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On Jan. 28, twenty eight years ago, the space shuttle Challenger was prepared for takeoff at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B for STS-51-L. After an extremely brisk 18 degree Fahrenheit low the night before, there were concerns voiced by the solid rocket booster’s (SRB) manufacturer, Rockwell International, that the temperatures of the boosters were far below the designed operation temperatures. Therefore, Rockwell informed NASA that it would not support the launch. NASA officials, however, felt that
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Rockwell’s fears were exaggerated, so they decided to go ahead with the launch anyway. This would prove to be a fatal mistake. At 11:38 am EST, the shuttle and the attached SRBs were ignited, and the explosive bolts holding the vehicle on the pad were fired. There was a large puff of gray-black smoke emitted from the right SRB within a second of the booster firing indicating a problem; however, over the next 58 seconds the rocket operated nominally with no visible abnormalities apparent. At 58 seconds after launch, a burn-through plume was seen emerging from the aft field joint of the right SRB.
This burn-through plume superheated a portion of the shuttle’s external fuel tank, which led to structural failure of the liquid hydrogen tank, followed shortly after by the liquid oxygen tank. When this occurred at 73 seconds after launch, the liquid hydrogen and oxygen ignited in a massive explosion destroying the shuttle and killing all seven crew members onboard. This disaster became one of the most significant events of the 1980s, as billions of people around the world saw the accident on television and could empathize with any one of the crewmembers killed. Continued on A6/7 >>
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Chip Isackson Athletics Liaison On Friday night the UC, which typically hosts hungry college students eating fried chicken tenders, hosted two groups of young musicians. Your campus radio station, the WIKD 102.5, and Touch-N-Go Productions teamed up to make this extraordinary event happen. Jamuary featured two independent bands WIKD arranged to perform, and Touch-N-Go provided a stage crew and setup assistance to facilitate this great event. The opener, Fake Problems, is from Ft Myers, Florida. The second band, Hey Ocean, is from Vancouver, Canada. They both combined to put on a fun show. Despite a sparse crowd, those who came out had a very good time listening and dancing to the live music. While Fake Problems seems to be more of an unknown band, Hey
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Ocean has had success playing on the well known ‘Warped Tour’ last year. As an attendee, I liked their style of music a lot. I have no doubt that these two groups have a good shot at becoming more well-known headliners. Free food was provided, as well as prizes and WIKD giveaways such as t-shirts, bikes, stickers, a TV, and a PS4 were all raffled out to lucky attendees. Overall I think that the WIKD did a phenomenal job on booking good bands and creating an enjoyable event. I highly encourage all student to come to their future concerts. Despite the fact that the bands may not be as well known, you will be pleasantly surprised by great music and a good time. Also, I am eagerly looking forward to the WIKD and TNG partnership later this semester at the TNG Big Show, which is always a spectacular event.
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Zack Wilkinson News Editor The keynote speaker for the Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, Feb. 1st brought each of his listeners to a discovery of necessity. Jim Loring, the independent traveler, led the audience before him to fifteen nations through his photographs and personal testimony. Each nation he showed us brought with it another struggle, captured by the lens of a photographer. Loring believes in the power of a still photograph to tell a story far beyond its frame. His vision is that through his photographs he can make a difference and be a person of influence. He loves opportunities to present to us the necessity beyond our own borders. I assure you, Jim Loring accomplished his goal before nearly 300 students and upcoming leaders in the Willie Miller IC Auditorium. Attendees of Jim Loring’s hour and a half long presentation were subject to more than just information and great stories; they were subject to the emotions and daily lives of
some of this world’s most desperate peoples. The time went by quickly as we were all struck with the reality most of us prefer not to think about. We were not spared the ugly, dirty, desperate state of the poorest nations that makeup the Earth. But the focus was not only on desperation. Each photo shared with us by Loring had a beautiful story of the strength, resilience and hope of the people on the other side of the lens. I was brought nearly to tears as Loring told us of one man in Sierra Leone. This nation, bordering Liberia, is torn apart by civil war and unrest. Men, women and children are rounded up, and their arms are cut off with machetes by revolutionary militant groups. When asked how he is able to cope, the man, having lost his arms, simply stated, “We’re African, we carry on.” He took us to Ethiopia, where he spent a week in the rift valley meeting people and photographing their lives. He met people who had “never seen a white face, and so there was no background of racial tension.” We heard of a nation
broken by poverty, with 40% of its residents living without any kind of education. Ethiopia is a country where arranged marriages are the way of life. We were told of a 14-year-old girl who desired to go to school, yet would be held back from that dream due to her marriage. We learned of a strong woman in that very same community who rose up among her people to call for the ending of the oppressive arranged marriages but met great opposition. She demonstrated Clarity. In India, Jim met a woman whom had lost three of her four children in the tragic 2004 tsunami, which impacted 14 nations. One-hundred foot waves came ashore and left with 230,000 lives. In his moving photo, the woman clutched her last living child close to her. The community was devastated. But again, he told a story of one man from that city who rose up to call the people to rebuild and move on after the disaster. He demonstrated Bravery. Jim Loring took us also to Mali, where he shared a photograph of a doctor he met there. Loring asked the man, “What is the greatest
strength of these people?” He responded, “That they can live in dignity despite their poverty, it comes from a phenomenal resilience of spirit.” The people of Africa have great Inspiration. Loring ended the session by emphasizing the connection we all have as residents of this planet; we look to the same skies for hope. He stated, “It’s a miracle that we all exist here together.” Jim Loring showed us that desperate people are not just living on in their state without purpose; they are aware of their poverty and are working to get out of it. He told us more stories than I can recount of individuals he has met who are rising up in their communities to build a better life for themselves. They need our help, “They need our voice,” said Loring. You can take a closer look into what Loring is all about at one.org. This website is a place where people from all over the world are coming together to take action against worldwide poverty. The UN has eight Millennium Development Goals that sum up the fight against poverty, look them up, and be a part of the solution today.
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Lyndsay Hurilla Business Manager On Saturday Feb. 1st, the Florida Championship of the FIRST Tech Challenge was held in the ICI Center here at Embry-Riddle. FIRST is a non-profit organization that encourages STEM education at the K-12 levels. The FIRST Tech Challenge is a robotics competition open to grades 7-12. Twenty-four teams from around the state came together to compete with, and against, each other for pride, glory and scholarships. This year’s challenge, named the FTC Block Party, consisted of four teams, on alliances of two, competing against each other in a timed game. The game began with a thirty second autonomous period. During this period, the robots were tasked with the challenge of successfully putting a small, yellow block into a basket and then parking on the ramp in the middle of the arena. Alliances were awarded points depending on how well their robots performed these tasks. Next, the alli-
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ances had a two minute driver-controlled period in which they attempted to get as many yellow blocks into four baskets resting on a pendulum as they could. Points were also awarded for keeping the pendulum balanced. During the last thirty seconds of the driver-controlled period, the alliances had the opportunity to score End Game points by either raising a flag, hanging their robot off of a designated bar in the arena or both. When time ran out, the controllers were placed on the ground,
and the scores were tallied. This challenge was repeated a multitude of times throughout the day, with qualifying matches beginning at 10:30am and ending at 3pm. Next, the elimination rounds began in order to determine the Florida State FTC Champions. The elimination rounds were full of triumphs and tumbles. All teams did an incredible job, but there could only be a few winners. Three teams, Neutrinos, Maelstrom and Masquerade, walked away champions from
this state competition and will be moving on to the super-regional event in San Antonio, Texas. Additionally, twelve students were each awarded a $20,000 scholarship to attend Embry-Riddle. FIRST, and the competitions it holds, is a great way for students of all ages to experience STEM learning, leadership, teamwork and competition. If you want to learn more about FIRST and the opportunities for competing, volunteering or donating, visit www.usfirst.org.
