Space travel has came along way in the past thirty years. It was no more than fifty years ago that putting a man in space was unheard of. After that was accomplished our goal was to place a man on the moon. That was accomplished and we are now trying place a man on a permanant space station. What are some possible future goals of our space program?
Answer the following questions as background research for a one page summary of American space travel. The paper will include some history, current issues and possible future endevours of the space program for the United States.
- 1.Who was the first man in space ?
- 2.When did this occur?
- 3.Who was the first woman in space ? 4.When did this occur?
- 5.What was the world's first artificial satellite?
- 6.When did this occur?
- 7.Why was John Glenn Jr. so important in American space exploration?
- 8.How did Dr. Wernher von Braun further America's space programs?
- 9.What are the names of the major spcae projects in recent history?
- 10.What did each program study?
You will work in small groups (2-3) on this Webquest. You will submit one paper per group.
- One person will be responsible for the history of space travel.
- Another person will be responsible for the current space program.
- All other in the group will work on their thoughts of futuristic space travel.
- You will need to include pictures or drawings of the spacecraft you write about.
The following is a list of Internet resources that can be used to complete this project. In addition to the Internet links below you can use any book or magazine in your classroom or library to help you gather information.
General Space Exploration Information
Have we accomplished anything in 30 years of space travel?
Possible vehicles for futuristic space travel.
Your project will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Is your report clear and concise?
- Did you accurately include all the information requested?
- Are drawings and photographs clear and used appropriately for the subject?
- Did you follow all instructions provided in class about how to write your report?


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The pop-stars team
Meet flypop's founders as well as members of its management team, who together all bring to flypop a diverse wealth of aviation experience and also knowledge from many different fields.
Senior Adviser (Consultant)
Charlie started at Ryanair in 1986 when it was just a start-up operation. In fact, he sold the airline's very first ticket! As Director of Ground Operations, he left in 2002. He then ran the Tiger Airways joint venture in South East Asia with SIA. He was invited to join Webjet, a struggling Brazilian airline at the start of 2010 before an Industry Sale to Gol in 2011.
Chief Executive and Founder
An Aeronautical Engineer with a diverse career path as British Army Officer, Bond trader/broker and Formula 1 Team Owner, Nino brings the vision, passion, leadership and management experience to the flypop team
Chief Operating Officer and Founder
An aviation professional to his core, Graham brings to POP as one of its original founders a lifetime of airline engineering knowledge and expertise from BA and HAECO (Cathay)
Chief Commercial Officer
Highly experienced aviation executive specialising in all commercial areas of aviation including aircraft leasing, wet lease operations and charter flights from many years service with Monarch and Skytrail.
Chief Financial Officer
Our Canadian team member brings over 25 years of invaluable global financial services experience from several bulge bracket investment banks including UBS along with prior business interests in India
Chief Marketing Officer
Richard is an aviation marketing legend bringing experience from BA Concorde, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and start-up experience from Etihad. His passion is product and customer service which is a match made in heaven for POP.
Director of Flight Operations
Armin has worked as an Airbus A320 family/A330/A340/A380 instructor pilot focused on airline start-ups and airline operational reconstruction, with over 20 years airline and over 10 years airline training/management experience.
Head of Sales & Revenue
Rohan has had extensive involvement with new route launches in Europe and North America including the VFR market between the UK, North America and the Indian sub-continent.
Head of Ground Operations
Simon has held senior Ground Operations positions at a number of airlines including CityFlyer Express, easyJet, Etihad Airways, GB Airways, and FlyBe (as CAA Approved Ground Ops Post holder), in addition to a successful Consultancy portfolio including support for Saudia, Cebu Pacific Air, and a range of additional clients.
Regulatory Compliance Officer
Adrian comes with a wealth of Regulatory and Airline engineering experience, having recently left the CAA after 15 years as a Senior Airworthiness Surveyor. Adrian started his career working for BAe & Airbus as Technical Representative. Adrian then took up airworthiness roles working for Air 2000, Fly Colours, JMC and finally Thomas Cook - continuing his Airbus experience in operating the A320 and A330.
Founder, CTO & Director
Bobby has always been aware of innovative technology gaps and opportunities that appear in the marketplace. He has vast experience in e-commerce specialising in pricing and trading platform systems as well as product development.
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Space.com: a website that provides updated space news, discussion boards, extensive photo galleries, and items for sale.
ScienceDaily.com: the latest research news and science breakthroughs updated daily.
NewScientist.com: official website of the science magazine featuring international news, ideas and innovation.
PopSci.com (Popular Science): official website of the magazine about current science and technology.
Wikipedia.org: an encyclopedia with content created and maintained by its users.
Digital Sky LLC: posters and prints.
Space Exploration Links:
NASA.gov: official website of theAmerican space agency.
ESA.int: official website of the European space agency.
JAXA.jp: official website of the Japanese space agency.
Space Colonization Links:
ASI.org (Artemis Society International): Private Enterprise on the Moon.
Lifeboat.com (Lifeboat Foundation): movement dedicated to the safeguarding of humanity.
LUF.org (The Living Universe Foundation): movement dedicated to the future of space colonization and the spread of life through out the galaxy (Formerly the First Millennial Foundation).
Janek.Kozicki.pl: personal website of an engineer from Poland, Janek Kozicki, who invented the concept of inflatable Martian base.
The Future: illustrated scenario of future space colonization.
NSS.org (National Space Society): independent, educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization.
Planetary.org (The Planetary Society): a nonprofit organization devoted to the exploration of the solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Permanent.com: movement advocating Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth and from the Moon.
IslandOne.org (Island One Society): propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.
Private Space Flight:
Scaled.com (Scaled Composites LCC): composite aircraft design, prototyping and flight test.
SpaceX.com: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.
GalacticSuite.com: a private space hotel company.
BigelowAerospace.com: a general contractor that is providing design, engineering, fabrication, testing, assembly and marketing of future space complexes.
SciFi.com: Site of the Cable TV Science Fiction Channel. Features a weekly magazine, daily news, web directory, book reviews and bulletin board system.
Space Art Links:
Marilynn Flynn Tharsis Artworks: Space Art and Astronomical Illustration. Images for publication, prints and art cards available.
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Developed in the early 1950s, the Napier Eland turbo prop engine was first bench tested in 1952. The first air tests were carried out in 1953 with a modified Vickers-Armstrong Varsity aircraft. Within its first ten hours of flight test, the Eland had been operated at an altitude of 30,000 feet and successfully restarted at 25,000 feet. These milestones are thought to be a first for a turbo prop engine. Seeing a market for the Eland, in re-engining current piston aircraft, Napier purchased a Convair CV-340. Napier replaced the CV-340’s two R-2800 piston engines with Elands. The changeover was straight forward and no modification were made to the engine firewall or to the airframe.
The Royal Canadian Air Force placed an order for ten Eland-powered Convairs in March 1958. These airframes were to be built by Canadair in Montreal, as the CL-66. The first CL-66B for the RCAF flew on January 7, 1960 and the all ten were delivered by March 1961. The CL-66 was redesignated the CC-109 Cosmopolitan in RCAF service. Suffering from reliability problems and a short life between engine rebuilds the RCAF decided to re-engine the Cosmopolitan with the more reliable Allison T-56 turbo prop engine. In 1961 Rolls Royce acquired the assets of Napier’s engine division and the Eland was dropped from production. The Convair 540 and CL-66 were the only production aircraft to be fitted with the less than successful Eland engine.


