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RED BULL STRATOS: http://www.redbullstratos.com Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground.

SOLAR IMPULSE: http://www.solarimpulse.com Solar Impulse is a demonstration of what can be achieved with today’s technologies. In July 2010, HB-SIA became the first solar-powered airplane in history capable of flying through a complete daylight cycle, thereby establishing 3 World Records.

TERRAFUGIA: http://www.terrafugia.com Terrafugia (ter-ra-FOO-gee-ah) The Company’s mission is to provide innovative solutions to the challenges facing personal aviation. The result: the Transition® Roadable Aircraft.

PAL-V ONE http://pal-v.com The launch of the PAL-V ONE marks a truly historic event: the birth of a new class of vehicles offering unprecedented freedom, adventure, flexibility and pleasure – all in one product!

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THE JETS OF THE FUTURE ay 01, 2012, Andrew Rosenblum and Rose Pastore How NASA and aircraft engineers intend to shape the future of air travel http://www.popsci.com/full-feed/technology NASA asked the world’s top aircraft engineers to solve the hardest problem in commercial aviation: how to fly cleaner, quieter and using less fuel. The prototypes they imagined may set a new standard for the next two decades of flight.

BOX WING JET, LOCKHEED MARTIN, Target Date: 2025 Passenger jets consume a lot of fuel. A Boeing 747 burns five gallons of it every nautical mile, and as the price of that fuel rises, so do fares. Lockheed Martin engineers developed their Box Wing concept to find new ways to reduce fuel burn without abandoning the basic shape of current aircraft.

SUPERSONIC GREEN MACHINE, LOCKHEED MARTIN, Target Date: 2030 The first era of commercial supersonic transportation ended on November 26, 2003, with the final flight of the Concorde, a noisy, inefficient and highly polluting aircraft. But the dream of a sub-three-hour cross-country flight lingered, and in 2010, designers at Lockheed Martin presented the Mach 1.6 Supersonic Green Machine.

SUGAR VOLT, BOEING, Target Date: 2035 The best way to conserve jet fuel is to turn off the gas engines. That’s only possible with an alternative power source, like the battery packs and electric motors in the Boeing SUGAR Volt’s hybrid propulsion system. The 737-size, 3,500-nautical-mile-range plane would draw energy from both jet fuel and batteries during takeoff, but once at cruising altitude, pilots could switch to all-electric mode [see Volta Volare GT4].—Rose Pastore

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SECRET AIR FORCE X-37B SPACE PLANE MISSION A 'SPECTACULAR SUCCESS' http://www.space.com/15575-secret-x37b-space-plane-mission-success.html Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist Date: 08 May 2012

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center image shows on-orbit functions for the

reusable X-37 space plane, now under the wing of the U.S. Air Force. CREDIT: NASA/MSFC

The U.S. Air Force's secretive robotic X-37B space plane mission continues to chalk up time in Earth orbit, nearing 430 days of a spaceflight that — while classified — appears to be an unqualified success. The space plane now circuiting Earth is the second spacecraft of its kind built for the Air Force by Boeing’s Phantom Works. Known as the Orbital Test Vehicle 2, or OTV-2, the space plane's classified mission is being carried out by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.

DREAM CHASER TEST PLAN OUTLINED BY SIERRA NEVADA http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1205/09sierranevada/ May 9, 2012, BY STEPHEN CLARK, SPACEFLIGHT NOW Sierra Nevada Corp., one of the firms vying to build a commercial space taxi for NASA, plans a series of automated and piloted atmospheric flight tests of its lifting body Dream Chaser spacecraft beginning this summer, ultimately leading to an orbital demonstration mission in 2016, according to company managers.

Artist's concept of the Dream Chaser spacecraft atop an Atlas 5 rocket on the launch pad. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. The flight tests will initially prove the Dream Chaser's aerodynamic qualities using an engineering article being outfitted at Sierra Nevada's space campus in Louisville, Colo.

'SYNERGY' AIRCRAFT PROMISES BETTER FUEL ECONOMY THAN CARS http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1154-synergy-aircraft-fuel-economy.html InnovationNewsDaily Staff, 15 May 2012 VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcDIXDRBJis&feature=player_embedded

A one-fourth scale model of the Synergy aircraft underwent flight tests to try

out the aircraft's fuel-efficient design. CREDIT: Synergy Aircraft

Most people think of flying as faster but more expensive than driving. But an unusual aircraft project that competed in NASA's 2011 Green Flight Challenge is promising something new — a personal airplane with better fuel economy than many family cars.

THE 5 MOST PROMISING PRIVATE SPACESHIPS http://www.space.com/15739-top-promising-private-spacecraft.html Mike Wall, SPACE.com, Sr. Writer, 18 May 2012

Artist’s rendition of the Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station.

