Wed, Jan 15, 2025
SpaceX is gearing up to send Starship on its seventh test flight with a new and improved ship. Test flight seven will feature several improvements to the Starship upper stage.
Its forward flaps were shrunk and moved further from the heat shield in an attempt to reduce their thermal exposure. SpaceX also upgraded the propulsion system by adding 25 percent more propellant volume and a new fuel feedline system... It’s a proud day for the skydiving community, with annual civilian skydiving fatalities having hit single digits for the first time since 1961. The number has been on a steep descent in the past few decades despite the exponential growth of the jumping community. A total of nine people died in civilian skydiving incidents in 2024. This is the lowest annual number recorded since 1961... Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS) announced that its newest advanced trainer, the Hürkus-II successfully conducted its maiden flight on December 30, 2024 from Akinci Air Base. The aircraft was decorated with a drawing by the young daughter of the late engineer Zahide Güçlü Ekici. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 01.06.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, January 6th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Much Upgraded Starship Flight Test Seven Prepares for Lift-Off
- 2024 US Skydiving Fatalities Reach Record Low
- Turkish Aerospace HÜRKUS-II Completes Maiden Flight
- JetBlue Fined $2M For Chronic Flight Delays
- AMA Optimistic On Higher Class G Altitude Limits
- JPL Reveals Potential Ingenuity Successor, ‘Mars Chopper’
- Laughlin AFB Sends Off Its Final T-1A Jayhawk
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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