Access to Space to Undergo Dramatic Changes
It's finally happening...
In the United States, private companies such as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), and Boeing are actively involved in developing the space services market. It's become a staple of NASA's strategy in promoting access to space for private companies.
But in Russia, it's a different story.
In Russia, access to space is managed exclusively by state-owned enterprises and organizations.
Roscosmos, Russia's Federal Space Agency plans to change that model.
In a statement this last Tuesday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the country's space industry, laid out a strategy that will allow private companies in Russia access to the space services market.
As Rogozin said:
By 2020, we plan to form an effective system of support for Russian corporations on the market of space services and allow private companies onto the market.
Effectively, this could allow private companies to create and develop new innovations that could compete with their American counterparts.
As Rogozin pointed out in his statement:
The effective development and commercialization of space production and services should not be forgotten.
According to Rogozin, Russian President Vladimir Putin will get a report by Roscosmos in the near future on the program. The report will describe the program in detail in order to gain the approval it needs in order to advance to the next stages.
In the United States, there is a strong belief that the innovation and independence of private companies in their access to space will revolutionize the space services market. SpaceX in particular has already demonstrated an ability to shake up the market.
What will happen when Russian companies enter the market?
We'll find out in a few years.


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Nearly 20 years ago a council staff member sent me an application to a NASA training at Macy called Exploring the Solar System. I was one of the lucky 30 out of hundreds of applicants who was selected. Over the years I went to another 6 trainings at the Johnson Space Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center. I have stayed connected with many of the adult Girl Scouts I meet and we are a close circle of friends. My training led to STEM programs for girls, program kits, patch programs and leader and older girl trainings. I have reached thousands of girls and adults over the years. I think what I love best is the “Ah ha” moment when you see a girl has just figured out the concept I am teaching. Girl Scouts has taken me on adventures to places I may never have gone, like the extraterrestrial samples lab at Johnson Space Center, where I was able to suit up and handle moon rocks! My life is richer for the experiences I have had and the friends I have made, all thanks to Girl Scouts.


With incredible engine output, a lightweight frame, and precise thrusters for close maneuvering, the TIE/in interceptor is a vessel for the most elite Imperial aces. Only those with nerves of steel can ride the knife’s edge to draw out this craft’s full potential. This includes the ship’s four wing-mounted laser cannons, a dramatic increase in firepower over its predecessors.
The TIE/in Interceptor Expansion Pack gives you the chance to put the legendary Soontir Fel and three other pilots at the controls of this swift and deadly craft. Joining them are five upgrade cards that give these elite pilots even more advantages in the thick of a space battle. Finally, two Quick Build cards provide useful combinations of pilots and upgrades, allowing you to test all of the TIE/in interceptor’s capabilities.


How do satellite transmitters work?
There are 4 polar orbiting satellites that are currently used for tracking animals. The satellites are operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) and are the same satellites used to monitor global weather patterns. Attached to these satellites are special instruments operated by a French company, ARGOS CLS.. These special instruments are designed to listen for transmitters like those we place on turtles and to determine where those transmitters are located. While such task would seem simple, it is not. Each transmitter circles the earth every 101 minutes and so is only over any one place on the planet for about 10 minutes. At the equator, this means that the satellites make about 6-8 passes per day for 10 minutes each. For the satellite to determine the location of the transmitter it takes about 3-5 minutes, and the transmitter must be on the surface to be detected. However turtles rarely remain on the surface for that long, and their surfacing must coincide with the satellite passing overhead. Thus it is uncommon to receive a location from a turtle every day.
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You may remember the effort called Mars One: “Mars One was a small private Dutch organization that received money from investors by claiming it would use it to land the first humans on Mars and leave them there to establish a permanent human colony.”
A bold idea, to put a colony on Mars funded as a “reality show”. Started in 2012 it was all over by 2019. The project attracted many dreamers, but not so many dollars. It also attracted significant criticism to the extreme that it boarded on derision for the Mars One vision being so far from reality as to be a scam.
In fact, sitting around thinking about what it would be like for these colonists is what provided the inspiration to write this whole business here.
I recently stumbled across this 2015 article from National Geographic discussing an approach to taking people to Mars and bringing them back. It includes a short video interviewing four regular Earthlings hoping to get the chance to go to Mars and never come back. I get the urge to go, but anyone seriously considering this should lock themselves in their bedroom with three strangers for a week before deciding to climb into the space capsule.


Project: Currently this plane is being overhauled by Missionary Maintenance Services in Ohio. After the work is completed the Pathfinder plane will be serving our project in Palawan, Philippines.
The Cessna Skylane is a perfect Mission plane because it is a single-engine, four-place aircraft, can carry over 1,200 pounds, is able to operate out of 1,000 foot airstrips, travels at 170 MPH and has a range of 900 miles. In 1999, Adventist World Aviation and the International Pathfinder clubs together purchased and rebuilt this Skylane for mission service, thus the “Pathfinder Plane” was born.
At the 2014 “Forever Faithful” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, AWA along with Thunderbird Adventist Academy and Andrews University, ran a ground school, flight simulator program, and offered “Young Eagle” flights for all interested. The “Pathfinder Plane” was on display, and Pathfinders from all around the world were not only able to see and touch it, but also meet the missionary who has been flying this plane in Guyana for the past several years.
This special plane is back in the U.S. for necessary maintenance. After five years of service, it needs a complete overhaul. Unfortunately, while it is sitting here waiting for the required work, the mission services it was providing in Guyana have come to a halt. A second “Pathfinder Plane” has been commissioned to replace this one in Guyana, and it is nearly ready to deploy. However, funds are desperately needed to make this possible.
We also need funding to provide the overhaul of the original “Pathfinder Plane” and return it to service in the mission field. It is slated to go to the Philippines where it is desperately needed as soon as the work is completed.
Encourage your Pathfinder Club, your Sabbath School class, or your school to raise funds to help get this plane ready for its return mission service—it is urgently needed. Without it, people in the hard to reach places are not receiving medical assistance or hearing the stories from the Bible.
Last updated: June 2017
Our Cessna 182 Pathfinder plane is flying again! The Pathinder plane is AWA’s flagship and it’s been in service for many years. Click [ here ] to learn about Pathfinder plane. Today the plane flew again after a year in a complete engine, airframe and avionics overhaul at [ Mission Maintenance Services ] in Ohio. The next step? The next step is to ship [...]


