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For kids with autism, a 'flight' to ease stress
2014-12-07 10:11:29| Airlines - Topix.net
With boarding passes in hand, children with autism spectrum disorders and their families took part in an air travel rehearsal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Fifty families experienced a typical day at an airport, from check-in and security to receiving peanuts and pretzels from flight attendants onboard a Southwest Airlines jet for a 30-minute simulated "flight" that never left the gate.
Orion's Test Flight Triumph Fuels Mars Hopes
2014-12-05 21:34:40| TechNewsWorld
NASA's Orion spacecraft on Friday successfully completed its first test flight, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California at 8:29 a.m. PST after orbiting the Earth twice in roughly four and a half hours. Orion traveled some 60,000 miles during the mission and journeyed 3,600 miles into space -- 15 times more distant than the International Space Station.
Boeing conducts worlds first flight with 15% blend of NExBTL renewable diesel as aviation biofuel
2014-12-05 19:55:32| Green Car Congress
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Allegiant Air ends Phoenix to Honolulu flight
2014-12-05 05:10:42| Airlines - Topix.net
It began the three-times-a-week flight in February 2013 , but downsized and moved to seasonal summer service. The route did not appear in its flight schedule for 2015, and a spokesperson cited low demand, according to a story in AZCentral.com .
The first test flight of NASAs Orion capsule: Heres how it will work
2014-12-03 17:14:46| Extremetech
Early tomorrow morning, Thursday December 4, NASA is scheduled to perform the first test flight of the new Orion spacecraft. The entirety of NASA's human space exploration plan hinges on Orion -- if the series of test launches go off without a hitch, Orion, eventually powered by the massive new Space Launch System rocket, will land humans on an asteroid in 2025, and then Mars around 2030. But first, let's discuss the first test launch taking place tomorrow morning.
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