CREDIT: SpaceX

Suborbital SpaceShipTwo glides over Mojave Air and Space Port in

California. CREDIT: TSC

This artist's illustration of the orbital crew-carrying spaceship planned

by the private company Blue Origin was included in the firm's NASA Space Act agreement to continue its work on a commercial crew space vehicle.

CREDIT: NASA/Blue Origin

An artistic rendition of the Dream Chaser vehicle launching into space.

CREDIT: Sierra Nevada

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Helping to pave the road for the future of commercial spaceflight, Boeing is hard at work on the research and development of a new space capsule aimed

at flying people to the International Space Station. CREDIT: Boeing

ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE PIONEER PLANS TO RECREATE LINDBERGH’S FLIGHT WITH ELECTRIC AIRPLANE Today, ay 22, 2012, 2 hours ago | Jason Paur

Image: Flight of the Century

Electric vehicle pioneer Chip Yates is upping the ante in the world of electric airplanes. Today the world record holder for electric motorcycles announced plans for an all electric recreation of Charles Lindbergh’s famous trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. And Yates isn’t content with just retracing the path across the Atlantic, he’s betting that like Lindbergh, his airplane will fly non-stop to Paris. Yates plans on flying at least as fast as Lindbergh’s Spirt of St. Louis and for added challenge and recreation authenticity, he’ll fly relatively low to avoid getting an extra push from the jet stream.

MILITARY AIRSHIP FLOATS TOWARD FIRST FLIGHT http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/lemv_maiden_flight_lakehurst_206743-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS May 25, 2012, Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor

Northrop Grumman's 300-foot long, 70-foot tall, remotely piloted Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship is scheduled to fly for the first time in early June at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The maiden flight could take place anytime between June 6 and 10, weather permitting, and will be followed by a trip to Florida where it will be outfitted with surveillance gear. The LEMV has been designed to operate for the U.S. Army as a surveillance and reconnaissance platform, capable of loitering in the sky for days, or weeks, at a time ... provided it's not really windy at its operating altitude.

PERSONAL SPACE TORPEDO http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/space_torpedo_copenhagen_suborbitals_passenger_206742-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/mission.php

Donations from more than 2,000 people, plus other sponsorships, have funded Copenhagen Suborbitals (CS) Tycho Brahe program, which aims to see individuals launched to at least 100 miles above the earth in personal capsules. The team's proposed capsule is made from rolled steel plate wrapped in a cork heat shield. Inside, the capsule's sole passenger would ride in a near-standing position, wearing a G-suit to help force blood to the head during acceleration. The passenger's head would sit in a transparent hemispheric dome topped with an aerospike for better supersonic performance. It gets better. Dimensions of the capsule's cabin area are roughly two feet (diameter) by 7.5 feet (length). There will be no room in the capsule for movement once the vehicle goes weightless. After launching to 100 miles, parachutes will be used to slow the final descent CS's team of about 20 have so far spent about $300,000 over the past four years developing their idea and last year made a test launch.

WHERE SPEECH RECOGNITION IS GOING http://www.technologyreview.com/business/40327/?ref=rss May 29, 2012, Will Knight Until recently, the idea of holding a conversation with a computer seemed pure science fiction. If you asked a computer to "open the pod bay doors"—well, that was only in movies. But things are changing, and quickly. A growing number of people now talk to their mobile smart phones, asking them to send e-mail and text messages, search for directions, or find information on the Web.

May 30, 2012, Mary Grady, AVFLASH NEWS, Contributing editor http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/TeamPlansTransatlanticElectricFlight_206761-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

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PATENTED 'NOISE SPONGE' QUIETS COMBUSTION http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501182757.htm ScienceDaily (May 1, 2012) — A sponge-like material employed by a University of Alabama engineering professor can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.

Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, the Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair and professor of mechanical engineering, was recently granted a patent for the breakthrough technology for noise reduction in combustion.

VIDEO: BOEING-LED HYBRID CONCEPT, THE SUGAR VOLT http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/boeing_hybrid_sugar_volt_nasa_efficiency_concept_aircraft_206628-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS May 2, 2012, Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor

DARPA Creates Interactive 3-D Holographic Map Table Julie Beck, 03.28.2011

A 2D Representation of UPSD's 3D Image: DARPA

Long gone are the days of pushing plastic armies around hand-drawn maps. Today’s military planners deserve technology of the future, and that means nothing less than 3-D holograms will do. Luckily, we have DARPA, ever-ready to step in with a solution. The Urban Photonic Sandtable Display (UPSD) allows up to 20 participants to simultaneously view and manipulate the 360-degree, 3-D image on the table, without having to wear 3-D glasses.