I recently saw The Martian in the cinema. The story is based on a book with the same title by Andy Weir. I still have to read the book1, but I found the movie to be quite nice. It can perhaps best be summarized as ‘MacGyver in Space’ and deals with the adventures of astronaut Mark Watney. He was left alone on Mars after a severe dust storm caused the Ares 3 Mars mission he was part of to be aborted. His fellow crew mates thought he was dead and went back to Earth leaving Watney behind.
To be able to get back home (#bringhimhome) he needs to travel great distances on Mars. That triggered my interest: could I calculate the best possible route that Watney might have taken? First I needed to know the locations. Watney is based in Acidalia Planitia at the Ares 3 landing site. I emailed Andy Weir and he told me the location is 28.6306°W and 31.3889°N2.
Watney his first mission is to fetch the Mars Pathfinder, which is located at 33.22°W and 19.13°N. The second mission is to the Ares 4 landing site in Schiaparelli crater. This location was a bit harder to pinpoint. But luckily the people from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have a special page dedicated to The Martian. One HiRISE image covers the possible future Ares 4 landing site. I chose the center coordinates of this image to be the location of the Ares 4 landing site: 15.2°E and 3.964°S3
Next step is to calculate the most efficient routes from Ares 3 to Pathfinder and from Ares 3 to Ares 4. The data I wanted to use is Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on board the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter4. This is almost 500 meter per pixel data, so not the most detailed, but enough to make sure Watney doesn’t bump into the most obvious mountains or falls down steep rims of the larger craters. I asked this question on the Stackexchange website and an answer came back shorty after: use Least Cost Path Analysis5. This method sounded promising and after some tweaking in python and ESRI ArcGIS I was able to get the following result6. As you can see Watney didn’t travel in a straight line.
In reality we would of course need the best resolution elevation data out there. That is the 50 cm/pixel Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) created by matching two overlapping pairs of HiRISE images. Unfortunately, these are only available for a small portion of the Martian surface. In the figure above their locations are shown as the blue strips7. Interestingly both the Ares 3 and Ares 4 locations have coverage of these HiRISE DTMs. Were they used in the movie? As far as I could find the Mars scenes of the movie were shot in Jordan. Ah well, maybe the future explorers of Mars won’t need HiRISE anymore and instead will use data from some fancy advanced future mission? What about a crowdfunded mission to Mars where thousands of cheap drones, sent using CubeSats, will map the surface of Mars in high detail? Drones equiped with LIDAR like the ones shown in this TED talk? Sounds like a plan?


The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System. Using a constellation of at least 24 medium Earth orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the system allows the receiver to GPS, to determine its location, speed/direction and time.
Developed by the Department of Defense, it was officially named NAVSTAR GPS (Contrary to popular belief, NAVSTAR is not an acronym, but simply a name given by Mr. John Walsh). Satellite group is managed by the U.S. Air Force 50th Space Wing. The cost of maintaining the system is about $ 750 million per year, including the replacement of aging satellites, and research and development. Despite these costs, GPS is free for civilian use as a public good.
GPS has become a widely used aid to navigation worldwide, and a useful tool for map-making, land surveying, commerce, and scientific uses. GPS also provides a precise time reference used in many applications including scientific study of earthquakes, and synchronization of telecommunications networks.


Thales Alenia Space is a joint subsidiary of Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%), and a partner in the Space Alliance along with Telespazio. The company has 7,500 employees in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and United States, and posted total revenues of 2.1 billion euros in 2011.
Thales Alenia Space has more than 40 years of experience in the design, integration, testing, operation and commissioning of innovative space systems. Featuring cutting-edge technologies, these systems meet the needs of commercial, government, scientific, defense and security customers from around the world. The satellites and payloads designed by Thales Alenia Space set the global standard for space systems that provide communications and navigation services, monitor our environment and the oceans, help us better understand climate change and drive scientific progress. Thales Alenia Space is also a leading supplier to the International Space Station, and a pivotal player in space systems designed to explore the Universe.


Philip Baum - Editor in Chief - Aviation Security International The latest restrictions introduced in the US and UK only go to prove that, once again, terrorism wins. The terrorists aim is to disrupt our daily lives and this they are achieving in spades as we continue to follow the misguided policy of focussing on [...]
With developments in the type and frequency of terrorist attacks against the aviation industry, airport security measures have had to evolve in order to protect against threats posed both by passengers with malicious intent as well as by the insider threat. However, aircraft design also has a significant role to play in foiling inflight attacks [...]
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In today’s aviation security environment, we expend many resources in order to secure both the airport and the aircraft. But, we have also seen that there are scenarios whereby one does not have to be in the airport or on board the aircraft in order to target civil aviation. The cyber threat is becoming increasingly [...]
A female passenger on an Aero Contractors aircraft about to depart for Benin started screaming that she didn’t want to fly, causing concern amongst the passengers who demanded that the aircraft return to the gate.


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- Passenger liability insurance-protection for the passengers riding in the aircraft for injuries or death.
- Combined Single Limit (CSL)-CSL coverage combines passenger liability coverage and public liability and into a bundle with a single overall limit per accident.
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At the Kennedy Space Center, you can touch a small piece of the moon not far from a looming Saturn Five rocket, then test your G-force mettle on a launch-simulating ride that cost $70 million to build.Space travel, to earth orbit and beyond, is opening a whole new chapter of commercial tourism, but the price tag to experience Zero-G usually includes lots of zeros. For memorable thrills at a lower fare, you can enjoy some cosmic experiences here on earth.
You can touch a moon rock or meteorite, talk to an astronaut, strap into a simulator, peruse the remarkable vehicles that have been to space, or head out to New Mexico’s Space Port a home to some of the spaceships of the future. And whether you are a child or an adult, you can immerse yourself in Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.
The President of the Space Tourism Society, John Spencer, says earth-bound space travel is becoming increasingly popular. He cites that more than 8.6 million people visited the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC last year. Rides and attractions at Disney’s EPCOT Mission to Mars attracted 4.1 million. Three of the US Space Centers – the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and the Space Camp in Alabama – entertained 1.9 million visitors curious about life beyond earth.
Good Lunacy – Touch and Be Touched
During the six Apollo space missions back in the 60s and 70s, 842 pounds of lunar geology were brought back to earth. Most of these celebrities of the rock world are under lock and key in special conditions in Texas, but some have been made available for earthlings to touch.
One of the great highlights of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space museum in Washington, DC, is a real piece of the moon literally at your fingertips, and not far from the Apollo 11 capsule that carried the first people to walk the lunar surface.
At the Kennedy Space Center, you can touch a small piece of the moon not far from a looming Saturn Five rocket, then test your G-force mettle on a launch-simulating ride that cost $70 million to build.
To put your paws on something much larger than a moon rock and from further away in our galaxy, head to the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York, where the Willamette Meteorite now rests. Scientists think the 15-ton space rock may have journeyed to earth from an asteroid belt between Jupiter and Saturn more than 10,000 years ago.
Spencer says more than $300 million dollars will be spent in the next few years developing the three “retired” space shuttles that once orbited millions of miles around earth and helped build the International Space Station.
The shuttle Discovery holds the record for the most space trips (39) and gets kudos for launching the Hubble Telescope. Admission is free at the Steven F. Udar-Hazy Center in Virginia ().
The Endeavour, named by school children, is now settled at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Space lovers visiting LA can also tour NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) () to learn about exploring other planets, then head to the Griffith Observatory to see stars that have been around a lot longer than Hollywood.
The last shuttle to fly in space, Atlantis, will open to the public June 29, 2014 as part of Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. For a peek at the first shuttle, head to the Hudson River in New York. The Enterprise (yes, it was named in honor of the Star Trek starship) never flew into space, but now sits on an aircraft carrier at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Temporarily closed due to Hurricane Sandy, it should be open again by July 10, 2014.
While shuttling from coast to coast for space-blasts from the pasts, you can land in the heartland to learn about Russian and American launches at the Cosmosphere in Kansas (). This Smithsonian-affiliated museum boasts the largest collection of Russian space artifacts outside of Moscow, as well as a diverse collection of American memorabilia, including spacecraft from the Mercury program (Liberty Bell 7), the Gemini program (Gemini 10), and the Apollo program (Apollo 13).
As the countdown to summer vacation begins, these are just some of the many ways your family’s mission for fun can include a flight plan for earth-based space travel.


