Aerodrom Portorož is the third international airport in Slovenia. It has
a strategical position as it is geographically well placed in central Europe.
Its position is actually unique, as it is situated in the heart of the Nature
park Sečovlje saltpans and is only a few kilometres away from Portorož and
Piran. Moreover, it has excellent road connections to central Slovenia and also
to other regions.
The airport has the following amenities: airport management by providing
landing and take-off of aircrafts, use of infrastructure and passenger
terminal, ground handling of aircrafts, passengers
and luggage and commercial activities.
The majority of aircrafts that land and
take off at Portorož airport are single-engine and twin-engine, piston or turboprop aircrafts
of general aviation, which have a capacity of 10 passengers. Sometimes the
airport is used also by larger twin-engine turboprop aircrafts with a
capacity of 60 passengers and smaller business twin-engine jet aircrafts.
Photo: Turistično združenje Portorož, www.portoroz.si
Portorož airport is renowned for its
long-lasting tradition and services of the highest level. The security and
privacy of passengers is well taken care of. Satisfied visitors will surely
tell that the airport is famous for its aircraft marshaller on a motorcycle and
the traditional welcome with homemade liquor. Together with a friendly and accommodating
attitude, it ensures that guests gladly return.
Portorož airport has a 1200-metre asphalt runway and is one of the most
important airports of general aviation in south-eastern Europe. It has all the
amenities to ensure the ground handling of aircrafts, a lighting system, a duty
free shop, an aviation gasoline and kerosene service, an eco-aircraft cleaning service,
hangars, etc., which ensure the comfort of guests. During summer the airport is
open from 8:30 till 20:00, during winter from 8:00 till 16:30.
The beginnings of the airport go back to the previous century, when in
1962 terrain preparations were made for a sports airport. The renovated airport
was opened in 1978 and in the same year it was registered in the airport
register and licensed for panoramic flights. In 1980 it acquired the permit for public transport for both domestic and
international flights. Night
operations were also taken care of with the instalment of runway
lighting and an approach lighting system in the vicinity of the


Welcome back my fellow learners, today we are going to learn about if the moon landings were the biggest cover up since Roswell, read on and draw your own conclusions.
The theory which states the moon landings were a hoax perpetrated by the US government to gain a victory in the space over Russia, is something that has grown in popularity as time has gone by.
Statistics indicate that around 20% of Americans think the U.S. never landed on the moon. After the Apollo landings finished in the seventies, why is it we have never gone back? Only during Richard Nixon's term did we land on the moon, and after Watergate people wouldn’t put it past Tricky Dick to create a hoax to put America back into good standing in the Cold War.
In this list I have collated some of evidence to suggest the moon landings never happened. I have included NASA’s explanations with each entry to offer a more objective perspective.
Conspiracy theorists point out that when the first landing was seen on live television, viewers could see the American flag waving in the breeze, as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin installed it. Photos of the landing seem to show a breeze. The obvious problem is there’s no air in the atmosphere, and therefore no wind would make the flag ripple.
Countless explanations have been given to disprove this phenomenon as anything out of the ordinary, NASA stated the flag was kept within a thin tube and the rippling was created by it unfurling before it was planted. Other explanations are the ripples were caused by the reaction of the astronauts touching the pole, which is shown to shake in the footage.
Had NASA really gone to the moon, there would be a blast crater beneath the lunar module to show where it landed. On any video footage or pictures, no crater is seen, almost as though it was just put there. The surface of the moon has a covering of fine dust, and even this doesn’t seem to be displaced in any photographic pictures or video footage.


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Although I never owned the actual model rockets, my 16 year-old self was excited to find this digest-sized Estes catalog in 1975 that featured their new Star Trek model rockets on the cover! We get a great cover painting, and a two-page spread inside about the models... nice. I am also including scans of any pages that mention or depict the Trek models. I was impressed with how accurate the Enteprise model was, without very much in the way of alterations to make it into an actual flying rocket. I know that if I had bought one, I would never have flown it, preferring to keep it in good shape to display (if I had lived in a home with a father that permitted such things). Enjoy!
Anyone familiar with early Trek merchandising remembers how the starship was often erroneously depicted with rocket exhaust coming out of the shuttle bay (which irritated me). In the case of this model rocket, it was actually correct!
UPDATE: I said earlier that I had a newspaper clipping somewhere of a local model rocket club launching the Enterprise. Well, I've found it, and it's below. It was clipped from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on May 25, 1975. I didn't save the entire article, only the photo and the line in the article about the launching of the Enterprise rocket.


Reach for the Stars
There is a real Buzz in the air!
The pupils in Oak, Ash and Birch Class had a wonderful time on Friday, when they visited the National Space Centre in Leicester, the children even had the opportunity to be photographed as an Astronaut!
To see more photographs from the day please follow the link to the album in our gallery. http://www.snettisham-primary.co.uk/gallery/?pid=0&gcatid=1&albumid=29
If you would like to learn more about the National Space Centre please visit their webpage spacecentre.co.uk


Monday, 20th July 2009
by Will & Matt B-L
On this day, 40 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon. To mark this anniversary we have submitted one of our favourite moon images.
This is an experimental photograph that we took last year. It is a 15 minute long exposure of the moon rising. The resulting image looks like a beam of light coming from an alien spacecraft!
We have written a post with some of our favourite moon photographs here
Will & Matt Burrard-Lucas
We are brothers from the UK with a shared passion for photography.


This is the major international airport located near the city of Johannesburg. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to and from South Africa and is one of the busiest airports in South Africa with a capacity to handle up to 30 million passengers annually. The airports actually serve all continents except Antarctica. The famous airport is the hub of South Africa largest international and domestic carrier. The first actual renaming of the airport was done in 1994 when the newly reformed South African government implemented a national policy of not naming airports after politicians.
The airport information
The famous O.R Tambo international airport is a hot and high airport which is situated almost 1700 meters above sea level where the air is thin making the aircraft to reduce weight by loading less fuel than they would have otherwise. The actual thin air is the reason why we have longer runways in the airport. On some major routes like the North America route it actually means that flights form Johannesburg actually need to refuel while en route while the return flight originating from lower altitude airport can actually upload enough fuel to reach the city of Johannesburg.
There are two major parallel north –south runways and a much discussed runway. The famous western runway is practically over 4400 m long making it one of the longest international runways in the world. During the busy periods, outbound flights usually use the western runway for takeoff while inbound flights use the eastern runway for landing. Wind factors at times cause numerous variations but most days flights will take off to the north and land from the south. Passengers coming can pre book Johannesburg airport taxis for on time pickups.
South African airways
The famous O.R Tambo international Airport used to serve as grounds for the South African airways museum. This famous room full of South African airways memorabilia was actually started by some two fans of the airlines as temporary location until they could set it up in one of Jan Smults International’s building in the year 1987.The famous museum gradually shifted to the now famous rand airport.


Gerred has been in flight school for about a year and a half now. Yes, it has been a long long journey. He spent the first half in Pensacola, FL flying a Cessna 152 and taking Naval Aviation academics before up and moving to Corpus Christi, TX for Primary. In Texas he flew a T-34C and also flew a 3 week stint in Las Cruces, NM. In this past year and a half he has learned so much about aviation. He's flown solos and formations and the more I hear the more I'm proudly surprised.
Now, that he's completed he gets to select what he'll be flying. For a year he's been changing his mind. Do I want jets? Do I want maritime? Do I want helicopters? He has the grades for all of them, but today he finally found out he'll be flying-- Helicopters!
For those following at home, he'll be following the Advanced Rotary path and will be in Helicopter School for another estimated 7 months or so.
Congrats Gerred! On to Helicopter School in Milton, FL!