SILICON NANOSPHERES COULD BE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OPTICAL INVISIBILITY CLOAKS http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27838/?ref=rss

Invisibility cloaks that work for microwaves are easy to make using simple building blocks. Now engineers have created the equivalent

building blocks for visible light

kfc 05/10/2012

Given the headlines associated with invisibility cloaks, you could be forgiven for thinking that a Star Trek-style cloaking device will be available in stores before the holiday season. Sadly, no.

'ANTI-GRAVITY' BALL FLOATS IN MID-AIR http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1133-anti-gravity-ball-floats-mid-air.html InnovationNewsDaily Staff, 10 May 2012

MIT students created an 'anti-gravity' space with a ball people can move and play with. CREDIT: From “ZeroN - Levitated Interaction Element” by

Jinha Lee on Vimeo Hasn't everyone always wished for a small anti-gravity portal of his own? Jinha Lee, a doctoral student in media arts at MIT, and his lab-mates have created a small "anti-gravity" space for people to play with. Within it, people can move a special magnetic ball, record loops for the ball to bounce along. With the aid of a hidden projector, users can also project images onto the ball, to make it look like a planet for example.

LOW-COST NANOSHEET CATALYST DISCOVERED TO SPLIT HYDROGEN FROM WATER http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120511122232.htm ScienceDaily (May 11, 2012) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new electro catalyst that addresses one of these problems by generating hydrogen gas from water cleanly and with much more affordable materials. The novel form of catalytic nickel-molybdenum-nitride -- described in a paper published online May 8, 2012 in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition -- surprised scientists with its high-performing nanosheet structure, introducing a new model for effective hydrogen catalysis.

CHINESE PHYSICISTS SMASH DISTANCE RECORD FOR TELEPORTATION http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27843/?ref=rss kfc 05/11/2012 The ability to teleport photons through 100 kilometres of free space opens the way for satellite-based quantum communications, say researchers Teleportation is the extraordinary ability to transfer objects from one location to another without travelling through the intervening space.

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The idea is not that the physical object is teleported but the information that describes it. This can then be applied to a similar object in a new location which effectively takes on the new identity. And it is by no means science fiction. Physicists have been teleporting photons since 1997 and the technique is now standard in optics laboratories all over the world.

NEW 'METAMATERIAL' PRACTICAL FOR OPTICAL ADVANCES http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120515104737.htm ScienceDaily (May 15, 2012) — Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing "hyperbolic metamaterials," structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, computers and solar cells.

ENGINE COULD BOOST FUEL ECONOMY BY HALF http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/40422/?ref=rss May 17, 2012, Kevin Bullis

Trial run: Delphi researchers tested a new combustion strategy in this

single-cylinder test engine. Mark Sellnau, Delphi

Delphi, a major parts supplier to automakers, is developing an engine technology that could improve the fuel economy of gas-powered cars by 50 percent, potentially rivaling the performance of hybrid vehicles while costing less. A test engine based on the technology is similar in some ways to a highly efficient diesel engine, but runs on gasoline

NEW SILICON MEMORY CHIP MAY OFFER SUPER-FAST MEMORY http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132549.htm ScienceDaily (May 18, 2012) — The first purely silicon oxide-based 'Resistive RAM' memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions -- opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory -- has been developed by researchers at UCL.

Bright Future for Solar Power from Space http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120516093826.htm ScienceDaily, May 16, 2012 — Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Researchers at the University have already tested equipment in space that would provide a platform for solar panels to collect the energy and allow it to be transferred back to earth through microwaves or lasers.

EUROPEAN PHYSICISTS SMASH CHINESE TELEPORTATION RECORD http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27864/?ref=rss kfc 05/21/2012

DRAGON HEAT SHIELD DEVELOPED AT NASA AMES Doug Messier, May 21, 2012, in News MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (NASA PR) – Decades of rigorous research, testing and development performed in the Entry Systems and Technology Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has garnered Ames’ thermal protection engineers the respect of not just other government agencies, but also commercial entities.

CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY: ENGINEERS USE PLASMONICS TO CREATE AN INVISIBLE PHOTODETECTOR http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521104637.htm ScienceDaily (May 21, 2012) — It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers at Stanford and UPenn have shown. They have created an invisible, light-detecting device that can "see without being seen."

NEW PROPERTIES OF CARBON MATERIAL GRAPHENE DISCOVERED http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530172436.htm ScienceDaily (May 30, 2012) — Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since the extremely strong and thin carbon material was discovered in 2004. Just one atom thick, the honeycomb-shaped material has several remarkable properties combining mechanical toughness with superior electrical and thermal conductivity. Now a group of scientists at Iowa State University, led by physicist Jigang Wang, has shown that graphene has two other properties that could have applications in high-speed telecommunications devices and laser technology -- population inversion of electrons and broadband optical gain.

