The Law Offices of Gregory Krasovsky provide legal representation to plaintiffs who have been injured in aviation accidents. If you are in need of an aviation accident lawyer, contact us today to schedule a free consultation. An aviation accident lawsuit is often difficult to conduct, but our personal injury lawyers have a very successful track record in taking on even the toughest assignments, and work tenaciously to secure each victim an aviation accident settlement.
Although airplane accidents are rather rare, they do happen, and when they do serious injury and death is often the result. Most people generally assume airplane accidents refer primarily to high profile airliner crashes; however, smaller planes, carrying fewer people, are often prone to accidents as well. Small propeller planes and private jets often have accidents that are not reported on widely by the media. Fortunately, not all of these accidents cause death, but in almost every case the accident is traumatic and causes some form of injury.
Furthermore, accidents can take place on airliners that do not result from crashes, but rather from poorly secured luggage compartments, defective walkways, and the like.
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From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations (edició 2014)
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"In From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations military affairs specialist Orr Kelly tells for the first time the complete, uncensored history of Air Force special operations: a history that had been up to now shrouded in cover stories, secrecy, and deception. Whether they called themselves Air Commandos, Carpetbaggers, or Ravens, they were the ones called on to do the "impossible" jobs - that other Air Force units couldn't, or wouldn't, do." "Whether these missions involved flying behind enemy lines or introducing unique new weapons such as the fixed-wing AC-47 gunship or the Pave Low helicopter, the air commandos have been a vital part of America's modern war-waging capability. Kelly describes the action going back to the 1940s when the Army Air Force provided aerial aid to anti-Nazi partisans and successfully extracted scores of downed American pilots. Helicopter insertion of agents into enemy territory during the Korean War, clandestine CIA missions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, infiltrating intelligence teams during Desert Storm, and current-day operations throughout the world are all included in this exciting and unique history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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4 Ways an Aircraft Charter Can Enhance a Romantic Vacation
When looking to fly to a beautiful destination for a romantic vacation, flying by private aircraft charter can enhance your vacation in many ways. Flying by private charter means that you will be able to focus on your loved one and your enjoyment, rather than focusing on flying the plane or waiting in lines to fly commercial. Issues like baggage and aircraft insurance are taken care of when you fly by private jet, so you can relax and snuggle right from departure.
You Select Your Aircraft
When you book your flight, you can select your favorite aircraft to make sure that you and your lover are completely comfortable. You can choose a plane that perfectly fits with your ideas of luxury accommodations inside and your ideas of style and sleekness outside. Even picking and choosing your plane may be an exhilarating experience that starts you and your significant other off on a remarkable vacation.
There is Plenty of Space
When you fly private, you can snuggle up with your loved one and enjoy the flight in complete comfort. There is more room to sprawl out, so you and your spouse will not be forced to sit in a cramped position the way that you would be on a commercial flight. You and your love will have more freedom to roam, easing the aches and pains that often come from jet lag. Depending on the plane and the length of the flight, you may even have sleeping space on the plane. This will allow you to arrive fresh and rested.
There Are No Distractions
When you fly your own plane, you must focus on steering, taking off, landing, and many other issues that will keep you from enjoying your love’s company throughout the trip. When you fly commercially, waiting in lines, going through security, and dealing with the other passengers disrupts the mood and keeps you from immersing yourself in the romance. A private jet allows you to enjoy the beautiful scenery and your lover’s company without these distractions.
You Control the Experience
Like a one-of-a-kind date, a luxury flight gives you the freedom to cuddle while you watch an in-flight movie, the option to select a gourmet in-flight meal, and the opportunity to witness incredible sites just by looking out the window while you fly. You and your spouse have a high level of control over the experience. Aircraft charter companies wish to provide a flight that is not just a means to an end, but a remarkable experience of its own.
Book a private jet charter today and give your lover the romantic vacation of a lifetime.


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On Tuesday, South Korea has successfully conducted its satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket. The three-stage Nuri rocket placed a functioning “performance verification” satellite at a target altitude of 700 kilometers after its 4 p.m. liftoff from South Korea’s space launch center on a southern island. South Korea, which has the world’s 10th largest economy, is a major producer of semiconductors, smartphones and automobiles. Now, the country has officially became 7th nation in the world to have developed a space launch vehicle that can carry a satellite of more than 1 ton.
The 200 ton Nuri blasted off from the Naro Space Center and successfully placed a satellite into an orbit, reaching a major hisotircal milestone in the country’s space program. President Yoon Suk-yeol lauded the launch of the homegrown space rocket Nuri, saying South Korea has opned “a new path to space.”
“This is a result of overcoming tough challenges for over last 30 years. Now the people of the Republic of Korea, and the dreams and hopes of our young people will reach out to space,” he said after watching the launch from his office in Seoul. “As I said in my campaign pledge, the South Korean government will establish an aerospace agency and systematically support the aerospace industry,” he said.
In fact, South Korea is a relative latecomer to the global space development race. South Korea’s space development program has lagged behind that of Asian neighbors China, India and Japan. Since developing its first space rocket development mission in the early 1990s, it took Seoul nearly 30 years for Asia’s 4th largest economy to prove its capability to develop and launch a space vehicle carrying homegrown satellite. This milestone is expected to further the country’s space technology and boost its ambition to land on the moon by 2031.
Last but not least, this success marked a significant turning point for South Korea, as the entire process including manufacturing, design, testing and laucn were carried out with pure domestic technology. Avid tensions with North Korea, South Korea has finally boosted its growing aerospace ambition and demonstrated that it has key technologies needed to launch spy satellites and build larger missiles. North Korea did not immediately comment on Tuesday’s Nuri launch success.


Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (skoltech), together with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz and the Kanzelhoehe Observatory (Austria) developed an automatic method for detecting “coronal dimmings”, or “traces” of coronal mass ejections at the Sun, and also proved that they are reliable indicators of the early diagnosis of powerful emissions of energy from the atmosphere of the Sun, traveling to Earth at great speed. The results of the study are published in the Astrophysical Journal.
Coronal mass ejections are among the most striking manifestations of solar activity. Huge plasma clouds pierced by magnetic lines are ejected from the atmosphere of the Sun into the surrounding space at speeds of 100-3500 km/s. If a stream of charged particles reaches the Earth, auroras and magnetic storms arise in its atmosphere. This can lead to serious problems in the operation of electrical equipment and signal loss, and spacecraft and astronauts in outer space are most exposed to danger.
