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Archive for June 11th, 2009
Rossi MCN registration plate
11, Jun 2009Traveling to Hospital one morning the ambulance driver and
- In: Motorcycle
- Tags: bushy, essential-part, few-things, himself-or-one, hospital, Motorcycle, riding, the-ambulance
ANN’s Paul Plack talks with Chris Kurz of Austria, a homeopath and pilot who was sponsored by AutoGyro GmbH on a flight across the US, with friend Robert Nuentz, in a pair of the company’s MT03 open-cockpit gyroplanes. (The company has petitioned the FAA to sell the machine as an Experimental Light Sport Aircraft in the US.) Chris describes the difference in how gyroplanes are viewed in Europe vs the US, and about all the logistical help from strangers that was offered by US gyroplane enthusiasts once word of the planned trip became public. FMI: http://remedia.at/gyrocopter ; http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19302 Sponsored By… www.garmin.com www.diamondaircraft.com http://caravanpostcards.com/ www.cirrusdesign.com www.clarityaloft.com
- In: Aircraft
- Tags: chris-kurz, difference, europe, fighters-affiliated, logistical, logistical-help, plane, the-aerodynamic
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Mars mission could ease Earth’s energy supply crisis
11, Jun 2009Techniques and instrumentation initially developed for ExoMars – Europe’s next robotic mission to Mars in 2016 – but now due to fly on a NASA mission in 2018, could also provide the answers to the globally pressing issue of energy supply.
NASA Solicitation: Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 June 2009
11, Jun 2009All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
From KenMonroe Let’s review some common misconceptions about NASA funding. For those of you quoting NASA’s budget as a percentage of the overall federal budget please note that by my calculations it is now down to one-half-of-one-percent of federal outlays. Most people in industry are still quoting 0.7 percent. It was 0.7 percent in 2004, and 0. 6 percent as recently as 2006. Currently, NASA’s FY2010 request is $18.686 billion. According to the OMB website total FY10 outlays are $3.591. [ More ] From @ KenMonroe (House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics staff) “For those of you asking why House Appropriators reduced NASA funding, I recommend you re-read the NASA part of the opening statement of Subcommittee Chairman Mollohan (D-WV) and draw your own conclusions http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/CJS-FY10-06-04-09.pdf Many of our members are not in favor the reductions to Exploration but we are in a democracy and the majority rules. Basically, Obama’s NASA budget has fundimentally reprioritized the Agency.” [ More ]
ANN’s Paul Plack talks with Austrian pilot Chris Kurz, who with friend Robert Nuentz flew across the US from Boston to San Diego in a pair of open-cockpit, MT03 gyroplanes. Chris comments on the flight itself, how Europeans feel about flying in the US, his thoughts on user fees, and a secondary purpose for the trip that was only partially successful. FMI: http://remedia.at/gyrocopter ; http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19302 Sponsored By… www.garmin.com www.diamondaircraft.com http://caravanpostcards.com/ www.cirrusdesign.com www.clarityaloft.com
- In: Aircraft
- Tags: Aircraft, being-shared, boston, chris-kurz, pakistani, plane, the-flight, thoughts, user-fees
One of the featured demos at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday was TomTom for iPhone, a forthcoming turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution. Turn-by-turn car navigation has been a highly anticipated function for the …
- In: Car Audio & Electronics
- Tags: apple, conference, correct, devices, featured, image, trip, worldwide
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- In: Space & Spacecraft
- Tags: Space & Spacecraft, spacecraft