IS THIS THE KEY TO VASTLY BETTER BATTERIES? http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/40480/?ref=rss Boulder Ionics: http://boulderionics.com May 31, 2012, Kevin Bullis Researchers are experimenting with a handful of ideas that could make batteries vastly better than they are today, which could lead to more affordable electric cars and cheaper ways to store solar power to use at night. But many of these approaches have one thing in common: they aren't practical because of the shortcomings of existing battery electrolytes. Jerry Martin, CEO and cofounder of a small startup in Colorado, says his company—Boulder Ionics—is developing a type of electrolyte that would enable high-performance batteries. The electrolyte, made from ionic liquids—salts that are molten below 100 ⁰C—can operate at high voltages and temperatures, isn't flammable, and doesn't evaporate. Ionic liquids are normally expensive to

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produce, but Boulder Ionics is developing a cheaper manufacturing process.

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BOEING DESIGNS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WINGLET FOR 737 MAX http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2246 New technology to give MAX customers up to additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn reduction

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RENTON, Wash., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today a new winglet design concept for the 737 MAX. The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent improvement already offered on the new-engine variant.

DELTA PLANS TO PRODUCE ITS OWN JET FUEL ay 02, 2012 Airline Buys A Refinery To Combat Rising Fuel Costs Delta Airlines has decided on a novel approach to rising fuel costs and has announced the purchase of its own oil refinery. Delta will spend a reported $150 million for the Conoco/Phillips 66 refinery in Trainer, PA. The airline plans to spend another $100 million in improvements to the refinery in order to increase its output of jet fuel. The State of Pennsylvania will kick in an addition $30 million for job creation.

BOEING FILES PATENT ON SUPERSONIC AIRLINER Sonic Cruiser Project Has Been On The Back Burner For Years Sun, May 06, 2012

Before Boeing dreamed up the Dreamliner, it was working on a supersonic airliner it called the Sonic Cruiser ... even to the point of beginning construction on a prototype in 2007. After the company focused so much time and so many resources on the 787, many thought the program had faded away.

OSHKOSH NOTAM NOW ONLINE 05-06-2012, Janice Wood The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 60th annual fly-in convention July 23-29 at Whitman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

SPACEFLIGHT INC UNVEILS THE SHERPA IN-SPACE TUG http://www.spaceflightservices.com/MHome.php 05-07-2012, By: Zach Rosenberg Washington DC

Source: Spaceflight Inc. has unveiled its Sherpa in-space tug vehicle to inject hosted payloads into different orbits.

Two versions of Sherpa will be built. A smaller version will be capable of accelerating a payload to 400m/s change in velocity, or delta-v. The larger version will be 2,200m/s delta-v. The system will be used on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. A sun-synchronous test flight is planned for early 2014, with a first operational mission for late 2014.

SPACEX GETS ONE STEP CLOSER TO CARRYING PEOPLE TO ORBIT ay 09, 2012, Jason Paur

NASA astronauts and SpaceX engineers check out the seating inside the Dragon spacecraft. Photo: SpaceX With the cargo version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft waiting patiently at Cape Canaveral for its scheduled launch on May 19, its astronaut-carrying sibling received thumbs up from NASA.

REPORT: FAA NEEDS TO HEED WHISTLEBLOWERS ay 09, 2012 The FAA needs to do a better job of overseeing safety lapses among air traffic controllers and other employees, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said on Tuesday. The office, which investigates complaints from whistleblowers, said the FAA and the Transportation Department have repeatedly failed to take "timely corrective action" in response to such complaints. "The public properly expects zero tolerance for unnecessary risks," said Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner. Among the complaints cited by Lerner were inadequate oversight that allowed emergency-service helicopters to fly with improperly fitted night-vision goggles, imprecise language used by air traffic controllers in the greater New York area that resulted in a

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near-collision, and ATC clearances issued without proper wake-turbulence separation.

ATK ADDS CREW CAPSULE TO LIBERTY ROCKET PROPOSAL May 9, 2012, BY STEPHEN CLARK, SPACEFLIGHT NOW http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1205/09liberty

File photo of ATK's composite crew module. Credit: ATK

The spacecraft would be made of a lightweight composite shell developed by ATK in partnership with NASA's Langley Research Center beginning in 2007. ATK and Langley built a composite pressure vessel as an alternative to the Orion spacecraft's aluminum-lithium structure.

NASA SUPER ROCKET ON TRACK FOR 2017 DEBUT http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120508/SPACE/120508016/NASA-super-rocket-track-2017-debut?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSpace%20News&nclick_check=1

NASA artist concept of a super-sized Space Launch System rocket

blasting off from Kennedy Space Center. / NASA

May. 8, 2012, Todd Halvorson, FLORIDA TODAY NASA is making swift progress on a new super rocket for human expeditions beyond Earth orbit and officials said today the agency is on track to launch a first unmanned test flight in late 2017.

