Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Aero-Linx!
Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough,
if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows
us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not
that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often
hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts
confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this
is done on the Internet.
The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat
sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to
ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the
sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new
spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into
cyber-aero-space for awhile.
Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via
Aero-Linx.
Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always
welcome, as well.
Aero-Linx: Hayabusa Re-Entry
Airborne Observing Campaign
This site is dedicated to the Airborne observation of the
Hayabusa Sample Return Capsule re-entry over Australia, using a
wide array of imaging and spectrographic cameras. The Hayabusa
capsule and bus entered the Earth's atmosphere over Woomera at
11:21 pm local time (6:51 PDT) Sunday, June 13th, 2010. From the
perspective of the DC-8 airborne observation team, the capsule
moved below and slightly ahead of the bus and stayed clear of the
spectacular breakup of the bus. After the bus had disintegrated
(showing many phenomena in the disintegration process), the capsule
continued to create a wake, before reaching peak heating and then
fading gradually. Spectacular pictures and videos have been
captured and have been posted to the site.
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