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24.01.2022 We're less than 3 weeks out to the 2020 #SpaceApps Challenge! Register today to be a part of this virtual, collaborative experience: https://2020.spaceappschallenge.org/locations

23.01.2022 GE9X, the largest and most powerful aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on Boeing's 77...7-9, the first of the #777X family, in 2022. https://blog.geaviation.com//ge9x-engine-achieves-faa-cer/ www.ge.com//its-official-guinness-world-records-certifies-

22.01.2022 Some fun facts for all our Macchi lovers!

21.01.2022 Many destinations we're exploring in the solar system are extremely cold including the lunar South Pole, where #Artemis missions will land. At our NASA Jet Pr...opulsion Laboratory, a team is creating material made of metallic glass for gearboxes that can withstand these frigid temperatures: https://go.nasa.gov/3jBrVnc See more

21.01.2022 When you are dealing with an aircraft that is over 70 years old, which had a very short battle life expectancy, if you find a problem it's never an easy fix .... Remember these aircraft weren't designed to be maintained! Our engineering team discovered a fuel leak in the RAAF's Historic Collection Spitfire Mk XVI, and so the repair process began. What happened next? Two engineers have spent 300 hours so far, ascertaining where the leak was coming from, stripping all the sealant, cleaning, resealing and testing at various points along the way. The next stage was filling the tanks, using a bike pump to pressurise to 1.5-2 psi and checking for leaks Thankfully there were no leaks present, so two engineers have started applying a fabric cover to the lower tank to replicate the old self sealing- this alone will take approximately 10 days! What a process!!

19.01.2022 The vertical stabilizer of the Boeing 747, with me to show scale! I’m a hair under five feet, so that’s a huge stabilizer! The 747 debuted in February of 1969 ...as a game-changingly large commercial aircraft. And like so many developments in aviation, the idea came from the military. In 1965, Boeing developed the plane as a large military transport aircraft for the USAF. It lost the bid to Lockheed’s C5A Galaxy, but Pan Am, one of the bigger airlines of the day, wanted to use Boeing’s transport plane as a passenger plane for international routes. Design on this new version began in 1966 when Pan Am ordered 25 aircraft. Four years later in January of 1970, this behemoth of an aircraft carried its first passengers from New York to London. The 747 is known among space fans, too, as the plane NASA modified to carry the space shuttle on its back between locations. It also used these 747s for approach and landing tests, as shown in the second picture of the orbiter Enterprise taken in 1977 (NASA image). The shuttle was far too big to be carried aloft under the wing of a launch plane like NASA had done with so many experimental planes before, so it mounted the shuttle on the 747’s back, released it, and had astronauts land it at Edwards! 747’s aren’t as common as they once were. The newer 787 is the updated passenger plane of choice for large crowds on long routes, but Boeing still makes the 747 for cargo carriers; I got to see one under construction and it was amazing! But sadly, no pictures in the factory because if you drop your phone on a 747, well, the rule of you break it you bought it applies!

19.01.2022 Water survival training with the crew. A large difference between the SpaceX Dragon and the Roscosmos Soyuz is that the Dragon is designed to 'land' on water, a...nd the Soyuz to land... on land. SpaceX chooses the splashdown method which is slightly softer, but more importantly there is more area in the Atlantic Ocean to splash down safely than there is wide open flat uninhabited swathes of land in USA. When we return to Earth from space it is hard to pinpoint exactly where we will land, support crew is generally quickly on site, but we need to be able to survive on our own in case of any delays. The colourful masks are not necessary for the survival training in normal times, but are actually waterproof COVID protection masks! See more

17.01.2022 To make good decisions, we all must be well informed. The #inform category for #SpaceApps 2020 asks you to look at space agency data with fresh eyes & come up w...ith effective ways for engaging others about scientific and historical information. Specific challenges in this category include: What is Our Carbon Footprint? Automated Detection of Hazards Mission to Planet Earth: A Digital History https://2020.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/inform/

16.01.2022 SpaceX Crew 1 mission is coming in less than a month. A new exciting era is taking off this week on Space For Humanity you are all invited. Stay tuned. #Crew1 ...This video shows how the Soyuz spacecraft arrives and docks to the International Space Station When the Soyuz is taking a crew to the #ISS, the spacecraft can take six hours to catch up with the space station as it orbits Earth. Docking to the station is automated. This means the crew does not have to steer Soyuz to the station. The station crew returns to Earth on a Soyuz spacecraft. Music by @Deorro - 5 Hours #SpaceX #NASA

08.01.2022 The Lancaster’s journey to the Aviation Heritage Museum. Many visitors wonder how we get these large and glorious aircraft into the hangars. The Lancaster’s mov...e took a large squad of volunteers one early Saturday morning in 1979 and many moving parts! Firstly, a Bellway slewing crane slowly lifted NX 622’s rear fuselage and swung it onto a specially-prepared dolly, which was attached to a turntable on a Kenworth prime mover. Semi-trailers were loaded with outer engines, wings, and tail sections before the convoy, accompanied by the crane, two service vehicles and a radio liaison van from the Department of Civil Aviation, trundled off towards its new Bull Creek destination. Fun Fact: the first part of the journey required crossing the airport's main runway which had been closed to air traffic until the convoy was clear!

06.01.2022 This is an ejection seat handle from a decommissioned T-38! The Northrop-built T-38 a two-seat, supersonic trainer is a bit of a famous airplane among spac...e fans. In the Apollo era, NASA astronauts used the T-38 test and maintain their flight proficiency. It was also the plane they sometimes used to fly from Houston where the bulk of their training happened to any number of satellite sites, be it a contractor or another NASA training centre. In 1966, the prime crew for Gemini IX Elliot See and Charlie Bassett were killed when their T-38 crashed at St. Louis’ Lambert Field. In the Shuttle era, NASA continued using T-38s as training planes. Forcing pilots to think quickly in an ever-changing situation was excellent preparation for landing the space shuttle; pilot-astronauts would pitch the nose towards the desert floor to get a sense of what it felt like; that’s what the second photo shows, taken by seven-time shuttle astronaut Story Musgrave (NASA). The T-38 was a favourite among non-astronauts, too. In 1961, Jackie Cochran set two altitude records in a T-38 55,252 feet in level flight before ascending to 56,072 feet. The third picture is Jackie touching up her lipstick in the cockpit of a T-38 while Chuck Yeager talks to her; he was her high speed flight teacher for years (Eisenhower Library). Needless to say, this is an amazing piece to have and was a wonderful fan gift!

05.01.2022 Scandium oxide can power hospitals, data centres and factories, and is even used in aeroplanes. We just figured out how to extract it from the by-products produced by our titanium operation in Sorel-Tracy, Canada here’s how: https://bit.ly/2YRxu8Z

05.01.2022 Controller confusion causes converging course collision-risk over Spain. Two Ryanair Boeing 737-800's were issued similar instructions by two separate controllers. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/216666

04.01.2022 An Airbus Zephyr high-altitude UAV broke up in-flight after encountering unstable atmospheric conditions which resulted in a series of uncommanded rolls and an ...uncontrolled spiral descent over remote northern Western Australia, a new ATSB report details. https://www.atsb.gov.au//20/pseudo-sat-in-flight-break-up/ See more

04.01.2022 Just a little rainbow to brighten up your day. Photo taken by one of our brilliant volunteers, Paul.

01.01.2022 Important #SpaceApps announcement! This year's full challenge statements have taken flight We'll be highlighting each of challenges individually over the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime you can check them out here https://2020.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/