|Photo Ethiopian Airlines|
Ethiopian Airlines is poised to take legal action against two US media organisations for publishing what they called baseless and factually incorrect.
In a briefing, Ethiopian Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam confirmed: "we are ready to take all the necessary legal measures on those media institutions." following two different reports that appeared in The Washington Post and New York Times. The airline said the Washington Post article on 21st March, was baseless and factually incorrect, it also said that information produced in the report was without any evidence, collected from unknown and unreliable sources and meant to divert attention from the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aeroplanes.
The airline went on to say it operated with the highest possible standards regarding quality and safety, it was certified by all National, Regional and International regulators like the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, the FAA, EASA, IOSA and ICAO and other National regulatory authorities.
The airline has seven full flight simulators (Q-400, B-737NG, B-737 MAX, B-767, B-787, B-777 and A-350) to train its pilots and other airlines pilots. It has one of the largest and most modern Aviation Academy with training devices and technologies among the very few in the world. The Airline has invested more than half a Billion dollars in infrastructure only in the last 5 years which is not common in a typical airline.
Ethiopian Airlines also refute the New York Times report entitled, “Ethiopian Airlines Had a Max 8 Simulator, but Pilot on Doomed Flight Didn’t Receive Training”. The airline countered saying it was one of the safest and most dependable airlines in the world. It also confirmed that Ethiopian pilots have completed the Boeing recommended and FAA approved differences training from the 737 NG aircraft to the 737 MAX aircraft before the phase in of the 737-800 MAX fleet to its operations and before they start flying the B-737-800 MAX.
The pilots had also been made aware of, and well briefed on the Emergency Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA following the Lion Air accident. The content of the airworthiness directive has also been well incorporated in all pilot training manuals, operational procedures and working manuals. The airline also stated that the Boeing 737 MAX full flight simulators [globally] is not designed to simulate the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) problems.
There is some industry speculation that the stories were given to The Washington Post and The New York Times, along with a number of other media organisations, in the US, Europe and Africa by members of the Boeing media team or persons working on their behalf. It's reported that the US plane-makers spin machine is in full flight and appears to be spreading false and malicious smear stories regarding Ethiopian Airlines. First came the false assertions that the African carrier had a poor safety record, yet it included hijackings as examples of poor safety by the airline. When those attempts failed to get global traction, then came smears regarding the Ethiopian investigators, how small the department is, its tiny budget and so on. Those were not significant enough to detract from the 737 Max groundings, so the pressure was stepped up. The Boeing team in Ethiopia complained to the media that representatives from the carrier were assisting with the investigation - saying it was most unusual and should not be allowed, yet of course, they still wanted to be involved themselves. Local sources suggest that Boeing was strongly against the data recorders going to Europe for detailed analysis, preferring them to be transported to the US. Ethiopian Airlines are said to have preferred the French to analyse the recorder, but they didn't have the latest software to do so, therefore it went to a German lab. There will be more mud slinging before the results of the investigations is known and that follows a tried and tested procedure employed in situations like this, especially when multi-billions of dollars with of business is at stake, as well as something that is hard to buy - a solid and sound reputation.


Well, It’s Groundhog Day…Again!
John Adams Whipple (American, 1822–1891)
This study, made with his partner James Black and copied from a daguerreotype, would seem to illustrate the astronomical maxim: the more clearly one can see an object in space, the more beautiful it looks.
The Metroptolitan Museum of Art
There are different sizes for different coping days.
Spacewalking Astronaut John Grunsfeld.
A close-up of Astronaut John Grunsfeld shows the reflection of Astronaut Andrew Feustel, perched on the robotic arm and taking the photo. The pair teamed together on three of the five spacewalks during Servicing Mission 4 in May 2009.
Un Chien Andalou (Andalusian Dog)
Claudia Cardinale and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Inventions, by Richard Avedon, 1967, EPOCA magazine
A pre-flight CT scan of a NASA A7L spacesuit, the type of suit worn during the Apollo missions.
The Circle of Fifths


