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New Horizons spacecraft rockets past Pluto in closest-ever approach
2015-07-14 15:59:10| Extremetech
It's taken almost an entire decade of travel, but it's finally there: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has made its closest planned approached to Pluto, at just 7,750 miles above the surface.
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With New Horizons, NASA continues a century of Pluto science
2015-07-13 14:30:04| Extremetech
New Horizons is about to complete the first-ever close flyby of Pluto, and it could validate efforts dating back to the nineteenth century.
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Space buffs keep close eye on New Horizons
2015-07-11 22:12:31| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Tony Russo was in high school when Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind on July 20, 1969.
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New Horizons probe lost communication for an hour over the weekend, but everything is probably fine
2015-07-06 22:18:50| Extremetech
New Horizons will reach Pluto next week, but it gave NASA a scare over the weekend when it went offline for an hour. The problem seems to be fixable, though, and all systems should be up and running soon.
FAA-Industry Initiative seeks to expand small UAS horizons.
2015-05-08 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
FAA and industry will partner to explore next steps in unmanned aircraft operations beyond operations proposed in draft small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) rule published in February. Main areas of focus include visual line-of-sight operations in urban areas, extended visual line-of-sight operations in rural areas, and beyond visual line-of-sight in rural/isolated areas. According to FAA's Michael Huerta, this initiative will help anticipate and address evolving UAS industry needs.
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