The SpaceX founder wants the public's help in solving the mystery In the minutes leading up to a routine test fire ahead of a rocket launch on September 1, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suddenly burst into flames. The explosion destroyed the rocket, as well as the Amos-6 satellite it was supposed to c...
lunes, 12 de septiembre de 2016
Jeff Bezos's New Rocket Will Be Bigger Than Elon Musk's
But size isn't everything Blue Origin was the first private spaceflight company to launch a rocket into space and then bring it back down for a vertical landing. "Into space" has a bit of a caveat attached, though; the New Shepard rocket crossed the Karman line, 100 kilometers above ground, which...
Antonov Completing Final Assembly Of An-132D
http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/antonov-completing-final-assembly-132d
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov says it plans to fly the first prototype of the An-132D light airlifter before the end of this year.
NTSB: Metal Fatigue Complicit In Southwest Engine Fail
http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/ntsb-metal-fatigue-complicit-southwest-engine-fail
The uncontained left engine failure of a Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando, Florida, on Aug. 27 was likely initiated by a fan blade that broke off due to metal fatigue, according to a Sept 12 investigative update by the U.S. NTSB.
Navy releases MQ-25 Stingray sensor RFI [feedly]
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Navy releases MQ-25 Stingray sensor RFI
// Flight Global HEADLINES
The US Navy s MQ-25 Stingray will leverage an existing Defense Department electro-optical infrared sensor, according to a recently released request for information.
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Icon Officially Announces Composites Fabrication Plant In Mexico [feedly]
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Icon Officially Announces Composites Fabrication Plant In Mexico
// Aero-News Network
Facility To Begin Operations In November, Company Says Maybe this is the spark they need to finally actually get the A5 into production. Icon Aircraft Thursday evening announced the construction of a new facility in Tijuana, Mexico, where it will produce composite airframe components for the A5. As part of a revised production plan announced in May, the company decided to produce its own composite components, a manufacturing process that was previously outsourced to several suppliers.
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Changzhou National Hi-Tech District Selected For New Unmanned Helicopter Project [feedly]
Changzhou National Hi-Tech District Selected For New Unmanned Helicopter Project
// Aero-News Network
Large- And Medium-Sized Unmanned Helos To Be Developed Under The Agreement Jiangsu Tianyu Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. and the 60th Research Institute of the General Staff Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (60th Research Institute) recently held a signing ceremony for cooperation on an unmanned helicopter project.
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Is dronesurfing the next wave in watersports? [feedly]
Is dronesurfing the next wave in watersports?
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Drones have brought exciting new camera angles to sports coverage and even led to the development of the new sport of drone racing. Now, as a farewell to the summer, Seattle-based Freefly Systems has enlisted one of its drones for dronesurfing, a new take on kitesurfing where the kite pulling the rider across the water is replaced by a drone.
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Introducing new reusable launcher
Introducing New Glenn: Blue Origin's reusable, vertical-landing booster, w/ 3.85 million lbf thrust from 7 BE-4's 🚀 pic.twitter.com/kq63JlCOcF— Megan H. (@Megsylhydrazine) September 12, 2016
More info: https://www.blueorigin.com/technology