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Weathering Storms, in Flight and Life Zachary Wilkinson News Editor Some of the most difficult choices I’ve had to make as a flight student here at Embry-Riddle are when it comes down to the classic “Go or no-go” decision. At times, it can be a very daunting task. If conditions for safe flight are not prevailing, then your instructor will cancel the flight for weather. If conditions are fair, but not conducive to a productive flight (Such as scattered clouds at 2,000 when ground reference maneuvers have to be done, or 20 kt gusting winds when your soft-field landings need work) you will likely mutually decide to cancel the flight for weather. Or worse, your Instructor will leave the weather decision completely for you to make. Of course, I am only embellishing, Making
decisions for yourself as a pilot is a great way to prepare for being a top quality Aeronautical Decision Maker. It puts a lot more pressure on you as a flight student when you have to make the call. I remember myself back then, thinking of all of the variables in such a decision. I was impatient. I wanted to progress through a course as fast as possible and wanted nothing to get in my way. There is also fear of making the wrong decision and being forced to turn back, leading to wasted money and time; this could even lead to real risk. To say the ultimate truth, being a pilot is far more than just flying the plane. Professional pilots are Decision Makers. Aeronautical Decision Making is defined as a systematic approach to the mental process used by aircraft pilots to consistently determine
the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances. So,“Yeah, I got weathered today”
their training due to cancellations for weathered activities. It’s easy for frustration to set in, but it’s also a nor-
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is commonly heard among ERAU flight students thousands of times a year. It happens to all of us and It is not uncommon for students to get backed up pretty far in
mal response. As a private student with a mid-morning flight block in the Fall of 2011, I experienced my fair share of cancellations. I believe I stopped counting
after 20 or so. The uncontrollable external circumstances led to an internal struggle for me with confidence in the airplane. At the cost of being very cliché, let me extend a healthy invitation for you to weather the storms you may encounter in life. Though you may feel blinded by zero visibility with nothing around you but stinging rain and shattering lightning, the storm will always dissipate. I think back to what my Grandma Agnes once said in times of trouble, “This to shall pass”. When I look back on the storms in my life I see the growth I have sustained due to those experiences and how I was sharpened and improved by them. Long ago a wise man wrote in a book, that as gold is refined through fire, a man is refined by his experiences in life. I can attest to this fact. When storms roll in,
I find assurance in taking a long-term perspective. Here at Embry-Riddle, you will have the resources to bring you far in life as long as you aspire to work hard each day and weather the storms when they build. Looking back at myself as a freshman student pilot who barely knew what the parts of an airplane were, I’m amazed at how far I’ve come in two short years. I keep in mind the fact that I will always be a student of the skies and there will be more to learn with each change in the winds. The future is truly bright, and I am ready to take on the storms which are surely yet to come. If you are struggling for success or purpose in your flight training, feel free to contact me at Wilkinsz@my.erau. edu. I’ve been right where you are before., and I’d love to talk to you about how I got through it.
Target Data Breach Grows Jonathan Lezman Guest Reporter One of the nation’s largest retailers, Target, is still under fire from a security breach which occurred between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013. Hackers were able to effectively break through firewalls and defense mechanisms and steal the credit and debit card information of over 40 million shoppers. The security breach entailed the capturing of credit and debit card complete information, including pins, at the critical moment when the transaction is processed at the point called the “point-of-sale” – where all of your information is processed into the computer for payment. What is Target doing about it? According to CNN, “Target said it would offer affected customers a free credit monitoring service and set up a telephone hotline. It also offered a store-wide 10% discount on Saturday and Sunday after the breach occurred. The company said it began investigating the incident as soon as they learned of it through a “leading third-party forensics firm.” The company said it also notified banks and law enforcement. The Secret Service, which safeguards the nation’s financial systems, said it was investigating, and on Friday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pledged to investigate. CEO Gregg Steinhafel said “the cause of this issue has been addressed
and you can shop with confidence at Target.” He did not say how he knew customer data was no longer being stolen, or how the hackers managed to swipe the credit card data. Target has announced that they have restored their security systems to working order and there will no longer be any phishing for peoples’ information; however, always
exercise best judgment and use your plastic smartly. If you made a transaction at Target on the effected dates (Nov 27 to Dec 15), hopefully you called your credit/ debit card company immediately! The goal of security breach hackers, when your credit card information is obtained, is not to have a million dollar charge on your card. It happens in very small amounts and accrues to larger amounts over time. They “pig” the system, per se. A few cents charged here, a dollar charged there. Very small amounts do not offend the eye of the average consumer when reviewing their credit card information, and if the money drainage still occurs over a long period of time,
the amounts get bigger. It is a safeguard to hackers that what they are doing is on a potential person who does not necessarily have the attention to detail, or the mindset of checking and verifying every line of data on their statement each month. Hackers know when they are caught when a transaction on the card does not go through; consequently, it is the duty of the card holder to ensure every purchase on the card is 100% accurate to their statement or bill. Credit card companies offer security breach assistance – most will not charge the card holder the breached amount of money if reported quickly. According to CNN, “J.P. Morgan Chase said it was temporarily limiting ATM withdrawals to $100 a day and purchases to $300 a day for customers whose accounts were at risk.” Major credit card companies like American Express, Wells Fargo, PNC, and Bank of America have been monitoring card holders’ accounts for fraudulent charges. With the Attorney General investigating along with the Secret Service offering active money protection, the hackers will hopefully be brought to justice. Just remember – when in doubt, just use cash. You are always safer to use the green in your wallet, not the plastic (when it comes to security breaches and hacks). Play your cards right, monitor your account statements, and happy shopping.
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One Blood, One Goal
Jonathan Lezman Student Representative
A distracted driver speeds down International Speedway Boulevard oblivious to the stop light only yards ahead, changing from amber to red. Failing to see oncoming traffic, the driver plows broadsided into another vehicle, sending it across the intersection in a veil of shattered glass. As Emergency Medical Services arrives on scene to extract the critical patient, time is not on their side. With only a short window of time to control the driver’s bleeding, irreversible shock from blood loss could set in quickly, rendering care useless. As the driver is brought into the Emergency Department, the staff starts lifesaving blood transfusions. However, blood cannot be manufactured. It is only available through generous donors. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, as much as 100 pints of blood from a single car accident. This year, the “Big Red Bus” arrived in front of Embry-Riddle on Wednesday, Jan. 29 to continue to build a critical asset in the United States’ medical arsenal – blood drives. These people may be closer to home than many people think. One in every three people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their lifetime; consequently, blood donors are always in high demand to support the amount of need throughout the community, state, and country. Although donating blood may require the donor to adhere by special rules, it
only takes around 20 minutes of your time to donate and 24-48 hours of recovery time (not the 7 days that some people think). Before you go in and donate your blood, you need to make sure you follow these guidelines to maximize your donation potential, and minimize any negative recovery symptoms. Your donation journey starts out the night before; meaning, plenty of sleep. Being well-rested not only has physical, psychological, and emotional benefits, but is important to donate blood. Staying hydrated is also a key aspect for donating since most of your body is made out of water, including your blood; hydration once again minimizes negative symptoms during recovery. Also, before you endeavor to give blood, a well-balanced meal with plenty of protein, carbohydrates, and sugar will help prevent you from passing out, or getting sick while donating blood or shortly after. Moreover, once you do give blood, it is very important not to exercise or lift weights or engage in ROTC Physical Training the same day as your donation to minimize the risk of passing out. There will always be time to give blood – the “Big Red Bus” comes to Embry-Riddle several times per semester. With your help, the “Big Red Bus” can continue the “One Blood” campaign; thus, saving lives with every donation given. You are eligible to donate blood every 56 days, which means every 56 days, you get the satisfaction to say to yourself “I did it! I saved three lives with
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Hi All! Vince here, welcoming everyone to attend one of the Student Government Associations Committee Meetings. Each one of these committee meetings is tailored to fit certain needs of our campus and students. All of these meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. If you have ideas or concerns in any of these areas please feel free to stop by and get involved. With the right drive and combination of students we can improve our campus better than ever. Upon getting involved you can become a Member-‐At-‐Large and expand upon your involvement. Hope to see you all there!
