Tag Archives: Aerospace

Back from the Boneyard, Flying Zombies

Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 by MegaZone

OK, not quite Halloween ghouls, the boneyard in this case is the Davis-Monthan AFB in Tuscon, AZ, home of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG). Lockheed Martin put together a little video on the regeneration of a P-3 … Continue reading →

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Airbags, They’re Not Just For Car Crashes and Stuntwork

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by MegaZone

Boeing posted this video of airbag tests for their CST-100 capsule. The CST-100, for Crew Space Transportation 100, is a new crew capsule Boeing is developing for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) to the space station and other destinations. It is … Continue reading →

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NASA Unveils Their Next Launcher, the Space Launch System

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

NASA has unveiled the conceptual design for their new launcher, replacing the Ares I and Ares V of the cancelled Constellation program. Frankly, I’m disappointed, but not surprised. The overall design is clearly a reduced cost version of the Ares … Continue reading →

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