After a one-day delay due to weather, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft on a mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, but the rocket’s first stage failed to survive a hard landing on a ship. Meanwhile, during an interview before Tuesday’s launch and failed landing attempt, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said that the first attempt to put the Falcon 9 booster down on a land-based platform could come as early as this summer. Click here for the video. (4/14)
Four-State Aerospace Alliance Meets at Embry-Riddle in Florida (Source: Aerospace Alliance)
Leaders in the aerospace industry will not want to miss the 2015 Aerospace Alliance Spring Summit featuring dynamic presentations from aviation and aerospace CEOs to the leading minds who study this critical industry sector. Get a glimpse into what is predicted for the industry in upcoming years and how the communities in which these companies reside can support growth.
The Aerospace Alliance is a four state partnership aimed at establishing the Southeast region as a world-class aerospace, space, and aviation corridor. The members include business leaders, economic development professionals and government officials from the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. Click here. (4/14)
Turbopump Flaw Blamed for Antares Launch Failure (Source: Space News)
A report on the October failure of an Antares launch vehicle is due to be delivered to the Federal Aviation Administration within days, with a problem in an engine turbopump identified as the most likely cause of the failure, an Orbital ATK executive said Tuesday.
Ronald Grabe, president of the company’s flight systems group, said that an Orbital-led investigation into the Oct. 28 failure concluded there was “excessive bearing wear” in the turbopump of one of the two AJ-26 engines in the Antares first stage. That bearing wear causes rotating and stationary parts of the turbopump to come into contact, which in turn caused the failure of the turbopump and the engine itself. (4/14)
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