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Justice Tip of the Week Parking in a fire lane, for any period of time, is restricted and will result in a $40 ticket.
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Mary Brown Student Finance Board Member Applied Meteorology, Sophomore Hi, my name is Mary Brown. I am a new member of SGAs Student Finance Board from Oakton, Virginia. I am a sophomore majoring in Applied Meteorology and Computational Mathematics. I am also Treasurer of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and Secretary of the American Meteorological Society as well as Chi Epsilon Pi. Pizza is my favorite food and purple is my favorite color. I play a lot of music instruments but my favorite by far is percussion specifically mallets. I hope you all have a great semester and if you see me around campus you are welcome to say hello.
Forum Week! Adegoke Adelabu Student Representative It’s almost time for something amazing, exciting and rewarding. It’s almost time for a sensational week of activities in each college. It’s almost time for the exquisite Forum week where students get the opportunity to interact with other students in a gathering, put together by their SGA Representatives, where free food and prizes will be provided. The Forum Week is scheduled for the first week
of March. It is a whole week of events planned out by the representatives of each college and sponsored by the Student Government Association. There will be free food in each college during the event of that college. Watch out for ‘A Frames’ and other advertisement for the Forum Week. There will be speakers at the Forums; this could be a chance for you to showcase your organization. If you have an organization and would like to be a part of the
Forum Week, please contact the SGA office in UC 104, and SGA staff will love to connect you and your organization with your respective representative. Don’t forget to attend the Forum of your college and learn more. There will be questions and answers as well as a very open opportunity for you to express your opinion on how to better serve you. For more information about the Forum Week please contact the SGA office in UC 104.
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The Taste of Edamame Suzanne Fernandes Copy Editor This restaurant is in the middle of nowhere. A good way to not get lost is to remember that the restaurant is located in the same complex as Aero-Supplies, the pilot supply store. Located on 1448 W. International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach 32114, Edamame Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar speaks variety! The ambience in itself is very welcoming and subtle; not overly decorated but maintained in moderation with a japanese style sushi bar and side grills for hibachi servings. Seating is around the sushi bar, grill bar, or family tables of 4 and larger. Staff and
service is commendable, communication is not a problem as the servers speak fluent English. It is not every day that you find Japanese cuisine menu offer assortment of dishes other than sushi. Whatever you decide to order, you must try the dish ‘Katsu’, a delicious and filling entree of fried meat or fish with rice; you may just find your happy food in it. There are lunch/dinner entrees, chef specialties, hibachi orders, sushi rolls among more to choose from. There is even a kids menu. For alcohol, you get to have the famous Japanese Sake served either hot or cold in shot glasses. If I didn’t taste it myself and enjoy every last sip of it, I would have not
recommended it with your food experience. Most of the entrees come with Japanese soup and salad. Yes, you get both instead of having to choose between the two. This is a really good place to get away from everyday food and try something new. But it could get pricy if you choose the Chef ’ specials. The sushi rolls are good but personally, I would go for something more than the rolls, just to try the different delicacies being offered. At Edamame’, don’t miss out on the other menu items and eat just the sushi. If you are not a sushi person but want to eat Japanese food, go no further than Edamame’. The most important thing is that this place offers coupons! Now, I have got people
excited. I found coupons on their website as well as external sites like doubletakeoffers.com. I am definitely going a second time with the coupon offers. In my opinion, it is worth your money with the quantity of food being offered. If you like Asian cuisine, I would suggest you try this place out. It surely leaves you on a full stomach and impressed. You might even have leftovers for the next day. Another feature is that they provide delivery services that is an even better reason to order from here. You can place your order through an online account or over the phone. So overall, this place is good for a casual outing with friends and family.
Boeing 767 Elevators Since the 1950s, The Boeing Company has revolutionized the aviation industry with cutting edge technology, larger-than-life aircraft, and an incredible safety record; however, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a ‘recall’ of over 400 Boeing 767s. The Boeing 767 is a medium to large-sized commercial jet aircraft that has been introduced into the National Airspace System and many companies around the world since their rollout in 1981; consequently, thousands of 767s have been sold and delivered to all corners of the world, prompting for global recognition for this giant. Although many aircraft go through multiple safety recalls, the new 767 safety recall has been in the making since 2000. The problem stems from the elevator – the critical part on the aircraft used for climbing and descending. But the FAA, in a notice in the Federal Register on
Monday (Jan 27, 2014), said it has determined that potential problems with rivets could cause “failures or jams” that affect the plane’s ability to climb or descend. The failure could result in “possible loss of control of the airplane,” the FAA said according to the Wall Street Journal. Moreover, with possible catastrophic failure looming for a plane carrying hundreds of lives, the FAA has released a mandatory safety inspection on over 400 aircraft – companies have six years to comply. However, large airline companies like United have already argued that “Boeing’s service bulletin made the safety directive unnecessary. But agency officials determined that without a mandate they would have no way of ensuring airline compliance.” according to the Wall Street Journal. Also, the new mandate would require additional testing and maintenance every 6,000 flight hours after the initial mandate was complied with; however, Boeing will cover some
of the cost of inspection and repair. This safety directive has been fourteen years in the making, and the FAA hopes to reduce the risk of using an unsafe part on an aircraft that is entrusted with persons’ safety. With the new tests and 6,000 hour periodic inspections, this mandate is expected to cost the airline industry millions of dollars, but at what cost is safety pushed aside? The United States Federal Government has indoctrinated safety into the FAA’s mission statement not only because safety should be a concern, but because safety is a standard and an expectation. Passengers want safe, reliable, fast modes of airline travel, and the new mandate on 767 elevators will help to ensure safety for years to come. The United States National Airspace System is the safest, most efficient airspace in the world, and with new safety measures for large aircraft like the 767, it will continue to operate with safety as its number one goal.
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Space Shuttle Challenger Crew Continued from A1 >> The spacecraft commander was Lt. Colonel Francis R. Scobee, U.S. Air Force, from Cle Elum, Washington. Scobee enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1957 as a reciprocating engine mechanic but
longed to fly. After taking a series of night courses he received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona. This allowed Scobee to receive an officer’s commission and enlist in the Air Force pilot
training program where he would receive his pilot’s wings in 1966. He proceeded to attend the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1972, and as an Air Force test pilot, he logged more
than 6,500 hours of total flight time in more than 45 different types of aircraft. In 1978, Scobee entered NASA’s astronaut corps and would go on to pilot Challenger in the earlier STS-41-C mission in April
1984 to repair an ailing satellite and return it to orbit. In 1986, Scobee boarded Challenger for his second shuttle mission, which ended tragically. He is survived by his wife, June, and two children. Photo Courtesy: NASA Lt. Colonel Francis R. Scobee, U.S. Air Force
The pilot for the fatal 1986 Challenger mission was Captain Michael J. Smith, U.S. Navy, from Beaufort, North Carolina. He graduated from the
U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 and received a M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering in 1968. From there he underwent aviator training and received his
wings in May 1969. After a few years of flying for the Navy he began working as a test pilot, flying 28 different types of aircraft and logging more than
4,300 hours of flying time. Smith was then selected in May 1980 to be a NASA astronaut, and after completing further training, received an assign-
school, Resnik attended Carnegie-Mellon University, where she received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1970, followed by the Uni-
versity of Maryland, where she received a Ph.D. in the same field in 1977. She was selected as a NASA astronaut in Jan. 1978 as part of
the first cadre containing women. After extensive training, Resnik became the second American woman in orbit during the maiden
flight of space shuttle Discovery, STS-41-D, in 1984. The Challenger flight in 1986 was her second shuttle mission.
ment as a space shuttle pilot. His first shuttle mission was also unfortunately his last. He is survived by his wife, Jane, and three children.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Captain Michael J. Smith, U.S. Navy
One of the three mission specialists aboard Challenger that day was Judith A. Resnik, a native of Akron, Ohio. After high
Photo Courtesy: NASA Judith A. Resnik
The second of the three mission specialists was Lake City, South Carolina native Ronald E. McNair. He attended North Carolina A&T State Univer-
sity where he received a B.S. in physics in 1971. He went on to MIT to study quantum electronics and laser technology, and he received his Ph.D. in 1977.