Satellites are more than just tools in space exploration. They’ve paved the way for many technological advances and shifted the way we communicate and consume media, with satellites providing television, radio, and internet services around the world. With satellites playing such a major role in so many facets of modern life, it’s important for students to learn about satellite technology, the advancements satellites have contributed to throughout history, and of course, how they aid and ease communication in the modern world – providing access to television, internet, cable, and more.
Image via Flickr by Marion Doss
We’ve compiled a comprehensive collection of satellite resources for educators, including lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources on the history of satellites, how satellites work, and the importance of satellites in communications, both today and throughout history, encompassing resources for students in grades K-4, 5-8, all the way through 9-12.
The History of Satellites and Satellite Basics
For students to understand how satellites function and the role they play in day-to-day life, it’s important to build foundational knowledge on the history of satellites, when they were first used, and how they helped transform our daily lives through the many advancements made possible through satellites. The following lesson plans, activities, and other resources are useful for establishing foundational knowledge on the history of satellites for students in grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.
Image via Flickr by Timothy Vollmer
Releasing and Catching Satellites
A useful article suitable for students in grades K-6, this resource is an excellent companion to lessons and activities focused on the history of satellites. The article discusses the Challenger mission, including the release of three satellites into space. Source: Scholastic Teachers
EarthNow! Near-Real Time Satellite Image Viewer
This resource is useful for teachers who want to give elementary students an understanding of what satellites see as they pass over the Earth. The EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer shows “near-real time satellite imagery from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites as they pass over North America. A fun way to learn more about these satellites and their imagery is to watch a high-resolution, 1-hour public lecture, Looking Down On Our Planet: New Satellite Imagery Reveals a Changing Global Surface.” Source: USGS
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Another useful resource from the USGS that’s ideal for establishing foundational knowledge of satellites for students in grades K-4, Earthshots “is an e-book of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent environmental events and introducing the concept of remote sensing. Each set of images includes a detailed description, photographs and maps, a list of references, and a question/answer.” Source: USGS
Where Am I – Navigation and Satellites
“Students explore geography by completing a navigation activity in class. In this satellite positioning lesson, students define terms such as orbit, satellite, GPS and triangulation. Students view diagrams of the Earth’s orbit and complete math problems to determine the differences in geographic locations on Earth.” This lesson is an excellent foundational unit for students in grades 3-5. Source: Lesson Planet
The Great Satellite Search!
This learning activity is designed to help students gain proficiency researching topics on the Internet and is designed to be incorporated into other topics such as technology, electronic communication, computers, or space exploration. Focused on satellites, students work in small teams and are assigned or choose a satellite to research. Students then use the Internet to research and prepare a presentation on the history of their satellite, which will be presented to the class. Source: Exploratorium
Satellites is a book and accompanying lesson plan that provides students with background information on the history of artificial (man-made) satellites, the various types of satellites, and how satellites are used in our daily lives. Objectives include summarizing the information in a text, sequencing events, understanding and using articles, and looking up content words using a dictionary. Source: Reading A-Z.com
How Satellites See
“How Satellites See” is a lesson plan targeted to students in grades 3 through 8 which takes approximately six 45-minute class periods to complete. Students participating in this lesson should have some understanding of the spectrum, using thermometers, the different types of light sources, and simple geographical and solar system concepts. “This project will compare and contrast three NASA satellites: The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The lesson includes access to data and images from these three NASA astronomy satellites, contrasting the way the sky appears in three very different electromagnetic wavelengths or colors of light. Other satellite information is included, but the project’s focus is a simple introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum as used by the three space observatories.” Source: Multiverse at the University of California, Berkeley
Mass Media Studies on Television: Lesson Plan & Prezi
This lesson doesn’t rely on a specific textbook (materials are readily available, including a Prezi) and “looks at key moments in the history of both broadcast and cable/satellite/Internet television medium, the economics of television in the different revenue streams and the challenges faced by television at various times, including today.” Source: Teachers Pay Teachers
The Early Satellites
This resource is suitable for students in grades 9-12 in terms of reading comprehension, although teachers of students in grades 5-8 may also find this material to be a useful supplement in educating students about the history of satellites through NASA’s programs. Source: NASA
US Air Force Satellite Test Center: Supporting America’s “Eyes in Space” During the Cold War
This detailed lesson plan is ideal for students in grades 10 and 11. “The lesson can be used in American history, social studies, and geography courses in units on modern American history, the Cold War, and the development of satellite programs, including those used for reconnaissance. This lesson can also be used in a science course, such as a unit on astronomy.” Prepared by the US Air Force in accordance with the National Park Service (NPS) Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans guidance, students will learn about the events leading to the development of satellite reconnaissance systems as well as how satellite technology has evolved from the 1960s through today. Source: City of Sunnyvale, California
How Satellites Work
The following lesson plans, activities, and classroom resources are useful for educating students about the function and use of satellites and how they work. From information on NASA’s programs as background information on the configuration and process of releasing satellites into space to detailed lessons allowing students to explore the ways satellites are used for communication, these resources include comprehensive lesson plans and materials for students from grade K through grade 12.
Image via Flickr by NOAA Photo Library
Lesson: Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites
In this lesson, ideal for students in grade 4 but appropriate for students in grades 3-5, students “explore the role of communications and how satellites help people communicate with others far away and in remote areas with nothing around (i.e., no obvious telecommunications equipment).” Source:Teach Engineering
Satellites and us.
This lesson educates students on the role satellites play in everyday life. Students will learn what satellites are, how they’re constructed, and how information travels between Earth and satellites. Source: Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Technology at Work 2
Ideal for students in grades 3-5, this interactive video lesson focuses on how magnetism, television, and satellites work. Students will learn when the first satellite was launched into space, the types of information that Global Positioning Satellites are constantly sending, and why scientists are tracking blue and elephants with GPS, among other uses for satellites in the modern world. Source: Midway Independent School District
What is a Man-made Satellite?
This lesson plan can be used for students in grades 1-7. Students will explore man-made satellites and gain an understanding of the physics of how satellites are launched into orbit, as well as how satellites are used for exploration, communication, and other purposes. Source: Satellite Educators Association via the California State University
Creativity in Science
This 45-minute lesson is designed for students in grades 5 through 8. In this activity, students will research various satellites and learn about how they are used. Additionally, students will “explore the different job roles in the development of satellites and web pages used to communicate scientific discoveries from those satellites.” Source: PBS LearningMedia
Space Lesson: Satellite Orbit
In this lesson, students will examine how satellites orbit the Earth and how to calculate how many times a satellite would pass over the equator given various specifications. Upon completion of this lesson, students will understand how the Earth can be mapped using satellite imagery. Source: Little Bits Electronics
Tracking Change Over Time
Students in grades 5-8 gain an understanding of remote sensing and the use of satellite imagery to track changes over time in this comprehensive lesson plan and guide for educators. “Once students learn the basics of remote sensing and how to use the MultiSpec software, they can delve deeper into specific topics with the individual modules. These modules demonstrate the uses of satellite data to track different types of landscape change over time. Students will be able to see how scientists compare images like these to learn more about changes taking place in a region.”Source: USGS Publications Warehouse
Hatch a Plot to Track… Some Satellites!
There are hundreds of satellites currently orbiting Earth, including the International Space Station. In this lesson, students “will access an online directory and tracking database of satellites, plot the locations of satellites and track their progress in orbit.” Objectives include distinguishing the various types of satellites, tracking the orbital paths of satellites, and identifying the various benefits of satellites. This activity can be completed in approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Source: ISS-CASIS
Satellites and Space Probes
This article is suitable for students in grades 6-8 or grades 9-12 and can be used with a variety of lesson plans and activities focused on satellites. Astronomer Dr. Cathy Imhoff of the Space Telescope Science Institute answers questions related to how satellites work, how they collect data, and more. Source: Scholastic Teachers
Around the World
This lesson, designed for students in grades 5-12, provides students with an understanding of how satellites orbit the Earth. Students gain an understanding of how objects stay in orbit, important background knowledge for understanding how satellites work and how they are placed in the Earth’s orbit in order to provide scientists and researchers with information and aid in communication. Source: NASA for Educators
Learning About Satellites and Remote Sensing
Meteorological satellites (or more broadly, environmental satellites) have been around for 40 years. Imagery from satellites are standard fare for television weathercasts and are familiar to most everyone. This comprehensive set of instructional materials, lessons, and activities provides students with a basic understanding of electromagnetic spectrum, satellite remote sensing, some specific applications and explanations of how some satellites work. Source: NOAA
What Can We Learn From Satellite Images?
In this lesson, ideal for students in grades 9-12, students will evaluate their own town’s history while exploring how satellites are used to learn about changes over time. “Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today.” Source: National Geographic
Satellites in Communication
Satellites play a critical role in modern communications and media, although their importance is rarely obvious to us in our everyday lives. The following resources, activities, and lesson plans focus on providing students with knowledge about the role that satellites play in our everyday lives and, specifically, how they’re used to streamline media and communications, such as television, cable, internet, and more.
Image via Flickr by Gerard Eviston
Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites
Students in grades 3 to 5 investigate how satellites aid in communication in remote areas and enable people to communicate with others at long distances. Students discuss a scenario in which a person travels to a remote area with no mode of communication, observe a teacher demonstration, and create a drawing of a communications satellite orbiting Earth to demonstrate their knowledge. In a related activity for 4th graders, students learn about the concept of orbiting and gravitational pull by reviewing diagrams, followed by assessment based on the results of an image analysis activity.Source: Lesson Planet
Why We Explore Space
Suitable for students in grades 4 and 5, this lesson focuses on the importance of space exploration. Students will learn about the various technological (electronic, communication, or digital) improvements that have resulted from the exploration of space, as well as the practical improvements resulting from space exploration that have impacted their own lives personally. Source: HotChalk Lesson Plans Page
Thomas Edison Lesson Plan: How Inventions Build Upon Each Other
“In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to identify important accomplishments in the life of Thomas Edison. Students will also research later inventions that utilized Edison’s scientific findings and/or improved on his inventions.” Source: BrainPOP Educators
How Communication Technologies Affect People
This unit is specifically designed for third grade students and takes approximately 14 days to complete. Students learn 21st Century skills by completing a worksheet, first with known information, and then with researched information. They then create a PowerPoint, video, or radio broadcast to convey the results of their research. Students learn to use a graphic organizer to sort their Internet resources, learning about modern communication technologies and how they impact our daily lives throughout the unit. Source: Lesson Planet
Space Math II – Problem 22, A Bit of Satellite Math
This lesson plan and activity incorporates both math and science. Designed for students in grades 7-9, this activity requires students to determine the lifespan of communication satellites using problem-solving skills. Source: NASA for Educators
Young Citizens and Television Broadcasters
This lesson, which can be used for students in grades 5-12, “provides the opportunity for students to survey local broadcast television coverage and to analyze programming broadcast to the public.” As part of this lesson, students will discuss how a television program gets from the studio to a television in a home, including a discussion of satellites, airwaves, and cable. Source: Citizen Advocacy Center
Let’s Make a Deal
This lesson is ideal for students in grades 7-12 and allows students to examine modern satellite radio within the context of broadcast communications and media. “Students read an article about the merger between the two satellite radio companies. Individually, they respond to questions to determine if the internet and MP3 players should be considered competition to radio. In groups, they participate in a debate supporting or opposing the use of talk show hosts such as Howard Stern.” Source: Lesson Planet
NASA at 50 – 1994: GPS Satellite Constellation Completed
This video learning clip and accompanying educator’s guide is useful for students in grades 6-12. “This episode highlights the creation of the global positioning system and explains how NASA satellites keep GPS working in cars, boats and portable devices around the world.” Source: NASA for Educators
Modelling Satellite Remote Sensing
In this lesson, designed for students in grades 9-12, students will create a working model to demonstrate and learn about how satellites are used in communication. Students build a simple, electronic light sensor that transmits an audible tone. The transmitted signal can be received using any FM radio. Students will experiment and make observations to gain an understanding of how satellites facilitate communication. Source: Satellite Educators Association via the California State University
Communications Satellites: Making the Global Village Possible
This resource is an excellent companion to related lesson plans and classroom activities, providing a brief-yet-comprehensive overview of the history of communications satellites and the role they play in creating today’s “global village.” Source: NASA
How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?
This video “explains how satellites, atomic clocks, and the theory of relativity make GPS systems possible.” A useful resource that could be used with middle or high school students, this video is approximately 45 minutes in length and is a valuable supplement to a larger unit on how satellites play a role in our daily lives through GPS technology that many people use daily via their smartphones to receive relevant, local information on the weather and more. Source: Lesson Planet
Comparing the Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes
In this lesson, students in grades 9-12 examine the development of satellite technology over the past 50 years. Additionally, “students explain how the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the rules for corporate ownership of multiple media outlets.” This lesson will take approximately two class periods – or two hours – to complete. Source: Lesson Planet
The STEREO Mission: Getting The Message Across
“In this STEREO satellites instructional activity, students are given a chart with the intensity of the signals from the satellites received on Earth and the distances of the satellite from Earth. Students convert the intensity at each distance to power and solve 5 problems comparing the data at different distances.” Source: Lesson Planet