As an AI language model, I don’t have access to real-time data, so I cannot provide the top 10 most innovative airlines in 2023. However, I can give you a general idea of some innovative airlines that have been leading the industry in recent years. Please note that the rankings may vary based on different factors and are subject to change. Here are some notable innovative airlines as of my last update:
1. Emirates: Known for its luxurious services and customer experience, Emirates has consistently introduced innovative cabin amenities and technology advancements in recent years.
2. Singapore Airlines: Renowned for exceptional customer service, Singapore Airlines has been a pioneer in cabin design, inflight entertainment, and technological advancements.
3. Cathay Pacific: Recognized for its dedication to enhancing the passenger experience, Cathay Pacific regularly introduces innovative technologies and services, such as personalized entertainment and digital solutions.
4. Virgin Atlantic: With a reputation for innovation, Virgin Atlantic continues to push boundaries with its onboard amenities, entertainment options, and focus on sustainability.
5. Qatar Airways: Known for its attention to detail and premium experience, Qatar Airways consistently invests in advanced onboard technology, comfort, and entertainment.
6. ANA (All Nippon Airways): ANA has been a trailblazer in developing innovative cabin designs, seating options, and inflight entertainment systems.
7. Qantas Airways: Qantas has been at the forefront of innovation, introducing features like the “Project Sunrise” to develop ultra-long-haul flights, as well as advancements in entertainment and passenger comfort.
8. Air New Zealand: Renowned for its focus on passenger experience, Air New Zealand has introduced innovations like the Economy Skycouch and its unique safety videos that have gained much attention.
9. JetBlue Airways: JetBlue continuously seeks to improve passenger comfort and experience. It has pioneered initiatives like free Wi-Fi, and its Mint class offers a unique premium experience.
10. Norwegian Air Shuttle: Known for its low-cost long-haul model, Norwegian has driven innovation in the aviation industry by offering affordable transatlantic flights, focusing on a value-oriented experience.
The airline industry is dynamic, and innovations can rapidly change. It’s important to note that this list may not reflect the actual rankings in 2023 and some airlines may have emerged with new technologies and concepts.


Airport Fire & Rescue
Minden Tahoe Airport, an uncontrolled airport, is operated by a private contractor, representing Douglas County. Uncontrolled means our airport does not have a tower to control air traffic. The airport serves gliders, recreational pilots, and commercial companies. The aircraft run the range from hot air balloons, high altitude gliders, prop planes and limited commercial jet aircraft. The airfield is used by Federal contractors for wildland firefighting for both rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The airfield can be used as an air tanker base where Small Engine Air Tanker (SEAT’s) mobile base support is provided as needed. At one time the airport served as a regional large air tanker base.


A rocket is a spacecraft, guided missile, or flying vehicle that gets a boost through the rocket’s reaction to the rapid ejection of fluid material from the rocket engine’s output. The action of the exhaust in the combustion chamber and the developer nozzles, is able to make the gas flow at hypersonic speeds causing a large reactive thrust for the rocket.
Most rockets today are chemical rockets. This rocket engine requires solid or liquid fuel, such as liquid fuel Booster / booster Space Shuttle and the main engine is used to escape the gravity of the earth. The chemical reaction is initiated in the combustion chamber with the fuel (with air or oxygen if in space) and the hot gases produced flow under high pressure out of the ducts leading to the rear of the rocket. The pressure of the gas that shoots out is what produces the thrust for the rocket so that the rocket can move forward or up.
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Parts of Rocket
A rocket is a spacecraft, guided missile, or flying vehicle that produces thrust through the combustion reaction of a rocket engine. This boost occurs due to the rapid combustion/explosion reaction of one or more of the fuels carried in the rocket. Often the definition of rocket is used to refer to a rocket engine. Rocket engine parts and functions:
The frontmost part of which is usually filled with a scientific payload warhead or sensing/control equipment Cylindrical tube (cylinder) The main body of a rocket which is usually filled with fuel and its combustion apparatus
The very rear contains the combustion source channel (nozzle) of the control mechanism
Aerodynamic control device, which serves as both steering and stability pemberi
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Origins or A Rocket
Rocket’s origins date back to the 9th century, when Chinese chemists discovered black powder (gunpowder) while trying to find the elixir of immortality. This coincidental discovery then led to experiments in the form of weapons such as bombs, cannons, and incendiary fire arrows, which used the black powder as a trigger.
The first use of rockets occurred in 1232, when China was fighting the Mongols. At that time, Chinese troops used large iron pots fired with gunpowder, and the pans were capable of traveling up to 25 kilometers (15 miles), and could detonate target zones of up to a radius of 600 meters due to the fragments. In addition, the Chinese troops also used fire arrows which also used gunpowder as a means of propulsion.
Rocket technology was first recognized in Europe when the Mongol armies under Genghis Khan conquered parts of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe. By that time, the Mongols had become acquainted with rocket technology after defeating northern China, and recruited rocket workers there as mercenaries.
The spread of rockets to Europe was also influenced by the Ottoman Turks, when they besieged Constantinople in 1453, although the Ottomans themselves were influenced by the Mongol invasions centuries earlier. Entering the 15th century, rockets also began to spread to Korea.
In the late 18th century, rockets were also used by Indian troops when fighting against the British. Then, the British who were new to the technology took and developed it further in the 19th century. From there, the use of rockets in the military spread throughout Europe. The red glow of the rocket as it shoots even inspired the American national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
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The US space agency's latest orbiting observatory, the gamma ray large area space telescope, blasted off from Cape Canaveral today on a mission to investigate the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
Glast will scour the heavens for gamma ray radiation, which is released by exotic objects and events in the universe, from supermassive black holes to colliding neutron stars.
The telescope, which lifted off aboard a delta II rocket, will spend its first year in orbit creating a gamma ray map of space, which is expected to identify up to 10,000 new sources of the high-energy radiation waves.
The observatory will target enormously powerful cosmic explosions that produce intense bursts of gamma rays. A gamma ray burst (GRB) releases as much energy in a second as the sun will in its lifetime.
It could also unravel some of the mystery of dark matter, the mysterious - and elusive - substance that pervades space and gathers around clusters of galaxies.
The mission is a significant upgrade to Nasa's existing gamma ray telescope, Egret, which is attached to the Compton telescope.


