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Sikorsky Delivers First CH-53K Prototype Heavy Lift Helicopter to Flight Test Team
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – The Sikorsky team developing the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has delivered the first prototype aircraft — the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) — from the assembly line to the flight test… Continue reading
Heavy Ions Killed Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt
Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was lost because space radiation disrupted its computer system, a commission investigating the incident said on Friday.
The investigation found no faults with the spacecraft’s hardware, the commission said in a summary of its report, released… Continue reading
NASA Announces Design For New Deep Space Exploration System
New Heavy-lift Rocket Will Take Humans Far Beyond Earth
NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency’s astronauts farther into space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home, and provide… Continue reading
Boeing 747-8 Receives ICAO ‘Heavy’ Designation for Separation
Ruling means newest 747 can operate under same separation distance as 747-400
The new Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400, according to a ruling from the International Civil Aviation… Continue reading
SPACEX BREAKS GROUND ON LAUNCH SITE FOR FALCON HEAVY
The World’s Most Powerful Rocket
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.– SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) today took another major step toward the first launch of the Falcon Heavy. This will be the world’s most powerful rocket, with more than twice the… Continue reading
SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket
Falcon Heavy will lift more than twice as much as any other launch vehicle
WASHINGTON – Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) unveiled the dramatic final specifications and launch date for the Falcon… Continue reading
Japans Ministry of Defense Selects Mitsubishi Heavy Proposal to Build 40 UH-60J Search and Rescue Helicopters
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) proposal to supply the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) with a new fleet of advanced UH-60J search and rescue helicopters. The aircraft will be produced under license from Sikorsky Aircraft… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Begins Full Rate Production of U.S. Navy’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System for Heavy Lift Helicopter Fleets
The Department of the Navy’s CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation designed, built and tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) self-protection systems following the Pentagon’s decision to authorize full rate production of the… Continue reading
Europe and US East Coast gripped by heavy snowfall
Severe weather has continued to affect swathes of Europe with forecasts for heavy snowfall from Spain in the west to Ukraine in the east, and caused transport disruptions.
US East Coast:
Winter storm is gripping the eastern US, dumping up… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Major Design Milestone for SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle
ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and SkyHook International Inc. today announced that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) has reached the configuration freeze milestone, meaning the aircraft’s overall performance and layout… Continue reading
Multinational Alliance’s 1st Boeing C-17 Joins Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary
PAPA AIR BASE, Hongarije, 27 juli 2009 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III acquired by the NATO Airlift Management Organization and the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) consortium officially joined the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) at Pápa Air… Continue reading