…To Infinity and Beyond! Thoughts on Space Tourism
One of the most significant discussions in travel is the ability to travel to the unknown. More specifically, the topic of space tourism.
As a people, we have always been fascinated with being the first, with discovering new lands and places along the beaten path. Some of that I completely agree with. The human race can do so much for an underdeveloped country if we go about it—the right way. In a way that is respectful of their traditions and needs as well as the surrounding environment, showing love to what they hold dear while helping with a struggle. This is the plight of discovery in my eyes.
It’s just fun to find something new that you didn’t know existed on the surface, but at what cost? Even more so, how does this apply to space toursim? Something we have been gaining intelligence on for decades but still know so little about?
Space Shuttle Challenger
Remember the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983? The program that was destined to take the first teacher into space? In case you need a little background on the subject, I’m happy to fill you in. The Challenger was part of the space program destined to take five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists into space. What’s a payload specialist? Merely an individual that is chosen by the space program and trained to fly on a commercial or research flight. In lamens terms, an average person with lots of training.
It had been a bit cold at the shuttle’s launch; in fact, the flight was initially delayed because of the cold snap and moved to another date. None the less, they launched anyway. Seventy-three seconds into the flight, the right rocket booster failed because the O-ring seals weren’t designed to deal with the cold, causing it to disintegrate in the air. Although they were able to retrieve the crew compartment and many other fragments from the ocean floor after a lengthy recovery mission, no one survived. We know that many crew members survived the aircraft breaking apart, but since there was no escape system and the ocean surface’s impact was so violent, it was not survivable.
All of it reads as absolutely heart-wrenching. Seven families watched the fire engulf the spaceship, claiming the lives of mothers, fathers, and friends. It took years to regain any confidence in what was hailed as the space race as a nation. So many had their joy stolen from them, and as a country, we only felt a fraction of the pain. The fatal accident led to a 32-month halt in the Space Shuttle Program.
This is just one flight. Not to mention the other astronauts who have lost their lives in space. Those ground crew members who have died in launch accidents or grounds tests gone wrong. Yes, it is a new form of “flying,” and people can die in many ways, but this is still a scary occurrence to consider.
Fast forward 37 years, and Virgin Galactic is now offering the ability to “take your one small step” by booking a flight that goes up about 50 miles into what many of us think of as “the beginning of space.” Note, the Challenger only made it 3 miles before it was no more. However, we’re not leaving the atmosphere just yet; it’s dangerously close, all in the name of space tourism. Now don’t get me wrong, the price tag isn’t cheap. At a $1000 to just get started and a $250,000 ticket price, if you book right now, this isn’t an option for the average traveler, but it is one I have seen talked about rather frequently as of late.
I know that we can’t live in fear. One wants to believe that many technologies have been developed over the years and extensive safety precautions to prevent these fatalities from taking place again. After all, the year after the Challenger incident, NASA got a budget increase “for safety, reliability, and quality assurance programs.” Lest it has not changed enough, they still function with tight schedules and budget constraints.
The Columbia Shuttle
Just 17 years ago, the Columbia Shuttle caused another fatal accident. Another seven astronauts died when a piece of foam insulation ripped from the shuttle tearing a hole in its wing, a problem that had caused damage on at least six other previous shuttle flights. Did we even check? How extensive was that check? This risk was known and had been accepted as just another routine thing during post-disaster reports. I’m no astronaut, but what is going on? These poor families, time and time again, are paying the price for what reporters seem to regard as laziness. I know that we can’t believe everything we hear, but the countless documentaries, articles, and reports make it hard to see otherwise.
For the billionaires of the world, space tourism is the next big thing. It looks like an adventurous business opportunity making for a keen investment. There’s a great big expanse in the stars above us, and they are chomping at the bit to be a part of it, To be a piece of the next excellent exploration attempt. Even Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, is in on the idea. (Side note, as much as I love Amazon, the name of it kills me. The word amazon means giant strong warrior, woman. It’s like he’s saying, big strong woman, come shop on the platform I made for you. And we do, all the time; I got an Amazon package as I was writing this. Well played, Mr. Bezos, well played.)
Mr. Jeff owns Blue Origin, in which he’s working on an option to pay travelers to go to space. The vision is to “preserve the earth for our grandchildren’s grandchildren with unlimited resources and energy, through reusable launch vehicles.” Yup, you heard correct, reusable. I’m all about sustainability, but spacecraft’s take rocket fuel. It just feels weird to me.
Similarly, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a whole lineup of space tourism rideshare and private tours around the moon, as well as a bevy of other options. All in all, It just feels like we’re doing too much. For me, it feels like this money can be used to enhance so many lives right here.
Looking in the windows at the local woman and children’s shelter during our drop off of toys and primary care needs, one can’t help but think this money would be better served in helping those who need it most. Granite, yes, these businesses have philanthropic endeavors, but so much more could be given if the focus shifted. Never mind the fact that in my eyes, it all seems quite dangerous and unnecessary. Granite the view from space is likely one of the most humbling things one can witness, but there are views in this life that are just not intended for me to see, and I’m ok with that.
I’m happy exploring with my feet firmly planted on the ground.


