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August 03, 2024

Arianespace May Use Ariane 6 for Crewed Launches

While It Won't Be Done Anytime Soon, Europe May Get its Own Human-Certified Rocket

Arianespace has been given a contract by the European Space Agency to explore the use of the firm's Ariane 6 Rocket for crewed missions. That could change, if the firm can use the Ariane 6 as the basis of a Crew-Rated launch system. They'd been given a contract under the ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme to study the feasibility of a crewed iteration of the Ariane 6, which would add a crew capsule alongside a host of security adjustments. Human spaceflight is a serious endeavor, and despite China's less than stringent approach to safe rocketry, the ESA won't just rubber stamp a rocket on the basis of payload alone. Redundancies, backups, and fallbacks all

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Bernalillo County Sheriffs Grab Modern Huey

Black and Red Helo Begins its Watch Over Metropolitan New Mexico

Bell's 412EPI remains a popular aircraft, as evidenced by its continued sales strength around the world. The Bell 412EPI was the subject of a recent handover press conference at Double Eagle II Airport in New Mexico, where a brand-new aircraft was delivered to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. The 412EPI has still got 'it' even in a world of more modern airframes, offering buyers room for 14 passengers, a top speed of 122 knots, and a range just short of 360 nautical miles. 

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