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SpaceShipTwo’s First “Feathered” Flight
Marks Latest Milestone for Virgin Galactic.
Early on Wednesday 4th May 2011, in the skies above Mojave Air and Spaceport CA, SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first commercial spaceship, demonstrated its unique reentry ‘feather’ configuration for the first time. This test flight,… Continue reading
Dubai eyes 100 million air passengers by 2020
Dubai Airports said Tuesday it expected to more-than-double its passenger traffic to 98.5 million in a decade, but travellers will have to wait for another year to go through its second airport.
Dubai International, the Middle East’s busiest airport, should… Continue reading
Air India cancels 221 flights on day 8 of pilots’ stir
As many as 221 Air India flights in the domestic sector were cancelled Wednesday, as the strike by nearly half of the carrier’s 1,600 pilots entered the eighth day, with operations restricted to the trunk routes between metros.
But the… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Poised To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Space Based Infrared System Satellite
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on Friday, May 6 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral… Continue reading
First Soyuz almost ready for launch from French Guiana
The final countdown before its maiden flight later this year has begun for Soyuz with a simulated launch campaign at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
This dry run ensures that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together perfectly, while… Continue reading
EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY DECIDES ON AVIONICS OF KC-390 JET
Embraer Defense and Security has selected the Pro Line FusionTM avionics system, manufactured by Rockwell Collins, to equip the KC-390 military transport aircraft.
“Embraer has chosen the best solution in latest-generation avionics available on the market, which will provide greater… Continue reading