agency's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), discussing NASA's selection of six proposals to study transformative ideas that might expand what's possible in aviation, shifting the boundary between fantastic and futuristic.