Coronal mass ejections occur in the atmosphere of the Sun, the solar corona, which is very sparse and does not shine as bright as the solar disk. Therefore, the evolution of these ejections can be observed only with the help of special tools – coronagraphs, creating an artificial solar eclipse and blocking the bright Sun with a dark disk. Coronagraphs installed on Earth do not provide accurate results due to the bright glow of the sky, therefore they are usually installed on spacecraft. To date, there are only two coronagraphs in space: aboard the STEREO-A and SOHO satellites; new missions are expected no earlier than in a few years. However, coronagraph observations have a significant drawback: blocking the solar disk by several radii makes it impossible to discern the early evolution of the ejection, but only its shape at a developed stage.
But one can approach the solution of this problem from another angle and study the “trace” directly on the Sun – coronal dimmings, rather than the coronal ejection itself. If you observe the solar corona in the ultraviolet, then you can see the gaps in the intensity – dark spots that are associated with the loss of substance in the corona during the ejection of plasma, – these are dimmings. Due to the unique position of the STEREO-A, STEREO-B and SDO satellites, it was for the first time possible to compare the size and brightness of coronal dimming from different observation points. The obtained results confirm the earlier work of the co-authors of the study from the University of Graz, where the same dimmings were studied on the solar disk using images of the SDO satellite.
“We showed that by observing dimmings on the Sun, it is possible to estimate the mass and speed of the coronal mass ejection at early stages – key parameters that allow us to predict the scale of the event and the time of its expected consequences on Earth. This is of great applied importance for the development of operational space weather services, as well as for future space missions to the Lagrange point L5. Spacecraft will be located in the orbit, always retaining the same position with respect to the Earth. This will make it possible to detect traces of coronal mass ejections directly on the Sun, as well as to predict the parameters of powerful ejections before they are seen from Earth, ”says a graduate student at the Skoltech Space Center and the first author of the study, Galina Chikunova.
“Humanity is entering a new era in the exploration of outer space, the creation of new space technologies that are gradually moving into our daily lives. At present, it is very important to study the nature of explosions on the Sun, to develop methods for their early forecasting, in order to protect our society and technologies from the dangers of space weather, to turn off equipment in satellites in time, to move astronauts to a protected area, to cancel satellite maneuvers, air travel through the polar regions, report possible navigation problems. And whatever storms may rage, we wish everyone a good weather in space,” says Tatyana Podladchikova, professor at the Skoltech Space Center, research co-author.
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Drones – also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) – are essentially aircraft without a human pilot aboard. Regardless of what they are called, one thing is clear: drones are here to stay and will increasingly be used for nonmilitary, domestic applications. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that there will be 30,000 drones in U.S. airspace within the next 20 years. Drones will get cheaper, faster and more reliable. There is already evidence of this: the retail giant Amazon.com has its own “Drone Store,” where the average person can purchase recreational and surveillance drones ranging from $30 to $3,200. Drones are also available at countless mainstream retailers, including Best Buy, Walmart, and even Barnes & Noble.
WHAT ARE DRONES USED FOR?
Drones are no longer just seen as a tool of the military or a toy that people use to fly around. Drones have a host of applications, including law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol, and photography. In fact, the Michigan State Police represents the first law enforcement agency in the United States that can use drones in every corner of the state. The drones are being used by the Michigan State Police to investigate accidents, search for missing persons, scout natural disasters, and conduct surveillance.
Drones are also becoming increasingly popular for commercial uses. Some examples include: use by realtors to provide an aerial view of the property; use by farmers to survey crops and monitor livestock; use by photographers for advertising and other commercial purposes; use by journalists to cover demonstrations, sporting events, or accidents; and used by retailers to deliver goods.
A LACK OF FEDERAL REGULATION
The FAA is the ultimate authority on regulating anything that flies in the sky. Unfortunately, the FAA has been slow in establishing any type of rules concerning drones. Congress directed the FAA to promulgate rules by September 2015 to integrate the use of commercial drones into U.S. airspace. The FAA failed to meet that deadline, and instead announced in October 2015 only that all drones will be subject to registration and regulation. Finally, in December 2015, after assembling a task force to draft drone regulation rules, the FAA rolled out a drone registry website. While drones heavier than 55 pounds still need special FAA approval, anything between half a pound and 55 pounds can be registered on the website. There is a $5 fee for each drone registered (or each fleet of model airplanes, if used exclusively for a hobby purpose). Additional regulations are not expected to become final until late 2016 or early 2017. As a result, state and local governments are filling in the regulations void by establishing their own rules concerning drone usage.
No federal law expressly prohibits municipalities from establishing laws and ordinances concerning drone usage within their own borders. Furthermore, within the legal community, there currently exists a debate as to whether the FAA has any jurisdiction over low flying recreational drones in residential areas. Therefore, there is a strong argument that state and local governments retain their broad police powers to control the use of drones within their borders, particularly at the low altitudes at which most drones operate.
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
To date it is unclear whether a state or local law or regulation governing drones would be preempted by the federal government. The FAA currently considers most forms of drones “Model Aircraft,” so long as the devices remain below 400 feet, and within sight of the operator. The FAA considers larger, longer-ranged drones “Unmanned Aerial Systems,” and restricts their use to public or private entities which obtain special authorization from the FAA.
Despite the uncertain landscape of drone regulation, 45 states have considered 153 bills related to drones. Nineteen states, including Michigan, have either passed legislation or adopted resolutions related to drones. At least two states have passed laws that directly address drone flight as opposed to privacy: Oregon allows property owners to sue anyone who flies a drone over private property at a height of less than 400 feet, if they have done it before and the property owners notify the operator they do not consent; and Tennessee has gone even further, criminalizing the operation of low-flying drones over private property. In April 2015, Michigan became the fourth state to outlaw drone-assisted hunting with a ban that also prohibits the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to harass hunters and anglers. In addition, a new policy enacted by the Michigan State Capitol Commission prohibits drones from flying over the Capitol grounds in Lansing.
Efforts to regulate drones are not limited to the state level; municipalities are also stepping in to regulate drones. The City Councils of New York City, Phoenix, and a handful of other cities are considering legislation to ban all commercial drone operations due to safety and privacy concerns. However, some local drone regulations have been met with resistance. When the City Council of Ferndale, Michigan proposed a law banning the use of drones on public property in response to privacy concerns of city residents, the proposal was withdrawn after a public outcry from hobbyists and business owners who use drones.
Municipalities may choose to explore other, more creative means of regulating drone operation, such as by clarifying existing property trespass laws to include aerial surveillance and operation, or by passing laws targeting the recording or videographic aspect of drone operation instead of the avionic operation itself. Local governments can also prosecute drone operators if the use of drones violates a law of general applicability, such as laws protecting privacy, nuisance laws, etc. In addition, there is strong evidence to suggest that local governments can use zoning ordinances to regulate the locations from which drones may be launched, landed or operated, just as they can regulate other activities that impact neighbors but are unlikely to affect those living outside of their community.
