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November 28, 2019

Orion Spacecraft For Artemis I Mission Arrives At NASA's Plum Brook Station

Will Undergo A Four-Month In-Space Environmental Testing Program

The Artemis I Orion spacecraft arrived at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for in-space environmental testing in preparation for its 2020 flight.

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Blazing The Trail Of Urban Traffic Management

Pathfinder Project Is Laying The Foundation For Safe Autonomous Flight In The National Air Space

Flying cars, drones delivering pizzas and a highway in the sky are scenes from science fiction, but they’re also visions of our very real future. At NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, engineers are laying the foundation for safe autonomous flight in the national air space through a project called Pathfinder.

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U.S.-Based Pilot Sets Guinness World Record

Makes Fastest Helicopter Solo Flight Throughout Lower 48 U.S. States

British-Thai pilot Yosuke Chatmaleerat recently claimed a Guinness World Record title for traveling through all 48 contiguous states of the U.S. in record time: under 12 days. Beginning in Tallahassee on Sept. 25, Chatmaleerat traveled the east coast to Maine before heading west, southwest, north and east to cross through the U.S. several times, returning to Miami on Oct. 7. Chatmaleerat planned the trip for months and flew by himself, with no assistance. Guinness has already officially confirmed Chatmaleerat's record.

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Embraer Services & Support Expands U.S. Presence In South Florida

Increases Capacity At Executive Jets Service Center

Embraer Services & Support announces the expansion of its Executive Jets Service Center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (KFLL). As of November 1, Embraer has expanded its service capacity through a lease agreement with Jetscape Services for a dedicated hangar.

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White House, Capitol Briefly Locked Down Over Possible Airspace Violation

But Further Investigation Finds It May Not have Been An Aircraft In The National Capital Area

The White House and the U.S. Capitol were placed on "Restrictive Access" for a short time Tuesday morning when a mysterious "blob" was seen on radar at the Capitol Police Command Center.

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Airbus' A320 'Goes the Distance' For Middle East And Africa Airline Operators

Opening New Routes And Business Opportunities In The Region

The best-selling A320 Family – which already is well established with Middle East and Africa airlines – is opening new routes and business opportunities as Airbus extends the flight distances for this single-aisle product line with the A321LR (long-range) and A321XLR (extra-long-range) versions.

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Two Of A Space Kind: Apollo 12 and Mars 2020

Share Mission Goals Despite Separation Of 50 Years And 100 Million Miles

Fifty years ago this month, during their second moonwalk, Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean became the first humans to reach out and touch a spacecraft that had previously landed on another celestial body. NASA's 1969 Apollo 12 Moon mission and the upcoming Mars 2020 mission to the Red Planet may be separated by half a century and targets that are 100 million miles apart, but they share several mission goals unique in the annals of space exploration.

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Rabbits Are Being Struck By Planes Near Dublin Airport

But The Animals Are Not Being Ingested Into Engines, As Had Been Reported

Recent media reports of rabbits being ingested into aircraft engines at Dublin Airport are false, according to the Dublin Airport Authority.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.28.19)

"This is the final critical step before the spacecraft is ready to be joined with the Space Launch System rocket for this first test flight in 2020. Our team at Plum Brook Station has been upgrading the Space Environments Complex to prepare for this test, and we are thrilled that it is here." Source: Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis, acting director, NASA's Glenn Research Center.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.28.19): Blocked

Phraseology used to indicate that a radio transmission has been distorted or interrupted due to multiple simultaneous radio transmissions.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.28.19)

International Women's Air & Space Museum

The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of women in aviation and space and the documentation of their continuing contributions today and in the future.

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