In Jan. 1978 NASA selected McNair to enter the astronaut cadre, one of the first three Black Americans selected. McNair proceeded to become the second
Black American in space in Feb. 1984 on the Challenger shuttle mission STS41-B. During this mission, McNair was responsible for operating the maneuver-
where he grew up with his Japanese-American parents. Onizuka attended the University of Colorado where he received both his B.S. and M.S. in engineering in June and Dec.
1969, respectively. He participated in the Air Force R.O.T.C. program, which lead to commission in Jan. 1970, where he remained on active duty until Jan. 1978 when he was select-
ed as a NASA astronaut. Because of his affiliation with both NASA and the USAF, Onizuka was selected to serve on the first dedicated Department of Defense classi-
fied mission, STS-51-C, which took place in Jan. 1985. The fatal Challenger flight was his second shuttle mission. He is survived by his wife, Lorna, and his two daughters.
able arm built in Canada. The 1986 mission on which he tragically lost his life was his second shuttle flight. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and two children.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Ronald E. McNair
The last of the three mission specialists aboard Challenger that fateful day in 1986 was Lt. Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force. He was born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii
Photo Courtesy: NASA Lt. Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force
Gregory B. Jarvis from Detroit, Michigan was a payload specialist working for the Hughes Aircraft Corp.’s Space and Communications Group in Los
Angeles, California. Jarvis attended the State University of New York at Buffalo where he received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1967. He furthered his edu-
cation at Northeastern University with a M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 196, and at West Coast University with a M.S. in management science in
1973. Jarvis held a variety of technical positions at Hughes between 1973 and 1984 when he was selected by Hughes to join NASA’s astronaut program. Jarvis
cants in the education profession to join the astronaut ranks. After high school McAuliffe attended Framingham State College, where she graduated in 1970. She taught at
various schools over the next 14 years until she was selected by NASA to fly on the space shuttle to communicate with students from space. She had an immediate rapport with
the media, which allowed the teacher in space program to receive tremendous popular attention as a result. McAuliffe’s presence aboard Challenger was part of the reason the
disaster had such a significant impact on the nation. She is survived by her husband, Steven, and two children.
received the position after competing against 600 other Hughes employees for the opportunity. He is survived by his wife, Marcia.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Gregory B. Jarvis
The final member of the crew was Sharon Christa McAuliffe from Boston, Massachusetts, the first teacher to fly in space. She was selected from a pool of more than 11,000 appli-
Results of the Challenger Disaster
Immediately following the accident, the Rogers Commission was established to review the entire space shuttle program. The commission recovered approximately 50% of the total vehicle worth of debris from the Atlan-
tic Ocean and was able to conclusively confirm that the failure of a seal in the right SRB was the root cause of the disaster. The final report from the Rogers Commission included a number of recommendations for restructuring
and redesigning the space shuttle program before the shuttles were returned to flight status. Some of these changes included completely redesigning the SRBs to eliminate similar faults in the future and thoroughly testing the new
Photo Courtesy: NASA Christa McAuliffe
design, the addition of a crew escape system to allow astronauts to parachute to safety in certain situations, new and strict risk identification and reduction programs were applied to space shuttle operations, certain launch commit weather
criteria such as temperature, wind and cloud cover were made more strict and a new mechanism was put in place that would allow NASA and contractor personnel to provide anonymous reporting of launch safety concerns without
fear of reprisal. After a 32 month hiatus to make all the appropriate changes that were recommended by the Rogers Commission, the shuttle program restarted and operated free of any major problems until 2003. Continued on A7 >>
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The space shuttle Columbia was launched successfully on Jan. 16, 2003 on it’s 28th mission, STS-107, to conduct a multitude of inter-
national scientific investigations on orbit. Upon completion of the mission the shuttle reentered the Earth’s atmosphere on a trajectory to land at the shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Center
in Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, during reentry above Texas and Louisiana the Columbia disintegrated, killing all seven crewmembers onboard. Review of the accident concluded that a
suitcase sized piece of foam insulation broke off the shuttle’s external tank about 82 seconds after launch and impacted Columbia’s left wing likely creating a six to ten inch diameter hole in the
wing. This hole allowed hot gases to enter the wing structure during reentry, which slowly ripped the shuttle into pieces. The foam piece that did the damage was spotted in review of the launch tapes
The mission commander of the last Columbia mission was Commander Rick D. Husband, U.S. Navy, a native of Amarillo, Texas. He received his B.S
in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1980, followed by his M.S. in the same field from California State University in 1990. Husband learned
to fly at 18 and eventually became an Air Force test pilot. He was selected to join the NASA space program in 1994, where he would go on to pilot the space shuttle
Discovery in 1999 to the first docking at the International Space Station in preparation for the first resident crew. After this successful flight he served as the Chief
of Safety for the Astronaut Office before becoming the mission commander for the fatal Columbia mission. He is survived by his wife and their two children.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Commander William McCool, U.S. Navy
Colonel Ilan Ramon, Israeli Air Force, a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, was a payload specialist on Columbia and is the first Israeli Astronaut. After
A native of Lubbock, Texas, Commander William McCool, U.S. Navy, was the pilot of Columbia on that tragic day. He graduated from the U.S.
Naval Academy with a B.S. in applied science in 1983, followed by a M.S. in computer science in 1985 from the University of Maryland and a M.S. in
aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. After graduating McCool would go on to be a Navy test pilot, logging more
than 2,800 hours in 24 different aircraft and making over 400 successful aircraft carrier landings. McCool was chosen in 1996 to join NASA and
high school Ramon joined the Israeli Air Force where he fought in two wars in 1973 and 1982. After returning from war he attended the University of
Tel Aviv, where he received a B.S. in electronics and computer engineering in 1987. He became a colonel in the air force and would later be accept-
ed into NASA’s astronaut program, where he would eventually become the first Israeli citizen to enter space. Ramon is the only foreign recipient of a
United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which he posthumously received. He is survived by his wife, Rona, and their four children.
only two days after launch; however, the extent of the damage could not be determined and was expected to be minimal due to inaccurate assumptions of the strength of the wings construction.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Commander Rick D. Husband, U.S. Navy
be trained as a shuttle pilot. This catastrophic flight was his first shuttle assignment. McCool is survived by his wife and three children.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Colonel Ilan Ramon, Israeli Air Force
Photo Courtesy: NASA Lt. Colonel Michael P. Anderson, U.S. Air Force
Native of the Punjab region of northern India, Kalpana Chawla, served as a mission specialist on Columbia’s final mission. She received a B.S. in aeronautical engineer-
The payload commander of that fateful mission was Lt. Colonel Michael P. Anderson, U.S. Air Force, a native of Plattsburg, New York. Anderson received
his B.S. in physics and astronomy in 1981 from the University of Washington and a M.S. in physics from Creighton University in 1990. After college
Anderson became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he logged more than 3,000 hours as a pilot. In 1994 he was selected by NASA to become an
astronaut. Anderson served as the payload commander on a 1998 mission with the space shuttle Endeavor to resupply the Mir space station. During the fatal
ing in 1982 from Punjab Engineering College in India and then moved to the United States to further her education. She proceeded to attend the University of Texas where
she received a M.S. in aerospace engineering in 1984 followed by a Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Colorado in 1988. Chawla joined NASA in 1995 after gain-
ing her U.S. citizenship and she would proceed to become the first Indian-American woman in space on an earlier mission aboard Columbia in 1997 where she was responsi-
ble for operating the shuttle’s robotic arm. For her second and final mission aboard Columbia she conducted numerous science experiments. She is survived by her husband.
