A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crew got permission for a low-level demonstration flight, as part of the opening ceremony for a speedboat race on the Detroit River, last weekend. This is what it looked like, for Motor City residents.
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Space shuttle finally blasts off
July 15th, 2009 |
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The US space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour – at the sixth attempt.
Earlier launches at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida were called off because of bad weather and fuel leaks.
The crew will spend 11 days on the International Space Station, finishing work on a Japanese research laboratory.
If the shuttle had not taken off by Thursday, it would have had to have waited until the end of the month to make way for a Russian cargo ship.
The orbiter is taking a seven-strong crew into space, made up of six Americans and one Canadian – Julie Payette – who will operate the shuttle’s robotic arm during the mission.
Their arrival will bring the total crew on the outpost to 13 – a record for the International Space Station (ISS).
On the first of five spacewalks, a platform will be added to the Japanese laboratory complex, Kibo, which can be used for experiments that require materials to be exposed to the harsh environment of space.
In addition, Endeavour will deliver a new long-stay US crew member, Tim Kopra, to the ISS and bring back Japan’s Koichi Wakata, who has lived aboard the platform for more than three months.
The space station, now about the size of a four-bedroom house, has been under construction for more than a decade. It is costing $100bn, and is a collaboration between 16 nations.
This is the 127th space shuttle flight, the 29th to the station, the 23rd for Endeavour and the third in 2009.
Seven further flights to the platform remain before the shuttles retire in 2010.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
“Many dead” in Iranian air crash
July 15th, 2009 |
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An Iranian plane carrying at least 168 passengers and crew has crashed in the north of the country, state media says. The plane broke into pieces and all those on board were feared dead.
Missile Crew Discharged After Falling Asleep While Holding Classified Launch Code Devices
July 15th, 2009 |
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The Air Force discharged three North Dakota ballistic missile crew members who fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices, the military announced Tuesday. Officials said the codes were outdated and remained…
Bad weather foils shuttle launch
July 13th, 2009 |
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The US space agency Nasa is preparing to make a fifth attempt to launch the space shuttle Endeavour, which has been delayed by bad weather.
The seven-member crew boarded the spacecraft despite forecasts giving only a 40% chance of favourable weather conditions at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Nasa said the launch was scheduled at 1851 local time (2251 GMT).
Earlier launches were called off because of lightning strikes around the launch pad and over hydrogen leaks.
Meteorologists are predicting further heavy showers and lighting near the launch site on Monday and over the next couple of days.
However, Nasa spokesman Allard Beutel said the agency was "going to give it a shot".
New experiments
The Endeavour crew is set to install an external platform on Japan’s space station lab, Kibo.
The orbiter is taking a seven-strong crew into space, made up of six Americans and one Canadian – Julie Payette – who will operate the shuttle’s robotic arm during the mission.
Their arrival will bring the total crew on the outpost to 13 – a record for the International Space Station (ISS).
During five spacewalks, a platform will be added to the Japanese lab complex, which can be used for experiments that require materials to be exposed to the harsh environment of space.
In addition, Endeavour will deliver a new long-stay US crew member, Tim Kopra, to the ISS and bring back Japan’s Koichi Wakata, who has lived aboard the platform for more than three months.
The space station, now about the size of a four-bedroom house, has been under construction for more than a decade.
When it launches, Endeavour will make the 127th space shuttle flight, the 29th to the station, the 23rd for Endeavour and the third in 2009.
Seven further flights to the platform remain before the shuttles retire in 2010.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Endeavour launch postponed again
July 13th, 2009 |
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Nasa will attempt another launch of US space shuttle Endeavour after a lightning storm forced it to postpone the mission by a day, officials say.
Experts said they found no damage to the shuttle or electrical systems after lightning struck 11 times near the launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Friday.
Two previous launch attempts in June were scrapped because of a potentially hazardous leak in a hydrogen vent line.
The crew is set to install an external platform on Japan’s space station lab.
Lift-off has been scheduled for 1913 local time (2313 GMT) on Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, some 24 hours later than planned.
Forecasters said there was only a 30% chance of a weather-related delay.
Engineers spent Saturday checking over the shuttle’s critical systems to ensure that there was no damage, and managers cleared the spaceship for flight on Sunday morning.
Nasa technicians have filled the ship with 500,000 gallons (1.9 million litres) of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for the eight-and-a-half-minute ride into orbit.
New experiments
Endeavour is taking a seven-strong crew into space, made up of six Americans and one Canadian – Julie Payette – who will operate the shuttle’s robotic arm during the mission.
Their arrival will bring the total crew on the outpost to 13 – a record for the ISS.
During five spacewalks, a platform will be added to the Japanese lab complex, which can be used for experiments that require materials to be exposed to the harsh environment of space.
In addition, Endeavour will deliver a new long-stay US crew member, Tim Kopra, to the ISS and bring back Japan’s Koichi Wakata, who has lived aboard the platform for more than three months.
The space station, now about the size of a four-bedroom house, has been under construction for more than a decade.
When it launches, Endeavour will make the 127th space shuttle flight, and the 29th to the station.
Seven further flights to the station remain before the shuttles retire in 2010.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Rachel Strugatz: J. Crew’s Jenna Lyons: See What’s In Her Office (PHOTOS)
July 12th, 2009 |
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Meet Jenna Lyons, the creative director of J. Crew, the face behind “Jenna’s Picks,” and the resident visionary responsible for catapulting the retailer into a realm of success never seen by the likes of most brands.