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DEPARTMENTS
editorial  Read it
The human factor. 
INTERNATIONAL BEAT
Flying gets personal in Europe/Correspondence.
washington watch   read it
Gearing up for budgetary battles.
view from here 
T minus 15 years...and holding.
aircraft update  
Emerging regionals crowd a flat market.
electronics update  
Defense electronics:  The spigot is not closing.
Asia update  
Japan's solar sail heads starward.
OUT OF THE PAST

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES





FEATURES

HUMAN RATING FOR FUTURE SPACEFLIGHT   Read it
AIAA held a roundtable to discuss the ramifications of human rating spacecraft for commercial space transportation. 

tunnel 9: a national treasure reborn
Barely spared from extinction, Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel Number 9 reemerges from upgrades to serve as the nation's premier facility for hypersonic testing.
by Mark Lewis  

AIAA Hosts Ensuring Safe Manned Spaceflight: A Roundtable Discussion on Human Rating Requirements

AIAA recently hosted a roundtable to discuss human rating of space launch vehicles, in particular current standards, design requrements, regulations, and the policy framework that will be needed to satisfy safety considerations.  The event took place 20 May 2010 in the Senate Visitors Center Room 209/208.  Speakers included NASA, FAA, and commercial space interests that will be impacted.  For more information contact Ross Bell, or download the audio recording from the roundtable in its entirety. 

GOCE Update

Since the publication of “Making the Most of GOCE,” the European Space Agency has released an image and this information: 29 June 2010 The first global gravity model based on GOCE satellite data has been presented at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium. ESA launched GOCE in March 2009 to map Earth's gravity with unprecedented accuracy and resolution. The model, based on only two months of data, from November and December 2009, shows the excellent capability of the satellite to map tiny variations in Earth’s gravity. "GOCE is delivering where it promised: in the fine spatial scales," GOCE Mission Manager Rune Floberghagen said. "We have already been able to identify significant improvements in the high-resolution 'geoid', and the gravity model will improve as more data become available."  More Info >

Discussion Forum

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Posted 7 April 2010:  At present, the next generation jet propulsion concept is to reduce the weight by using the composite material and increasing specific fuel consumption, reducing noise, designing efficient engine component (fan blade, compressor combustor, turbine and nozzle)....Read it

Posted 29 March 2010:  Much has been made at recent AIAA meetings about aerosapce and defense workforce issues, as well as the particular need for systems and project engineering skills....Read it

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