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CNN – NASA and Texas-based corporate Axiom House have published a brand new spacesuit design – and it might be the similar swimsuit worn via the eventual first girl and particular person of colour to stroll at the moon.
There are spacesuit prototypes unveiled Wednesday via Axiom House at House Middle Houston, even though the corporate says it’ll ship spacesuits that can be utilized for astronaut coaching via past due summer time. The corporate received a freelance ultimate 12 months to make the fits for NASA.
The brand new design, which regarded black with blue and orange main points for the revealing, took on an excessively other aesthetic than the puffy white fits worn via Twentieth-century moonwalkers. On the other hand, Axiom House famous in a information liberate that its fits are lined in an additional layer—the corporate’s colours and brand—for demonstration functions.
In line with the discharge, the real spacesuits worn via the astronauts should be white “to mirror warmth and offer protection to the astronauts from extraordinarily top temperatures.”
“We have not had any new fits for the reason that fits we designed for the House Travel and the ones fits are recently in use at the area station,” stated Vanessa Veitch, director of NASA’s Johnson House Middle. “So for 40 years, now we have been the use of the similar swimsuit in line with that era. And now lately, Axiom goes to innovate. We are going to supply all of our amenities (get entry to) and we’re going to paintings in combination to be sure that we have now a secure swimsuit that plays and the whole thing that our astronauts use for floor operations.
The swimsuit will play a key function in NASA’s Artemis program, which seeks to go back astronauts to the lunar floor later this decade on a undertaking referred to as Artemis III. After astronauts land at the lunar south pole, the spacesuits will function cellular lifestyles enhance, letting them discover the lunar terrain on foot.
“NASA’s partnership with Axiom is important to touchdown astronauts at the Moon and proceeding American management in area,” NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson stated in a remark. “Development on years of NASA analysis and experience, Axiom’s next-generation spacesuits is not going to simplest permit the primary girl to stroll at the Moon, however they are going to open up alternatives for extra other folks than ever prior to to discover and habits science at the Moon Can even open Our partnership is making an investment in The united states, supporting The united states’s employees, and demonstrating every other instance of The united states’s technological ingenuity that can get ready NASA and the economic area sector to compete and win within the twenty first century .
The design of the spacesuit is derived from NASA’s personal analysis. The distance company had previous in 2019 unveiled a prototype design for the lunar spacesuit, referred to as the xEMU.
“Leveraging NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (XEMU) spacesuit design, the Axiom House spacesuit is designed to offer better flexibility, better coverage to resist harsh environments and meet the wishes of exploration and medical alternatives,” the corporate stated in a information liberate. Designed to offer specialised equipment to extend liberate. “The use of leading edge applied sciences, the brand new spacesuit will permit additional exploration of the lunar floor than ever prior to.”
The brand new swimsuit lets in for a better vary of movement and versatility, and its design can accommodate a minimum of 90% of the USA female and male inhabitants, in line with NASA. Axiom House will expand, certify and convey the spacesuit and the corporate will “check the swimsuit in a space-like surroundings previous to undertaking.”
Options of the swimsuit come with an HD video digicam and a gentle band fixed at the visor of the helmet. Russell Ralston, deputy program supervisor for Axiom House, stated the sunshine band will supply astronauts with higher visibility as they paintings or move on spacewalks within the completely shadowed areas of the lunar south pole.
A hatch with two hinges situated at the again of the swimsuit lets in astronauts to go into the spacesuit legs first, then go with the flow into it, and a backpack supplies a conveyable lifestyles enhance device. The boots were bolstered with additional insulation to stay the astronauts’ ft heat as they paintings within the icy areas of the Moon that by no means see daylight.
“This can be a nice instance of what innovation can do,” stated Peggy Whitson, retired NASA astronaut and present axiom astronaut. “It will be this sort of a lot more versatile swimsuit and the variety of movement goes to actually strengthen the astronauts’ talent to do the entire duties that they will be doing whilst they are exploring the lunar floor and in the end Mars.” “
Whitson, who holds the document amongst American citizens and girls for probably the most time spent in area — 665 days overall — is director of human spaceflight at Axiom and is ready to release Axiom’s Ax-2 to the Global House Station in Might Are.
Growing new spacesuits in a position to maintaining astronauts alive at the Moon has been a NASA effort for years. At one level in 2021, Paul Martin, the gap company’s inspector basic, warned that important delays in introducing new spacesuits would thwart NASA’s objective of having people to the Moon via 2024. prior to 2025.
Martin concluded on the time that the fits had been “years clear of crowning glory” and would price greater than $1 billion greenbacks.
Then, NASA introduced it will permit the non-public sector to take over manufacturing of the spacesuit, and the gap company decided on Axiom House because the contractor in September 2022. The deal, known as NASA’s XEVAS contract, used to be valued at as much as $3.5 billion. ,
“We’re wearing at the legacy of NASA via designing a sophisticated spacesuit that can permit astronauts to function safely and successfully at the Moon,” stated Mike Saffredini, CEO of Axiom House, who prior to now spent greater than 30 years at NASA. Labored until “Axiom House’s Artemis III spacesuit shall be in a position to fulfill the complicated demanding situations of the lunar south pole and lend a hand advance our working out of the Moon to permit a long-term presence there.”
Suffredini served as NASA’s Global House Station program supervisor from 2005 to 2015.
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Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has steered the Indian Space programme gloriously for over 9 years as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, of Space Commission and Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Space, before laying down his office on August 27, 2003. He was earlier the Director of ISRO Satellite Centre, where he oversaw the activities related to the development of new generation spacecraft, Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2) and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS-1A & 1B) as well as scientific satellites. He was also the Project Director for India’s first two experimental earth observation satellites, BHASKARA-I & II and subsequently was responsible for overall direction of the first operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1A. Dr. Kasturirangan took his Bachelor of Science with Honors and Master of Science degrees in Physics from Bombay University and received his Doctorate Degree in Experimental High Energy Astronomy in 1971 working at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Under his leadership, as Chairman, ISRO, the space programme has witnessed several major milestones including the successful launching and operationalisation of the India’s prestigious launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and more recently, the first successful flight testing of the all important Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Further, he has also overseen the design, development and launching of the world’s best civilian satellites, IRS-1C and 1D, realization of the second generation and initiation of third generation INSAT satellites, besides launching ocean observation satellites IRS-P3/P4. These efforts have put India as a pre-eminent space-faring nation among the handful of six countries that have major space programmes.
As an Astrophysicist, Dr. Kasturirangan’s interest includes research in high energy X-ray and gamma ray astronomy as well as optical astronomy. He has made extensive and significant contributions to studies of Cosmic x-ray sources, celestial gamma-ray and effect of cosmic x-rays in the lower atmosphere. Dr. Kasturirangan is a member of several important scientific academies, both within India and abroad. He is presently the President of the Indian Academy of Sciences at Bangalore and General President of the Indian Science Congress. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences of India, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Astronautical Society of India, National Telematics Forum, The Indian Meteorological Society and The Third World Academy of Sciences. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers, Founder Member of the Astronomical Society of India, Life Member of the Indian Physics Association, Indian Science Congress Association and Indian Society of Remote Sensing and Honorary Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India and Kerala Academy of Sciences. He is also a Member of the International Astronomical Union and the International Academy of Astronautics and is a member of its Board of Trustees. He has chaired some of the prestigious international committees, such as, the International Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), Panel for Space Research in Developing countries of COSPAR/ICSU, and the committee meeting at senior official level of UN-ESCAP, that led to the adoption of the “Delhi Declaration” by the Ministers of the region (1999-2000).
He is also the Chairman of the Governing Board of the UN Centre for Space Science & Technology Education (UN-CSSTE), of the Board of Governors of IIT Chennai, of the Governing Council of the Raman Research Institute and Research Council of the National Aerospace Laboratory. He has won several awards including Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Award in Engineering, ShriHari Om Ashram Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Prerit Award in Aerospace, M.P.Birla Memorial Award in Astronomy, ShriM.M.Chugani Memorial Award in Applied Science, H.K.Firodia Award in Science Technology, RathindraPuraskar by Visvabharati, Santiniketan, Dr.M.N.Saha Birth Centenary Medal for outstanding contributions in the field of Space. He has been conferred Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. He has published more than 200 papers, both in international and national journals in the areas of astronomy, space science, space applications and has edited 6 books .


Growing up in the aviation/tourism industry, Georgie dreamed of becoming a commercial helicopter pilot since she was young. After completing high school, she followed her dream and attained her pilot’s licence at the age of 19.
Georgie is now a charter pilot and the social media marketing manager for Townsville Helicopters. As a pilot, Georgie takes visitors on a range of exciting experiences in the region from fishing adventures, city scenic tours, tropical escapes, outback and island retreats to helicopter tours to celebrate special occasions. Georgie also manages the company’s social media and actively promotes the region’s diverse tourism experiences for scenic flights and tours. She enjoys creating and delivering new tourism experiences and giving people a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Queensland from a new perspective.
Georgie is passionate about educating and encouraging more women to pursue a career in the aviation industry. Through Townsville Helicopters’ sister company, Aviatrix Australia, Georgie shares her message with prospective pilots through school talks, participating in career expos and delivering speeches at industry forums. She also uses social media to promote the career stories of female pilots around Australia and organises professional networking events to connect females in the industry.
Georgie is a strong ambassador for women in aviation and is a trailblazer for inspiring the next generation of pilots.


Gyrocopter flight is so much more than watching landmarks, it’s a deep secret and permanent change of lifeview for anyone who flies. It is a spiritual pleasure that represents a perfect match of adrenaline and a glorios view. Definitely a lifetime experience that Daedalus and Icarus tried to bring to life all those years ago, the idea of flying is in a mind of humanity since our very own beginning.
Did you ever imagine that you could fly, at least once, for just a second when you were a child?
Those same ideas crossed even the biggest minds like Leonardo Da Vinci, who made the first design of the aircraft that we today call the helicopter.


I remember the day. I remember how breathtaking it was, and still is, to see pictures of people walking on the moon. It was a day when anything seemed possible.
Kudos to the men and women who continue to develop our space program. I look forward to the day when the first human being walks on Mars.
In the meantime, just taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to acknowledge astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and say “awesome!”
(photo credit: NASA)
P.S. – Interesting to note that Buzz Aldrin’s first action on the surface of the moon was to celebrate communion. Read about it here.


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South African Airways (SAA) made history at the start of this month, as the first airliner to land a 222-seater, wide-bodied aircraft at the newly upgraded Victoria Falls International Airport.
The SAA Airbus A330-200 touched down at Vic Falls International soon after midday on Wednesday 1st March, carrying 188 passengers to a welcoming crowd of tourism operators, hoteliers and government officials waiting on the ground. SAA country manager for Zimbabwe, Winnie Muchanyuka, said the landing was a testament of commitment by SAA to the Zimbabwean market.
“This has been a long journey and launching the airbus is a dream come true which every airline manager would want to achieve. We are grateful to all in the tourism sector for the effort you all put,” she said, while addressing the crowd which gathered to welcome the airbus into Victoria Falls International.
The 222-seater aircraft beats the full daily capacity of previous aircrafts, which carry a maximum of 157 passengers daily. This is the biggest commercial aircraft ever to land in the Falls.
Flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls depart every day from O. R. Tambo International Airport just before 11 o’clock and flights from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg depart every day at around 13h30 from Victoria Falls International Airport.
Despite rumours of a lengthy immigration process for passengers aboard the SAA flight from Johannesburg, for Zimbabwean tourism, the completion of the airport late last year and the landing of flight A330-200 looks like a positive step towards increased visitors numbers to the country and the potential to attract more airlines to Victoria Falls. The airport was upgraded in 2016 at a cost of $150 million and now features a 4km by 60m runway and associated taxiways, capable of landing long haul, wide-bodied aircraft such as SAA Airbus A330-200.
The new airport was built with support from China and is expected to turn Victoria Falls into a regional tourist hub in the future. The airport can now handle 1.5 million passengers per year – up from about 500,000 – and boasts new facilities such as extended parking, a new control tower, a new fire station and a new state of the art international passenger terminal and refurbished domestic terminal.
We hope the new improvements now mean more long haul flights will be arriving from around the globe in Victoria Falls and people from across the world will be joining us for a stay at Ilala Lodge. Let us know what your experiences were at the new Victoria Falls Airport on Facebook.


