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Hawaii's Pacific Aviation Museum Offers Summer Programs

The Pacific Aviation Museum-Pearl Harbor in Hawaii has announced its 2008 educational summer programs for kids age 5 and older. Guided educational tours that highlight aviation history and advances made during WWII include individual and school tours, the Keiki Air Cadet and "Just Plane Fun" programs. Children age 5 and 6 tour through the museum learning about airplanes on a one-and-a-half-hour Keiki Air Cadet program. Kids age 7 and older can take the one-and-a-half-hour guided tour or opt for a two-and-a-half-hour tour with flight lab experience. New this summer is the Just Plane Fun school group program, featuring a general tour, instruction in aviation science and the principles of flight, a behind-the-scenes tour and Flight Lab, which is equipped with individual flight stations that bring to life the aviation history that occurred in

In-flight Entertainment: Coffee, Tea, or iPod

The frequent flyers over at Flight are reporting that iPod connectivity to airlines' in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems are starting to take off:Â

Honeywell's In-flight BlackBerry Link Now Available

Honeywell said here at EBACE that an in-flight messaging service for Wi-Fi-compatible BlackBerrys it launched recently is now available as part of its OneLink cabin service. The offering can configure Inmarsat Swift64 and SwiftBroadband satcom and router equipment to enable e-mail messaging in flight.

Google co-founder books space flight

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has made a $A5.2m down payment to book a seat on a space flight.Google co-founder Sergey Brin has made a $A5.2m down payment to book a seat on a space flight.

We Only Promised TICKET-less Travel

Flight 1178 was delayed for nearly six hours on Tuesday after a passenger informed a flight attendant that she found a tick in economy class during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Denver.

Airport Alerts Sent to E-Mail, PDAs

Subscribers to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport's Trak-A-Flight service designate a specific flight and can specify whether they want a short message for cell phones and pagers, or a long message for laptop and desktop computers. If a flight is delayed or canceled, or there is a gate change, subscribers are contacted.

Panasonic Avionics Licenses iDirect's Satellite IP Router

Panasonic Avionics, the leading supplier of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and communication systems, will license iDirect's satellite IP router technology as a core component of the Panasonic eXConnect in-flight satellite transmission platform. Panasonic eXConnect provides two-way broadband connectivity for a broad range of passenger and crew applications, including Internet access as well as live video programming, telemedicine and the ability to monitor and report critical flight information in real time.

NASA X-43 - (Hyper-X) Hypersonic Aircraft, USA

NASA's X-43A or Hyper-X air vehicle achieved a record-breaking speed of close to Mach 10 (12,000km/hr or 7,000mph) in a test flight in November 2004, which was the culmination of a three-flight test program. Hyper-X is an experimental hypersonic flight research program managed by the NASA Langley Center at Hampton, Virginia. The purpose of the program is to develop a hypersonic air vehicle powered by an air-breathing engine. Hypersonic speed is defined as speed above Mach 5 or above five times the speed of sound.

Google boss books space

New York, June 11: Space tourists are getting their own ride. Space Adventures, a Virginia company that arranges passage for wealthy explorers to ride on Russian Soyuz rockets to the International Space Station, plans to buy a Soyuz flight all its own in 2011, with the option of buying more. A new investor is likely to occupy one of the two available seats on Space Adventures’ 2011 flight: Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google. He made a $5 million investment in the company that will serve as a deposit on a future flight.

Flight delayed after ticks found on plane

United Airlines said a flight from Denver to Des Moines, Iowa, was delayed for six hours after passengers found three ticks in the cabin of the plane.

Shuttle Discovery flight hits halfway mark, astronauts face more lab work

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: As their flight hit the halfway mark, shuttle Discovery's astronauts faced more work with the space station's new science lab on Saturday.

Shuttle Discovery flight hits halfway mark, astronauts face more lab work

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - As their flight hit the halfway mark, shuttle Discovery's astronauts faced more work with the space station's new science lab on Saturday.

Shuttle Discovery flight hits halfway mark, astronauts face more lab work

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida-As their flight hit the halfway mark, shuttle Discovery's astronauts faced more work with the space station's new science lab on Saturday.

First Hubble Flight Hardware Arrives At Kennedy For STS-125

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The first major flight hardware for the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is starting to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin preparations for its targeted October launch.

Final space shuttle flight due May 2010: NASA

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The final flight in NASA's space shuttle program will take off on May 31, 2010, four months before the fleet is retired after 30 years of service, the agency said Tuesday.

First private space flight to ISS in 2011 (Update)

The first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency the US company Space Adventures said Wednesday. Google cofounder Sergey Brin seen here in 2004 will occupy one of the two ...

Four New Flight Directors Selected to Lead NASAs Mission Control

HOUSTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected four new flight directors. Gary C. Horlacher, Jerry P. Jason, Michael L. Lammers and Royce J. Renfrew will join a select group of individuals who lead human spaceflights from Mission Control at NASAs Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.

German nude flight canceled

German travel firm OssiUrlaub.de announced it has canceled a planned nudist flight to a Baltic Sea island resort due to "moral objections."

TSA Bans Flight If You Refuse To Show ID

mytrip notes a CNet blog entry on the recent TSA rule change banning flight to anyone who refuses to produce ID. It's OK if you claim to have lost or forgotten your ID — you undergo a pat-down and hand search of your carry-on bag and you're on your way. The new rule goes into effect June 21. "The change of rules seems to be a pretty obvious case of security theater. Real terrorists do not refuse to show ID. They claim to have lost their ID, or they use a fake. TSA's new rules only protect us from a non-existent breed of terrorists who are unable to lie."

First private space flight to ISS in 2011: US company

NEW YORK (AFP) - The first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency and could be carrying space tourist Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

First-Person Flight Reviews: US Helicopter Is Real-Life Google Earth

US Helicopter offers eight-minute commutes from Manhattan to JFK, and if you're looking for a hard-to-find rush before your flight, this is totally the way to go. But if you're planning to spend your ride running the numbers on your "deal," you probably won't be pleased.

Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said.

Google co-founder books space flight

THE first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency, the US company Space Adventures said today.

First Hubble Hardware Arrives At KSC For STS-125 Flight

The first major flight hardware for the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is starting to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center, FL to begin preparations for its targeted October launch.

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