Sharing memories that seemed as fresh today as the events that happened nearly 30 years ago,friends and fans gathered in the Voyager Restaurant at the Mojave Air and Space Port Dec. 17 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the unrefueled and non-stop, around-the-world, record setting flight of the Voyager experimental airplane. Gathered around packed tables, there was barely standing room as they listened to Voyager pilot Dick Rutan, his brother Burt, designer of Voyager, and the world’s first civilian astronaut Mike Melvill and his wife Sally Melvill, as they shared their memories of the historic flight.
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Sharing memories that seemed as fresh today as the events that happened nearly 30 years ago,friends and fans gathered in the Voyager Restaurant at the Mojave Air and Space Port Dec. 17 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the unrefueled and non-stop, around-the-world, record setting flight of the Voyager experimental airplane. Gathered around packed tables, there was barely standing room as they listened to Voyager pilot Dick Rutan, his brother Burt, designer of Voyager, and the world’s first civilian astronaut Mike Melvill and his wife Sally Melvill, as they shared their memories of the historic flight.
Nasa X-57 simulator prepares pilots, engineers for flight of electric X-plane
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.
Nasa X-57 simulator prepares pilots, engineers for flight of electric X-plane
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.
Nasa X-57 simulator prepares pilots, engineers for flight of electric X-plane
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed on the Edwards Air Force Base runway. When it comes to NASA X-planes, no amount of preparation, training or precaution is too great.
SpaceX is free to fly-will attempt a launch Monday from California
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license to SpaceX on Friday. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California.
Elon Musk says SpaceX ready for launch, but FAA isn’t
SpaceX has test fired the engines for its scheduled launch next week, the first time the aerospace manufacturer will try to launch a Falcon 9 rocket since a devastating September explosion. “The FAA has not yet issued a license to SpaceX for a launch in January,” the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday.
SpaceX aims for January 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday. In a statement, SpaceX said it expected to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 8 to put 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. SpaceX had suspended flights after the same model rocket went up in a blaze on Sept.
SpaceX aims for Jan. 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday. In a statement, SpaceX said it expected to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 8 to put 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. SpaceX had suspended flights after the same model rocket went up in a blaze on Sept.
What’s Really Shocking about Russian Hacking
On the Left the reaction was fear and outrage; on the Right indifference. Politics explains the polarity.
New Year’s Eve ball drop origin
Among the most notable of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world, the history of the Times Square ball drop is rich with time-telling tradition. On December 31st of every year, a glittering orb slowly descends a pole on the roof of the One Times Square building for the minute leading up to the new year.
NASA’s Favorite Photos of 2016
There are a group of unsung heroes at NASA, the people who travel the world to capture key events in our exploration of space. They share their images with all of us, but most of the time, it’s not just the pictures of launches, landings, and crucial mission events that they capture.
The top 10 Army modernization efforts of 2016
The Improved Turbine Engine Program will eventually replace the existing General Electric T700-GE-701C/D engines that now power AH-64 Apache like this one and UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft. The right technology can ensure overmatch against future adversaries in an increasingly complex and dangerous world, where the threat is often “elusive and ambiguous,” according to Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen.
NASA photograph
This artist’s concept of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell aircraft shows the plane’s specially designed wing and 14 electric motors. NASA Aeronautics researchers will use the X-57 to demonstrate that electric propulsion can make planes quieter, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.
Mojave a ” thinking outside the box
Doug Scroggins of Scroggins Aviation works on block buster movies often using old planes from Mojave’s boneyard. His helicopter built for the film Jurassic World, was part of the second highest grossing film until Star Wars bumped it out.
Air Force Test Center
In 2012, Air Force Materiel Command redesignated the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., as the Air Force Test Center. As the AFTC, the center assumed responsibility for the 412th Test Wing at Edwards, the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, Tenn.
Air Force photograph by Kenji Thuloweit
Plant 42 has been around for a long time. At its birth the plant was owned and operated by the U.S. Army, it was used by the Army and the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Israel’s Netanyahu denies ‘baseless’ reports of new scandal
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, Israel’s Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, left, and Israel’s air force commander Maj.General Amir Eshel attend a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.
News 1 mins ago 5:37 a.m.Rep. Franks: If Russia hacked, it was a public service
Rep. Trent Franks addresses the Luke Air Force Base F-35 Lightning II Unveiling Ceremony in Glendale, Ariz., March 14, 2014. “I’m all for doing what’s necessary to protect the electorate but there’s no suggestion that Russia hacked into our voting systems or anything like that,” Franks said on MSNBC Thursday.
NORAD ready to track Santa
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 61st Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, activities and more.
NORAD ready to track Santa
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 61st Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, activities and more.
Orbital ATK completes Zombie Pathfinder target test for U.S. Army
Orbital ATK completed its first demonstration for its next-generation Zombie Pathfinder short-range ballistic missile target for the U.S. Army. Zombie Pathfinder targets are designed to represent a different class of threats, allowing the U.S. Army and other partners to test a variety of weapons.
Column: John Glenn inspired generations of astronauts
TWO YEARS before we were born and three decades before we each had the chance to leave our planet in a spaceship, our parents and 100 million other people heard the news: A 40-year-old Marine Corps lieutenant colonel named John Glenn had become the first American to orbit Earth. To this day, Glenn’s journey remains as awe-inspiring as it was audacious.
Navy grounds Super Hornets, Growlers
EA-18G Growlers flown by the Scorpions of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 perform a fly-by during a homecoming ceremony at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station following a 2011 combat deployment to Iraq. EA-18G Growlers flown by the Scorpions of Electronic Attack Squadron 132 perform a fly-by during a homecoming ceremony at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station following a 2011 combat deployment to Iraq.
Mourners remember life, career of US astronaut John Glenn
Mourners marked a final day of remembrances for groundbreaking astronaut John Glenn on Saturday , as the body of the first American to orbit Earth set out for a memorial service expected to be packed to capacity. The casket of John Glenn is carried out of the Ohio Statehouse by Marines during his funeral procession on Dec 17, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio.
Looking back at John Glenn’s U.S. stamp legacy
The 4A Project Mercury commemorative honored John Glenn’s successful space flight when it was issued Feb. 20, 1962, the same day that Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. The 1988 15A Settling of Ohio postal card was issued during John Glenn’s service as the state’s U.S. senator.
The evolution of flight on Wright brothers anniversary
Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright with the Famous Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers’ airplane, in 1903. The plane made a one-minute flight under its own power and carrying a man.
Senate agrees to waive most California Guard bonus repayments
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a defense appropriations bill Thursday that contains a provision intended to help thousands of California National Guard soldiers and veterans facing repayment demands for enlistment bonuses. The final version of the bill, which already has passed the House, was approved 92 to 7 and now moves to President Obama ‘s desk for his signature.
Cargo ship readied for launch to space station
This file photo shows an H-II rocket on the pad at Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center. An H-IIB rocket carrying the Japanese HTV-6 cargo ship loaded with nearly four tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station is scheduled for launch Friday morning U.S. time.