The use and regulation of drones is obviously a new area of municipal concern, but one which will become increasingly important in order to protect the health, safety, welfare, and privacy of all citizens. The thought that tiny unmanned aircraft could be invading private and public property is somewhat creepy and unnerving. On the other hand, drone technology has the potential to bring significant resources to communities. As the drone industry evolves, privacy concerns over the use of drones will persist. In the future, it will be up to the federal government, states, and local municipalities to ensure that there are adequate privacy protections against the malicious use of drones, while at the same time not creating so much regulation as to stifle drone innovation.
Ms. Daley and Ethan Vinson, a partner in our Livonia office, will be presenting “Drones: Can We Control the Invasion?” at the upcoming Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police 2016 Winter Professional Development Conference. If you are attending the Conference, please consider attending our presentation and also stop by and visit several attorneys from our Firm at Booth #77.
Karen M. Daley is an attorney in our Livonia office and is the head of the Firm’s appellate practice group. She concentrates her practice on appellate law, municipal law, and probate law. She may be reached at (734) 261-2400 or email@example.com.


An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel. At cruising altitudes of modern commercial aircraft the surrounding atmosphere is too thin for passengers and crew to breathe without an oxygen mask, so cabins are pressurized at a higher pressure than ambient pressure at altitude.
In commercial air travel, particularly in airliners, cabins may be divided into several parts. These can include travel class sections in medium and large aircraft, areas for flight attendants, the galley and storage for in-flight service. Seats are mostly arranged in rows and alleys. The higher the travel class, the more space is provided. Cabins of the different travel classes are often divided by curtains, sometimes called class dividers though some airlines will not utilize a curtain between Business and First class. Passengers are not usually allowed to visit higher travel class cabins in commercial flights.
Some aircraft cabins contain passenger entertainment systems. Short haul cabins tend to have no or shared screens whereas long haul flights often contain personal screens which allow passengers to choose what to watch on their personal screen.
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Elon Musk’s Dogecoin-funded mission is now scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2022. In May of this year, the billionaire announced the plan. Tweet about it. The mission has been paid in full in Doge and will not only become the first cryptocurrency in space, but also the first memetic coin in space.
SpaceX will launch the Doge-1 satellite to the moon next year
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After Musk publicly supported Dogecoin earlier this year, the news was announced at the peak of the Dogecoin rally. The news of the mission further promoted the value of the coin, as Dogecoin will make history through this release. Musk announced that the mission, called DOGE-1, will be launched in 2022, and the project appears to be proceeding as planned.
DOGE-1 is ready
According to a report The DOGE-1 mission was released on Wednesday and is ready for launch in early 2022. SpaceX collaborated with two blockchain companies, Unizen and ZenX, to make the project fruitful. The 40 kg CubeSat will be launched into orbit as a new use case for encrypted space. CubeSat will collect information through various methods, including sensors, cameras, and mirrors, and transmit this information back to Earth.
DOGE price remains unmoved by DOGE-1 launch | Source: DOGEUSD on TradingView.com
Launching CubeSat combines the technology behind SpaceX’s FalconX and blockchain technology. After launch, the microsatellite will orbit the moon to obtain lunar space intelligence.
The DOGE-1 CubeSat will be launched before NASA’s CAPSTONE, which should be the first CubeSat to orbit the moon. However, NASA’s launch was delayed many times, putting DOGE-1 ahead of CAPSTONE. The two companies stated in the report: “This means that DOGE-1 may be the first Cubist in history to land on the moon, marking a major achievement in global aerospace.”
Dogecoin’s reaction to the news
Memecoin did not see a response to the announcement. Dogecoin continued to trend around $0.26, and assets did not move up or down significantly. Although a large part of the market rebounded to record highs, Dogecoin still has not been close to record highs.
Related Reading | Shiba Inu beats Cardano and Dogecoin in the top 10 followed tokens
In the past, news like this would cause altcoins to rebound, just like when the microsatellite news broke for the first time in May. This time, the announcement was not enough to promote the value of Dogecoin.
This is partly due to the decline in Elon Musk’s influence on memecoins, but also because the market has now shifted to other projects. Shiba Inu has now become the preferred meme coin, making Dogecoin suffer along with it.
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Satellite communication is used for internet connection in remote areas of the world where a connection to the traditional copper or fibre network is not possible or used as a backup communication link for mission critical systems. VSAT is an acronym for Very Small Aperture Terminal, and generally refers to a satellite dish of 3.8m or less located at the remote location.
VSAT links are used for both internet and voice (VoIP – Voice over IP) traffic.
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VSAT Satellite Orbits
Positioned one-tenth of the way to the moon (about 36,000 km) are Geostationary (GEO) communication satellites. Many satellite service providers use Geo stationary satellites as they appear to be stationary viewed from Earth and therefore can use a fixed dish. However, tracking antennas can also be used in VSAT for MEO satellite like the O3B network or for satellites in inclined orbit.
Satellite Teleport Hubs
At the other end of the link will be larger satellite dishes located at a Teleport. This is where the satellite service provider will have all the RF and network equipment that breaks out to the internet. The service providers usually have two separate internet connections on fibre to provide redundancy.
Satellite Coverage Maps
It is impossible for one single satellite to cover the entire globe so hundreds of satellites have been launched and cover the major areas of population and trade routes.
Basic VSAT Equipment
Finally, the basic equipment at a remote site consists of the following:
- Satellite Dish – The reflector used to receive and transmit the radio signal
- BUC – Block UpConverter – Transmitter
- LNB – Low Noise Block – Receiver
- Coax Cables – Used to connect the outdoor equipment to the indoor equipment
- Modem – Used to modulate and demodulate the signal (SCPC or TDMA)
Also you will need the IT equipment you want to connect to the internet with and VoIP (Voice over IP) Phones.


The Latest lead to missing Malaysian plane Flight MH370 foiled
Chinese satellite showed a spot that may have been plane debris. However it was not the missing Malaysian jetliner. In the words of Malaysia’s civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman earlier today: “There is nothing. We went there, there is nothing.” Some frustration is noticeable. The latest lead in the five-day hunt came to nothing. Nobody seems to be any the wiser.
Vietnamese officials had previously said the area was “searched thoroughly” in the past few days.
False leads marked the search for the aircraft since it’s disappearance early on Saturday, causing frustration to the searchers and hopelessness to family of the passengers, not to mention confusion.
Authorities still believe it may have turned back, heading into the upper reaches of the Strait of Malacca or further past it.
The spot that Chinese satellite showed the possible debris to be, is quite near the last confirmed position of the plane between Malaysia and Vietnam. The images noticed around 11:00 on Sunday showed 3 floating objects of different sizes in a 20 km radius off the southern tip of Vietnam. The largest was about 24m by 22m. Although authorities said that the area had been searched over and over, Malaysian and Singaporean aircraft are scheduled to visit the area again today. Then they are surely not certain that there is nothing there. China has not yet endorsed a link between the floating objects and the plane.
