SpaceX Gets Starship Launch Permit The FAA has issued a launch permit for SpaceX’s test launch of its Starship spacecraft aboard its Super Heavy rocket booster with the earliest launch window opening at 8:00 a.m. April 17 with backup windows on each of the five[…] Read this article
When Training Isn't Worth the Risk I’m sure I’m not alone in this reaction: When I hear about a crash, especially one with fatalities, at my local airport, the first thing I want to know are the names. Is it someone I know takes priority over[…] Read this article
Best Of The Web: How The Saturn V Found The Moon Commemorating the miraculous recovery of Apollo 13 this week, we take a look at how NASA kept the giant Saturn 5 booster precisely in the center lane on the way to the Moon. In this information packed seven-minute video, the[…] Read this article
Poll: Do You Think SpaceX's Starship Will Eventually Reach Mars? Read this article
Indonesian Soldiers Killed During Search For Kidnapped Pilot An unknown number of Indonesian soldiers were killed and as many as 30 are missing after Papuan rebels attacked them during their search for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot. Phillip Mehrtens was taken by gunmen after he landed his Susi[…] Read this article
FAA Issues New Guidelines For Space Launch Scheduling The FAA is taking steps to better fit rocket launches into the National Airspace system. The agency announced last week it has come up with guidelines “to optimize and equitably manage the airspace in the vicinity of launch sites.” Airlines[…] Read this article
MAX Deliveries Affected By Manufacturing Issue Boeing has stopped deliveries of some 737 MAX airliners after the discovery of noncompliant parts in structures supplied by contractor Spirit Aerosystems. Reuters is reporting that the issue is with fittings that attach the tail to the fuselage being installed[…] Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, April 14, 2023 The Risks Of Routine Regarding not paying attention, I was a 23 year skydiver and years ago just as we were getting ready to exit from 7500 feet from a 182 when a small GA plane came flying below us.[…] Read this article
