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All rights reserved. postmaster@globalreach.com (gocivilairpatrol.com) postmaster@globalreach.com (gocivilairpatrol.com) Global Reach News Aggregator v0.96 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/new-textron-airland-scorpion-jet-unveiled/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/new-textron-airland-scorpion-jet-unveiled/ Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>Textron AirLand's Scorpion Jet is revealed at the Air Force Association's Air &amp; Space Conference and Technology Exposition.&nbsp; Their proposal is for the Scorpion Jet to perform certain missions now handled by the F-16 at $25,000/hr for about 1/10 of that cost.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pitch for this model, optimized for 5-hr. endurance with on-board intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) collectors and weapons, is to handle USAF's low-end missions such as U.S.-based interdiction, quick-reaction natural disaster support and air sovereignty patrols.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/team-america-rocketry-challenge-2014-registration-opens/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/team-america-rocketry-challenge-2014-registration-opens/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>Are you up for the challenge of building a rocket that can safely carry two raw eggs to a precise altitude of 825 in a total flight time of 48-50 seconds? Check out the full rules for more details on this year&rsquo;s challenge.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/ladee-reaction-wheels-fixed/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/ladee-reaction-wheels-fixed/ Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>&quot;The reaction wheel issue noted soon after launched was resolved a few hours later,&quot; said NASA Ames Research Center director Pete Worden. &quot;The LADEE spacecraft is healthy and communicating with mission operators.&quot; NASA's Ames center developed and built the LADEE spacecraft, and is overseeing its mission operations.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/america-s-largest-rocket-lofts-satellite-from-vandenberg-afb/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/america-s-largest-rocket-lofts-satellite-from-vandenberg-afb/ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>An unmanned United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg AFB to carry a classified payload designated as NROL-65 into a polar orbit. United Launch Alliance is a 50-50 partnership between Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Company.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-reports-on-orion-sls-and-continues-engine-prep-at-stennis/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-reports-on-orion-sls-and-continues-engine-prep-at-stennis/ Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>NASA&#39;s Exploration Systems Division has just recently released the 3rd Quarterly Report on the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-honors-neil-armstrong-with-tranquility-base-music-video/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-honors-neil-armstrong-with-tranquility-base-music-video/ Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>Neil Armstrong died one year ago today and NASA remembers the iconic astronaut with a touching music video tribute. Armstrong was a highly talented Naval test pilot and astronaut. He cemented his place in history in July of 1969 when he became the first person to walk on the moon.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/during-red-flag-alaska-fighter-aircraft-dominate-the-skies/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/during-red-flag-alaska-fighter-aircraft-dominate-the-skies/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>Participating forces identify hostile targets while waging a simulated war &ndash; but not all hostiles are fighters.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/eaa-founder-paul-poberezny-passes/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/eaa-founder-paul-poberezny-passes/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/popular-science-profiles-quadrotor-piloted-with-google-glass/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/popular-science-profiles-quadrotor-piloted-with-google-glass/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-to-reactivate-successful-wise-telescope/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/nasa-to-reactivate-successful-wise-telescope/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, John Grunsfeld, announced that NASA would reactivate the WISE Telescope in September.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/mars-curiosity-rover-analyzes-samples-en-route-to-mount-sharp/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/mars-curiosity-rover-analyzes-samples-en-route-to-mount-sharp/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p>Jim Erickson, of Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), said that the rover Curiosity had previously stored samples for when the rover had time to look at them.</p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/study-finds-uav-demand-exceeds-number-of-usaf-pilots/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/study-finds-uav-demand-exceeds-number-of-usaf-pilots/ Wed, 21 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 <p><span style="font-size: small"> A Brookings Institution study prepared by USAF Colonel Bradley Hoagland found that there is an insufficient number UAV pilots to keep up with the demand. This is attributed to a &ldquo;high rate of attrition&rdquo; and the &ldquo;intense tempo of operations.&rdquo; <br /> </span></p> http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/dan-caron-named-2013-aerospace-education-teacher-of-the-year/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/dan-caron-named-2013-aerospace-education-teacher-of-the-year/ Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/highly-maneuverable-chinese-satellite-launched/ http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/announcements/news/highly-maneuverable-chinese-satellite-launched/ Mon, 29 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0000