Artemis 1's Orion Spacecraft Makes A Low Pass Over The Moon NASA’s Orion spacecraft, launched last Wednesday (Nov. 16) atop the Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS), sent back compelling images of the Earth and made a low pass over the dark-side surface of the moon on Monday. “Low” is relative,[…] Read this article
CubCrafters Takes The Next Step To A Public Stock Offering Can you buy a piece of a Cub for $5? Well, does a piece of the CubCrafters company count? The self-described “light-sport, experimental, and backcountry aircraft company” has earned a “qualification” from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make[…] Read this article
New Combat Aircraft Comes With A Vintage Feature (Corrected) Under a contract worth up to $3 billion, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) last August chose the AT-802U Sky Warden, a single-engine turboprop with an interesting difference for a modern military aircraft. The service plans to acquire up[…] Read this article
Avfuel Teams With Atlantic To Provide More SAF In Colorado Just in time for ski season, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based fuel supplier Avfuel has teamed with FBO chain Atlantic Aviation to supply all four of Atlantic’s Colorado locations with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The two have been cooperating to[…] Read this article
Short Final: First Flights I enjoy flying kids as part of the EAA “Young Eagles” program. Last year, I had a particularly hilarious day: Two sisters were in the back seat and their brother was in the front. I always let the front seater[…] Read this article