Arlington, Virginia native Captain David M. Brown, U.S. Navy, was serving as a mission specialist aboard Columbia.
Brown received his B.S. in biology from the College of William and Mary in 1978, followed by his M.D. in 1982 from Eastern
Virginia Medical School. After school he joined the Navy as a flight surgeon. He was later selected for pilot training, becoming the first
Naval physician in ten years to enter the program and in 1990 he became a naval aviator, ranking first in his class. Brown was selected
cialist. Clark received a B.S. in zoology in 1983 and an M.D. in 1987 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her time with
the Navy, Clark served as a radiation health officer, an undersea medical officer, a diving medical officer and a submarine medical officer.
She was selected in 1996 to join the NASA space program. On her sole mission aboard Columbia she was responsible for conducting
a variety of medical experiments, including the effects of gravity on the heart and lungs. Clark is survived by her husband and a child.
unmanned. The space shuttle program continued successfully until it was officially ended on Aug. 31, 2011. Over more than 30 years the space shuttle program conducted an amazing 135 missions with a total of 833 crewmembers aboard the
shuttles. Of these 833, 14 men and women tragically lost their lives in the two most catastrophic spacecraft disasters in history. All 14 individuals posthumously received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004 by George W. Bush. The memory of
Columbia mission he was responsible for carrying out more than 100 science experiments. Anderson is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Kalpana Chawla
in 1966 to join the ranks of NASA astronauts. While aboard Columbia he conducted a myriad of biological experiments.
Photo Courtesy: NASA Captain David M. Brown, U.S. Navy
The final crew member was Commander Laurel Blair Salton Clark, U.S. Navy, a native of Racine, Wisconsin who served as a mission spe-
Results of the Columbia Disaster Following the Columbia disaster NASA grounded the space shuttle fleet for 29 months while a review was conducted and all the shuttles received various modifications to improve safety. Some notable changes made include improvements to crew restraints, effective
ways to deal with catastrophic cabin depressurization and an automated parachute system. NASA also developed a variety of strategies for repairing a damaged shuttle on orbit before reentry and possible ways of rescuing crews from a damaged shuttle by sending up
another shuttle and spacewalking between them. A Remote Control Orbiter system was also developed to allow NASA to control a space shuttle remotely control from the ground in the event that something happened to the crew or a shuttle simply needed to be used
Photo Courtesy: NASA Commander Laurel Blair Salton Clark, U.S. Navy
these 14 heroes will continue to remind current and future spacecraft engineers, operators and astronauts of the incredible risks of space travel and the reasons why every aspect of a spacecraft needs to be designed and operated with safety in mind.
Space Shuttle Columbia leaves NASA’s Kennedy Space Center LC-39A for the last time on Jan. 16, 2003. Less than two minutes into flight, foam insulation separated from the External Tank and struck the leading edge carbon-carbon panel of the Orbitor’s left wing. The hole in the panel compromised the vehicle’s thermal protection system on re-entry and lead to the destruction of the vehicle and loss of all seven astronauts onboard. Photo Courtesy: NASA
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Drones in the Retail Industry Airshow Center American Heroes Air Show Gainsville, Florida February 8th 2014
• The American Heroes Air Show is the nation’s premier, helicopter–only, admission free community event designed to profile rotary-wing aviation’s dynamic role in law enforcement, public safety, communications, Search & Rescue as well as homeland security and national defense. _________
Tico Warbird Air Show Titusville, Florida March 14-16th 2014
• This annual three day event
highlights military aviation and features some of the most famous trainer, transport, fighter and bomber aircraft that flew in combat around the world. The show will be open daily 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM _________
MacDill AFB Open House & Air Show Tampa, Florida March 22nd 2014
• The free, public MacDill Air Force Base AirFest 2014 will be March 22nd and 23rd featuring the USAF Thunderbirds, MiG-17F Randy Ball, DAV Flight Team, B-25 Mitchell and GEICO Skytypers! _________
Florida International Air Show Punta Gorda, Florida March 29-30th 2014
• High-speed military jets and acrobatic performers will roar into Punta Gorda Airport in Punta Gorda on March 29 and 30. This year’s show offers new and unique performers, exhibits and displays. Don’t miss seeing exciting and death-defying stunts performed by some of the best pilots in the business.
Barbara Chearney Information Technology Because Embry-Riddle offers degree programs in logistics and supply chain management, software engineering and unmanned aircraft systems, it’s only fitting that many Eagles have perked their ears toward the recent media frenzy surrounding Amazon’s purposed delivery drone. CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, announced to the world last month via 60 Minutes that the online retail giant was working on a surprising new delivery method for some of its customers: delivery by drone “octocopter”. Bezos stated that these tiny, unmanned
aircrafts would theoretically be able to pick up packages from Amazon warehouses across the country and deliver them directly to a customer’s doorstep within 30 minutes. Bezos further went on to explain that the Amazon delivery drone would initially target customers in urban areas who ordered items that totaled five-pounds or less. Drone deliveries would have to be relatively close to warehouses – approximately ten miles roundtrip or less – but would cut down the need for delivery trucks to have to traipse through city streets and add to traffic congestion, all which aid in increased diesel fuel cost/pollution, etc.
How high would drones fly? Preliminary indicators are that commercial delivery drones would occupy the Class G airspace, which is where you find folks operating their model airplanes at around 400 feet – within visual range of the operator. However, today’s new drones can go higher and follow GPS waypoints beyond a controller’s visual range, raising concerns about midair collisions with helicopters and other delivery drones . The FAA is expected to impose restrictions on delivery drones, such as daytime-only operation, helipad-safety zones and possibly requiring operators to have licenses. These details are yet to be finalized.
February 5th, 1925
Clyde V. Cessna, Walter Beech and Lloyd Stearman founded Travel Air Manufacturing Company Ltd.
February 6th, 1998
Andy Nelson and navigator Bertrand Piccard, land the Breitling Orbiter II, setting the world record for endurance at 233 hours and 55 minutes.
February 7th, 1927
Georgetown University medical school in Washington, D. C., offers the first aviation medicine course in the United States.
the K-MAX has delivered millions of pounds of cargo in hundreds of successful unmanned aircraft missions. Since our military is already using drone delivery technology so effectively, perhaps Bezos and the FAA could look to our friends at the United States Marine Corps for a little guidance and inspiration on how to get this bold new initiative off the ground. How do you feel about commercial delivery drones? Head over to our Facebook page and drop us a comment. For IT-related questions, comments or concerns, please contact IT Support: ITSupport@ erau.edu / (386) 226-6990.
India Welcomes A380 King Air is 50 Years Young
Suzanne Fernandes Copy Editor The Indian government had banned international airliner run Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft from operations in the nation due to concerns that foreign carriers may hurt economics of the state run Air India’ international traffic. In recent news, it seems the government has lifted that ban and will let the aircraft land at four major airports of India namely New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. These cities have the infrastructure in their airports to handle the A380. This change will benefit the already existing operations between international carriers like Emir-
ates, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines that fly to India, and even to other airlines planning to start operations in India or buy the A380. For public, this change means the option of travelling in a more comfortable aircraft. Recently, Lufthansa announced that they will start the superjumbo carrier operations to India later in the year of 2014. Indian origin Kingfisher airlines landed their first Airbus A380 on May 6, 2007. The ban was introduced in 2008 by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation in interests of protecting the welfare of national airlines, and not solely due to the concern of lack of proper airport structure to handle the
A380. The ban saw foreign carrier interests dwindle in the Indian market, and to say if their interests can be ignited again, is a talk of speculation. Whatever airliner flies into India must follow the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) that allocates the weekly number of seats the carrier can fly to the country. Whether it justifies to ban the A380, especially with a binding ASA in place is a hot topic that can finally go to rest now. It is the hope of the Indian government that the lifted ban will bring more revenue to the major airports and hopefully encourage air travel operations from the whole world to India.
