Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship Celebrates Official Launch (Ryerson University)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
(Source. Ryerson University) ... It will also test, pilot and prototype projects and policy solutions to craft advice for the public sector, and demonstrate leadership and advocacy on behalf of supporting innovators and entrepreneurs across the country ... insightful research and analysis; testing, piloting and prototyping projects; which informs BII+E's leadership and advocacy on behalf of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country....

Tim Peake recalls sparks and flames of capsule re-entry and dreams of moon trip

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 Jun 2016
Share Go To ... The former helicopter test pilot gave a vivid description of the hair-raising journey through the Earth's atmosphere in a tiny Soyuz capsule measuring just over 6ft (1.8m) across ... All three crew members are now undergoing an intense programme of rehabilitation and tests to help them re-adjust to Earth gravity and show scientists how their bodies have coped with 186 days in space ... Major Peake said ... But he added ... " ... ....

NASA Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name (Armstrong Flight Research Center)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
During nine flights in a Gippsland GA-8 Airvan research aircraft owned by the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, Calif., each evaluation pilot performed a series of tasks generated by the Fused Reality system and subjectively rated the airplane's handling qualities ... of Kennesaw, Georgia, successfully conducted the maiden flight of a remotely piloted test bed for cutting edge aviation and space technologies....

Firefox Tests Containers for Multiple Online Identities

Edit Newsfactor 20 Jun 2016
Mozilla is testing a new feature on its Firefox Web browser that lets users segregate their different online "personas" into separate containers for personal use, work, banking or shopping ... "We hope to gather feedback on this basic experience to see how we can iterate on the design to make it more convenient, elegant, and usable for our users," Vyas noted, adding that Mozilla has planned a test pilot study of the feature for the fall....

Back down to earth for a hug with mum

Edit Belfast Telegraph 20 Jun 2016
British astronaut Tim Peake was welcomed home by his mum and dad yesterday after his six-month space mission ... Share Go To ... During his 186 days on the ISS the former helicopter test pilot and father of two participated in more than 250 scientific experiments, performed a space walk, ran the London Marathon on a treadmill, and inspired more than a million schoolchildren with educational outreach activities ... "Great, thanks ... ....

COMFRC Celebrates Sohl's Legacy, Welcomes New Commander (The United States Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
(Source. The United States Navy). PATUXENT RIVER, Md ... the Change of Command ceremony ... Naval Test Pilot School hangar to honor and bid farewell to Rear Adm ... Mike Zarkowski ... The system will recognize a failing aircraft as soon as it happens, and parts, materials, artisan, equipment and testing can be moved to the aircraft to fix it in real time ... In August, Sohl is slated to become Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolk....
photo: NASA / Bill Ingalls
Tim Peake of the European Space Agency talks on a satellite phone in a chair outside the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft just minutes after he and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos and Tim Kopra of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

Tim Peake: Readjusting to Earth feels like 'world's worst hangover'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 20 Jun 2016
British astronaut Tim Peake has said he feels like he is having the "world's worst hangover" as his body adjusts to life on Earth ... Share Go To ... During his 186 days on the ISS the former helicopter test pilot and father of two participated in more than 250 scientific experiments, performed a spacewalk, ran the London Marathon on a treadmill, and inspired more than a million schoolchildren with educational outreach activities ... ....

Why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is building the world’s largest airplane

Edit The Washington Post 20 Jun 2016
A view of Stratolaunch’s left wing. The total wingspan is 385 feet. (Vulcan). MOJAVE, Calif ... Its landing gear has a total of 28 wheels ... Allen put it this way ... From left to right, Brian Binnie, test pilot for SpaceShipOne, Paul G ... Louis, which Charles Lindbergh piloted for the first trans-Atlantic flight ... Once complete, it needs to go through a ground-testing program, and Beames declined to give any specifics of when it would take to the air....

Tim Peake faces weeks of tests to assess impact of space travel on body and mind

Edit The Guardian 20 Jun 2016
British astronaut who spent six months on the ISS will undergo checks in Germany – but first he gets family time, pizza and beer ... As the 44-year-old spends time with his young family, researchers eager to glean crucial data on how humans adapt to living in space will be subjecting him to a battery of tests ... “His work will be far from finished”, the ESA has stated ... The former helicopter test pilot will already have undergone some checks....

Blue Origin Nails Another Launch and Tests a Capsule Landing Too

Edit News Ledge 19 Jun 2016
This morning’s test was to make sure those customers reach Earth intact ... Successful mission ... Testing. A lot more testing ... Blue Origin’s engineer Geoff Huntington, who co-hosted the webcast, said we should expect more test flights this year. Right now, Blue Origin is aiming to put test pilots on these launches next year ... The post Blue Origin Nails Another Launch and Tests a Capsule Landing Too appeared first on News Ledge. ....

Tim Peake 'truly elated' to be back on Earth after six-month space station stint

Edit Belfast Telegraph 19 Jun 2016
British astronaut Tim Peake will on Tuesday give his first press conference since returning to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) ... During his 186 days on the ISS the former helicopter test pilot and father of two participated in more than 250 scientific experiments, performed a space walk, ran the London Marathon on a treadmill, and inspired more than a million schoolchildren with educational outreach activities ... ....

Afghanistan receive 5 new combat helicopters from United States

Edit Khaama Press 18 Jun 2016
The pilots are doing great work flying daily combat missions supporting (ANA) troops on the ground and escorting AAF Mi-17s in the air.” ... Noel Shorts, a senior test pilot and one of five test pilots working with the MD-530s here, said the Rolls Royce motor has proven its reliability, and the extended tail helps considerably in these high altitudes....

Tim peake closes the door on historic international space station mission

Edit The Daily Mail 18 Jun 2016
The former helicopter test pilot, 44, is set to parachute down to Earth in a space capsule and will land in a remote area of Kazakhstan after almost 200 days away from home ... ....
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