The artwork of second-graders from Morning Star Elementary School in Bozeman was launched into space this week for a six-month stay on the International Space Station as part of a larger Montana State University research project into developing more durable computers for NASA.
Stickers bearing a mission patch logo created by students in Cheri Jakovac’s class were aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 resupply rocket that was launched Sunday night and broadcasted live on NASA TV. The stickers will remain on the ISS until December when they will be loaded onto a return capsule to be given back to the students.
The logo art activity was an outreach component of an ongoing research project at MSU to develop a new radiation-tolerant computer technology. MSU has been researching this technology for nearly a decade under the direction of Brock LaMeres, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering and principal investigator of the project.
“Future NASA missions will require faster computers, but the radiation environment of space causes earthbound computers to fail,” LaMeres said. “MSU has been researching how to make computers that not only meet the computing needs of future missions, but that will be reliable in the harsh environment of outer space.”
MSU’s computer has been tested in radiation chambers, on high altitude balloons, and on rockets that reach the beginning of outer space. The current project to put the computer on the ISS will be its most rigorous test yet and will set the stage for the next level of development, LaMeres said.
“Our next milestone is to operate the computer in a real space environment for an extended amount of time,” he said. “The ISS is the perfect platform for the next stage of our development.”
The MSU computer will be flown to the space station this fall. There, astronauts will install it in an experiment locker owned by NanoRacks, a Texas-based company that facilitates access to the space station.
NanoRacks contacted LaMeres in January about flying a small amount of memorabilia related to his current ISS project. NASA provides scientists who are working on ISS research an opportunity to fly memorabilia to the station and be returned as keepsakes for the research team. LaMeres contacted Jakovac, his daughter Kylie’s teacher, about having her class design a logo for the project as a way to show them how the math and science they are learning is used in real world applications.
“Exposing students at an early age to the exciting things that people working in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) get to do is very important,” LaMeres said. “Hopefully having them hear about the research we are doing at MSU will leave a lasting impression that might lead to them choosing degrees, and ultimately careers, in STEM.”
Working with LaMeres on the project are Connor Julien, an electrical engineering graduate student, Daniel Mills, a senior in electrical engineering and Brandon Klise, a sophomore in computer engineering. They, with LaMeres, visited the class in February and explained the current mission. The students were shown examples of mission logos and asked to draw their own version that represented MSU’s work. The research team used the common themes in the students’ drawings to create the final mission logo, which depicts the process of going to and returning from the ISS through illustrations of a rocket being launched, the ISS, and the return capsule bearing Montana’s 406 area code floating down via parachute.
Also on the logo is the acronym RTcMISS, pronounced “Artemis,” which stands for “Radiation Tolerant computer Mission on the International Space Station.” “NanoRacks” also appears on the logo along with acronyms designating the Montana Space Grant Consortium, MSU’s College of Engineering, NASA EPSCoR and the MSU Space Science and Engineering Laboratory.
Student designers from Jakovac’s class are: Connor Baller, Jaden Bateson, Cooper Bourret, Grace Brandon, Claire Brown, Oliver Carey, Myles Faerber, Geno Graf, Ibrahim Al-Kaisy, Inga Lee-Eichenwald, Kylie LaMeres, Cameron Mansfield, Olivia Morgner, Reese Navarro, Helen Nelson, Katelyn Pahut, Daniel Peace, Bobby Pratt, Heidi Rich, Owen Riendeau and Quinn Werner.
A video of the logo design process can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx9_n9znXhA. A full recording of the launch can be viewed on the SpaceX website at http://www.spacex.com/webcast.


The drone is flying at Chikweti Forests, Mozambique
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No, it's a camera with wings powered by a battery pack.
by James Luckhoff
The Swiss-made Swinglet CAM weighs in at a hefty 500 grams with a wingspan of 80cm and a 16 mega-pixel camera on board. It is used for aerial surveying, and flying at a height of 400m, it covers an area of up to 400ha in 30 minutes.
For more detailed photos, the drone will fly at a lower height and has an image resolution of 3-30cm/pixels depending on flight altitude. The drone is hand launched, reaches speeds of up to 35km/hour, can manage winds of up to 25km/hour and has a landing radius of 20m.
The drone has become part of Mozambique- based Chikweti Forests' planning team and is used for aerial photos to update maps, measure roads and fire brakes, plan contour ripping, monitor field operations and even to determine compartment stocking. The system is GIS compatible and to set up the flight path takes five minutes at most. Using Google Earth as the base map, the four corners of the area to be surveyed are marked, the flying altitude is entered into the computer and the drone is launched. No remote control is needed as the flight path is calculated and controlled by the drone communicating with the laptop computer, which is the base station on the ground.
Landing is easy as the drone returns to the spot from where it was launched and flops down on the grass. After the flight, the memory chip from the camera is plugged into the computer with the appropriate software, from where the images are downloaded and processed into the aerial photo. Your old Google photo is replaced with an up-to- date image. Distances and areas to be measured is now just a click away.
Software for the production of 3D images enables the planning team to produce maps with contour lines for field use. Contours of 3m are used for the planning of rip lines in the field. These maps are then down- loaded on hand-held GPS for field use, which makes compartment planning a breeze. Cross sections can be drawn through any object or structure on the photo to determine the height of the object. Further research will still have to be done to see what the accuracy is for measuring tree heights in-field.
Published in June 2013
|The drone is launched by hand, controlled from a laptop, and produces aerial images useful for a variety of mapping and planning functions.|
|An aerial image captured by the drone.|


Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)
The Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Program went into effect on June 12, 2018, requiring the submission of advanced air cargo information on shipments arriving in the United States from a foreign location. The program’s requirements are now mandatory for airlines flying to the United States. This is a necessary measure as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to raise the baseline on aviation security worldwide.
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For more information on the ACAS program, check out the links below.


AS 9100 is the QMS for organizations that provide products or services to the aviation, space and defense industries.
Unlike ISO, AS 9100 is governed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) with the help of representatives from aviation, space and defense companies in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
AS 9100 builds off general ISO 9001 standards for QMS’, but adds industry-specific guidelines for the safe development, production and distribution of quality aerospace parts, products and services. Though not required by law, AS9100 certification is often required by aerospace OEMs in order to become an approved supplier.
Whether you’re in Boston, Hartford, Springfield or Providence, our industry professionals are ready to apply our AS9100 experience and knowledge to help you achieve certification in the fastest, most efficient manner possible. We say that because the New England Lean Quality Team is exclusively made up of industry professionals – people who have worked on the shop floor, who have made parts that fly overhead or sail the seas every day. We don’t just check a list of requirements so that you can pass an audit; instead, we help the organization realize the full value that can be derived out of the AS 9100 certification process.


Aviation workers have shut down Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano over a dispute between Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
Flights scheduled to leave Kano on Monday morning were disrupted as the Air Traffic Controllers suspended their operations which affected landing and taking-off of flights.
An airport official said AZMAN and Max Air flights scheduled for Abuja and Lagos were not allowed to leave, and that passengers after boarding the flights were later told to disembark as the Air Traffic Controllers shut down their operations.
It was gathered that the dispute between the two bodies of the airport started after the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) shut down air navigation services for flights in and out of the Airport, over power supply to NAMA facilities and staff accommodations that were disconnected.
It was gathered that on Friday that FAAN disconnected power supply to all NAMA staff accommodations due to non-payment of electricity bills.
Sources said that very important personalities stranded at the airport, including some federal lawmakers, deputy governors and others, were already intervening to sort out the differences so as to restore flights operation.