Malaysia says it is not true!
Malaysia has been criticized for the way they are handling the search, which now covers 92 600 square kilometers and involves 12 nations. Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said today that reports that the jet may have flown for hours after vanishing from radar screens, were not true.
Reportedly US aviation investigators and national security officials believe the plane flew for a total of five hours, based on data sent to the ground from the plane’s engines as part of a standard monitoring program.
The last absolute sighting of the plane on civilian radar screens was shortly before 1:30 am on Saturday.
Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 and could the passengers still be alive?
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Fly Like Never Before: Unusual Air Sports for the Adventurous
When it comes to adventure sports, people often think about activities like bungee jumping, skydiving, or paragliding. However, there are some truly unique air sports that take the concept of adventure to a whole new level. If you have a thirst for adrenaline and want to experience the thrill of soaring through the skies in unconventional ways, here are some unusual air sports that you should definitely try:
1. Jet Wing Flying
Imagine having wings strapped to your back and propelling through the air like a superhero. Jet wing flying, also known as jetpack flying, offers you just that. This futuristic air sport involves strapping a backpack-like device equipped with jet engines to your back. With a skilled pilot controlling the thrust, you can experience the sensation of personal flight. It requires balance, control, and courage but promises an exhilarating experience like no other.
If you've ever dreamed of flying like a bird, paramotoring can make those dreams come true. Paramotoring involves a paramotor, which is essentially a motorized paraglider. This compact aircraft consists of a small engine and propeller strapped to your back, while a paragliding wing canopy above provides the lift. By running a few steps, the engine propels you into the air, and you can enjoy the sensation of free-flight. It combines the thrills of motorized aviation with the serenity of paragliding, giving you an unmatched flying experience.
3. Wing Suit Flying
Wing suit flying takes the art of skydiving to an entirely new level. A wing suit is a specialized jumpsuit with fabric under the arms and legs, creating a wing-like surface. This unique design allows flyers to glide through the air, imitating the flight of a bird or a flying squirrel. By utilizing this special suit, skydivers can achieve horizontal movement and steer themselves through the air. Wing suit flying requires extensive training and experience, but the sense of freedom and the breathtaking views it offers are well worth the effort.
4. Aerobatic Gliding
For those seeking a mix of adrenaline and precision flying, aerobatic gliding is the perfect choice. Aerobatic gliders are specially designed aircraft that excel in performing acrobatic maneuvers. Unlike traditional gliders, aerobatic gliders can execute daring stunts such as loops, rolls, and spins. Piloting these agile machines demands skill, coordination, and a strong stomach. Aerobatic gliding allows you to experience the thrill of gravity-defying maneuvers while also enjoying the peace and quiet of soaring through the sky.
5. Base Jumping
If you're an extreme adrenaline junkie, base jumping might be the ultimate air sport for you. BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth, which represents the four types of fixed objects participants can jump from. Unlike traditional skydiving, base jumping involves leaping from a fixed object and deploying a parachute at a low altitude. It offers an intense rush due to the close proximity to the ground and the relatively short freefall time. Base jumping requires enormous bravery, as even the smallest mistake can have dire consequences. However, it also provides an unmatched sense of exhilaration and accomplishment.
While traditional air sports provide plenty of excitement, trying something off the beaten path can elevate your adventurous spirit to new heights. Whether it's donning a jet wing, gliding through the air in a wing suit, or performing acrobatic stunts in a glider, these unusual air sports promise an adrenaline rush like never before. Embark on these unconventional experiences and discover the joy of soaring through the sky in ways you never thought possible.


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We are a small nation of just about 5 million inhabitants. But we generate a lot of travels. Since our highway system only limits to the outskirts of our largest cities, and hardly there, we use planes to get around. In 2014 more than 50 million passengers were registered on Norwegian airports. The route between Oslo and Trondheim is among the 10 busiest routes in Europe (busier than London - Amsterdam) and between Bergen and Stavanger among the 20 busiest! That is why it is fairly reasonable to fly in Norway and we have many departures to choose from. For example between Oslo and Trondheim there are 23 return flights daily. Ticket price from 30€ one way and 1 hr flight time. In addition we have cheap air fares from abroad to all the major airports in Norway. Here you can get a flight ticket from London for under 20€. Takes you about 2 hours flight time to get here.
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AstroPlant and ESA host the upcoming innovation exchange events at ESA-ESTEC, Europe’s space technology center in Noordwijk. The B2B event will be an opportunity for organisations to get a deeper insight into the AstroPlant mission. Discover more about AstroPlant while getting inspired by lectures and creative sessions on the future of food on earth and in space. Do you want to be involved? Make sure you register here.
The event aims to solidify the strategic transition from vision to reality in Europe. Typically, Innovation Exchanges aim at fostering synergies between terrestrial R&D and space exploration R&D through the organization of a series of focused working-together events creating the opportunity for an open exchange with non-space companies, industrial associations, academia, user groups and other relevant actors on identifying the potential for SPIN-OUTs and the SPIN-Ins and involvement in the project by different parties.
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I want to declare that while I was an Engineering major in college, I know very little about aircraft technology in general. Nor am I an aviation enthusiast. I am just a regular guy who happened to read both Chinese and English and pay attention to this particular topic because jet engine is one of yardstick measure one country’s resourcefulness and resolve. Grew up with Soviet style anti-communist propaganda myself, I have learned to be skeptical and read between the lines, especially from Chinese sources.
First of all, jet engine is HARD.
Secondly, let’s get some terminology straight. When we talk about “jet engine” here, we are talking about large thrust, (i.e. horse power) turbofan engines. In this regard, only a handful of nations are able to make their own jet engine: US, UK, France, Russia, Ukraine and mainland China, barely.
US is ahead of just about everyone. UK’s Rolls Royce kind of falling behind US in recent years. France is struggling to maintaining its self-reliance due to relatively small deployment scale and there are no public information on any new engine development; Soviet Block is in a different league, in a sense that Russian/Ukraine engines may have relatively good performance, but they tend to lagging behind West in terms of fuel consumption and time between overhaul. This may not be an issue in military applications at first glance, but it has long term consequences, as OEMs can’t produce civilian engines to maintain its long term financial viability.
Third, mainland China has been making jet engines for DECADES, start with WP-5 (WP = turbojet, an earlier form of jet engine which is rarely used in aircraft nowadays) in 1956, which is a licensed copy of Soviet VK-1 (1947), which itself a knock-off from Rolls Royce Nene (1944).
Not a bad start.
Then, there was Sino-Soviet split. Communist China lost the hand which spoon fed her.
The one of biggest reason why China is so lagging behind in jet engine is the Culture Revolution, which thousands of scientist / engineers were purged, thus, created a talent gap which China took a generation to pick up.