British Airways serve six major continents and is a flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. Its main hub is at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK with large fleets, international flights and destinations. British Airways also have a great presence at Gatwick airport and London City airport. It serves nearly 145 destinations and six domestic places.
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey and its main hub is in Istanbul Ataturk airport. It serves 234 airports in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. THY serves 197 international and 37 domestic airports. Esenboga International Airport, Antalya International Airport, Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and Adnan Menderes airport are its secondary hubs. Turkish Airlines serve London Heathrow Airport, Stansted and Luton Airport.
Emirates is a Dubai based airline and is also known as the United Arab Emirates. It is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai. This largest airline of The Middle East operates 3000 flights every week to more than 130 cities. Emirates operate non stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Francisco. It also provides services to London Heathrow and Gatwick Airport.
Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier of Singapore and operates a hub at Changi airport. This five star airline of Singapore has a strong presence in Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia. It operates two non stop commercial flights from Singapore to Newark and Los Angeles. It operates flights to 62 destinations across six continents and serves flights to London Heathrow.
Austrian Airlines is a flag carrier of Austria and its main hub is at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat. It provides flight service to over 130 destinations and flights are operated by subsidiary Tyrolean Airways with the brand name Austrian. By September 2013, long haul fleet will contain flat beds with pneumatic system and video-on-demand service for every passenger in economy Class. Austrian Airlines serves flights to London Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and London City Airport.
Delta Airlines is a major United States airline and its main hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It has eight domestic hubs and three international hubs. Its aircraft are manufactured by Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. Delta operates 4,932 flights every day and operates flights to London Heathrow and Gatwick airport.


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Not to take anything away from the bravery of later pilots, but these men amaze me. They flew into battle in aircraft made of plywood and fabric, treated with flammable liquid. They weren’t issued parachutes, because it was thought that parachutes would encourage them to abandon their planes rather than try to save them in a crisis. Over the course of the war, they progressed from reconnaissance flights to shooting at enemy pilots with handguns, and then to using machine guns mounted on the aircraft. Often the guns were positioned to fire through the plane’s propeller. They were synchronized so that, in theory, they would miss the blades, but if the synchronization gear failed, the unlucky pilot would end up shooting the propeller off of his own plane, or having bullets deflected back at the cockpit. There was a saying in the Royal Flying Corps: you were headed for a wooden cross, the Red Cross or a Victoria Cross. The average life expectancy of a combat pilot was one week. And yet, some survived to become the stuff of legend.
One of those men was Canadian William Barker. To tell the whole story of his career as a combat pilot would make this post far too long, so I’m only going to describe how it ended. It fits into the category of truth that’s stranger than fiction.
On Barker’s final mission, a complex series of circumstances put him in the middle of about 60 enemy aircraft. The femur of his right leg was shattered by a bullet, but he kept attacking the enemy, destroying two aircraft and their pilots. Then he got hit in his left thigh. He took out two more enemy planes before he fainted. He came to with his plane falling, pulled it out of the dive and, despairing of survival, charged another enemy. In the process, his left elbow was shattered by a bullet and his plane lost its gas tank. Barker managed to switch on the small reserve tank, got across Allied lines and crash landed. He was pulled unconscious from the wreck of his plane and spent seven days in a coma, but he survived.
Unfortunately, William Barker’s story doesn’t have a happy ending. He never fully recovered, and spent the rest of his life in pain. In 1930, he lost his life in a flying accident that may have been a suicide. Even so, nothing can take away from his bravery. He had the stuff that legends are made of.


In a kind and fitting tribute to her late Husband, George Houghton, Pam, his widow, donated the proceeds from the collection held at his wake to the Spitfire Club. It was decided that George’s name should live on by way of a Memorial Shield presented annually to the best NCO in 2025 (Bishop Auckland) Squadron, Royal Air Force Cadets. The presentation is to be held every November as part of the annual award ceremony the cadets hold.
The shield was handed to Flt Lt Ian Pepper, the Officer Commanding 2505 Squadron on the 16th May when the Squadron was being hosted by Crook & District RAF Association Branch 475 at their Headquarters to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of ‘Operation Chastise’, more commonly known as the Dambuster Raid.
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Family photo was taken on the homestead near Rago of Clyde and his wife Europa with my dad and uncle
Cessna's role in aviation stirs pride in descendant
By Ramsey Campbell
Sentinel Staff Writer
July 6, 2003
If starched white collars and bowler hats brought an air of dignity to Orville and Wilbur Wright's experiments, then one might say overalls and sheer grit marked Clyde Cessna's spunk.
The Wrights, who made their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903, were engineers and scientists known for their flying accomplishments. But it was up to later pioneers like Cessna, a farm boy from Kansas, to make the miracle of aviation practical.
"The Wright brothers were well-educated engineers, professionals," said Michael McVey, a South Lake High School teacher and Mount Dora resident. "Clyde was a dirt farmer."
This year's designation as the 100th anniversary of flight has special meaning for McVey, who is the great-grandson of Clyde V. Cessna. Although Cessna died nine years before McVey was born in 1963, he heard his grandmother and other family members talk extensively about him.
McVey has pretty much become a family historian, he said, trying to preserve the family's aviation legacy, even though they have no real tiesto the company now synonymous with general aviation. It was an interest sparked in childhood and fueled by the stories he was told.
"My dad never had any part of it, which I always thought was odd," he said. "So I guess you can say it's curiosity."
The story began, though, in the rural fields of Kansas with a young man who believed he could do things others thought were impossible.
Born in Iowa in 1879, Clyde Cessna and his family moved to Kansas when he was only a year old. He grew up in the family homestead east of Rago, Kan., with a greasy thumb and a knack for fixing all things mechanical.
He got his first job as service man for a farm-equipment dealer in Rago and later hooked up with an Overland automobile dealership in Enid, Okla.
It wasn't until he was 31, in early 1911, he watched an air circus over Oklahoma City, that he became interested aviation.
Stunned by the ability of the planes to soar through the air and particularly fascinated by a monoplane -- which was the duplicate of onethat set a speed record for flying across the English Channel in a mere 37 minutes -- Cessna immediately began taking notes. He watched workers dismantle the planes to go by train to the next city.
Back in Enid, he rented a garage and started to build his own airplane using a mail-order fuselage. He figured if he could repair farm machinery, then he could make an airplane fly.
His brother, Roy, helped out, working on the engine.
By May 1911, they were ready to test their creation on the plains 40 miles northwest of Enid. But beforethey could get it off the ground, the plane buried its nose in the ground.
After a few bruises and about $100 of damage to the plane, the brothers went back to the garage. It took a dozen such crashes to finally get it right.
"I will never forget my grandmother telling me Clyde would buzz the farmhouse as he finished off his fuel before ditching the plane in the pond," McVey said. "She would bring the lemonade and the tractor so they could drag the machine to the barn for repairs."
Clyde got off the ground on the 13th try, rose about 100 feet in the air before cutting off the power and landing -- in one piece -- just in front of a stand of box elder trees.
Then it got easy.
By September of that year, Cessna was booking regular aerial exhibitions over Oklahoma to show off his prowess in the air.
He moved back to Rago at the end of 1911 and began to modify his plane, dubbing it Silver Wings. He was piloting it from one exhibit to another and making money from shows throughout the two-state area.
Just eight years after the Wright Flyer took off at Kitty Hawk, Clyde Cessna, with help from his brother,crisscrossed the skies over Kansas and Oklahoma in a homemade plane.
Success upon success
Today, the Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft Co., which the Cessna family started in 1927, is the fourth-largest maker of business jets in the country and one of the most famous names in small planes.
The company reported $3.3 billion in sales for 2002.
"The influence of Cessna Aircraft Co.in aviation is absolutely immense," said John Frank, executive director of the 15,000-member Cessna Pilots Association.
"Literally throughout the world, people know the name Cessna," Frank said. "Today anyone who is a pilot has learned to fly or has done some flying in a Cessna."
But Clyde Cessna never really considered making planes as a business until a Wichita automobile manufacturer offered him space in his factory in the fall of 1916.
He accepted the offer and built two planes in the Jones Motor Car plant with a staff of five. They produced the first aircraft built in Wichita.
Cessna had aflight a day scheduled, but his aerial career and fledgling business as an aircraft builder was shortened by America's entry into World War I. Clyde spent the war years on the family farm.
After the war, however, a newfound enthusiasm for flying machines swept the nation.
Along with several family members -- his brother Roy; son, Eldon; and daughter, Wanda -- he formed the Cessna Aircraft Co. in 1927.
While others focused on the more traditionalbiplane, Cessna eyed faster, cheaper monoplanes to carry mail and passengers.
He perfected his full-cantilever-winged monoplane called the Phantom. The Depression, however, forced the Cessna company to close its doors on commercial-aircraft production in 1931 and the death of a close friend in a Cessna-built plane left Clyde devoid of enthusiasm for aviation.
Two cousins, however, revived the company in 1934 with new marketing skills and the company's development of the C-34 -- a sleek, four-passenger monoplane -- enabled it to become an aviation powerhouse.
McVey said there might have been some resentment of the cousins, Dwane and Dwight Wallace, who took over the company and ran it until the 1950s.
Eldon, Wanda -- McVey's grandmother -- and some of the other family quit the business and moved to California to work in the aircraft industry there.
Clyde went back to farming.
Keeping legacy alive
While McVey's family has no formal connection to the Cessna company now, McVey doesn't forget his great-grandfather's contributions to air travel or the stories his grandmother passed along.
He attended Clyde Cessna's posthumousinduction into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame in San Diego's Balboa Park in 1983 and a few years ago put together an Internet business aimed at Cessna enthusiasts and pilots. He has visited the family homestead and looked at the grave sites of the family members.
He grew up in Roswell, N.M., and came to Lake County four years ago. He lives with his wife and three children in Mount Dora.
He's passing along the legacy to them as well.
"They think it is a huge deal. They often ask me -- the oldest, 10, Phoebe -- 'Does that mean I'm famous, Daddy?; and I tell her, 'No, you must build or fly a plane yourself; then you might be considered one of the famous offspring of Clyde Cessna.' "
Perry, 8, wants to be a Navy Seal or a Marine, but "the youngest, 5, Miranda, just doesn't think that anything can hold her back from flying," McVey said.
McVey teaches high-school business and computer classes and, like his great-grandfather, has a sense of adventure, riding a red, white and blue motorcycle.
But one thing he doesn't do yet is pilot airplanes himself.
He hopes to get hispilots license by 2011 -- in time for the 100th anniversary of Clyde Cessna's first flight. He hopes to fly around Kansas and Oklahoma in his great-grandfather's honor.
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In school Crew read a story about John Silver, a pigeon, who delivered messages for the military. The story told about this pigeon's bravery. Even though he had several bullet wounds and his leg was hanging on by one ligament, John Silver flew the 25 miles to deliver his important message and ended up saving many lives. The story mentioned that John Silver was on display at the National Air Force Museum. When Crew found out we were going to Ohio, he wanted to go to the museum so he could see this pigeon.
Don't all kids want to be astronauts when they grow up? I know I did but I also wanted to be a cowgirl too. Maybe I should've stuck with one of those. Crew and Gracie have always been really interested in the solar system. Sometimes I think I might go crazy if I have to hear any more facts about outer space or anything in it!