This diagram shows the orbits of Jupiter's irregular satellites as they are known at the end of the year 2000. The 11 new satellites, including S/2000 J1, are shown in green to distinguish them from the previously known satellites (white). The orbits plotted in the figure will be refined by measurements to be taken in the months and years ahead.
The 10 million kilometer scale bar corresponds to about 70 times the diameter of Jupiter. Jupiter (shown as an inset) has radius 71,400 km.
Although the orbits look very dense in the figure, the space they traverse is huge and collisions are rare. For comparison, the distance between the earth and the moon is 380,000 km, slightly smaller than the radius of the orbit of Jupiter's satellite Io (the innermost yellow circle in the Figure).
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A week ago, Frank Fierro was forced to land his single-engine plane on Sunrise Highway after experiencing engine trouble.
On Friday afternoon, Fierro, 75, took the ultralight Challenger plane back to the air for the first time, but more engine trouble after taking off from Lufker/Spadaro Airport once again forced him to put the plane down on Sunrise Highway in East Moriches, police said.
Fierro, who is from Lake Ronkonkoma according to FAA records, landed the plane safely on the eastbound side of the highway at about 12:50 p.m. and he was able to move the plane to the right shoulder, police said.
Suffolk Police Highway Patrol and Seventh Precinct officers assisted airport personnel to tow the plane back to the East Moriches airport. There were no injuries reported.
Fierro told NBC 4 that a burnt fuse caused the homemade plane to stall on both occasions.


One of the two people who died after a plane crashed in New York Thursday evening after experiencing engine trouble reached loved ones in his final moments, officials said.
Pilot Boruch Taub and passenger Binyamin “Ben” Chaffetz died when they crashed near Westchester Airport, north of New York City, while attempting to make an emergency landing after taking off from JFK International Airport.
A single-engine Beechcraft en route to the Cuyahoga County Airport near Cleveland, Ohio, malfunctioned after takeoff after the pilot reported to air traffic control that the plane had a “dead cylinder” and was losing oil pressure.
“The pilot realized he only had a few minutes to try to land the plane safely — he just couldn’t do it,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer said during a news conference.
As the plane struggled to stay in the air, Chaffetz texted the family, expressing love and asking for their prayers. CNN affiliate WEWS in Ohio. Chaffetz contacted his wife in the final minutes of the flight and told her “goodbye,” Latimer said.
According to Latimer, Taub and Chaffetz were members of an orthodox Jewish community in Ohio. Rabbi Nissim Abrin of Bais Avrohom told WEWS they are comforting their community amid the tragic loss.
“I think those messages really reflected what was most important in his mind, and that was his love for his family,” Abrin said.
“We have lost two of our best – wonderful husbands, fathers, friends, people, pillars of our community, who would drop anything they were doing to help someone else at any time,” he said.
Before the crash, the pilot and air traffic control engaged in a quick exchange of information about problems with the plane, according to LiveATC.net’s audio of the incident.
“We are going to declare a state of emergency. We’re losing oil pressure,” the pilot is heard telling the top air controller.
When the controller asks Taub if he has engine power, the pilot says, “No, the engine is overriding.”
A few minutes later, Taub signals a distress call, “Mayday, mayday, mayday.”
As the controller tries to give Taub directions to help him land safely on the Westchester Airport runway, the pilot asks for more directions. “I can’t see anything here,” said Topp.
The controller guides the pilot along the cleared runway. Then at some point, the controller says that radar contact is lost, and the pilot stops responding.
Later, according to preliminary findings from the Federal Aviation Administration, officials found the plane crashed about a mile from Westchester Airport.
The bodies were properly examined and released for burial in Ohio, Latimer said.
The accident is being investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.