Southwest Airlines Goes International This Week in Aviation History
“It’s an audacious plan” that Bezos says requires more safety testing and FAA approvals. “Deliveryby-drone, called Amazon ‘Prime Air,’ will be available to customers in as soon as 4-5 years,” he said. The United States Marines have actually been utilizing unmanned helicopters quite effectively to do some heavy lifting of their own for years. Take the Kaman K-MAX unmanned cargo copters, for example. About two years ago, the USMC began utilizing these 2.5 ton choppers to deliver up to 6,000 pounds of food and supplies at a time to war-torn, hard-toreach, dangerous regions of Afghanistan. To date,
Anthony Carpeneti Staff Reporter For the first time in their history, Southwest Airlines is finally going international to destinations it never thought of going to. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, they announced plans to leave U.S. airspace in July with flights to three Caribbean beach cities in time for the busy summer travel season. Now ever since Southwest Airlines bought out Atlanta based Air Tran Airways in 2011, we had a feeling that Southwest would serve international destinations on their own, but we had
no clue, which they would go to. Currently, Air Tran already serves destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. Southwest decided to fly to destinations Air Tran doesn’t already serve that, and they include Aruba, Montego Bay in Jamaica, and Nassau in the Bahamas. These flights will depart from three airports that southwest currently fly to, which are from Atlanta, Baltimore, and Orlando “Southwest Airlines democratized the sky from our first flights more than four decades ago,” said Gary Kelly, President and Chief Executive of the airline. “Today’s milestone
enables us to reach new territory, new customers, and build upon a four-decade foundation of doing right by the travelers who trust our value and our people”. To fly Southwest aircraft to international destinations requires additional training and equipment. For example, federal rules require planes that fly long distance over water to equip passenger seats with flotation devices. Because many of the aircraft in Southwest’s fleet do mainly domestic runs, they do not include such devices, and thus need to be retrofitted to include such devices.
Photo Courtesy: Jetrequestcom A Beechcraft King Air 350i in a company livery on display in 2009. Parent-company Textron recently acquired the company after Beechcraft emerged from bankruptcy nearly a year ago. The King Air 350i is the most high-performance Beechcraft on the market today.
Anthony Carpeneti Staff Reporter Not many aircraft can reach the 50-year milestone of continuous production, but the Beechcraft King Air has done exactly that. That is quite an achievement for a general aviation aircraft, as commercial aircraft reach this milestone much more often than General Aviation aircraft do. The King Air has had a very long illustrious history ever since its first flight in May of 1963. It was introduced to the general aviation market on Sept 9, 1964. Ever since then, it has been a force to be reckoned with. The King Air has sold 7200+ aircraft between 1964 and the present accumulating more then 60-million flight hours. To mark this significant achievement, Beechcraft took three of its current production models, which were the C90GTx, 250, and350i to the air
over their East Wichita, Kansas facility and gave its employees a celebratory flyover. One employee, Patti McCurley, who was watching the flyover said “it’s a proud moment. You know the King Air is a wonderful, wonderful airplane. So we’re proud to be witnessing this.” Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture says as Beechcraft emerged from bankruptcy, the new company was reorganized around the King Air product line. Boisture says, “The King Air product family was the cornerstone of the commercial product line around which we organized the company. From my own personal experience in flying on board the King Air, I have nothing but praise for this excellent general aviation aircraft. I wish Beechcraft and all its employees the best in the coming future, especially with their company being bought out by Textron.
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World’s First Fully Spin Resistant Aircraft
Matt Michlowitz Managing Editor The ICON A5 is an American amphibious light-sport aircraft developed by ICON Aircraft out of Los Angeles, California. The A5 is a highwing aircraft with a carbon fiber airframe and retractable landing gear. The A5 is configured for two people (pilot and co-pilot) powered by a single 100 horsepower 3-bladed pusher propeller engine. What makes the ICON A5 different from any other single engine pusher prop is their famous “spin-resistant” wing. The A5 wings where flight-tested back in July 2011 when the aircraft met full envelope FAA Part 23 spin resistant standard requirements which is an astonishing accomplishment for the very first test flight performed by ICON’s lead test Aero Engineer Jon Karkow. From that moment onward, the ICON A5 will be the first ever production aircraft that will be fully resistant to spins, under any type of condition
says CEO Jon Karkow. Forty-one percent of all pilot-related fatalities are due to stalls and spins. Most which occur during the takeoff and landing portions of flight where the pilot does not have enough altitude to recover. With this in mind, the engineers went back to the drawing table to make the A5 even safer in slow flight scenarios. According to Kirk Hawkins, Founder and CEO of ICON Aircraft, the design team has one mission, which is to make an aircraft that is controllable in a stall. The engineers of the ICON A5’s team tested the A5’s controllability by comparing the decent rate of the A5 to one from a parachute jumper. Matthew Gionta, Vice President of engineering for ICON Aircraft, was amazed to find out that the A5’s decent rate when stalled was less than the parachute jumper. The ICON A5’s decent rate was approximately 1,000 feet per minute (fpm) while the jumper’s was approxi-
mately 1,200 fpm. The A5’s decent rate being this slow will make it safer for pilots to control the aircraft during stalls. What was even more astounding was the A5’s turning performance during stalls. ICON’s chief test pilot brought the A5 to stall speed and was able to make 30-degree left and right turns while maintaining control of the aircraft. The ICON A5 is an astonishing record-breaking aircraft, which is still in the prototype phase, although we can anticipate delivery of the aircraft in about 2017. Another of ICON Aircraft missions is to make it affordable to fly one of their new systems. The ICON A5’s MSRP pricing is set at $189,000 dollars, which is a very compatible for a brand new amphibious aircraft. For further information about ICON and their A5 aircraft, please visit http://www.iconaircraft. com/video-icon-aircraft-a5safety-spin-resistance.html.
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Boarding Times Reduced Adedolapo Awofirnaye Reporter Have you ever found yourself spending too much time on a line to board an aircraft¬? This is an often occurrence and most of the time, the holdup is caused by a lady or gentleman who can’t seem to fit his or her luggage into the overhead compartment appropriately hence blocking all the passengers behind while the isle ahead is free. Even though we all dislike this, most of us have been this lady or gentleman once upon a time but did not think much of it because it seemed like nothing could be done about it in a single-isled aircraft. A study in the Larkson University School of Business in New York has brought up a system that claims would significantly reduce boarding times by around 3% compared to the back to front boarding scheme, and that if it is implemented by large airlines such as Delta, they could save as much as $10 million in a year. This system suggested by R. John Milne, an assistant professor of engineering management, involves assigning people seats based on how much luggage they carry along with them. People who have no carry-on luggage would sit at
the window seats, and they would board first so as soon as they enter the aircraft, they would walk to their seats with no trouble or disturbance. Then the people in the middle rows would be boarded next and these would be the people with only one carry-on luggage. The people seated at the rear would be the first to board and this way, it will take them only a short time to actually get to their seats. The last set of people to board the plane will be the people who have two sets of carry-on luggage, and this group would have been assigned to isle seats. The passengers seated at the rear will also board first. This method seems to be fool proof because it is set up in a way that does not cause anyone to wait for the other while in the conventional boarding system, one would severally find himself waiting for the person in front of him to get his luggage up and there would be nobody ahead of him. At the moment, this system is still in a computer simulation testing phase but if it were to be implemented, it could dramatically affect boarding time and commuter satisfaction.
