Also: 1st-Ever Space Crime Was a Fraud, IAE Buys Diamonds, Kennon Bows Out, Perseverance Rover An interesting moment came about this past Sunday as ANN CEO, Jim Campbell, noted that the Aero-News Network came into being 30 years ago. ANN was the first actual aviation online news service, and in the ensuing 30 years, has amassed an extraordinary record… over 600,000 stories, a total of videos, podcasts, Airborne and Aero-TV features surpassing 10,000 programs… The debut of SpaceX’s Starship Version 3 booster didn’t exactly go as planned, with its test campaign starting and ending before the sun even rose. Booster 18 suffered a major structural failure partway into what was supposed to be a long list of cryogenic checks and pressure trials at Massey’s Test Site. The US National Archives has declassified more than 4,600 pages of radio communications, maps, tables, and logs related to the disappearance of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. While the move isn’t solving the mystery any time soon, it helps fill in some pieces to a 90-year-old puzzle. Efforts to uncover the circumstances behind Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan’s loss over the Pacific seemed to randomly gain traction in the last few years, with several intriguing pieces of evidence coming to light. All this — and MORE in today’s episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
