NTSB says accidents attributed to “loss of control in-flight” are the most common defining events for fatal crashes in the private flying sector of general aviation, accounting for about 40 percent of general aviation fatalities.
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Arianespace’s third flight of 2016 demonstrated the medium-lift Soyuz launcher deploying five European satellites of varying sizes into three different low Earth orbits during a mission lasting four hours.
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Boeing, Air France Celebrate Milestone Delivery of Airline’s 70th Boeing 777; French flag carrier was launch customer for 777-300ER, 777 Freighter
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The second Sentinel-1 satellite – Sentinel-1B – was launched 25 April 2016 to provide more ‘radar vision’ for Europe’s environmental Copernicus program.
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Students in Dallas will have the opportunity to speak with two astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 26. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
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Replacement of the Soyuz launcher’s inertial system and other completed checks allow the launch countdown of Arianespace Flight VS14 to resume.
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