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NASA's Scientific Balloon Program Reaches New HeightsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 For decades, NASA has released enormous scientific balloons into Earth's atmosphere, miles above the altitude of commercial flights. The Balloon Program is currently preparing new missions bearing sensitive instruments, including one designed to investigate the birth of our universe and another with ballooning origins that will fly on the International Space Station. NASA's Primordial Inflation Polarization Explorer (PIPER), which will launch a series of test flights over the next few years, could ... read more |
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 Tidally locked exoplanets may be more common than previously thought Studying the sun's atmosphere with the total solar eclipse of 2017 Exotic quantum states made from light Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract Russia's S7 group plans to resume Zenit lunches from Sea Launch platform NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch | .. |
 Air Force finishes ground testing of new highly efficient engine The Air Force Research Laboratory has recently completed a ground test series on a new kind of high-efficiency diesel engine. ... more | .. |
 Japan approves US Marine flights of Ospreys after crash Japan on Friday said it would allow Osprey tilt-rotor aircrafts to continue to operate in the country, accepting US assurances that the flights are safe following a fatal crash off Australia. ... more | .. |
 AAR receives 15-year contract for landing gear maintenance AAR has received a $909 million contract for the Landing Gear Performance-Based Logistics One program for C-130, KC-135 and E-3 landing gear parts, the company announced on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed receives $9.4M contract for F-35 modifications Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $9.4 million modification to an existing contract for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike FIghter milestone event capabilities involving retrofit kits and installation services, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Families demand Malaysia accept MH370 hunt offer Relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 Friday demanded Malaysia accept a US exploration firm's offer to take up the hunt for the aircraft, which was suspended earlier this year. ... more | .. |
 France and Germany announce new joint fighter program France and Germnay announced they are planning to develop a new joint fighter plane following a French-German cabinet meeting Thrusday. ... more | .. |
 Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support Honeywell International and Pratt and Whitney have received requirements contracts totaling $27 million for engineering and research and development on secondary power systems for multiple platforms of the U.S. Air Force. ... more | .. |
 Secretary of the Air Force orders instruction review Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has said the Air Force will significantly pare back outmoded and unnecessary Air Force Instructions over the next two years. ... more |
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US Marines may ground aircraft after latest deadly crash The US Marine Corps may ground its entire air fleet for a safety review following the crash of an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Australia that killed three Marines, a defense official said Monday. ... more | .. |
Alloy Surfaces receives two year contract for flare countermeasures Alloy Surfaces Co. has received a two year, $29 million contract for MJU-66/B infrared countermeasures, the Department of Defense announced Friday. ... more | .. |
 State Department approves sale of A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria The State Department has approved a $593 million sale to Nigeria of A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons. ... more | .. |
 Air France extends no-fly zone around North Korea Air France said Thursday it was extending its non-flyover zone around North Korea after a missile from the reclusive state fell into the sea 100 kilometres (60 miles) from one its plane's trajectories. ... more |
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 Marine Corps grounds KC-130T tanker fleet The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered the grounding of its 12 KC-130T tanker and cargo aircraft as a precaution following the July 10 crash in Mississippi that killed 15 Marines and one sailor. ... more | .. |
 Perlan glider reaches 32,500 feet eyes world aviation record Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect ground-breaking insights on climate change, weather and high-altitude flight, this week reac ... more | .. |
 Bankrupted Russian firm's jets may become Air Force One The US Air Force is about to buy two mothballed Boeing 747s that were abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline - and convert these into the next Air Force One, a source said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Supersonic technology designed to reduce sonic booms Residents along Florida's Space Coast will soon hear a familiar sound - sonic booms. But instead of announcing a spacecraft's return from space, they may herald a new era in faster air travel. ... more |
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 Balloons and drones and clouds China, Russia push talks as N. Korea steps back from missile launches US says open to talk if North Korea ready to disarm Iran can quit nuclear deal if US keeps adding sanctions: Rouhani Chinese scientists aim to launch more quantum satellites Iran chief of staff in Turkey for talks on Syria, Iraq | .. |
 Switzerland approved for F/A-18 upgrade package A proposed deal to upgrade Switzerland's F/A-18 fighter aircraft through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program has won State Department approval. ... more | .. |
Lockheed receives contract 50 F-35s for foreign military sales Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is being awarded a $3.7 billion modification to an existing contract for the low-rate production of Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft. ... more | .. |
 China Eastern Airlines to acquire 10% of Air France-KLM China Eastern Airlines said Friday it is set to acquire a 10 percent stake in Air France-KLM, as it moves to expand its network in Europe. ... more | .. |
 Boeing receives contract for LRSO work on the B-52H Boeing has received a $59.5 million task order for the B-52 Engineering Sustainment Program as part of its role in the Long Range Stand-Off missile development, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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 VH-92A presidential helicopter test bed takes first flight Lockheed Martin has announced the first flight of the VH-92A test bed for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program. ... more | .. |
Bell and Boeing receive $53.1 million contract for MV-22 Osprey modifcations The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office is receiving a $57.1 million modification for an existing contract for engineering and refit work on the V-22 Osprey Common Configuration and Readiness and Modernization Program. ... more | .. |
 Dover AFB C-5Ms returned to flight status after grounding Five of the C-5M Super Galaxy cargo planes stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware have been returned to flight status after landing gear incidents led to their grounding. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed awarded contract for German P-3C aircraft upgrades Lockheed Martin Global has received a $158.5 million modification to an existing contract for mission system upgrades to German P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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