The talent gap and the politics over ANYTHING, including technical know-how and fundamental facts and sciences, took its toll in all aspect of China’s economy and technology, especially consider that China didn’t have much of an industrial base at first place.
China’s early attempt to design a turbofan engine, WS-6 as an example, was severe effected by the political turmoil, significantly contributed the project’s demise.
By the time China got its sanity back, it’s already in 1970s.
At this time, China got a break. UK decided to license Rolls Royce RB.13, “Spey” engine to China. I can’t find any thing on the net explains what was the political reason behind UK’s decision, nor can I find anything on how much China paid for the deal.
Spey engine was used in UK version of F-4 Phantom. It is one of most successful engine design at the time due to its performance and reliability. China designated it as WS-9 (WS stands for turbofan in Chinese).
China and UK signed the license deal in 1974. Since UK committed to transfer technology, but not manufacturing know-how. By the time China overcome all the technical difficulties associate with manufacturing the jet engine (entrer que l'on appelle la production en série), it was already mid 2003. And, even that, I don’t have any information on how China’s WS-9 comparer avec Rolls Royce’s Spey in terms of trust, fuel consumption, and time-between overhaul, etc.
Yeah, that is how far China was behind.
China has announced many domestic made engines since then, but as far as I know, WS-9 is the only turbofan engine that is manufactured in large quantity and used in large percentage of its application jets (JH-7) so far. The engine itself is hopelessly outdated by now.
China recently (late May 2017) announced that a new domestically made jet engine is used to equip the fifth generation stealth fighter J-20. The domestic designation for the jet engine is WS-15. le origine of this engine is relatively straight forward: China negotiated the design and manufacturing right for the engine designated for defunct Yak-141 VTOL fighter's engine, MNPK Soyuz R-79V-300 en 1995.
Again, take a look at the time between China got the design from Russia (1995) to the announcement of WS-15 used in J-20 (2017). And it is probably just a trial run, not serial production.
WS-15 would be China’s most advanced turbofan engine designated for jet fighter applications.
(Russians refused to give out the vector nozzle (Vertical/Short take off ) part of the engine to Chinese in 1995. Some Chinese sources says that during 1998 Russian financial crises, Russia caved in and licensed the vector nozzle to Chinese)
WS-11 is a small turbofan engine. China obtained the design from Ukraine. It is a Chinese version of Ivchenko AL-25. Due to its limited thrust, the military application is limited to trainer aircraft. Note that Ukraine has become China’s strategic partner in this arena. China has formed join venture with Ukraine (after Ukraine refused to sell Motor Sich) to develop jet engines (details are rare, but it seems that the collaboration is in high bypass ratio engines) and in return, China is helping Ukraine with airplane production, radar, and other technologies.
Then, there is WS-13 (medium trust) and WS-10 (large trust).
Both are being taunted as “domestically designed” and “100% ownership of Intellectual Property.”
WS-13 is designed to replace Russia’s RD-33 engine. While I can’t find any information on rather Russia licensed the design to China, some of Chinese sources implied that China has the design blueprints (RD-33 is authorized to be manufactured in China) and WS-13 is based upon RD-33’s design. Putting things in perspective, RD-33 was originally used on Mig-29 fighter, first ran in 1974!
Why WS-13 can be claimed to be indigenous is beyond me.
Since the WS-13 is designed to be swap replace the RD-33 engine used in FC-1/JF-17, it has similar characteristics in terms of physical size, weight, and trust. Chinese source revealed that while WS-13 has higher maximum thrust and no longer have the infamous black trail smoke associated with RD-33, it takes longer to achieve maximum trust AND Chinese WS-13 requires even shorter time between overhaul than the already dismal RD-33 (compare with, let say, GE’s F404) and shorter life span than RD-33.
Pakistan, the sole user of FC-1/JF-17, so far has rejected the WS-13 in favour of RD-33 despite WS-13 supposedly already in serial production. Pakistan stated that JF-17, being a single-engine jet and backbone of Pakistan’s modern air force, prefer a reliable and proven engine than taking unnecessary risk.
I can’t find much information about the origin of WS-10. From various non-reliable and non-authoritative Chinese sources, it seems that WS-10 used defunct WS-6 project as starting point, took design que from CFM56/F101 and to some extent, AL-31F, and use Russian’s control software as basis to clobber together this beast (since Chinese didn’t manage to steal FADEC source code from the West). Some sources stated that the “core” of WS-10 is more closely based upon CFM56 than any Russian design.
(here is where I really wish I know something about the jet engine… what the hell is “core” mean)
While I know CFM corporation (50/50 join venture between US’s GE and France’s SNECMA) has established engine maintenance facility in China for decades, I sincerely doubt that US/France would give away the design blueprints to Chinese. Did Chinese managed to get some design ideas/ reverse engineered simply from maintaining / overhauling the CFM56? How does technology from CFM56, a civilian jet engine used in Boeing 737, can be applied to military applications? All these questions, I am hoping someone on Quora and/or someone has inside track in China can help me to answer.
WS-10 is designed to swap replace Russia’s AL-31F, used in China’s J-11 (which itself a knock off of Russia’s Su-27) and J-10. Last time I check, WS-10, claimed to entered serial production, is plagued with problems including engine failure and dismal time-between-overhaul of less than 100 hours. China was forced to purchase hundreds of AL-31F from Russia recently as a stop gap measure. As far as I know, as of mid 2017, vast majority of J-11 and its variant (J-15, J-16) and J-10 still uses Russia’s AL-31F engines.
For sake of comparison, AF-31, the Russian engine Chinese so desperately trying to replace, first ran in 1981!
(I am skipping the development of large bypass-ratio engines, i.e. engines for transport/cargo/jetliners ,as it follows similar patterns of development struggles)
It is true that China struggles to produce modern jet engines to fit on its modern jets in large quantity and in a reliable manner,
It is true that even China managed to produce modern jet engines in large quantity and in a reliable manner, almost all the engine’s design are at least 20 years old.
It is also true that China is at least one generation behind US on a good day.
But it is a far cry from “not able to produce jet engines domestically.” Most people are confident that China will able to iron out kinks and be able to produce jet engines in large number reasonably reliably within coming decade.
And having an outdated engine on its own give a huge strategic advantage than not having an engine at all. Sweden’s JAS39 Gripen, otherwise a top-tier lightweight fighter that uses US engine, couldn’t export to many countries simply because some of potential market are either competing with US’ F-16, or that US has security concern and refused allow engine to be used in these nations.
Similar situation in Pakistan. By having WS-13 available for replacement, however flawed WS-13 may be, China removed Russia’s last choke point which Russia could stop the sale of JF-17. Given the choice, Russia would much prefer to sell Mig-29 to Pakistan directly instead of merely selling RD-33 engine alone and collecting royalty fees from RD-33 designs.