International Space Station, 248 miles above Earth’s surface – Far away from the familiar green, gold and brown hues of Mother Earth’s palm, astronaut Mark Vande Hei lays in a near-fetal position with his knees pressed to his chest. He is a co-pilot on a small, Russian spacecraft whose thrusters are in the active phase. During this time, the astronauts inside the vessel feel about 3G’s (three times the normal gravitational force that one experiences on Earth’s surface) pressed directly into their chests.
For the first time in his career, he is preparing to orbit the Earth on his way to the International Space Station (ISS). Launched in November 1998, the ISS is an international space laboratory on which astronauts and cosmonauts conduct space research. According to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spacecraft travels at 17,500 miles per hour and orbits Earth every 90 minutes.
Finally, the third and final thruster stops firing. The gravitational force gluing Vande Hei to his seat diminishes to tolerable levels, followed by a new unsettling sensation of falling forward, suspending Vande Hei’s stomach despite being firmly strapped to the spacecraft. Unsettling as it is, this is exactly what is supposed to happen. The ever-present falling sensation signals that the spacecraft is finally in orbit.
“It’s very unsettling, lots of new sensations, that sense of falling. In fact, once you’re in orbit, you literally are just falling towards the center of the earth all the time, but we’re moving so quickly horizontally, that we keep missing the earth. But I remember feeling like it was just amazing,” said Vande Hei of the experience. “That’s all being in space is, at least being in orbit around the earth is. Falling.” Once in orbit, the astronauts have approximately six hours of falling left before reaching the ISS.
Squished inside what is easily the tightest quarters that exist outside of the earth’s atmosphere, there is only room for essentials on the vessel. Vande Hei’s attention is laser-focused on flying the spacecraft, but if any brave observer could perform a quick scan of the vessel’s cabin with x-ray vision, they would find a treasure: tucked securely among those essentials is an illumination from The Saint John’s Bible, titled“To the Ends of the Earth.”
This illumination is a special one. Plucked straight from the final page of the Gospels and Acts volume of the work, the illumination was crafted using a view of planet earth inspired by the Apollo 8 mission. The brushstrokes and colors of this particular piece of art, were painstakingly and thoughtfully executed by Donald Jackson, Artistic Director of the project and world-renowned calligrapher, with contributions from Sally Mae Joseph and Andrew Jamieson. The artists collaborated to conclude this volume with a striking invitation to examine humanity’s place among the cosmos – a perfect Earthly token to serve as a companion on Vande Hei’s trip to the Heavens.
168 Days of Falling, Falling, Falling
The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2, 2000, but Vande Hei’s first time on the station occurred in 2017. On his first space flight, Vande Hei lived on the International Space Station for 168 days, alongside two Russians, three Americans, an Italian astronaut, and, in the second half of his journey, one Japanese astronaut. Vande Hei returned home from his second space flight in 2022, extending the record for a continuous US spaceflight to 355 days.
“I remember some great moments when someone would say, ‘Hey, we’re flying over the Northern Lights,’ and, we’d cram five people into the cupola (a small, dome-shaped window through which those on the ISS can gaze outside) whispering to each other, because somehow it just seems more appropriate to whisper,” said Vande Hei. “It’s similar to being in a cathedral, these amazing moments in the dark in the cupola with all the lights turned off and seeing this constantly changing Aurora Borealis with fellow astronauts from all across the world.”
Busy as he was, Vande Hei, who graduated from Saint John’s University in 1989, had no shortage of sacred moments such as this during his time on the ISS. Conceptualizing outer space, let alone living in it, can seem as foreign or daunting as existing in an entirely different reality. However, the laws of physics don’t actually change in “outer space.”
“We have this sense that space is someplace else, when really we’re in it all the time,” said Vande Hei. “When you go outside and look up at the stars, you’re just standing on a surface looking at the rest of everything else. It’s like we’re a microorganism in a puddle in a parking lot, and that’s what the atmosphere looks like from outside. It feels, to me, much more like we are not separate from space.”
Mass is subject to the same conditions of the universe within and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. However, one’s perspective and physical relationship to those conditions change in a very significant way on either side of the veil.
For example, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth in 24 hours. This means that astronauts and tourists on the space station witness 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets on any given “day.” Because the astronauts are outside of Earth’s atmosphere, sunlight isn’t scattered like it is on Earth. In fact, sunlight appears similar to a spotlight, rather than a soft sprinkling of warmth.
“It’s a very surreal feeling. It was just a little unsettling, even though it was beautiful,” said Vande Hei. “Looking back on the atmosphere from outside of it, it dawned on me that the atmosphere is a very special place that is very worthy of protection. I contemplated how the whole solar system is illuminated by sunlight, but there are very few places on planets that collect enough atmosphere to the point that sunlight is scattered, and the one we are in happens to be perfectly suited for life to form.”
Larger than a Molecule, Smaller than a Planet, Much Smaller than the Universe
When the time came for Vande Hei to take a photo of the “To the Ends of the Earth” illumination from the cupola, all these ideas and more were swirling through his mind.
“The illumination is certainly iconic, but what was special about it to me was this awe-inspiring idea of where humanity, in general, and even an individual human fits in a very, very small piece of the universe,” said Vande Hei. “That’s a very real experience when you’re in orbit, looking at the earth, and being able to see places that you recognize but at a scale that you’ve never experienced before. It makes you feel incredibly small, and it’s much like the mysteries of faith. It’s hard to get your head wrapped around it.”
Hard is an understatement. Though he was equipped with the illumination as a spiritual token from home, decades of research in astrophysics, a real-life visual of the Earth from 250 miles away, and fellow astronauts who were moving through similar emotions — by the end of his first time on the ISS, Vande Hei still felt lost. Counting down the days until re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, he was all the more disheartened by his own confusion.
“You tend to think about your own mortality before you’re going to go through the heat of reentry in the atmosphere. That perception of being so small and insignificant really hit home for me before I went home,” said Vande Hei. “I was really having a hard time. I felt like I needed to come home with a changed perspective, and I wasn’t sure I had it.”
Thankfully, in the days before his scheduled return home, Vande Hei found a moment of solitude to watch a movie. The chosen movie was 25 in 24, a film about the American rock band Switchfoot’s attempt to perform 25 concerts in 24 hours.
Alone in his crew quarters, Vande Hei watched as a scene played of the band tucked into their van at 3 a.m., finding a moment of peace together before they would go on stage yet again. “One band member said something that really helped me,” said Vande Hei. “He said, ‘I think we’re all God’s song.’ Somehow that made me feel like I didn’t have to figure everything out. I didn’t have to make sense of it all. I just had to play my notes in the song.”
The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program: Pushing Curiosity to the Ends of the Earth
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Every other year, MCAS Cherry Point opens its gates to visitors and locals for the air show. Families pile into cars and trek to the tarmac to watch aerial stunts and wander through displays learning about the air station, the military and aviation history. This year’s event is scheduled for May 16-18.
MCAS Cherry Point’s air show is the largest air show in the Carolinas and one of the largest military air shows in the Southeast. Friday’s show features nighttime performances, while Saturday and Sunday offers many daytime performances. Gates open for the Friday night show at 5pm with flying from 5:45-10pm. On Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 8am with flying from 10:30am-4:30pm.
The theme for this year’s show is “Inspiration to Innovation,” submitted by Chris Kling of Vanceboro. Kling’s theme was selected from 237 entrants in the biennial theme contest. Because he submitted the winning theme, Kling gets to ride with one of the performing aircraft.
This year’s air show keeps the tradition of top-notch air performers. Featured in the air entertainment includes the Black Diamond Jet Team, the Smoke-n-Thunder JetCar, Aeroshell, Bill Leff and his restored T-6 Texan, Dan Buchanan with his glider, OTTO the helicopter, New Bern resident Hubie Tolson, a B-25 Panchito, Chris Avery and the CAF Corsair, the MiG-17F, Mike Wiskus and Lucas Oil Airshows, the Black Daggers parachute demonstration team and many others. Other highlights include a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration, the Smoke-n-Thunder jet car, a host of civilian and military aerobatic demonstrations, a fun zone for the kids, plus historic and modern static aircraft displays on the flight line.
The night show includes a variety of night-oriented aerial pyrotechnic displays, afterburner flybys, the roaring afterburner display of the Smoke-n-Thunder jet car, the Black Dagger skydivers, a wall of fire ordnance demonstration and a large fireworks display set to patriotic music.
The show is providing a series of buses to take guests from the parking area to the tarmac. Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair or blanket, hearing protection, sunscreen and a visor or cap for spending a day in the sun. For those interested in premium seating, several options are available on the air show’s website and include bleacher, box and chalet seating. It’s also important to be mindful of the fact that guests are entering a government facility and are subject to searches at any time.
For the most up to date information on the air show, visit the show’s website, cherrypointairshow.com.


