Ares I-X Launch Delayed!

   Tuesday morning the launch of the largest rocket in the world the Ares I-X was delayed several times due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Centre. NASA has until noon to launch the rocket, however as of 9:55 a.m., the go-ahead had not been announced. Upper level clouds and winds, along with a lanyard within the danger zone caused the launch to be delayed from its original time, 8 a.m. This launch focus;s on the testing of three large rocket parachutes measuring a staggering 150 feet in diameter and weighing a ton each! Needless to say it is the largest rocket parachute ever created. The parachutes are the most important element in the rockets deceleration as they will provide the necessary drag to bring the rocket motor to a soft landing in the ocean. The Ares 1-X is the rocket that NASA will use to someday return to the moon and use it as an outpost for exploration to Mars. The launch will not be before 2015, but the launch date hangs on the decision for funding by president obama.
   I think that this is great, shuttle missions were beginning to become too routine and the people stopped really thinking about them, and this is when mistakes are made. Ares I-X will help to gather the necessary information to send astronauts back to the moon and mars safely and most effectively. I only hope that the US government continues to fund their great efforts. 

Airliner overshoots airport, terrorism suspected!

   A Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Minneapolis overshot the airport by 150 miles, the crew claims that they were distracted in a heated conversation over airline policy. However the plane lost radio contact and when controllers finally made contact answers were so vague that they suspected either the pilots had fallen asleep or the airplane had been hijacked. In order to ensure pilots control over the flight, controllers ordered a series of unnessacary maneuvers; fighter jets were ready but not deployed. The FAA soon contacted the airline to try and get ahold of the flight but there was no success. The NTSB stated that they were in possession of the Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder nicknamed the "Black Box" and will be reviewing it to see if it matches the stories of the crew members.
    I agree with the controllers in that this was suspicious, as a learner pilot i know that one of the worst things you can do to attract suspicion is not talk ATC. It is there job to keep people safe and when you ignore their radio calls you become a suspicion on the radar screen. I wonder what the end result will be.

Tornado!

Yesterday a quick tornado rolled through Southampton damaging homes and cars. It was an odd and unpredicted situation, with many sightings in Tuckers Town and Southampton. Apparently it was so fast that it came and went in seconds, not even leaving enough time to get up. By the time witnesses managed to get outside there were pieces of slate from the roofs scattered all over the ground.
I can say without question that this is the result of climate change. I lived in Bermuda all my life and the most extreme weather has been hurricanes but tornado's are something that i've never heard of anything like this is my life. My heart goes out to those affected by this storm and hope it will serve as a reminder to Bermudians of the drastic affects that Global Warming can have.

Unresponsive pilot crashes!

This wednesday a small plane crashed near Muncie Indiana, with F-16's from the air national gaurd trailing. They were called in after the pilot failed to respond to radio calls. 12:40 p.m. the aeroplane crashed into a Randolph County, Indiana near Winchester. There was only one fatality, that being the sole occupant and pilot of the plane according to indiana state police as nobody in the area was hurt. It is said that this was a medical situation caused by lack of oxygen and investigators have no reason to believe it was an act of terrorism. At about 11:30 AM the India Air National Gaurd F-16's intercepted te aircraft near muncie. The airplane lost all communication with ground air traffic controllers after it departed from grand rapids michigan. F-16 pilots reported that the pilot was unresoponsive upon intercepting. The crash occured in a corn field where police and fire officials examine the Charred wreckage.

This sort of thing happens all the time, medical incident in a lone plane i think that the government takes it too seriously by suspecting it may be terrorism. It seems as though anything bad that happens can be called terrorism. However it's lucky that it happened where it did so that no people were harmed and there wasnt to much damage to the property of the farmer.