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STS-126 mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen performed the first of the mission’s four spacewalks on Tuesday. They replaced a nitrogen tank assembly, completed assorted station assembly tasks, and started the cleaning and lubrication of the starboard solar alpha rotary joint. Moving of supplies and equipment between Endeavour and the International Space Station and installation of station equipment are on today’s agenda for the crews. They also will begin preparations for the second of four mission spacewalks, set for Thursday. (Image Credit: NASA)
This week, nations around the world will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station. The largest spacecraft ever built, the assembly of the space station began with the launch of its first bus-sized component, Zarya, on 20 Nov. 1998. The station is a venture of international cooperation among NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and 11 members of the European Space Agency. More than 100,000 people in space agencies and contractor facilities in 37 U.S. states and throughout the world are involved in this endeavor. (Image Credit: NASA)
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype AA-1 registered its first Mach 1.05 test point on 13 November, passing the milestone flight test carrying a full, 2,450kg (5,400lb) inert weapons load. The aircraft completed four runs to Mach 1.05, achieving about eight minutes of supersonic speed. The milestone event came almost two years after the December 2006 roll-out of AA-1. The aircraft was grounded for several months after design changes to fix an in-flight electrical malfunction that occurred in May 2007. The aircraft recently deployed to Edwards AFB, CA, for a three-week series of flight tests in October. (Image Credit: USAF)
Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Boeing have scheduled 3 Dec. as the date for the first flight test of a sustainable bio-derived replacement for jet fuel. The flight from Auckland will involve a Rolls-Royce-powered 747-400. One of the 747’s four RB211 turbofans will burn a 50:50 blend of conventional jet fuel and a bio-jet fuel derived from jatropha. Boeing hopes the test flight, and others planned next year by Japan Airlines and Continental, will persuade government to make funding and incentives available for further research and development of commercial-scale production of bio-jet fuel.
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