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Lockheed Martin, Rafael Partner To Develop Spice-250 Weapon System For Us Military

November 3, 2021 Lockheed Martin 0

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2021 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed an expanded teaming agreement, allowing the team to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact […]

NASA Artemis

NASA sets an ambitious new date for Artemis I moon mission launch

October 26, 2021 NASA 0

The Orion spacecraft and mega-powerful Space Launch System are almost ready for their first big test. NASA will launch its Artemis missions using the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, seen together in this […]

NASA Artemis

NASA Fully Stacked for Moon Mission, Readies for Artemis I

October 24, 2021 NASA 0

October 22, 2021, Kathryn Hambleton, NASA: NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the integrated system is entering the final phase of preparations for an upcoming uncrewed flight […]

NASA Orion/Artemis

NASA moves Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building

October 20, 2021 NASA 0

Space Flight Now: Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center moved the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 moon mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday for stacking on top of the Space Launch System. The […]

NASA Lucy

NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of the Lucy Launch

October 15, 2021 NASA 0

Click Here to Register for Lucy’s Launch NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of Lucy, the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids, […]

SpaceX at KSC

The Kennedy Space Center is Finally Getting its own SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster to Display

September 19, 2021 NASA 0

Starting next year, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex guests will be able to explore the nine Merlin main engines, re-entry scorch marks, grid fins used for in-flight steering, and massive landing legs attached to the […]

MHD/ESG

Those Sharp Looking Red-tailed P-3C Orions You See Flying Around the Skies: MHD Rockland and ESG Aerosystems Inc. Training Platforms

September 17, 2021 The Florida Pilot 0

MHD/ESG Orions: I’ve lived in Florida for over twenty years. I’ve been from corner to corner, edge-to-edge. I once counted 168 alligators along the side of the Tamiami Trail in the Everglades – mere feet […]

SpaceX Heavy

NASA picks SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch GOES-U weather satellite

September 13, 2021 NASA 0

GOES-U: NASA has picked Falcon Heavy to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U), with a planned liftoff in April 2024 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agency officials announced on Friday (Sept. 10). The […]

9/11

The Initial Military Response to the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001, and Protecting Air Force One in those Initial Hours

September 11, 2021 The Florida Pilot 0

An Interview with Major General Larry K. Arnold, Commander, 1st Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Florida regarding the September 11, 2001 Attacks as it appeared in Lockheed Martin’s CodeOne Magazine in their January 2002 Issue, Vol. […]

NASA SLS

NASA’s Big Rocket Misses Another Deadline, Now Won’t Fly Until 2022

September 2, 2021 USAF 0

NASA SLS: Publicly, NASA is still holding on to the possibility of a 2021 launch date for the debut flight of its Space Launch System rocket. This week, an agency spokesperson told Ars that “NASA […]

Eglin AFB

Second Stealth F-35 ‘Gorilla’ Squadron Activated At Eglin Air Force Base

August 28, 2021 USAF 0

Eglin Air Force Base is in the western Florida Panhandle, located about three miles (5 km) southwest of ValparaisoFL. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). […]

Tropical Impact

Saharan dust has arrived over Florida with another batch in the Atlantic; What it means for hurricane season

August 25, 2021 NOAA 0

Saharan dust: This dust has spread our way thanks to a strong area of high pressure across the Atlantic and there is another batch currently moving off the west coast of Africa. While this is […]

Blue Origin

Blue Origin lost at least 17 top staffers weeks after SpaceX was awarded the $2.9 billion NASA moon-lander contract, reports say

August 22, 2021 SpaceX 0

At least 17 top staffers at Blue Origin left the company this year, with many departing in the weeks after founder Jeff Bezos flew into space, CNBC reported. The news follows a report by Insider’s Kate Duffy on Tuesday, […]

SpaceX

A lead engineer at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has left to join Elon Musk’s SpaceX

August 20, 2021 SpaceX 0

SpaceX news: It follows Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, losing out to Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a $2.9 billion NASA contract to take humans to the moon. Nitin Arora on Monday announced in a […]

Tropical Impact

Massive Saharan Dust plume coming to Florida. Here’s what it means for hurricane season

August 19, 2021 NOAA 2

Saharan Dust Plume: The tropics remain active with Grace and Henri churning in the Caribbean and Atlantic respectively. A late-season ejection of dust from the Sahara Desert, however, could help to calm the tropics down […]

Amazon

Amazon To Open Delivery Station In Pinellas Park In 2022

August 14, 2021 Aggregate 0

The new Pinellas Park Amazon robotics fulfillment center and five new delivery stations are expected to create more than 2,000 full-time jobs in the Sunshine State. As Amazon continues to invest, the company has created […]

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Detwiler’s: The Palmetto Garden of Eden

July 11, 2021 Al Clark 2

Detwiler’s, Palmetto. OK, the lead-in. Where do I start? I guess I should preface all of this by saying this is NOT an advertisement for anyone. I started this newspaper as an information outlet with […]

Florida

The Florida Pilot: Genesis

July 5, 2021 Al Clark 0

A Little Preface to Florida’s Newest News Source The Florida Pilot: I guess it’s fitting to announce this on this Independence Day weekend, on the eve of the land fall of a named storm, Elsa. […]

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One Giant Sale for Mankind: Armstrong’s Moon Mission Companions Auctioned

July 1, 2021 Al Clark 0

From the First Walk on the Moon to the Auction Block In a little over a month, humanity will mark the 52nd anniversary of man’s, Neil Armstrong’s, first steps on the moon. On Jul. 20, 1969, […]

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NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters Ready to Face the 2021 Hurricane Season

June 30, 2021 Al Clark 0

We visited NOAA Air Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida to discuss the impending Atlantic Hurricane season. 2021 Hurricane Season. On May 1, 2017 the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved its Aircraft […]

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Lockheed Martin Defiant X™, A Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Contender Achieves 247 Knots

October 13, 2021 0

On October 12, 2021, Lockheed Martin’ announced that its Defiant X™/FLRAA Achieved 247 knots (284 mph/457 km/h). The Defiant uses a pusher prop with a clutch, a coaxial rotor system, and retractable landing gear to […]

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