F/A-22 resumes flying at Tyndall after Dec. 20 Nevada crash

Posted at: Thu Jan 6th, 2005

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- All F/A-22 Raptors were cleared to resume flying Thursday for the first time since the new stealth fighters were grounded after a Dec. 20 crash in Nevada, Air Force officials said. Tyndall is the Air Force's only training base for Raptor pilots. Thirtee...

Hubble Robot Repair Deal Given to Canadian Firm

Posted at: Thu Jan 6th, 2005

NASA has given the go-ahead to a Canadian firm to work on a possible robot-salvage mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The contract is valued at $154 million and builds on the space robotics work of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) Ltd through its MD Robotics group in Brampton, Ont...