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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches successfully for its International Space Station assembly mission STS-115
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched successfully from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39B today for its 11-day International Space Station assembly mission STS-115
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Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter makes first flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International airport, formerly Chiang Kai-Shek International
The Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter took to the skies for the first time at 10:38 local time today for 2h 4min, initiating 250h of flights for the US Federal Aviation Administration's certification test programme
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NASA is go for launch today as all the Shuttle external tank sensors work following an overnight refuelling
Space Shuttle Atlantis is expected to launch at 11:15 local time today following a succesfull re-fuelling operation that saw the Shuttle's external tank's engine cut-off sensors perform correctly
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Alaska Airlines pulls 737-200 from Arizona desert for new cabin simulator
Alaska Airlines is having a cabin simulator built from the front section of an ex-Air Canada Boeing 737-200 purchased from an Arizona aircraft junkyard, to provide a more realistic environment to train pilots and flight attendants for emergencies.
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Space Shuttle external tank sensor failure puts today's 1541GMT launch in doubt
Space Shuttle Atlantis's launch could be delayed to October due to a failed external tank engine cut-off sensor, a problem that has delayed Shuttles for weeks before
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Future visions: New in-flight entertainment systems for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 examined
As Airbus and Boeing advance airliner designs, can their in-flight entertainment suppliers keep pace? New systems for the A380 and 787 are now being tested
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North American Aviation awarded $2.4 billion crew and service module contract: read how Flight reported that 1961 win
North American Aviation was awarded the $400 million contract, which would now be worth $2.4 billion, on 28 November 1961. You can read Flight's reports about that and Apollo's plans with pdf files from that year's 7 December issue
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NASA delays Space Shuttle Atlantis launch by 24h due to Orbiter fuel cell issue
NASA has delayed Space Shuttle Atlantis's launch by 24h due to a voltage drop in the Orbiter's number one fuel cell
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US aviation safety board NTSB wants at-risk GE CF6 engines removed following June uncontained failure on AA 767
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants the Federal Aviation Administration to rethink its recently issued airworthiness directive (AD) over General Electric CF6-80 engines and withdraw some from service immediately.