Alvarez Theory
on Dinosaur Die-Out Upheld: Experts Find Asteroid Guilty of Killing the
Dinosaurs
9 Mar 2010, 16:35 UTC
An international panel of experts has ruled in favor of the theory proposed in
1980 by the late Berkeley Lab physicist Luis Alvarez and his son Walter, a UC
Berkeley geologist, that a large asteroid struck the earth 65 million years ago,
triggering the
SpaceX Aborts Falcon 9 Static Fire Test
Brian Berger 03/10/10 08:22 AM ET in Venture Space
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) aborted the Falcon 9 medium-class
rocket’s first static fire test March 9 just as the vehicle’s nine main-stage
engines were about to ignite for a planned 3.5-second burn. ...
Saab Wins 2Bn SEK Contract to Upgrade Swedish Gripen Fighters
Astrium Wins £400M Contract Extension for Fourth Skynet 5 Satellite
Rolls-Royce Wins $600M to Support V-22 Engines
A400M Explores Flight Envelope, Flies to France
Antonov Begins Upgrading Indian An-32s
Boeing Wins Phase 1 Contract for QF-16 Drone
Bell to Upgrade Final 30 OH-58D Helicopters
Germany Details A400M Agreement
USAF Academy Graduates First UAV ‘Pilots’
Second Boeing 787 Flies to California for Tests
UK Industry Targets £20Bn Market for UAVs
Turkish F-35 Supplier Trains for Composites Manufacturing
500th T-6 Military Trainer Delivered to US Navy
Bahrain Orders Rockwell Black Hawk Simulator
China's first two women astronauts selected
Launch of China's 1st Mars probe postponed due to Russia's "technical reasons"
China to conduct maiden space docking in 2011
President
Obama will talk NASA during Florida trip
President Obama will travel to Florida next month to host a conference on the
future of America's space program, the White House announced Sunday.
European
satellites wait out shuffling Dnepr manifest
Several European satellite missions are in limbo due to technical and political
trouble plaguing the Dnepr rocket, a converted ballistic missile from the Soviet
nuclear arsenal.
SpaceX:
Falcon 9 engine test aborted before ignition
A ball of orange flame and cloud of black smoke gushed from the base of the
Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday afternoon, but the countdown was aborted a split-second
before the booster's nine engines ignited for a crucial ground test.
Airbus To Boost A320 Production in December
March 09, 2010
Airbus plans to increase the monthly production rate for its single-aisle A320
family from the current rate of 34 to 36 starting in December, the company
announced today. It also said that the production rate for the long-range
A330/A340 family will remain at its current level of eight per month. When
Airbus reduced the A320 monthly build rate from 36 to 34...
A400M Understanding Reached; EADS Declares a Loss
March 09, 2010
EADS will receive an extra €2 billion to continue the A400M program, as well as
a loan of €1.5 billion to be repaid as a levy on future exports of the
airlifter. An ”understanding” with the eight European partner nations also
includes forgiveness of all late delivery penalties to date, and an acceleration
of pre-delivery payments. The outline deal was...
UK Likely To Delay Aviation Security Standards Rule
March 09, 2010
Final agreement over the way the European Union’s new “common basic standards
for aviation security” are implemented in the UK will not be achieved by the
existing April 29 deadline and could well be delayed at least until late June
due to the country’s general election, which is widely expected to be held on
May 6. Steve Marshall-Camm, the UK Department of...
NextGen To Fuel Growth in Air Travel, FAA Says
March 09, 2010
The FAA said in its annual aviation forecast this morning that key airspace
safety and modernization efforts contained in the Next Generation Air
Transportation System will play a vital role in spurring long-term sustained
growth in air travel and the nation’s overall economic health. Domestic mainline
and regional airline enplanements are projected to...
China's 4th space center to be completed by 2015
Northrop Grumman declines to bid on latest KC-X RFP
Boeing to re-evaluate 777 and 737 production rates
Boeing brings 787 to Victorville for flight testing
UAV Could Be Battlefield Ambulance
AirMule UAV from Israeli company Urban Aeronautics is a candidate for
battlefield duties, especially medical evacuation
A320 Reengining All But Certain
One issue being looked at is whether to use the reengining opportunity to
introduce other changes
Boeing 'Phantom Eye' Hydrogen Powered Vehicle Takes Shape
Mar 09 - ST. LOUIS, March 8, 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has begun to
build Phantom Eye -- its first unmanned, liquid-hydrogen powered, high altitude
long endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft.“The essence of Phantom Eye is its
propulsion system,” said Darryl Davis, Boei...
Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Aircraft
Mar 09 - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for the first of four
planned test flights of a hypersonic aircraft designed to operate for much
longer durations and cover far greater distances than previous platforms of its
type.
Boeing to convert old F-16s to targets
The Air Force has begun replacing its dwindling supply of QF-4 target drones
with QF-16s, according to a Boeing announcement made Tuesday.
No Solo
EADS Bid for U.S. Tanker: Gallois
BY PIERRE TRAN
Paris - EADS Chairman Louis Gallois declined to comment March 9 on allegations
of American protectionism regarding the U.S. Air Force procurement of an
inflight refueling aircraft, and he also ruled out a solo bid against rival
Boeing. ...
USA TODAY: BETTER SIMULATOR TRAINING COULD SAVE LIVES
More training for pilots on advanced simulators could help prevent crashes and
save hundreds of lives, according to an analysis by USA Today.
FAA Forecast Links Aviation Activity, National Economic Growth
