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NUAIR and partners test of Aurora Centaur optionally piloted aircraft at Griffiss International Airport demonstrates NASA approach to large UAS integration and operationalization.

For the drone industry to fully transition to a state where BVLOS flights become the norm in daily operations, innovative companies will need to take the lead in steering that shift into course. As of right now, there is an obvious gap between what drones can do and what they… Read more“Breaking the Barrier of Beyond”

Every day, millions of people play in the bookmakers of the world, working capital – billions, more than a hundred events for every taste. However, only a few regular players are in a constant plus. How to become successful, later in this article. It would seem that there is nothing… Read more“How to profitably bet in bookmakers?”

Today the advantages and disadvantages of the 100 watt solar panel allow us to talk about these energy sources as the most promising for the near future. Why is solar energy so good and what allows us to talk about the advantages of batteries not only for the home, but… Read more“Advantages and disadvantages of solar panels”

To say 11 April 2019 was a banner day for SpaceX would be an understatement.  The private space company that has soared into the public’s imagination and trust not only succeeded in launching its Falcon Heavy rocket – the most powerful currently operational rocket in the world – on its… Read more“Falcon Heavy soars; SpaceX lands critical NASA double asteroid redirect launch”

With a successful test flight of the reusable SARGE (Suborbital Autonomous Rocket with GuidancE)  sounding rocket complete, Exos Aerospace is looking to the future. The company plans to utilize the SARGE vehicle to launch payloads on a suborbital trajectory – allowing customers to test their technology before launching them into… Read more“Exos Aerospace’s SARGE rocket to serve as a platform for a reusable small satellite launcher”

Just five months after revealing the NASA astronauts who will fly the crewed test flights for both SpaceX’s Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner missions, NASA announced today that a medical issue will prevent one of those astronauts from flying the Starliner crewed test flight.

On Monday, NASA’s Independent Review Team (IRT) published the first public report on the SpaceX CRS-7 failure. The accident occurred on June 28th, 2015 when a Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage experienced an over-pressurization event during first stage ascent. The incident led to a launch vehicle failure approximately two minutes… Read more“NASA’s IRT publishes report on SpaceX’s CRS-7 failure”

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems has won a major contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop their largely solid propulsion OmegA rocket.  The contract award, valued at an approximate total of $792 million to be paid in increments over various phases, ensures the Air Force that NGIS will develop both… Read more“NGIS highlights advantages of their Air Force contract win with OmegA”

SpaceX and Boeing continue to make steady progress towards the major flight tests under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. At a NASA Advisory Council (NAC) meeting on Monday, the members were updated on the progress of each of the two providers. Overall, the updates were quite positive with most of the… Read more“NAC provides Starliner, Dragon 2 update – Commercial Crew preps entering final leg to launch”