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Earlier this week, we said somewhat tongue-in-cheek that Elon Musk might try to recover the Tesla Roadster that was launched aboard the first Falcon Heavy launch and put it back on the road. And while that might not happen, it appears that Musk is at least mulling a mission to take some photos of his car in space. Musk said on Twitter Sunday that SpaceX might launch a photo mission to catch up with the roadster and take some pictures of Starman. But he did not offer any more details about how such a mission

On-Board Research To Test Ways Of Improving Wellbeing On Ultra Long-Haul Flights

Qantas has announced three ultra long-haul research flights to gather new data about inflight passenger and crew health and wellbeing.

First GPS III Satellite Successfully Completes On-Orbit Testing

The U.S. Air Force's second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch Thursday morning.

Airline Jobs Are Only The Beginning, Says R. Eric Jones

Career opportunities for people trained in aviation maintenance are huge and only getting more and more promising, said R. Eric Jones, Embry-Riddle’s new chair of Aviation Maintenance Science (AMS).

Expands Line Of FAA Certified PMA Parts

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Europa Clipper Mission Will Look At That Moon's Surface In-Depth

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Prize Could Be As Much As $2 Billion To Establish A Lunar Base

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One Of Two Sites That Will Use Laser Technology To Strengthen F-35 Structural Components

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Joins Fleet Of 40 Aircraft For Charter In The U.S. Mid-Atlantic States

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Approach Speed

The recommended speed contained in aircraft manuals used by pilots when making an approach to landing. This speed will vary for different segments of an approach as well as for aircraft weight and configuration.

"GPS III SV02 is receiving and responding to commands just as planned. In the days ahead, we'll finish orbit raising to our operational slot and then send the satellite commands telling it to to deploy its solar arrays and antennas. Once we are set up, we'll begin on-orbit checkout and tests, including extensive signals testing with our advanced navigation payload." Source: Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space's vice president for Navigation Systems, adding some detail to the announcment that the US Air Force's second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch Thursday morning.