Spectacular photo of Shuttle Discovery heading downrange on its... from You like airplanes, too? | The STS-96 mission, of almost 10 days, was the second International Space Station (ISS) assembly and resupply flight and the first flight to dock with the station. The crew installed foot restraints and the Russian built crane, STRELA. The Shuttle’s SPACEHAB double module carried internal and resupply cargo for station outfitting and the Russian cargo crane was carried aboard the shuttle in the integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). Photo by NASA.
Airshow ready to welcome the world - The Australian | MORE than 170000 people are expected to attend next week's Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition as it hosts almost 600 exhibitors from 22 countries and celebrates the 90th birthday of the RAAF. The six-day event at Avalon ...
Website Launched for 2011 Gulf Coast Salute - WMBB-TV | The 2011 Gulf Coast Salute, Tyndall AFB's air show and open house, is March 26-27. Tyndall officials promise this year's show will be one of the best ever, with World War II-era warbirds, static displays and, of course, the crowd-pleasing US Air Force ...
Airshow ticket offer as summer Fly to Past launched event launched at Oxford ... - Oxford Mail | Two bi-planes landed at Oxford Airport in Kidlington to launch the 1930s themed show, which charts the history of aviation with flyovers from some of the world's most iconic planes. And Oxford Mail readers will get to see the ...
Discount earlybird tickets for Air Tattoo running out - Swindon Business News | Organisers of the Air Tattoo's 40 th anniversary celebrations are warning that time is running out for anyone wanting to save money with the event's special Earlybird tickets. Ticket prices under the Earlybird scheme cost just £34 compared to £39 for ...
World War II veteran to fly in 'Sentimental Journey' over East Valley - East Valley Tribune | Submitted Laurence Dennis sat at the radio controls of the B-17 Bomber "Sentimental Journey" at the Commemorative Air Force Museum Arizona Wing in Mesa last year, and on Saturday, he'll be flying on it. The Commemorative Air Force Museum's Arizona Wing ...
Restorer hopes to bring loudest siren to air show - The Bay of Plenty Times | The world's loudest siren could display its awesome power at next year's Tauranga Air Show if its owner can attract enough financial support to ship it from Los Angeles. Daniel French, formerly of Tauranga, has restored a Chrysler Air Raid Siren ...
Aviation legend Charles A. Lindbergh visited Sacramento more than 80 years ago - Valley Community Newspapers | But few have drawn the type of attention as did the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh during his visit to the Sacramento area 83 years ago. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh promoted the new field of aviation by making a three-month tour of the nation in ...
2011 Living Legends of Aviation Awards Presented By Learjet 2 | ... Please visit the 2011 Living Legends of Aviation Photo Album for complete photo coverage. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have. ...
WASPs honored in ‘Legends & Legacies’ series from General Aviation News | On Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, in honor of Women’s History Month, the public will have the rare opportunity to meet and hear firsthand from some of the women who, during World War II, took jobs traditionally held by men and the unique consequences that today would be unheard of. The two-day forum at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla., called “Breaking all Barriers,” will feature two of the original WASP — Women Airforce Service Pilots — the first women to pilot U.S. military aircraft, as well as a real-life “Rosie the Riveter,” who took a factory job to support the war effort overseas. ...
Fantasy Of Flight Honors The Courageous Women Of WWII from Aero-News Network | WASP -- Women Airforce Service Pilots -- And Real-Life "Dimpler" Make Rare Appearance at Guest Symposium In March While the women of WWII are credited as being the first to shatter the glass ceiling, it wasn't an easy ride. Barry Smith and other women of her time recall that although they were eager to serve, the men in the military weren't quite as ready for the change. ...
Tuskegee Airman shares his story of serving with distinction from Air Force Link Top Stories | During World War II, the U.S. military was racially segregated, reflecting American society and law at that time. An experiment in the Army Air Forces, however, showed that given equal opportunity and training, African-Americans could fly in, command and support combat units as well as anyone.
James Sheppard was one of the men selected to be a part of the experimental group that came to be known as the Tuskegee Airmen. He was invited by the local chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Institute, with support from the African American Heritage Month committee, to share his story Feb. 17 here. ...
World War II hero receives medals after 65 years from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. - Grissom Headlines | A safety NCO here helped a veteran receive recognition for his service during World War II. Tech. Sgt. Wayne Herold, a 22nd Air Refueling Wing ground safety technician, helped Gordon Ballagh, a 90-year-old veteran and prisoner of war during World War II receive four medals: the Prisoner of War Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the Euro-African-Middle Eastern Medal. ...
NBAA Seeing Double for 2011 Convention Static Display from www.ainonline.com | This year’s NBAA Convention–to be held October 10 to 12 in Las Vegas–will have not one but two static display areas, marking a first in the 64-year history of this event. The new outdoor static display area will be “just a few steps away from the convention center,” said NBAA vice president of exhibits Linda Peters. The traditional static display will be located at Henderson Executive Airport, which is farther from the Las Vegas Convention Center than NBAA would like. So NBAA is adding a display area adjacent to the convention ...
Exclusive photos: IAF F-15D performing 360° roll after take off by David Cenciotti | In a previous post, published on this site on Feb. 9, 2011, titled Israeli F-15 pilot jailed after performing dangerous maneuvers at Decimomannu I explained that a pilot and a navigator of the 106 Sqn of the Israeli Air Force, based at Tel Nof, were sent to prison for 7 days and suspended from flight activities for one year, after performing a 360° roll after take off from Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, where the aircraft was detached for Exercise Vega 2010. After reading my article, Tony Lovelock, a British journalist and photographer, sent me a message to tell me that he was there when the IAF pilot made the 360° roll and that he had taken pictures of the entire maneuver. Below you can find the entire, unbelievable sequence of ...
Apollo 18 Is The Space Voyage We Never Knew About [Video] from Gizmodo | Apollo 18 is the latest Hollywood movie to capture an outer space excursion to the moon. But unlike a film such as Apollo 13, which retells a true story in melodramatic fashion, Apollo 18 goes the fictional route and attempts to unravel the mystery behind a alien conspiracy. As far as likeminded films go, Underwire is pretty spot on in comparing it to movies such as Blair Witch Project and Moon. Will you all go see it when it comes out on April 22? ...
Space tourism poised to blast off - msnbc.com | X Prize Foundation via AP This photo shows the Masten Space System rocket XA-0.1B, also called "Xombie" launching from the pad, traveling 50 meters above the ground at the Mojave Air & Space Port. Mojave, CA on Oct. 7, 2009. While big NASA contracts ...
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