Weatherwatch: Solar flares have safety implications for aircraft

We are shielded from most of the neutrons by the atmosphere, but radiation is more intense the higher you go Space weather, determined mainly by solar activity, rarely troubles us on Earth. We are not bothered if satellites are buffeted by solar winds, unless they stop working. However, extreme s...

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Tesla is building the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it will work.

Get amped to learn about lithium-ion energy storage! By the end of the year, the state of South Australia will be home to the world's biggest battery, if Elon Musk and Tesla make good on an ambitious commitment. The battery installation will be hooked up to a 99-turbine wind farm (which is still ...

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RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch

A mission that will test different methods to clean up space junk is getting ready for launch. The RemoveDebris spacecraft will attempt to snare a small satellite with a net and test whether a harpoon is an effective garbage grabber. The probe has been assembled in Surrey and will soon be packed ...

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New Sentinel satellite tracks dirty air

It's been working less than a month but already the UK-Dutch-built Sentinel-5P satellite is returning spectacular new views of Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft was designed to make daily global maps of the gases and particles that pollute the air. The first sample images released by mission sci...

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​Lockheed Martin certificates slate of weapons for F-35

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​Lockheed Martin certificates slate of weapons for F-35 // Latest news
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Lockheed Martin has certified the F-35 Lightning II to employ a roster of weapons including the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Small diameter bomb I, GBU-12 laser guided-bomb and Joint Direct Attack Munition.
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Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house

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Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house // Runway Girl


Airbus' recent focus on bringing cabin upgrades in-house is part of a shift in how the airframer sees its role in servicing — rather than just supporting — the aftersales market, with its eyes on lucrative maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business. Continue reading https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/12/01/airbus-on-why-it-is-bringing-some-cabin-upgrades-in-house/

Airbus Stops Production Of H120

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Airbus Stops Production Of H120 // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
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Airbus has revealed it has ended serial production of the H120 single-engine light helicopter.

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ESA Investing In Small Launcher, Robotic Spaceplane

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ESA Investing In Small Launcher, Robotic Spaceplane // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
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The European Space Agency will invest in a new Vega small satellite launcher and a miniature reusable robotic spaceplane.

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Autonomous sub finds aviation artifacts

Early last year, we first heard about Fraunhofer's DEDAVE (Deep Diving AUV for Exploration) unmanned submersible. Then this July, we got word of an initiative aimed at locating sunken flight models of a famous Canadian jet fighter, the Avro Arrow. Now, the two have come together – Fraunhofer is reporting that one of its DEDAVEs has located a couple of of the models.

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Voyager 1 fires thrusters for the first time in 37 years

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