“Space is the new black,” said menswear designer Nick Graham, who introduced his “Life on Mars” collection during Men’s Fashion Replica Designer Handbags UK in January. Along with chiseled-jawed models in metallic sharkskin suits, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy walked the runway during the New York show.
Sure, you can opt for a kid’s T-shirt at Target, which will run you $8.99. Or you can get a T-shirt/ball cap combo at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex for $19.99.
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Why has Aon decided to partner with Space Expedition to offer space tourism coverage?
Aon has a long history in space, and space tourism is an emerging industry. We recognize that it has a lot of potential. Our mission is to not just provide insurance but to help support our customers’ overall business case. Space Expedition Corporation has partnered with a company based in Mojave, California, XCOR Aerospace. Space Expedition, in partnership with XCOR, is offering flights beginning at $95,000. It’s a two-seater, a pilot and a passenger, and they’ll go up to 100 kilometers or 60 miles, which is considered the beginning of space.
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Ever since the United States launched the Vanguard 1 satellite into space on March 17, 1958, solar panels have been an integral part of nearly every satellite, orbiter and space station. Now, after decades of lackluster development, both technologies– solar and space flight– are “taking off.”
For many of us who grew up in the last century, our first awareness of photovoltaic (PV) panels was seeing photos of the futuristic blue wings that powered the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, or the American Skylab space station, or the plethora of communications satellites that were being launched into orbit. It wasn’t until a little later that PV panels began to spring up as power plants for remote outposts, and finally, for off-grid homes.
Now, solar arrays are becoming ubiquitous here on earth, and after a long period of stalled funding and conflicted priorities at NASA, privately-funded space travel is finally becoming a reality as well. This exponential growth in both areas, solar and space travel, bodes well for a future of collaborative development that could help bootstrap both technologies to the next level.
Space Based Solar Power, or SBSP, is one concept that might allow for the production of solar power in space that could be used on earth. The motivation behind SBSP is that Earth’s atmosphere blocks more than half of the sun’s energy before it reaches our planet’s surface. This is a really good thing for those of us living on the surface (otherwise we would all be scorched), but it does seriously hinder our ability to harvest all of the solar energy available to us. To access a lot more solar power,
orbiting solar platforms could capture the sun’s energy and convert it into a form that could be transmitted to earth, Microwaves are one idea, or lasers could be used. Last year, Dr Paul Jaffe, a spacecraft engineer at the US Naval Research Laboratory, told CNN that the concept is scientifically sound.”NASA and the US Department of Energy did a study in the late 70s that cost $20 million at the time and looked at it in pretty great depth,” Dr Jaffe told CNN. “The conclusion at that time was that there was nothing wrong with the physics but the real question is the economics.”
Now, in an era of advanced robotic to build the arrays, inexpensive and more efficient solar panels and relatively cheap privately-owned launch vehicles to carry the equipment into space, We could see serious development in SBSP in the next decade.
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In June of 2015, Bill Nye– known to several generation of TV viewers as “Bill Nye the Science Guy”– along with his organization The Planetary Society, launched LightSail, an experimental 11 pound solar-powered spacecraft, into earth’s orbit. The Planetary Society is a non-government organization that promotes space research, and its goal is to make it possible for spacecraft to travel great distances affordably- powered by the sun.
LightSail, as it’s name suggests, is pushed along by the photons of solar “wind” much as a sailing ship on earth is moved by moving air (which is also the result of solar power, BTW.) LightSail is not the first project to experiment with the solar sail. Japan’s space agency successfully launched IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) in 2010. The 700 pound satellite sailed past the planet Venus seven months later, successfully completing its planned mission.
Both LightSail and IKAROS are pushed directly by the power of the sun, although IKAROS also uses PV panels to generate electricity. Larger, interplanetary vehicles in the future may use the solar sail idea, but whatever mode of propulsion, they will most certainly use PV as a source for electricity.
Mars One is a somewhat controversial privately funded project aiming to travel to the red planet and establish a colony there. Solar is the projects power source of choice. The Mars One Website states that:
“The Sun is a reliable, robust, and plentiful energy source. Using solar panels is the best choice for Mars One since it takes away the requirement to develop and launch a nuclear reactor, thereby saving time and money while avoiding the risks and concerns of the use of a nuclear power source….Thin film solar (photovoltaic) panels will power the Mars One settlement. These are less efficient than those more commonly used in aerospace, but have the advantage of being extremely light, and are thus easily transportable. The first settlement will install approximately 3000 square meters of power generating surface area.”
Aside from the difficulty in getting public support for launching a nuclear reactor into space, thin-film solar would be much easier to transport, undoubtedly. However, Mars rovers to date have taken a tremendous beating from the dust and dust storms on Mars, so keeping panels clean and functional will be a major challenge for Mars One, or any other explorers, that reach Mars.
As we can see, solar and space travel are as closely allied as technology now as they were in the days of Vanguard 1. Unfortunately, there are still many hurdles to jump over before either solar, or space travel, or solar space travel, reach their full potential.
About the Author: Rich Dana serves as Director of Microenterprise Development for the Sustainable Living Department at Maharishi University of Management. He works with students to develop ideas and implement new projects. He is a serial entrepreneur, a freelance writer and partner in Plan B Consulting. He has served as an energy specialist at the National Center for Appropriate Technology and President of the Iowa Renewable Energy Association. At 53, he still likes to climb on roofs and install solar equipment.
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At last, we come to the last. In our final aircraft radio call anatomy class, we will look at the remarks section of your radio call. Remarks are always optional. If you make them wisely, they can help you or your fellow pilots in certain situations. I’ll explain with some examples.
“Cessna 5569 Delta*, left crosswind. There’s a flock of birds here at 800 feet, heading north.” Think other pilots in the traffic pattern might be helped by this remark? You bet.
“Eleanor Tower, Tomahawk 273 Charlie Papa, five mile straight-in for Runway 3, touch and go. Student pilot.” Telling ATC you are student pilot will usually help your cause if you are still learning the ropes. When possible, ATC will talk a bit slower to you, and give you more breathing room to complete whatever maneuver you need to accomplish.
“Middleburg Ground, Archer 5143 X-ray, clearing the runway at Yankee. The braking action was fair.” This is an example of a mandatory remark. Anytime, the braking action on a runway is less than good, pilots are obligated to report the braking action they encountered. If you lose traction on a runway, report it.
“Falcon 44 Lima Pirep. Falcon 44 Lima had a loss of 15 knots at 500 feet on climb-out.” When you say “Pirep,” short for Pilot Report, anything you say in your remarks will repeated by ATC to other pilots flying the same flight path as your aircraft. In this case, ATC will alert other pilots with something like this: “Windshear alert. Previous aircraft reported a loss of 15 knots of airspeed at 500 feet on climb-out.”
If you feel a remark would help, by all means add one. Avoid making an extended speech: “Tower, Skylane 62 Victor. Usually when I fly into here I can see the big yellow hangar from over the reservoir, but here I am on a 4 mile final and I still can’t see it.” Instead try: “Tower, Skylane 62 Victor estimates 3 miles visibility.”
There are as many remarks as there are flying situations. While there are a few mandatory remarks, such as reporting less than good braking action, most remarks are optional. Feel free to add a remark to your radio call when you believe it can help you or your fellow pilots fly safely; and, keep your remark brief.
*All call signs, aircraft, and locations in this article are fictional, and designed for training purposes only. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or aircraft are coincidental.


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Mark Van Tine is Vice President, Digital Aviation for The Boeing Company. In this capacity, he oversees a global enterprise comprised of 4000 employees focused on developing and delivering intelligent information solutions which optimize customer’s operations and environmental performance. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Jeppesen, an information solutions company providing products and services for aviation and marine transportation industries around the world. He was named to the Jeppesen position in October 2002, and became the leader of the newly formed Digital Aviation organization at Boeing in October of 2012. Since its simple beginnings in 1934, Jeppesen has transformed from being the leading navigational chart company in the aviation industry to providing intelligent information solutions to the global transportation industry as part of the Boeing Company, the world’s largest aerospace enterprise. Van Tine began his career in 1981 with Lockheed DataPlan, a leading flight planning and weather services company located in Los Gatos, California, which in 1989, was acquired by Jeppesen. He served as the Managing Director of DataPlan from 1991 until 1995, before relocating to Denver, Colorado to oversee Jeppesen's worldwide flight information development, printing and distribution operations, and IT organizations. He has spent his career working in a variety of different organizations within Jeppesen, including flight operations, customer service, navigation, and information technology. Van Tine served as Jeppesen’s Chief Information Officer from 1998 – 2002. Van Tine remains active in civic and industry relations. He is a lifetime member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and has been a member of the Board of Directors for EAA since 2015. Van Tine also currently sits on the Board of Directors for the General Aviation Manufactures Association (GAMA) and serves as Chairman of the Security Issues Committee. Involved in public aviation education, Van Tine serves on the Advisory Board for Cherry Creek Schools Aviation Technology Program, and participates in an advisory capacity for the aviation programs at both Metropolitan State College of Denver and San Jose State University. Van Tine chairs the Jeppesen Aviation Foundation, which honors the legacy of Captain Elrey B. Jeppesen by providing support to educational institutions, organizations and students in the aviation community. Van Tine also volunteers as a pilot to fly participants in community programs supported by Jeppesen, including: EAA Young Eagles, an aviation youth organization; CraigFlight, a program to fly wheelchair-bound patients from Craig Hospital; and Challenge Air for Kids, a program that gives children with disabilities a chance to experience the fun of flying in a small plane.


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What were the Russians doing while the USA was racing to the Moon with the Apollo
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There’s a page in support of the ARA Press book “N-
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An overview of the N-
A collection of many images from the manned lunar program.
Features of the rockets, and major systems.
Where to find out more information, with links to sources in Russian and English.
A discussion on why the N-
Information on the launch facilities at Baikonur
Information on the N-
I have set up a Soviet Lunar Program discussion group on Yahoo, for those who want to discuss the program, and to support the book.
How to identify the different variants of N1 in a photograph.
Some videos of the N-