Since jet engine is so resource-intensive, it is one of those things which free-market doesn’t exist and all nations uses the power of States to focus its effort in development. It is a testament of a nation’s resolve and organizational skill on top of its technical expertise. From this perspective, China’s achievements, however little as it might be, has been quite amazing.
China probably will surpass France by end of 2020s, as China has multiple engine developments in the pipeline.
Who knows, may be China will become one of high tech engine maker in one day.
Lin Xieyi, Aviation Enthusiast
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CGTN4’s “Across China” documentary1 (with English subtitles) recently unveiled an important piece of information that is on everybody’s mind since the first flight of the J-20 stealth fighter in 2011 - those mysterious engines on J-20 prototypes. Those who had argued that the J-20 uses the Russian AL-31F engines are going to be disappointed, for we now know it was acually a pair of domestic Taihang WS-10 (~140 kN A/B thrust) for interim solution in the LRIP aircraft, and the Ermei WS-15 is ready for test run. China had leapfrogged from fielding 3rd-Gen turbofan engine(Taihang WS-10) to Fifth-Gen turbofan engine(Ermei WS-15)
Critical bottlenecks overcame by Chinese turbofan jet engine research :
- The Ermei WS-15 delivers 180kN of A/B thrust , as compared to the P&W F119’s 160kN A/B thrust mounted on the United States’ F-22A Raptor.
- Superalloys used for WS-15 turbine fan blades are formed as a single crystal of titanium alloy, which makes it stronger and reliable when subjected to intense heat of working temperature from 1600 to 1700 degrees celsius, withstanding up to a maximum temperature of 1,900 degrees Celsius(2,200K), and reaches lifespan of 3,000 hours.
- Material used for the WS-15 superalloys achieved a shear modulus of E/20, or 3.3GPa, which is the theoretical ideal for fighter jet turbofan engines.
- All critical components and parts are domestically produced.
The wait is finally over for aviation enthusiasts hoping to see the WS-15 in action. The first test run of the WS-15 mounted on the J-20 might occur pretty soon, probably early next year.
UK’s Rolls Royce, United States’ Pratt&Whitney and General Electric will soon find a new competitor entering the tier-1 turbofan jet engine Market : China’s Shenyang Liming AECC.
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Building a jet engine is one thing which even novices do.The real challenge is to make them stick around for long periods of time it is where the metallurgy of the engine comes in you need to make materials that has long lifetimes and only few countries in the world have mastered it.
The list of those critical parts which are present in the hot end of an engine is small.
Single crystal turbine blades instead of normal DS(Directionally solidified )blades.
TBM(THermal barrier)coatings which are applied to tips of rotors that protect them from high temperatures
These are some of the basic tech which chineese and indians lack which is preventing them in coming up with an reliable jet engine with acceptable lifetime rating.
X. Huang, studied at University of Life
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China was late comer in industrialization, China’s industrialization began in 1950s, went through setbacks, twists and turns, the manufacturing industry is experiencing a development stage. Quality craftsmanship and attention to detail are going to be a long haul until expertise in aircraft engines is built. It's very difficulty for China to leapfrog the few developed economies for best aircraft engines.
Rome wasn't built in a day. Full manufacturing support behind the nations is essential for the success of the major global players Rolls-Royce(UK), Pratt & Whitney(US), General Electric(US), CFM International(France), for example, aerospace manufacturers to find ways to incorporate new and existing metallic materials for better performance. China doesn't have enough technologies in this field.
Another factor is slow return on huge investment. China has made up its mind to boost the domestic aero-engine industry as a state-level major project in a collective effort.
Thés Malcolm, Private pilot with IFR rating.
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Jet engines are hard engineering. In a lot of engineering you’re trying to deal with only one thing like high temperatures, high speed, pressure, limits on materials. But in jet engines you’re dealing with all of this and more.
If you get anything wrong, your engine catastrophically disassembles itself in midair (blows up).
And the jets that we’re talking about aren’t small, they’re quite large and generate tremendous amounts of thrust. They need to do this for thousands of hours in a highly reliable way. It’s not easy and it’s a test of your engineering infrastructure from research all the way through manufacturing. Relatively few countries do this all on their own.
Will Simmons, Aerospace engineer
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Aeroengines are very complex, and the margins on performance are very tight - no one will run a profitable airline if they are using engines only a few percent less than the majority of the opposition. This makes it a very difficult market to break into: if you cannot sell many engines, then getting experience and more funds for more R&D is yet more difficult.
That the Chinese have struggled to make new engines, having not had their own aeroengine industry, but made decent reverse-engineered engines for years should not be a massive surprise - just don’t expect it to last forever. Aircraft design and manufacture is moving at great pace in China, and I am sure we will see them making competitive indigenous engines before very long.


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They also create prototypes for several multidisciplinary structures. The design optimisation studies are kept in the national repository, and many aircraft makers might consult this collection when designing and improving their aircraft. As a result, standard compliance is upheld and applied across the sector.
According to ABS, Australia's aviation sector generated over $30 billion in revenue in 2019–20. (Australian Bureau of Statistics).
Additionally, every aeroplane prototype that has ever been made or is now under development has standard calculations. Optimal safety and adherence to environmental safety regulations must be ensured. You might consult these repositories for your aircraft group design project to understand novel-aeroplane design concepts.


This accident description is from the website of Earles McCaul.
"The Willie Victor Roster"
29-Mar-59 (Easter Sunday)
SQUADRON: AEWRON ELEVEN (VW-11)
AIRCRAFT: WV-2, BuNo 141332, MJ-17, "Seventeen Knot Hole"
LOCATION: NAS Argentia, Newfoundland.
EVENT: Crashed at 2:59 p.m., due to windshear, while landing on runway 32
while returning from a normal Atlantic Barrier patrol:
"...the huge plane with 21 men aboard hit the runway hard on the
right main landing gear and right wing tip. The right landing gear
collapsed and the aircraft burst into flames a few minutes later
while skidding down the runway. After skidding some 1500 fett, the
plane veered sharply to the right leaving the runway. The right wing,
with both engines, sheared off. The fuselage with left wing came to
a fiery stop after skidding another 400 feet off the runway. All crew-
members scrambled out safely and the fire was extinguished within a few
minutes." [source: FOGHORN Vol.1 No.10, April 10, 1959, pg 1]
U.S. Naval Aviation Safety Center, Accident Brief No. 11, May 1960:
"The aircraft arrived over the field, cancelled IFR and commenced
a contact approach to the duty runway. The wind at the time was given
as north-northeast 25 knots and the duty runway was 7.
