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Boeing Statement on Turkish Airlines Commitment to Order 50 737 MAXs and 20 Next-Generation 737s
SEATTLE, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) is delighted that Turkish Airlines has committed to order 40 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 9s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, valued at $6.9 billion at list prices. The agreement… Continue reading
SPACEX ACHIEVES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE FALCON 9 LAUNCH DURING SECOND OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION
Dragon spacecraft heads toward International Space Station
Hawthorne, Calif. – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for SpaceX’s second mission under its Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Falcon… Continue reading
Boeing 737 MAX Gets Milestone Order from Aviation Capital Group
SEATTLE, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today an order by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) for 60 737 MAX… Continue reading
Icelandair Announce Commitment for 12 737 MAXs
-Icelandic carrier to purchase both 737 MAX 8s and 9s
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Icelandair announced a commitment today for 12 737 MAXs, valued at more than $1.2 billion at list prices. The… Continue reading
SPACEX LAUNCHES FIRST OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION TO SPACE STATION
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first official cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch went off on schedule at 8:35 p.m. ET from Launch Complex… Continue reading
Fairford RIAT Departures photo report
After the Fairford RIAT airshow on Sunday July 8th, we visited the Airbase the following Monday.
This day most of the participants of the RIAT Air Show departed to their home base or, in some cases, the next airshow like… Continue reading
Synergy Aerospace firms up order for nine Airbus A330 Family aircraft
Synergy Aerospace signed a firm order for nine Airbus A330 Family aircraft, including six A330-200 passenger and three A330-200 Freighter aircraft. Engine choice will be announced at a later date.
“The A330-200 is a great investment for Synergy thanks to… Continue reading
SpaceX Launches NASA Demonstration Mission to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second demonstration mission for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44… Continue reading
NASA/Spacex Launch and Mission to Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) is scheduled for liftoff on Saturday, May 19. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule will occur from Space Launch… Continue reading
Israel’s “Ofeq 9″ satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit
“Today 06.22.2010 at 22:00 hrs, Israel’s “Ofeq 9″ satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit by means of a “Shavit” satellite launcher.
In the next phase, the satellite will undergo several tests for validation of its serviceability and satisfactory… Continue reading
SPACEX ACHIEVES ORBITAL BULLSEYE WITH INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET
A major win for NASA’s plan to use commercial rockets for astronaut transport
Cape Canaveral, Florida – June 7, 2010 – SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) announced that the inaugural flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully launched and… Continue reading
FALCON 9 STATIC FIRE
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On Tuesday, March 9th, SpaceX performed our first Static Fire for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. We counted down to T-2 seconds and aborted on Spin Start (the process that fires the engines). Given that this was our first… Continue reading