Whiteman B-2s complete successful Andersen deployment

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- After more than 140 sorties and 330 released weapons, B-2 Spirit aircraft, pilots, maintainers and support staff from the 509th Bomb Wing are returning home having completed another successful deployment here.

CENTAF releases airpower summaries

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Aug. 25 to 27. Aug. 27 In Afghanistan Aug. 26, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts and a B-1 Lancer provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban...

Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Hangar as Storm Approaches Florida

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

The U.S. space agency has decided to return the space shuttle Atlantis to its hangar in Florida Monday morning to protect it from approaching Tropical Storm Ernesto. NASA's decision comes after it again postponed the scheduled launch in Cape Canaveral, further delaying the shuttle's m...

The White Elephant Fleet

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

Mechanics scavenge parts from outdated planes to go on others the Air Force wants to retire but can't. Congress has ordered that they remain in service. DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — It is only 7 a.m., but John Nimrichter has been pulling parts from outdated milit...

Boost to Galileo sat-nav system

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

The UK government is to invest another 21m pounds in a space mission to build a civil satellite navigation system. The boost to Europe's Galileo project is "good news for British jobs, British technology and science," said Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling. UK fir...

Atlantis Launch Postponed As Ernesto Nears

Posted at: Mon Aug 28th, 2006

NASA mission managers this morning decided to scrub Tuesday's scheduled launch attempt of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Preliminary preparations are also underway to roll the orbiter back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, although no final decision has been made to allow of possible cha...