The aircraft made contact with the runway at a point 480 feet from
the runway threshold, and at a point 600 feet down the runway gradually
veered to the right about 30 degrees and left the runway some 1300 feet
from the approach end. Smoke and flames were observed to come from the
aircraft starboard wing root after the first contact was made with the
The starboard wing, No.3 and No.4 engines, and the starboard main
landing gear separated from the aircraft. The other major components
remained with the fuselage which was gutted by fire.
The final approach was commenced at the minimum approach speed
recommended by the WV-2 Operating Procedures Manual. However, the pilot
permitted the airspeed to decrease gradually during the final approach.
Upon experiencing turbulence and downdraft prior to reaching the threshold
of the runway, the pilot added power to gain altitude in compensation for
the downdraft effects. This enabled him to reach the threshold of the
runway, but the aircraft attitude at this time was left-wing-down and
nose-high. When the pilot cut the power an apparent stall occurred. The
aircraft landed extremely hard on the starboard main landing gear and
veered gradually to the right off the runway."
LOSS: NO injuries among crew of 21.
PILOT: CDR Ivan W. Sturgis, PPC


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A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink
The Soviets have developed the MiG-31 - a fighter that flies at 6 times the speed of sound, is invulnerable to radar, and worst of all - has a lethally sophisticated weapons system that the pilot can control through thought impulses. As soon as the pilot detects a threat - either visually or on a scope - his thought impulses will direct a missile to that threat, without so much as pushing a button. Mass production of the MiG-31 will give the Russians a huge advantage. Vietnam veteran Mitchell Gant, a former USAF ace pilot, is smuggled into the USSR to infiltrate the Russian airbase at Bilyarsk, where the Firefox/MiG-31 is being finished, and STEAL THE FIREFOX! Gant manages to overpower Col. Voskov - the Russian test pilot - and steal the aircraft, just as the USSR's First Secretary arrives at the base. Now Gant will run the gauntlet of Russian defenses - land-based missiles, naval warships, and helicopters - and reach a refueling point from a US Navy submarine. But the Russians still have a trump card - a prototype MiG-31 - and they send it up in pursuit of Gant after he completes refueling! What follows is a harrowing, cat-and-mouse chase across the ice floes of the Arctic. Who will survive?
Clint Eastwood as Mitchell Gant
Year - 1982
Runtime: 136 min
Sound Mix: Dolby (35 mm prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Browning, 38, developed the suit in his Salisbury garage over a period of 10 months. Thankfully he's in such good shape, since the propulsion comes from six miniature jet engines mounted on the arms and the lower back, just like those used in jet-powered model airplanes.
He named it after the Greek mythological figure, Daedalus, the father of Icarus who flew too close to the sun. Browning doesn't seem to be following in the failed steps of the Greek myth, as he's performed multiple successful flights with the suit. He told RedBull.com:
The suit can fly in most locations. Despite being capable of flying at several hundred miles per hour, and at thousands of feet, normal operation sees the wearer flying at no more than a couple of meters
Thanks to his demonstrations at San Diego Comic-Con, more than a few fans noted the similarities between him and Tony Stark/Iron Man. He told the website, Player.One:
It’s cool because I like the Iron Man film. It’s a cool concept and it’s nice having built something that’s not too entirely dissimilar. We could have painted it gold and red, and that would have made the point that we are really trying to aspire to recreate it, but no. It has nothing to do with comic books.


CRM started out as a concept that some pilots and aviation professionals resisted with great enthusiasm. Only when the techniques were put into practice, and the results were seen in aviation incidents and accidents, did the aviation industry begin to accept and embrace the CRM concept. Eventually, the same basic concept of CRM has spread to other areas of the aviation industry such as maintenance. The name was changed slightly to make it more appealing to aviation professionals who were not part of the flight crew (Maintenance Resource Management), but the concepts of teamwork, communication, and cooperation remained the same.
Research some literature on various training programs being offered by different companies in the aviation industry and provide a summary of the basic principles behind those programs.
Do they work?
Are they effective?
Have they improved communication and teamwork in the intended areas? (flight deck, maintenance, etc.)
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Functioning biomes could be created within the habitats by combining asteroid regolith, organic molecules , and nitric fertilizers to create soil. To put these distances in perspective, it took the Voyager two spacecraft roughly eight and a half years to attain Uranus . This was with the assistance of many gravity-assist maneuvers, where spacecraft will slingshot about a planet to pick up a boost in velocity.
This image of bright spots in a tiny crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on July 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 179 miles . The outer edge of Saturn’s B ring exhibits an unexpected function in this film made from images captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The images have been obtained early in the planet’s equinox “season… Hyperion, the eighth biggest of Saturn’s almost 60 identified moons, is covered in craters and landslides. Sprinkled more than the icy surface is a thin layer of organic dust, which has somehow been concentr…
In addition, we come across communication much more challenging these days as we speedily really feel misunderstood. For organization negotiations, legal matters, and the like, this day is as a result unfavorable. Venus is to the north along the horizon or to the correct of the southwest point. A compass assists uncover the precise directions in this vibrant twilight to help with finding the planets. This is the 50th anniversary of the final Apollo lunar mission – Apollo 17.
Neptune still has its signature blue tint stemming from components on the planet, such as methane gas, but the JWST can’t show them to us. These galaxies sit at gigantic distances from our solar system’s cosmic neighborhood , yet carry wads a lot click this link more cosmic neighborhoods. “Webb’s very stable and precise image excellent permits these extremely faint rings to be detected so close to Neptune.”
Just as importantly, the moon need to nevertheless be moving inside the exact same zodiac sign as she was when she began receiving the planets. Once she has met with them all and is completed, the moon will go void of course. This is the Seeliger Effect, which Hugo von Seeliger initially described more than 100 years ago. Commonly the rings seem as bright as the globe of the planet. But as the planet lines up with the earth and the sun, extra sunlight all of a sudden gets reflected back to us from the rings than from the globe, and the rings take on an extra level of brightness.
At this hour, vibrant Jupiter is less than one particular-third of the way up in the west-southwestern sky. The planet rises shortly immediately after sunset and tends to make its way westward during the evening. Every single September or early October, the vibrant waxing moon appears farther eastward every single evening. The solar system’s angle with the eastern horizon, even though, causes the moon to be about the identical height above the horizon each evening.
We now know that Galileo was observing a “ring plane crossing.” Saturn’s equator is tilted relative to its orbit about the sun by 27 degrees – similar to Earth’s 23-degree tilt. As Saturn circles the sun, very first sneak a peek at this web-site one particular hemisphere and then the other is tilted sunward. The tilt causes seasons, just as it does on Earth, and when Saturn reaches equinox, its equator and ring plane are directly in line with the sun.