SPACEX AND BIGELOW TO JOINTLY MARKET PRIVATE SPACE STATION FLIGHTS http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spacex-and-bigelow-to-jointly-market-private-space-station-flights-371688/ May 10, 2012, Zach Rosenberg Washington DC SpaceX will team up with Bigelow Aerospace to jointly market rides to Bigelow's orbiting private modules, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Bigelow, which manufactures expandable, space-ready modules that can be used individually or strung together, is also deeply involved with a number of launch providers. Of particular note is cooperation with aerospace giant Boeing, ensuring that Boeing's CST-100 capsule will be compatible with Bigelow's habitats.

While Bigelow has launched two modules for testing, none have yet been launched for habitation. SpaceX has Bigelow signed up for a 2015 launch aboard a Falcon 9.

VIDEO: PRATT & WHITNEY, PW1000G PURE POWER http://www.purepowerengine.com/technology.html

The secret of the PW1000G engine is not the Fan Drive Gear System (FDGS). It’s the game-changing geared turbofan (GTF) architecture enabled by the FDGS, and supported by a family of engines at the highest level of technology readiness. We don’t have to compromise on noise, maintenance, and installation, to get a big improvement in fuel burn. We get much higher efficiency out of every module in the engine.

SPACE FLORIDA MOVES FORWARD ON EXPANSION OF TWO COMMERCIAL LAUNCH COMPLEXES Doug Messier, May 11, 2012, News

Artist's rendering of Space Florida's Launch Complex 36

Cape Canaveral, FL (Space Florida PR) – Space Florida will finalize an Environmental Assessment (EA) this summer that will enable the expansion of its two launch sites at Cape Canaveral Spaceport, Launch Complexes 36 and 46.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ASTRONAUTICA http://www.astronautix.com/index.html EDITORS NOTE: Everything that you ever wanted to know about aerospace!!!

PRIVATE SPACE TAXI BUILDERS PONDER FUTURE BEYOND NASA http://www.space.com/15700-private-space-taxis-nasa-funding.html Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer, 15 May 2012

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Dragon and Falcon 9 Second Stage, post Second Stage Separation Event.

CREDIT: NASA

The private spaceflight company SpaceX is poised to launch a robotic capsule toward the International Space Station Saturday (May 19) on a test flight that, if successful, could be a watershed moment for the commercial space industry. But while SpaceX has a NASA contract to provide cargo deliveries to the space station, the company and other private spaceship developers are looking to a future beyond NASA funding.

CESSNA UNVEILS NEW CITATION LONGITUDE http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cessna_Unveils_Longitude_206681-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS May 14, 2012, Mary Grady, Contributing Editor Cessna introduced a full-size cabin mockup of it newest, biggest jet, the Citation Longitude, at EBACE in Geneva on Monday morning. The swept-wing Longitude will have the roomiest cabin and the longest range of any Citation jet. "It does a lot of things well and will appeal to customers in all corners of the world," said Cessna director of marketing Mike Pierce.

THE PENTAGON IS INVESTING MILLIONS TO ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF 3-D PRINTING TECH ay 16, 2012, Clay Dillow

3-D Makerbot-ing The Pentagon is getting into 3-D printing in a big way--$30-million big. Andy Dingley via Wikimedia President Obama's nationwide push for innovation in manufacturing reaches across agencies from the National Science Foundation to the Department of Energy, and now it's reaching all the way into the Pentagon where $60 million is being set aside for investment in 3-D printing technologies. The DoD will fund a network of agencies, academic institutions, and companies to build on 3-D printing tech with the overarching goal of building aerospace and weapons technology faster.

MITSUBISHI HEAVY MAKES JAPAN’S FIRST COMMERCIAL SATELLITE LAUNCH http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-18/mitsubishi-heavy-makes-japan-s-first-commercial-satellite-launch.html Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda, May 17, 2012 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011) andJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency made their first commercial satellite launch today in a challenge to European and Russian services.

A Korea Aerospace Research Institute satellite was onboard an H-2A rocket that blasted off at 1:39 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center, which is on a Pacific Ocean island off the southern coast of mainland Japan, according to a statementfrom JAXA on its website. The rocket also carried a Japanese satellite.

UAE'S AEROSPACE DREAM WILL MAKE JETS CHEAPER TO FLY http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-s-aerospace-dream-will-make-jets-cheaper-to-fly-1.1024468

Image Credit: Reuters

An operator works on a flap track fairing (FTF) in the non-destructive testing area to inspect it for unwanted components at Strata, a composite aerostructures manufacturing plant in Al Ain.

Al Ain: Ross Bradley welcomes a delegation of aerospace suppliers from the blistering heat of the Arabian desert and cools them down with some refreshingly candid advice. "You are too expensive. Please take this message back. We will not put up with prices we are paying today. Unaffordable."