The pros and cons of space exploration highlight the current rifts we have in society. Governments are restricted and private organizations with the most resources have the chance to make huge profits. If those profits can be funneled toward a mutual good, then humanity can do more than just survive. It could thrive. Blog Post Author Credentials.
It is not the purpose of this site to write people's essays for. them (and if it was, we would charge). However, allow me to suggest. some advantages of space exploration, that you might want to write.


Beaufort is about far more than just quality watches. This brand stands to invigorate the present with designs from the past.
With our first watch release (the Aerotimer) we have fused a variety of WWII era design cues with modern features to create a high-quality modern wristwatch.
The goal was to create a timeless watch that fits all the criteria of what we would look for in a watch. A watch with a great story, captivating design, and one that over-delivers on its specifications given the price range.
Beaufort Watches is a New Zealand based watch company - Named after the ‘Bristol Beaufort’, a WWII torpedo bomber that was mainly operated by the British, Australian, and New Zealand Air Forces. (Pictured above and below).
As a New Zealand brand, it only felt right to name the brand after a piece of New Zealand’s military heritage.
The Bristol Beaufort was an RAF aircraft, developed and built in the UK (later also produced in Australia), and was in service in the New Zealand Air Force from 1941-1942. RAF aircraft were operated by 489 (NZ) Squadron. The RAF variant was the Beaufort Mk I.
Bristol Beaufort planes (No.39 Squadron RAF) flying in formation over the Mediterranean Sea circa 1942.
The first prototype of the Bristol Beaufort L4441 photographed at RAF Norholt in May 1939. (Photograph by Charles E. Brown).
Production of RAAF Bristol Beaufort Mk.VII or VIII (note ASV Radar array on rear fuselage, and small blue/white Pacific Theatre roundels) torpedo bombers at the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) plant in Fisherman's Bend, Melbourne (Australia), circa 1943/1944.


For those of you who are aviation enthusiasts, and certainly if your hobby has been playing with remote control model planes, the new trend for flying Drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) will no doubt be an appealing prospect for you.
A Drone, which can be similar in size and weight to the average large model plane can cost less than £50 ($40) for a beginner to start with.
They can be fitted with a camera to record or photograph otherwise hard to get to places and are the source of much fun for amateur ‘flyers’. Having said that, the Drone industry is still fairly new and as yet a firm set of regulations regarding their use has not yet been established by the British government, although there is now a registration scheme for Drone usage in the US.
A responsible Drone user will obviously avoid areas which are populated and near to airports and low flying aircraft.
At present the Civil Aviation Authority stipulate that a Drone may not weigh above 20 kilos and you may not fly one above 400 feet and further than 500 metres horizontally without their permission. They can prosecute anyone if they are considered to be flying a Drone irresponsibly such as close to aerodromes or military or nuclear facilities.
Drones on a commercial and professional level are proving to be a great time and money saver. Most of the Air Rescue services are now using Drones to locate people trapped on cliff faces which would be hard to scout from a helicopter. Sports stadia can use them to assess and control the crowds. It is now evident that the use of Drones is having a very positive and useful effect in otherwise difficult and dangerous areas to police, but for the people who want to own a Drone for personal recreation, yes, go ahead and get out there and enjoy flying your Drone, but please, be very mindful of the guidelines presently laid down for its uses and be responsible enough to ensure that you are not encroaching on someone else’s privacy or scaring any wildlife that might be in the area.


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Can you ever cut too many costs?
At first thought, your answer is probably an emphatic ‘no way.’ However, aren't Procurement executives are in the business of saving money? But if you think about it a bit longer, you realise that there’s far more to procurement than just cost reduction. Too much cost reduction can actually hinder quality and put a company’s reputation at risk.
Or even worse...Consider this extreme example of budget-airline Ryanair. Their own pilots recently voiced concern that the airline’s fuel-saving measures could put passenger safety at risk. The pilots claim that they were forced to fly Boeing 737-800 planes on as little fuel as was legally allowed to help the airline reduce costs.
According to Procurement Leaders, one pilot was quoted as saying “I hope it doesn’t take a crash from one of our planes to wake up everybody.” The airline, of course, denied the allegations. While this is an extreme example, it goes to show that cost is only one factor. Maybe it’s safer to say that procurement is actually in the business of adding value — not cutting costs.


