by JVanDomelen | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
Taxpayers are complaining about the costs of individual satellite/space launches, but most are unaware of additional subsidies. For instance, ULA is on track to receive roughly $1 billion in FY17, $1.2 billion in FY18, and a total of roughly $12 billion since 2006 to...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 7, 2017 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space
Get the latest buzz on twitter about Paris Air Show 2017! This geek will be there, will you? Be sure to come back everyday of the show to follow the adventures of the MilAeroGeek. #PAS17 Soefriyadi @iam_soef · 30 Nov Ternyata sudah 5 tahun masa kerja nih,...
by JVanDomelen | Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, November 16, 2016 — Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 configuration rocket will launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
by JVanDomelen | Aug 10, 2016 | Air, Featured, Satellite, Space
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA., August 10, 2016, — A new micro-size cryocooler from Lockheed Martin is enabling quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for missile and sensor applications. Cryocoolers are standard components in IR-sensing platforms, from space observation...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Satellite, Space
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 18, 2016 — A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 20 test cells was launched to the ISS on...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space
E-FAN 2.0 (Static display, AG Pavilion): Fully-electric, battery-powered, two-seater industrialized version of the technology demonstrator. Aimed at flight schools for initial pilot training aircraft, EIS is expected to be 2018. Germany’s GreenTec Awards gave...
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