Launch Control Center GPS 2F-5 - Delta IV
Feb. 20 @ 8:40-8:59 PM Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-37B
CRS 3 - Falcon 9
March 2 @ Time TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-40
AFSPC 4 - Delta IV February @ Time TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-37B
Orbcomm OG 2 Falcon 9
Date and Time TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-40
NROL-67 - Atlas V March 25 @ Time TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-41
ISS Sightings Feb. 4
7:45 PM - Visible for 2 min, at a max height of 47 degrees, appears 21 degrees above WSW and disappears 47 degrees above WNW.
Feb. 5
6:55 PM - Visible for 5 min, at a max height of 77 degrees, appears 11 degrees above SW and disappears 19 degrees above NE.
Shuttle Spinoff of the Week Spacesuit Materials in Undergarments
Photo Courtesy: ICON Aircraft
FAA to Approve Commercial Space Travel Jonathan Lezman Guest Reporter Commercial space travel is at it’ rage in the largest space race since the Apollo missions; however, to accommodate passengers to space, the spacecraft must pass through FAA airspace. Many regulations and permits are in the making for new commercial space travel, and the FAA has approved the training program Waypoint Space 2 in Houston Texas will provide. The training program is estimated to cost around $45,000 per person to ensure safety and security when they leave the earth’s atmosphere for space; con-
sequently, obtaining a reasonably priced ticket to circumnavigate the globe will be hard to find. Waypoint Space 2 hopes to train new astronauts destined for space as early as the spring of this year; meaning, the quest for the United States to remain the superior space nation will render quicker than imagined. Anyone who wants to pursue a ‘vacation’ in space will be required to purchase the training package. Although it does run $45,000, it is a small price to pay when a flight to space will run applicants $250,000. There are many cheaper alternatives to getting the zero-gravity feel
while maintaining existence within the earth’s atmosphere. Zero-gravity flights will run around $6,000 per ticket and closely resemble the zero-gravity characteristics one would experience in space. According to Space.com, “The Waypoint 2 Space team is a strategic mix of individuals who have developed training programs for both NASA astronauts and Air Force pilots,” Kelly Soich, director of programs and chief payload specialist for Waypoint 2 Space said in a statement. “Waypoint 2 Space training programs incorporate the best techniques and technologies
from NASA and Air Force programs while the FAA safety approval allows us to move forward with offering training classes and bringing the programs to the public. We are excited to be leading this effort and look forward to bringing the reality of spaceflight to our trainees.” Training for orbital flights will begin next year with a hope to have orbital space travel up and running in 2015. Virgin Galactic has designed and built a spacecraft that is designed to enter space – the SpaceShipTwo. Accompanied with the training program one could expect from Waypoint Space 2 and with the FAA
on their side, space travel will be once again apart of the United States. The training program will take applicants through multiple phases of training including micro-gravity training, zero-gravity training, and g-force training. With all the training involved and money invested, taking a trip to space will still remain a once-in-a-lifetime experience for anyone who decides to venture out into the great beyond. The FAA is going to continue to make adjustments to permits and regulations as necessary to keep future astronauts safe at home, or abroad
NASA scientists used phase change materials (PCM’s) to help develop gloves that allowed astronauts to be more comfortable in their gloves by regulating the temperature between skin and the gloves. Jockey now uses this technology in their Thermocule equipped undergarments.
This Week in Space History Feb. 5 1971 Apollo 14 lands on moon Feb. 7 1984 Bruce McCandless completes first untethered spacewalk during STS-41B Feb. 7 2001 Atlantis launches on STS-98 with the Destiny module for the ISS
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Thursday WTEN vs Tampa Daytona Beach, Fla. 3 p.m. Basketball vs Johnson & Wales Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m.
Friday Softball vs Georgia Gwinnett Daytona Beach, Fla. 5 p.m. Baseball at Southeastern Lakeland, Fla. 6 p.m. Track at Samford Multi & Invit. Birmingham, Ala.
Saturday WGolf at Flagler Spring Invite St. Augustine, Fla. 7 a.m. Baseball at Southeastern (DH) Lakeland, Fla. 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. Tennis at St. Thomas Miami Gardens, Fla. 1 p.m. Softball vs Daytona State Daytona Beach, Fla. 4 p.m. Softball vs Mobile Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m. Basketball at Southeastern Lakeland, Fla. 7 p.m. Track at Samford Multi & Invit Birmingham, Ala.
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Wednesday MTEN vs Flagler Daytona Beach, Fla. 3:30 p.m.
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Embry-Riddle: 59 Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics The third-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles put together a solid defensive effort in South Florida, emerging with a 59-49 win over Florida Memorial on the road Saturday night. The Eagles (20-3, 9-2) built a 10-point halftime lead before the Lions (7-15, 4-7) battled back to tie it up with 10 minutes left in the 2nd, but the visitors answered by outscoring the hosts by 10 to end the game. The Blue and Gold shot 40-percent from the field and just 20-percent from long range, but the defensive effort put forth by ERAU was impressive as the Lions could manage just 36-percent from the floor and 15-percent from deep with the Eagles dominating the boards, 47-26. The Eagles jumped out to a 5-2 lead on a Dalton Barnes' layup and stayed in front of the Lions by a possession over the next few minutes of play. Cesar Pastrana put ERAU in front 11-6 with a layup off a pretty pass from Rico Saldana, but FMU kept the Eagles within striking distance until a three-pointer by Reed Ridder sparked a 7-0 run as Embry-Riddle took a 20-11 lead with seven minutes left in the half.
Florida Memorial: 49 When the Lions cut the Eagle lead to 21-16, Daniel Kiesling hit a jumper and Barnes followed with a trey as the Eagles went up by 10. Barnes scored the last bucket of the half with 28 seconds left and the visitors' defense did not allow FMU to convert on their offensive possession as the Eagles took a 28-18 lead into the break. Florida Memorial didn't waste time trimming the
deficit as the Lions scored the first six points of the second half. Kiesling's trey with 16:34 on the clock ended the FMU run, but the Lions were able to get it back to a one possession game when Hanif Malloy hit a jumper for a 32-29 score. Embry-Riddle held a 36-32 lead when Pastrana got an offensive rebound and lay-in, but FMU tied the game with back-toback layups. The Eagles went to Pastrana in the post on the next trip down the floor and the junior was fouled before sinking both free throws to reclaim the lead for ERAU, one they would never relinquish. The Eagles went up 43-39
on a pair of Kiesling free throws and a three-point play by Hudson Cadet gave the visitors a 47-41 cushion with just under seven minutes remaining. Neither team could score until DeForest Carter hit one from the charity stripe with 4:30 left, but again the Lions responded, bringing themselves back to within one possession at 50-47. Embry-Riddle finished the contest on a 9-2 run to cement the win, starting with runners from Carter and Barnes. Barnes led the Eagles with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting while Kiesling added 12 and Pastrana finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
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Staker Posts Two “A� Standards on Final Day of Bob Pollock Invitational Brianne Wigley ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's track & field team concluded its road trip to Clemson University for the Bob Pollock
Invitational on Saturday evening. Ellie Staker continued her impressive senior campaign with two NAIA automatic qualifying standards. Staker, led the Eagles in the mile finish-
ing in third place overall with a time of 4:57.75, just .08 seconds off of her school record time. The Seattle, Wash. native, followed her mile performance up with an "A" standard and a first place
finish in the 800m with a time of 2:16.02. Kristina Kendrick was the only other Eagle to compete in an event finals, she clocked in at 1:00.36 in the 400m finishing in 11th place.
