Video: US Navy plane overshoots landing on naval carrier

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37248696

  • US Navy E-2 Hawkeye attempted to land on carrier deck, but failed after arresting cable snapped, last March
  • The aircraft went off the front of the ship, completely disappearing from sight, in the incident last March.
  • 8 crew members suffered broken bones. Faulty maintenance was blamed

Photo: Chinese J-20 stealth fighter prototype spotted in Tibet. In the area for flight-testing.

Questions Arise On Implications Of SpaceX Pad Explosion

As SpaceX begins investigating the causes of the Sept. 1 accident that destroyed a Falcon 9 and its payload, questions are mounting over the near- and far-term implications of the failure for the launch company, its commercial customers, NASA and the U.S. Air Force.

Even before the explosion, which fortunately occurred without any injuries at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX was already facing a tight schedule to meet its planned target of 18 launches for the year. The vehicle, which was to launch the Amos-6 communications satellite on Sept. 3, was to have been the ninth mission of this year and the 29th Falcon 9 launch overall. SpaceX's busy year is currently scheduled to culminate in the Falcon Heavy demonstration flight, itself already delayed from late 2015.

India tests new scramjet rocket engine [feedly]



India tests new scramjet rocket engine

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_tests_new_scramjet_rocket_engine_999.html




ew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2016

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested its new scramjet engine and expects a commercial launch. This is being touted as the most cost-effective rocket engine the world has seen. With this, the ISRO, which is already the most inexpensive commercial satellite launch service provider in the world, expects to attract more customers worldwide. The test carri

Russia's Floating Space Launch Pad to Be Sold in Early 2017 [feedly]



Russia's Floating Space Launch Pad to Be Sold in Early 2017

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russias_Floating_Space_Launch_Pad_to_Be_Sold_in_Early_2017_999.html




Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2016

The sale of Russia's Morskoi Start (Sea Launch) floating space launch pad is expected early next year, with Russian investors among the leading candidates, the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia chief said Friday. "I believe the transaction will be finalized in early 2017. We are leaning toward a Russian candidate, it has an interesting program and is convenient to wor

Hybrid airship operator forms alliance with Alaska logistics firm [feedly]



Hybrid airship operator forms alliance with Alaska logistics firm

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hybrid-airship-operator-forms-alliance-with-alaska-l-428908/








A UK-based hybrid airship operator has teamed up with an Arctic logistics specialist to start operating the 85m (280ft)-long Lockheed Martin LMH-1 in 2019 to remote sites in Alaska and northern Canada.

AeroVironment Loses Altitude on Weak UAV Performance - Motley Fool [feedly]



AeroVironment Loses Altitude on Weak UAV Performance

Motley Fool

Unmanned aircraft systems revenue was off almost a quarter compared to the year-ago period, and a drop in gross margin sent the division's gross profit down by more than half. The efficient energy segment didn't do much better, posting sales declines ...

Cybersecurity Student, Professors Win NATO Award for UAV Research - ERAU News [feedly]













Cybersecurity Student, Professors Win NATO Award for UAV Research

ERAU News

When wildfires engulfed 4,900 acres of Southern California this summer, aerial mapping from satellites helped firefighters contain the blaze before it could spread. As satellite and UAV technology becomes increasingly important for capturing real-time ...

Egg-shaped drone aims to crack UAV market - Reuters [feedly]









Egg-shaped drone aims to crack UAV market

Reuters

An egg-shaped drone with a 4k camera and motion-sensing gesture control is previewed at the IFA Electronic show in Berlin. Ben Gruber reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript. STORY: It look like a dinosaur egg from the past, but its developers ...

An-225 revival proposed in new Antonov-China pact [feedly]

An-225 revival proposed in new Antonov-China pact
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/an-225-revival-proposed-in-new-antonov-china-pact-428949/

Ukrainian aircraft designer Antonov has agreed to cooperate with a Hong Kong-based Chinese company, intending first to revive production of a partially-assembled An-225 freighter and then restore series production.

US Army tests drones that sniff out clouds of chemical agents [feedly]

Drones are proving their worth in dangerous situations we don't want to expose humans to by keeping an eye out for sharks, mines and methane leaks. Now a team from the US Army's Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) have tested a new pair of unmanned vehicles to detect chemical and biological agents.

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SpaceX explosion takes out Facebook's multi-million dollar satellite [feedly]

Today, as SpaceX was testing an unmanned rocket in preparation for a launch on Saturday, an explosion erupted sending a dark plume of smoke into the air. "Buildings several miles away shook from the blast, and multiple explosions continued for several minutes," according to the Associated Press. The explosion happened on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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