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GRASSHOPPER TAKES ITS FIRST HOP
On Friday, September 21, SpaceX’s Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) took its first test flight hop from the company’s rocket testing facility in McGregor, Texas.
The short hop of approximately 6 feet is the first major milestone… Continue reading
Planning continues for new USAF Airman Heritage Museum
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Efforts are underway to expand the Air Force’s enlisted heritage museum here. The Lackland Gateway Heritage Foundation plans to modernize the USAF Airman Heritage Museum with a new facility to be located on what… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force Salute 50 Years Of The Hercules In Abilene
ABILENE, Texas, April 28th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Air Force celebrated 50 years of C-130 operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, today.
The base’s 317th Airlift Group is currently transitioning to the C-130J Super… Continue reading
SPACEX EXPANDING TEXAS OPERATIONS
New Lease Gives Company Space to Grow in McGregor
McGregor, TX– Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the City of McGregor today signed a lease agreement allowing SpaceX to expand the size of its rocket development facility in McGregor.
Under the… Continue reading
US Air Force fighters prep for Super Bowl XLV
2/3/2011Â -Â TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighters will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the sky around Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Exercise Amalgam Virgo 11-05A, a… Continue reading
Update on Boeing 787 Dreamliner ZA002 Incident
During approach to Laredo, Texas, Tuesday November 9th, airplane ZA002 N787EX lost primary electrical power as a result of an onboard electrical fire. Backup systems, including the deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT), functioned as expected and allowed the… Continue reading
Pilot crashes plane into tax-office on purpose
Austin (Texas)
Pilot Joseph Andrew Stack (53) crashed his small Cirrus plane into the Austin Tax-Office on purpose around 10:00 am local time.
The crash was followed by an explosion and a fire, people were hanging out of the windows… Continue reading