NASA is considering targeting its Lunar Prospector at a specific site on the moon before it makes a natural descent, so that it can investigate the existence of water ice. The controlled crash into the Mawson crater at the moon's south pole in July/August will be observed by telescopes, focusing on the debris cloud for signs of water ice. Evidence has been collected that water ice lies beneath the lunar surface.
Source: Flight International
Polish air navigation service PANSA appears to have undertaken checks of the navigation and guidance systems at Vilnius airport, following a fatal Boeing 737-400 accident during final approach. PANSA has a flight-inspection arm, the fleet of which includes a Beechcraft King Air 350 which has been conducting multiple flights over ...
Preliminary information from Lithuanian police indicate one crew fatality from the four occupants of a Swiftair Boeing 737 cargo aircraft which crashed north of Vilnius airport early on 25 November. Three other crew members were injured, the police state, after the jet came down near a main highway about 0.6nm ...
Passengers have been evacuated from a Yakovlev Superjet 100 operated by Russian carrier Azimuth, after it caught fire upon arrival at Antalya. Images from the scene circulating on social media show emergency services dealing with an intense blaze on the left side of the aircraft. Azimuth indicates that the incident ...