VIRGIN GALACTIC PILOT FLIES WHITEKNIGHTTWO ON 80TH FLIGHT Doug Messier, May 17, 2012

Virgin Galactic pilot Keith Colmer gets dunked after flying

WhiteKnightTwo. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) WhiteKnightTwo was out flying solo on Wednesday from the Mojave Air & Space Port. Virgin Galactic posted the above photo on its public Google+ page today with the following caption describing the aircraft’s 80th flight: “One of our pilots, Keith Colmer, got to fly WhiteKnightTwo. Keith’s flown a wide range of commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft, but flying part of a reusable space system was first for him.

ALCOA BREAKS GROUND ON NEW ALUMINUM FACILITY http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2012/05/17/alcoa-breaks-ground-on-new-aluminum.html Pittsburgh Business Times, Paul J. Gough, Web Producer, May 17, 2012 Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90 million facility in Lafayette, Ind., that will produce state-of-the-art aluminum lithium.

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The newly introduced alloy allows airplane manufacturers to save weight in wings and fuselage without resorting to composite materials. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said the 115,000-square-foot space will have 75 employees based there when it's complete by the end of 2014. ALUMINUM-LITHIUM ALLOYS: http://aluminumlithium.com

CASIS http://www.iss-casis.org

In 2011, NASA chose the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to be the sole manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. The mission of CASIS is to maximize use of this unparalleled platform for innovation, which can benefit all humankind and inspire a new generation to look to the stars.

JAPAN JUMPS INTO GLOBAL SATELLITE-LAUNCH COMPETITION Richard Dudley, May 20, 2012 With a flourish in launching four satellites aboard a single launch vehicle, Japan gave the world notice that it is now prepared to compete in the international space cargo business. This launch was the first time a foreign satellite was carried aloft by a Japanese rocket.

CHINA'S NEW PLAN: A GREAT LEAP INTO THE AIR http://www.npr.org/2012/05/19/152945291/chinas-new-plan-a-great-leap-into-the-air NPR Staff, May 19, 2012 Right at this moment, more than two-thirds of all airport construction in the world is happening in China. The country is in the first full year of a five-year plan to eventually make China the center of global aviation, and the Chinese government is pumping a quarter-trillion dollars into the project.

THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER - BURT RUTAN http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/The-Designing-Life.html?c=y&page=2 Perry Turner, Air & Space magazine, March 2012

OLD PLANES ATTRACT NEW INTEREST FROM INVESTORS http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/realestate/commercial/the-business-of-retired-planes-attracts-investors.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1337635713-OGHTLs5NJQ/BsNlUDlP3Hw CHRISTINE NEGRONI, May 15, 2012 MARANA, Ariz. — On a sprawling piece of land here northwest of Tucson, 120 airliners bask in the Arizona sun like retirees — which many of them are, living out their days after decades of ferrying passengers around the world.

NTSB: FIRST FLIGHT OF EXPERIMENTALS PRONE TO ACCIDENTS Janice Wood | Aircraft | 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON, DC – A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) study found that in 2011, 10 of 102 experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft built by their owner crashed on their first flight. And 14 of 125 aircraft that had been bought used crashed on the new owner’s first flight.

POTENTIAL COLORADO SPACEPORT GAINS SUPPORT http://www.space.com/15829-colorado-spaceport-private-spaceflight.html by Leonard David, SPACE.com, 23 May 2012

Advocates for Spaceport Colorado are pushing to have the state as a hub

of civilian spaceflight activities. CREDIT: Front Range Airport

Colorado’s mile-high altitude and welcoming attitude could bring a commercial spaceport to the Rocky Mountain state. Now being eyed as home of the Colorado Spaceport is the Front Range Airport in the city of Aurora, Colo., a site that sits on 4,000 acres (1,619 hectares) of land and is surrounded by 6,000 acres (2,428 hectares) of nonresidential, privately owned industrial property.

AEROSPACE COATINGS AND TREATMENTS EXTEND COMPONENT LIFE AND SAVE FUEL, WEIGHT, SERVICING AND CO2 EMISSIONS http://www.aerospacenewsarticles.com/industry_aerospace_-_aviation_articles/2012/05/aerospace-coatings-and-treatments-extend-component-life-and-save-fuel-weight-servicing-and-co2-emissions-281917.htm LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, May 24, 2012 The Wallwork Group, metal coating and heat treatment specialists, is to showcase at The Farnborough Airshow innovative processes to extend the service life and improve in-flight performance of critical aerospace components. The developments acknowledge the pressures to improve environmental performance of aircraft because of cost and environmental challenges. The company has developed treatments that will achieve substantial in-flight fuel savings and to reduce life-time costs for operators.

VIRGIN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR SPACEPORT ABU DHABI http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/virgin-announces-plans-for-spaceport-abu-dhabi.html 17 April 2012 Virgin Galactic is to set up Spaceport Abu Dhabi in the UAE and has appointed a chief adviser to oversee the project.