That said, there is a possibility of locating microbial life at their different icy moons, or maybe there are other possibilities of life that science has not but deemed. But as of 2021, even smaller, Earth-sized planets we have located are extremely unlikely to host life, a main study concluded. Like Uranus, its atmosphere is mainly made up of hydrogen, helium and methane. It was found in 1846 and had a single spacecraft fly by, which was Voyager two in 1989. We’ve also looked at some of Neptune’s greatest mysteries, such as its ultra-high wind speeds. Scientists are also hoping to place together a mission to stop by each Uranus and Neptune in a couple of decades.
The image was taken working with the Cassini spacecraft’s narrow-angle camera on April 19. The view was has an image scale of .24 mile per pixel, and was taken at a sun-ring-spacecraft angle, or phase angle, of 108 degrees. The view appears toward a point about 80,000 miles from Saturn’s center. The propellers are the tiny, bright her latest blog attributes that appear like double dashes, visible on both sides of the wave pattern that crosses the image diagonally from leading to bottom. There are signs of ancient floods on Mars, but now water largely exists in icy dirt and thin clouds.
Jets of water ice particles spew from Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 13, 2010. A crescent of the moon seems dimly illuminated in front of the bright limb of Saturn. Saturn’s moon Janus, its rugged surface shown in shadow and light, passes prior to the planet’s rings. This image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows Cornelia crater on asteroid Vesta with a sharp, fresh rim. Cornelia crater has a spectacular internal structure, which consists of bright and dark mater… In this image obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on its closest flyby of Saturn’s moon Rhea, the heavily cratered surface of the moon seems in good detail.
The South Pole of Enceladus turned out to be its most interesting function, and thus it was observed by Cassini on many occasions. Closer observations revealed that Enceladus was in reality releasing vast amounts of water vapor into space. This progressively flexes Enceladus, stretching the moon when it is far and compressing it when it’s close. This heat melts subsurface ice to form an underground ocean that could be ten occasions deeper than the deepest ocean on Earth. The warm subsurface ocean partially melts ice on the surface, developing the massive cracks and fissures we can see right now.
The identical commonly goes for the rest, with varying compositions of ice and cosmic dust. Substantial planets, in their infancy, are swaddled by a swirling disk of gas and dust. Ordinarily, most of their moons, if there are any, form in tandem with the planet from that disk. Uranus was imaged on October 25 in the course of springtime in its northern hemisphere.
Under the ice covering of about 100 kilometers on Europa lies a global ocean, which is heated above the freezing point by the effective tides of Jupiter, the gaseous giant. The mission’s purpose will be to discover a landing zone for the European Space Agency’s Europa Lander. On its final dive among Saturn’s rings on September 15, 2017, Cassini’s path will send it plunging into the planet’s atmosphere. For up to 3 minutes the spacecraft will struggle to maintain its antenna pointed toward Earth, transmitting final information ahead of disintegrating into the planet it has explored for so long.
As Mars in Gemini retrogrades in your Ninth Residence of expansion and Saturn gets critical in your Fifth Residence of creativity, a renewed sense of wonder will arise out of playful curiosity. Take the chance to discover new outlooks and paths significantly less traveled, even if they’re in your hometown. The indicators you’re looking for will appear in the most unsuspecting of places. Flow with the changing tides of Mars and Saturn and shift your focus to new every day routines catered to your mental, physical, and emotional well being.


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Hellas Chaos on Mars / ESA/DLR/FU Berlin / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
As of yesterday, the European Space Agency is now sharing all of its images and videos from the Mars Express mission under CC BY-SA. ESA is using the IGO port of CC BY-SA 3.0. ESA is one of several intergovernmental organizations to use the IGO port since we introduced it last year.
From ESA’s announcement:
Since January 2004, ESA and its partners at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) have been jointly publishing colour, stereo pictures of the martian surface from orbit, both still and moving. For example, a “Mars showcase” video, comprised of HRSC images, has been viewed almost 700,000 times since it was published on ESA’s Youtube channel in 2013.
But starting today, something is different with these regular image releases: in a joint undertaking by all three partners, Mars Express HRSC images will be made available under a Creative Commons (CC) licence. The licence we will apply is the same one we recently introduced for Rosetta NAVCAM images: CC BY-SA IGO 3.0.
While at ESA we have only just begun releasing content under Creative Commons licences, our partners at DLR have been using CC as their standard licencing policy since 2012. Nevertheless, there is still something just a little bit special about the news today: as far as we know, it is the first time that three public organisations in Europe have teamed up in licencing a batch of joint content under Creative Commons.
ESA also posted this amazing video yesterday, making it the first video of Mars the agency has published under BY-SA:Posted 19 December 2014


Outside and in, Fox Valley Technical College has been making improvements to its aviation center at Wittman Regional Airport. Most notable on the airport side is a new ramp that connects its hangars to the airport taxiway network. Work began during EAA AirVenture, when the school’s flight training activities take a break. Work is progressing ahead of schedule, says Airport Director Peter Moll. When the fall semester starts, flight students will not have to contend with heavy equipment, and they should also be learning in the facility’s new 8,000-square-foot addition.
Filling the space will be the pilot training program’s existing fixed flight simulators and two new full-motion Redbird FMX flight simulators, said lead flight instructor Jared Huss. Learning essential skills in the simulators before putting them into practice in an airplane is not only cost efficient, it provides an ideal environment for effective learning.
The addition’s timing couldn’t be better, he continued, because “we are busting at the seams with enrollment.” A contributing factor is FVTC’s partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh that will enable flight students to earn a four-year degree in aviation management.
The addition will also house a large lab for FVTC’s construction management program, three general study classrooms, a computer café where students can work outside of the classrooms, and a window-walled commons area where they can unwind or prepare for their next class. Without a doubt, Huss said, “it’s exciting time here at the SJ Spanbauer Center.”


The Arrow Weapon System has managed to complete this morning (April 7, 2009) another successful test. This is the 17th experiment of Arrow intercept and the 11th examined, as they were developed as part of the improvement program, ASIP, the collaboration between Israel and United States.
The target missile visualized the future threat in several extremely challenging characteristics.
The target trajectory visualized an operational scenario and all of the weapon's system assembles performed in their operational form.
After the launch of the target the weapon system has entered the "play" mode and started its operation. The fire control radar (FCR) acquired the target and sent its data to the battle management command and control (BMC). A defense plan was issued and a mission command was sent to the launcher. The interceptor was launched towards its target with its improved functions.
The interceptor has performed successfully and eliminated the target.
Representatives from the Israeli missile defense organization (IMOD) cooperating with the US missile defense agency (MDA) both took part in the Arrow program.
Peace activists can now explain, in detail, why this is a bad thing and how "Palestinians" will suffer, now that their "legitimate resistance" might become not only useless in its power to "resist" occupation but also in its power to murder Jews.
Who thinks it would be funny if the mechanism, instead of destroying incoming rockets, turned them around so they hit a place close to whence they came? Would it be Israel's fault if an Arab rocket hits Arabs? Thought so.