Sat, Jan 25, 2025
It's been a week of highs and low for the space biz...

but none quite as heart-breaking as the loss of the orbital ‘ship’ of Starship 7... just seconds after the equally heart-pounding second catch of the Starship booster some 7 minutes into the mission. It appeared to be a textbook test, at first, but about the time that the ‘ship’ section of the vehicle was due for engine shutdowns and orbital insertion, the vehicle experienced what SpaceX reported as an ‘anomaly’ and all telemetry dropped out. Piper Aircraft announced a fleet deal with the Air India Flight Training Center, with the center placing a firm order for 31 Archer DX aircraft for 2025 delivery, and 62 additional options for 2026 and 2027 delivery, for a total of 93 aircraft. Three drone pilots have been arrested, so far, for conducting unauthorized flights near firefighting efforts in southern California. The most significant incident left a Super Scooper air tanker grounded with a hole in its wing. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of
Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Airborne 01.17.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, January 17th, 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:
- Starship 7 Launch Succeeds In Catch, But Loses ‘Ship’
- Piper Scores Major Fleet Deal
- 3 Drone Pilots Arrested for Interfering With LA Firefighters
- Daher Delivered Combined 82 Aircraft In 2024
- Boeing’s Latest Deliveries Report Shows Expected Decrease
- Missing Pilot Found After Fatal Plane Crash
- New Glenn Makes Orbit, But Booster Lost
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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