Announcing the venture at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, Virgin Galactic chief executive George Whitesides said that the UAE-based spaceport would become a hub for space tourism, research and education in the region.

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NEW NASA APP 2.0 RELEASED FOR IPHONE, IPOD TOUCH New Features Include Weather Forecasts, Maps, Additional Links NASA released an updated version of the free NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch on Monday. The NASA App 2.0 includes several new features and a completely redesigned user interface that improves the way people can explore and experience NASA content on their mobile devices.

A team at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA, completely rebuilt the NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch. It now has a fast and intuitive interface for the approximately 4.7 million people who've downloaded it so far. Other new features of NASA App 2.0 include weather forecasts in the spacecraft sighting opportunities section; maps, information and links to all of the NASA visitor centers; a section about NASA's programs, as well as the ability to print, save and access favorite items, and bookmark images. The NASA App 2.0 requires iOS 5.0 or later.

INTELSAT SIGNS FIRST COMMERCIAL FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH AGREEMENT WITH SPACEX Doug Messier, May 29, 2012, in News

Washington, DC / Hawthorne, CA May 29, 2012 (SPACEX PR) – Today, Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of satellite services, and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the world’s fastest growing space launch company, announced the first commercial contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket.

OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME AIRSHOWS TAKE OFF Janice Wood, Airshows & Fly-Ins Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will launch its 2012 airshow season June 2, with staff and volunteers meeting for the annual airshow update. A free public open house will follow the meeting at 1 p.m. New volunteers are invited to come out and sign up on that day because everyone who works on the airfield must attend the safety briefing held at 10 a.m. Volunteers being recruited include aircraft handlers, auto and aircraft mechanics, gift shop BS administrative personnel, and pilots having substantial taildragger experience. OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME: http://www.oldrhinebeck.org

IATA REPORT SHOWS STRONG PASSENGER DEMAND - SOME CARGO IMPROVEMENT Total Passenger Demand Up Over Six Percent In April Despite continuing economic weakness in some parts of the world, demand for air travel continues to grow. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for April showing that total passenger demand rose 6.1% while freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011. The overall growth recorded for April is above the 20-year trend. Strong demand for air travel

with limited capacity expansion pushed load factors to 79.3% which is a record high for an April load factor.

FREE ENGINE ANALYSIS COMING http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/mike_busch_savvy_aviator_engine_analysis_free_online_206769-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS May 31, 2012, By Glenn Pew, Contributing Editor A web-based platform will be rolled out this July to help diagnose and troubleshoot engine problems, and it will be available, free of charge (and ad-free) at SavvyAnalysis.com. The system has been developed by Mike Busch A&P/IA, and CEO of Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management, Inc and . It works to graph and analyze piston engine data collected from "virtually all" existing engine monitors, according to Busch. The system is currently in Beta testing by a select group of end-users and Busch says the final product aims to be intuitive to navigate, easy for novices to use, and capable of serious analysis work. There is a way to receive notification when the platform opens.

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METRO BOSTON ANNOUNCES WINNER IN RACE TO SPACE CONTEST http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=3e9af024-c1b6-494f-bd65-cd03b065521e

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Justin Dowd, a Northeastern University physics undergrad beat out hundreds of thousands of applicants worldwide to win the once-in-a-lifetime ride aboard XCOR Lynx, a first generation rocket-powered aircraft being built by SXC (Space Expedition Curacao). Metro is the first newspaper to offer a reader the opportunity to go into space when it launched its Race For Space competition in March. The prize is valued close to $100,000 according to SXC’s website.

Harvard and MIT Offer Online Education for Free http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/27814/?ref=rss The joint venture builds on an existing MIT platform that serves 120,000 students worldwide. Will Knight, 05/02/2012 Harvard has joined with MIT to deliver courses over the Internet, for free, to anyone in the world. The new joint venture, called edx, builds upon IT’s existing online learning platform, MITx, which already runs a handful of courses, including Circuits and Electronics, for around 120,000 students worldwide.

GE INVESTING $65 MILLION IN DAYTONS AEROSPACE CORRIDOR ay 03, 2012 CEO Stresses Growth During Dayton Chamber Of Commerce Keynote In a keynote address Monday to the Dayton Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE Aviation Systems said the company is committed to west-central Ohio. “GE Aviation will continue to grow its Dayton presence in a dramatic way,” she said. “GE plans to grow and attract talent to Dayton from around the world.”

