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Archive for December, 2008
NASA LaRC Solicitation: Parachute Systems for Venus
31, Dec 2008NASA is developing potential proposals for the upcoming New Frontiers Program Announcement of Opportunity (2009) that involve multiple strategies for Venus exploration.
Entry level aircraft delivered to U.S. customerS
- In: Aircraft
- Tags: aviation, aviation-agency, brazil, embraer, ferry-flight, first-delivery, joint, korea, missions, nacional, plane, sbirs, support-other
NASA’s New Horizons Earns a Holiday
20, Dec 2008After an intense annual checkout – more like a deep-space workout – New Horizons is getting some well-deserved rest.
The Super Hornet multirole fighter aircraft will be delivered to the RAAF from the first quarter of 2010 through late 2011.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, and passing the 100-flight-hour threshold.
Where did Venus’s water go?
18, Dec 2008Venus Express has made the first detection of an atmospheric loss process on Venus’s day-side. Last year, the spacecraft revealed that most of the lost atmosphere escapes from the night-side.
- In: Space & Spacecraft
- Tags: committee, express, fourth, made-the-first, nasa, Space & Spacecraft, spacecraft, the-lost, venus-express, wednesday
Embraer Phenom 100 Announcement
17, Dec 2008S
- In: Aircraft
- Tags: aaia, otherwise-normal, plane, providing-engineering, runway, sunday, the-runway, the-world, under-the-obama
Kawasaki Versys finally in California
15, Dec 2008I was picking up some parts for securing my ignition, parts that only the dealer in Hayward, CA carries. As I was there I was exiting a weird looking bike caught my eye. They had a Blue 2009 Kawasaki Versys on the floor. I have been looking at the bike …
- In: Motorcycle
- Tags: bike-caught, bulldog-bash, floor, give-privateer, hayward, Motorcycle, only-the-dealer, rally
Europa does the wave to generate heat
12, Dec 2008One of the moons in our solar system that scientists think has the potential to harbor life may have a far more dynamic ocean than previously thought.