Posts Tagged ‘NASA’
 

 
A VC-25 passes over the Statue of Liberty during a controversial photo shoot.

On This Day in Aviation History: January 26th

The US Air Force takes delivery of the first Boeing 747 version of Air Force One. NASA launches Ranger 3 to the Moon, Glenn Curtiss flies the first seaplane and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History: January 25th

Happy birthday to the precursor of American Airlines! Avianca Flight 52 crashes on Long Island, NASA's Opportunity rover lands on Mars, the Saab-Fairchild 340 makes its first flight and more...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo's Boeing 747-8 Freighter (B-LJA) "Hong Kong Trader" touches down in Miami.

Final Call: Allegiant Air Flight Leaves Dozens Behind, NASA Open Sources Aircraft Design Software

Allegiant leaves 30 passengers behind, Export-Import Bank moves ahead with loan guarantees for Air India, F-22 problems are being blamed on the air conditioning, and more...
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Boeing 747SP-Based Telescope Discovers Newborn Stars

The NASA SOFIA airborne telescope has uncovered a cluster of newborn stars within a giant cloud of gas and dust 6,400 light-years from Earth.
by Jason Major, UniverseToday.com
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Photos: On the Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis

Take a tour inside the cockpit of Space Shuttle Atlantis as the avionics are powered on one final time before being decommissioned and put on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
by Suresh Atapattu
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