In the cabinet meeting held last week National space program, 2030 was one of the projects that were approved by the cabinet. Other projects were from the fields of space, research, science, manufacturing, and some more. It was called the National Space Strategy 2030. The world is moving at a very fast pace so UAE knows that they also have caught one, space science and this national space program is just a step in the game. Following is a list of the major elements of this space program.
The cabinet meeting of UAE was chaired by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai, and Vice President. During this cabinet meeting, the National Space Strategy 2030 was adopted at Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by Minister of Presidential Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister, Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
In the cabinet meeting, they agreed upon the raising awareness. The awareness for the significance of the space sector among young talent of Emirates. This would enhance the role of our research centers and development centers. As of this date, there are four specialized centers for space research and development in the UAE. These centers are equipped and are capable of manufacturing, plus among the total workforce half of them are young talent and half of them are women. Oh, you should check out our home appliances collection.
HH sheik Mohammad also tweeted a picture and in the caption to that, he said that he chaired the cabinet meeting that was held at the Presidential Palace. In this meeting, the National Space Strategy 2030 was approved. This program consists of 79 projects including some in space science and research, in-space manufacturing and testing, and some are in the commercial space sector.
Dubai media office also tweeted a tweet in which they told us about the National space strategy and National space program 2030. The tweet also included some details that were also in Sheikh Mohammad’s tweet.
The UAE has achieved lots of things because of young Emirati talent. All this talent and determination enabled them to as one of the first ones to have space exploration industry. It was about last year when they were celebrating their launch of the space satellite that was completely built by the young Emirati engineers. UAE is investing in space technology and industry. They have many projects and initiatives that will, in the long term, benefit the country and its inhabitants. These projects are also a way of contributing to the national economy.
The reason for this space program 2030 is to let UAE achieve its vision and heist of space exploration among other things. UAE is aiming to be the hub, globally for things like space sciences, space technology, and applications. Their target is to be the inspiration for other countries to invest and come towards space technology and exploration. All this is a part of this program and they are going to make their dream a reality through the investment they have done in sectors such as creating the suitable environment, different space projects, and capabilities.
This national space strategy will set the general outline for the space industry of the UAE and how and what they are going to do for 2030. This outline will also provide the sketch for things like government activities related to space, what activities are to be carried by public and private sector, and as well as R&D centers. There are 6 objectives, 21 programs and 79 initiatives of this national space program 2030. This program will benefit more than 85 entities of UAE. UAE also has the cooperation of more than 20 agencies and space centers, they also have assistance from some strategic partners.
On another occasion the cabinet made some decisions, the end result of which they plan is to make UAE a place with such an environment that is suitable and better among all to invest in. this will attract the investments, investors, and then it would be a top destination place so the visitors will also be attracted. So alongside making UAE stand tall among the countries with space programs they are also keeping a keen eye towards not letting UAE lose its charm for being a top country for investment and tourism.
For this national space program, the cabinet has also formed a committee. Actually, they approved the formation for Financial Activities Committee. What this committee will do is to consider the cases that require financial activities and are related to it, which will be referred to it by authorities. Plus the committee is also designated to assess any offers and suggestions for the financial activity that are not mentioned in the law. If you are in UAE and you want to do some home shopping, then visit plug n point where we have the best appliances and products.


Not yet, but it’s coming!
In 2015 scientists are planning on sending some seeds to the moon to study the germination of plants in lunar gravity & radiation on the moon. They will be creating a self contained habitat and attempting to grow basil, turnips and arabidopsis (a small flowering weed from the mustard family).
Once the seeds have landed, water will be added and growth monitored and compared to controlled specimens on earth. They will be using the moons natural sunlight as a source of illumination for plant germination and the seeds will be receiving nutrients from a special filter paper.
Why the moon? Well, it’s the only place where both the effects of lunar gravity and lunar radiation on plant growth can be studied. And with the Google Lunar X-Prize in 2015 it will be easy to hitchhike a ride to the moon.
The long term reason for this study is to support human life on the moon. We know that plant life is essential to human life and if we can successfully grow plants on the moon then one day we humans will be able to work and live on the moon.
For a much more detailed account of this plan visit the Nasa website.
- Nasa to grow PLANTS on the moon: Space agency will sow seeds to see if humans could one day live on Earth’s neighbour (dailymail.co.uk)
- NASA Plans to Grow First Plants on the Moon (blogs.discovermagazine.com)


The wristwatch that accompanied the astronaut to land on the moon 51 years ago was exactly the famous Speedmaster with Cal.321. Omega reproduces the legendary Cal.321 with professional watchmaking craftsmanship.
The new Omega fake with steel case pays tribute to the great journey of humans landing on the moon. The movement Cal.321 has been favored by many watch lovers and fans of space. Through the transparent back, you can enjoy the beauty of the legendary movement of moon watch.
In order to accurately reproduce the original Cal.321, Omega spent two years researching and re-engraving, using tomographic imaging technology to study the movement of the Speedmaster worn by Gene” Cernan during the mission to the moon. The brand-new Cal.321 reproduces the structure of original movement. The imitation timepiece in 39.7 mm will be good choice for men.


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The shareholders in Vanuatu Terminal Services Limited, at this time, is Airports Vanuatu Limited (AVL) and AVL Holdings.
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We offer our customer airlines, including Virgin Australia, full ground handling services as scheduled into Port Vila. From check-in, boarding, baggage handling and behind the scenes services, we can offer commercial airlines a full range of services at competitive prices.
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If you are dead keen to play simulation games online you might also be wanting real flight simulator games because without the reality, the game is not really worth it anyway. It all starts with research and comparing the various features that the flight simulator providers offer. It might seem like quite a mission at first but once you get to know a few popular flight simulators you will start to notice the main features. It’s also helpful to notice what the public are saying about the airplane games online. Especially look out for comments about the simulator being real.
Are you a wannabe airline pilot? A wannabe private pilot? Or even a pilot? Are you afraid to go flying but love the thought of it? Do you want to go flying with out spending thousands? Do you want to go flying in your living room? Then a flight simulator download is just the thing you need. Microsoft Flight Simulator will take you anywhere you want in the world and you will feel like you are actually there in command of your very own aircraft.
Microsoft Flight Simulator has progressed alot over the years and the graphics have gone from basic to quite amazing to say the least. In this article I am going to tell you a little bit about the game how to get a flight simulator download.
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Get a simulator that suits your needs. The best simulator will first of all have beautiful graphics. Some of such programs come with horrible visual abilities that do not motivate you to fly. These are graphical features that are basic for a good flight simulator. The graphics for your flight sim should be able to capture the real environmental features and sceneries. This adds the feel of real life into your game. Playing it can make it feel like it is real. Avoid games that make if feel like you are flying in a virtual world.


Class D - Asteriod/Moon
Age: 2-10 billion years
Diameter: 100 - 1,000 km
Location: Hot, Ecosphere, and Cold Zones; found primarily in orbit of larger planets or in asteroid fields
Surface: Barren and cratered
Atmosphere: None or very tenuous
Life-Forms: None known
Examples: Moon, Lunar V
Class D planets are found in any zone within a star system. Generally they are found in orbit around larger planets, or in asteroid fields. Quite small, they are no bigger than 1,000 kilometers in diameter. The surface of Class D planets is barren and heavily cratered, and no atmosphere is present, making them unsuitable for life.
Earth's Moon is Class D, as is Lunar V, the moon orbiting the fifth planet of Bajor as seen in "The Hunted" (TNG), and "The Siege" (DS9).


Alnico magnets were developed in the early 1930’s. First used in military electronic applications during the Second World War, this type of magnet then spread very quickly for civilian purposes.
Made of an alloy of aluminum, nickel, cobalt and iron, alnico magnets have a reasonable cost compared to other materials such as neodymium magnets for example. With a maximum operating temperature of 500°C, alnico magnets are particularly suitable for specific applications in the aerospace and automotive (sensors). However, alnico magnets are very sensitive to demagnetization factors and therefore must comply with certain shapes and length/diameter ratios to prevent this phenomenon.


To be a politically correct Muslim orbiting the Earth, will be a challenge.
Consider the dilemma of devout Muslim astronauts orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes, who must pray five times a day while facing Mecca. How does he determine the direction of Mecca and do they pray five times a day according to their orbital 90 minute day? Malaysia’s National Space Agency, Angkasa, is holding a conference to consider such questions as the country prepares to send its first citizen into orbit.
Malaysia has four possible candidates which two will be chosen to accompany a Russian space flight to the orbiting space station. Three of the four candidates are Muslim.
Performing ablutions for Muslim prayers with water rationing in space and preparing food according to Islamic standards will be among issues discussed, said Angkasa’s director-general, Mazlan Othman.
“So far, Angkasa has not discussed these matters with Russia because the candidates have not been decided and the needs of Malaysian astronauts have not been determined,” Mazlan was quoted as saying by the state Bernama news agency.
“We have to make preparations to discuss with Russia when the time comes,” she added. (Source: Space-Travel.com)