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No. 3 ERAU Baseball Falls Twice to Open 2014 Campaign vs WCU: 4
Embry-Riddle: 3
vs WCU: 9
Embry-Riddle: 7
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Game 1
The No. 3 Embry-Riddle baseball team lost a pair of heartbreaking decisions to open up the 2014 season on Saturday in Babson Park, Fla. The Eagles fell to Webber International, 4-3, on a walk-off single in the 11th inning, before losing a 10-inning game to No. 24 William Carey, 9-7. The results move the Eagles to 0-2 on the season, while the Warriors improved to 1-2 and WCU went to 1-0. This marks the first time Embry-Riddle has opened a season with two straight losses since the 2006 campaign.
The Blue and Gold broke through first against Webber International, plating a run on a Jordan Johnson bases-loaded walk in the top of the third to take a 1-0 lead. The lead increased to 2-0 in the fourth when Colt Hankamer scored from third on a balk called against Warrior starting pitcher Chris Garcia. Stetson Nelson held WIU scoreless through the first six frames, preserving the 2-0 lead. Webber International's Austin Aubuchon reached on an infield single and advanced to second on a
throwing error by Lorenzo Boden to open the seventh inning, which led to Nelson being replaced by David Lidyard on the mound. After a groundout advanced Aubuchon to third, Chris Suto drove him in with another groundout to trim the lead to 2-1. Embry-Riddle got that run back in the next half-inning when Kyle Buchanan knocked in Jordan Johnson with a 2-out single to extend the lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the eighth, Ramon Sanchez brought the Warriors back to within a run with a double that scored Cody Warren, making it a 3-2 ballgame headed to the ninth. After the Eagles stranded a pair of runners in the top of the ninth, Webber put together a two-out rally in the bottom half. Suto singled with two down and Dylan Price followed with a walk. Ronnie Lozada came in and gave up a base hit to Lane Crosson, scoring Suto to tie the game at three. Embry-Riddle couldn't get anything going in the 10th or 11th innings, going down 1-2-3 in both frames. WIU walked off with a 4-3 win in the bottom of the 11th on a two-out single by Warren, scoring Suto with the game-winning run.
Lozada took the loss to move to 0-1 on the season, throwing two innings, allowing one run on two hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Nelson threw a solid six innings to open the game, giving up just one unearned run on six hits while striking out six and walking none. Liam Goodall finished 2-for-6 with a run scored and a stolen base, while Jordan Johnson was 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and an RBI. Nick Olson got the win in relief for Webber, moving to 1-0 with two perfect innings and two strikeouts. Garcia threw the first four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and six walks with two strikeouts. Crosson went 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI while Warren was 2-for-6 with a run scored and an RBI.
Game 2 As they did in game one, the Eagles jumped out to an early lead, this time scoring three runs as they batted around in the second inning. Hunter Bruehl and Lorenzo Boden laced back-to-back singles with one out to put runners on first and second. Two batters later,
Liam Goodall tripled to the fence in left-center, scoring both runners. Two pitches later, Goodall came home on a wild pitch to make it a 3-0 game. The next three batters all drew walks, but Kyle Chastain grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning. The Crusaders got on the board in the fourth inning on a run-scoring single from Ramon Cedeno, cutting the lead to 3-1. William Carey plated three runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings to take a 7-3 lead. In the bottom of the eighth, Embry-Riddle found a little magic in the person of Darryl Knight. Goodall punched a oneout single through the right side and Colt Hankamer followed with a walk. Kevin Lindheim drove a single into center field to load the bases. Knight stepped up and launched a grand slam over the left-center field fence to tie the game at 7-7. ERAU threatened in the bottom of the ninth, advancing runners to second and third with two outs, but Hankamer's sharp ground ball ricocheted off the pitcher's glove and was fielded by the shortstop who made the play to first to end the inning.
The Crusaders got a clutch two-out, two-run double off the bat of Cade Leblanc to take a 9-7 lead, which would prove to be the final score. Bruce Wong (0-1) took the loss, pitching two innings of relief, allowing two runs on a hit and three walks. Daniel Poncedeleon threw 5.2 innings in his first start as an Eagle, giving up one run on four hits, walking one and striking out seven. Goodall went 3-for-5 with a triple, a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs. Lindheim was 3-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored. Bruehl finished 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, and Knight was 1-for-5 with a walk, a home run and four RBIs. Brandt Bourgeois (1-0) picked up the win, hurling two scoreless innings of relief, giving up three hits and a walk with one strikeout. Vito Perna struggled to start the game, going just 1.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Scott Fabre went 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, a run scored and two RBIs, while Leblanc went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.
Comeback Falls Short for ERAU Mens Basketball in Rivalry Game Against Northwood vs Northwood: 71 Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics The 18th-ranked Northwood Seahawks grabbed 44 rebounds and recorded 15 second chance points to post a 76-71 upset of No. 3 Embry-Riddle on Wednesday night in the ICI Center. The five-point victory for Northwood (16-5, 7-3) was the first on the Eagles' home floor since 2011 while Embry-Riddle (19-3, 8-2) lost for the second time in three games at home. The Northwood win puts the top four teams in The Sun Conference within one
Embry-Riddle: 76 loss of each other as Embry-Riddle (8-2), St. Thomas (8-2), Southeastern (7-3) and Northwood (7-3) battle for the regular season title with eight games left in the conference schedule. The difference in the game proved to be on the boards as Northwood outrebounded the Eagles 44-23, including 13 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second chance points. Chris Solomon finished with a game-high 27 points for the visitors while Jake Lockhart posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards. Northwood was 23-of-26 from the
charity stripe while shooting 46-percent from the field and 33-percent from long range. The Seahawks sprinted out to a 6-0 lead in under two minutes, and went up 10-2 on a Solomon jumper in the paint. Dalton Barnes hit a three to cut the lead to five at the 17-minute mark, but Solomon answered with the first of his three treys on the night. Leading 15-10, Solomon connected on another triple before Julian Smith made good on a jumper as the Seahawks took a 20-10 lead with 13:12 remaining in the first period. DeForest Carter sparked an 8-2 Blue and Gold run with three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt. Carter then fed Reed Ridder for a three-pointer before laying in a fastbreak bucket to bring the Eagles within four at 24-20.
Northwood took a 30-23 lead on a Lockhart basket with five minutes left in the first and the Seahawk big man made his and-one free throw to give NU an eightpoint advantage. The Eagles couldn't seem to get within two possessions over the final five minutes and Solomon hit a pair of free throws with five ticks on the clock before halftime to account for the 38-30 score at the break. The second half was a tightly-contested battle between the two squads and despite the Eagles' shooting nearly 47-percent from the floor, they were never able to tie the game or take a lead. A Barnes' jumper with 15:21 left brought ERAU to within 46-41, but Solomon answered again from deep to push the Seahawk lead back to eight at 49-41. The Eagles' Cesar Pastra-
na picked up his fifth foul of the game with more than 14 minutes remaining and Solomon's free throws gave NU a 51-41 cushion. The Blue and Gold went on a 9-2 run after Pastrana fouled out, getting to within 54-50 on a Hudson Cadet layup and-one conversion, but the Seahawks scored the next three from the line to restore a seven-point lead with 10 minutes left. A Carter layup with less than eight minutes remaining brought the crowd to its feet and the home team to within a possession at 59-56, but Ian Umpierre scored two of his eight points with a runner and Fred Mattison followed with a layup on the next Seahawk possession as the NU advantage grew to 63-56. Northwood increased its lead to 67-57 before the Eagles made a final push,
scoring eight of the next 10 points in the contest to bring the game to a 69-65 ledger with 90 seconds left. Mattison hit a big jump shot with the shot clock running down before Carter connected on a long three to get within 71-68 under 50 seconds. A turnover by the Seahawks gave Embry-Riddle a chance to cut the lead to one or knot the game with a three, but the Eagles turned the ball over and ERAU was forced to foul the rest of the way. Solomon hit all four free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the win for Northwood as the Seahawks won their 10th game in the all-time series. Carter paced the Eagles with 23 points, five rebounds and three steals while Barnes added 18 points and Ridder contributed 13.
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