HELP WANTED SIGN OUT AT KESTREL AIRCRAFT Sat, May 12, 2012

Company Announces Job Fair In Wichita All is not gloomy news in general aviation. Kestrel Aircraft Company, based in Brunswick, ME and Superior, WI, led by aviation entrepreneur, and Cirrus Aircraft founder, Alan Klapmeier, is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting a job fair, in Wichita, Kansas. Interested applicants should bring their documentation and other information to the Wichita East Holiday Inn next Wednesday and Thursday. Kestrel will be conducting interviews with qualified applicants who attend the sessions. There will be an Informational session Tuesday, May 15th from 1800-1900 CDT. The job fair will be open from 1000-1900 both Wednesday and Thursday. Kestrel says that a list of open positions and other company information is available on their website.

2,000 Apply for Jobs Building Asteroid-Mining Robots http://www.space.com/15686-asteroid-mining-jobs-planetary-resources.html by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer, 15 May 2012

Planetary Resources plans to develop prospector probes, which will

determine the composition of asteroids before they are mined. CREDIT: Planetary Resources

If you want to be an asteroid miner, you've got some stiff competition. Less than three weeks after officially unveiling its asteroid-mining plans, the billionaire-backed firm Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications, officials said.

XCOR Announces Lynx Trip Winner Yesterday, ay 16, 2012, 12:35:19 PM | Doug Messier

Jennifer Brisco, winner of XCOR's suborbital flight giveaway poses in the full size Lynx cockpit model at the Spacecraft Technology Expo in Los Angeles.

(Credit: XCOR)

N.M. MAY LAND HUNDREDS OF AEROSPACE JOBS http://www.kasa.com/dpps/connections/business/nm-may-land-hundreds-of-aerospace-jobs_4178500 Big companies draw support business, expert says 18 May 2012, Celina Westervelt ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Hundreds of high-paying jobs could be coming to the state by the end of the summer, and they're all part of an industry that is really taking off in New Mexico --aerospace. The latest example is Bendix/King, which recently announced that it's moving to Albuquerque. The company creates navigation and communication devices for small planes and is looking to fill more than 140 jobs.

SPACEX LAUNCH: PRIVATE INDUSTRY ATTRACTING TODAY'S AEROSPACE GRADS http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/spacex-launch-private-industry-attracting-todays-aerospace-grads Pete Spotts | the Christian Science Monitor | May 22, 2012 If SpaceX's destination – the International Space Station in “ho hum” low-Earth orbit – is certain to be uninspiring to a new generation of would-be rocketeers, someone forgot to tell many of those rocketeers-in-training. The prospect of working for private companies launching cargo to the space station and, eventually, humans into space has emerged as an alluring option for a new generation of aerospace-engineering students, some educators say.

HIRING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS Janice Wood | General Aviation News Advertisements for jobs in aviation increased 47% in January, February and March, compared to last year, while the number of jobs advertised in the second quarter has already surpassed last year’s numbers by 30%, according to Jeff Richards of JSFirm.com.

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PROJECT EAGLE FLIGHT SOARS Janice Wood | General Aviation News Jarrett Jackson, a member of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 391, has started working on his ambitious Eagle Scout project, “Project Eagle Flight,” thanks to a contribution by Murphy-Brown LLC, the Warsaw, N.C.-based livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods.

(Left to right): Richard Stephenson, Project Eagle Flight Advisor, Jarrett

Jackson, and Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Murphy-Brown.

In debating what to do for his Eagle Scout project, Jackson decided to build a helicopter landing pad so that emergency aircraft from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke Medical Center, Wake Med, Pitt Memorial Hospital and New Hanover Regional Medical Center will have a safe and secure place to land and pick up their patients.

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY LOOKS LOCAL FOR FUTURE WORKFORCE http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/Aerospace_Industry_Looks_Local_for_Future_Workforce_153274045.html?ref=045 The aerospace industry is also turning to the youth in an effort to expand its industry with locally employees. May 23, 2012, Dan Guthrie

Columbia Falls graduate sets sights on becoming an astronaut

May 27, 2012, HILARY MATHESON/The Daily Inter Lake The sky isn’t the limit for 18-year-old Becky Griffith. The Columbia Falls High School senior has her sights set beyond Earth’s atmosphere and is confident a degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Fla., will take her there. Griffith’s dream of becoming an astronaut began in the fourth grade. Her parents, Leonard Griffith and Paula Dickinson, encouraged her galactic interests by giving her a telescope as a gift.

UNESCO BACKS AIRBUS INITIATIVE TO ENGINEER TOMORROW’S WORLD http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/unesco-backs-airbus-initiative-to-engineer-tomorrows-world/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=all_news&utm_campaign=RSS Global ‘Fly Your Ideas’ contest to inspire a new wave of engineering talent 30 May 2012

UNESCO is supporting Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas challenge, a student contest which aims to inspire a new generation of engineers. An in depth report by UNESCO about future engineering capacity highlights an engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth. Aviation is no exception. There are not enough aviation engineers currently graduating to meet industry needs and nearly half of them switch to other careers once they qualify.

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