[Mifnet 🚀 72601] Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

2025-06-05 Thread Karl L. Swartz via Mifnet
Nothing new here to anyone on Mifnet but John Oliver does a remarkably good job on topics on which the general media fails dismally. Not perfect, but good. Plus, he’s f*cking funny and on occasion he can rival Lewis Black at a rant. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeABJbvcJ_k >

[Mifnet 🚀 72599] Are We Ready for Death in Space? - Scientific American 20250604

2025-06-05 Thread David Wardell via Mifnet
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-nasa-ready-for-death-in-space/ David Wardell (757) 561-0582 da...@wardell.org

[Mifnet 🚀 72598] Nathan Fielder's 737 Stunt Involved Elaborate Workaround of Ridiculous 1,500-Hour Rule - Reason 20250605

2025-06-05 Thread David Wardell via Mifnet
Shared by way of information and without further comment. The piece includes a quote from Mifnet friend Gary Leff. David Wardell (757) 561-0582 da...@wardell.org _ https://reason.com/2025

[Mifnet 🚀 72597] Re: AE biography

2025-06-05 Thread David Wardell via Mifnet
Hi Jack, Many thanks for sharing this piece. I read it immediately upon receipt. Much of what the writer discusses touches on areas of which I know nothing or very little—not least being AE’s personal relationships. What did strike me is that the piece seems to be defining reckless and

[Mifnet 🚀 72596] AE biography

2025-06-05 Thread Jack Keady via Mifnet
keady AE, of course stands for Amelia Earhart. Latest New Yorker mag as long article on her-- Revised: 20250507 You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, how

[Mifnet 🚀 72595] Re: Heard in the Hangar #289 Rocket Lab acquisition of Geost LLC; takeaways from SpaceX, PL, LUV, UAL, JBLU, RYAAY, AAL, SNCY, Azul, FLYY, FTAI, JOBY ACHR

2025-06-05 Thread Simon Brown via Mifnet
Excellent and well worth the migraine it’s given me. 😊 Simon From: Karl Swartz via Mifnet Sent: 05 June 2025 08:32 To: Mifnet Cc: Karl Swartz Subject: [Mifnet 🚀 72592] Re: Heard in the Hangar #289 Rocket Lab acquisition of Geost LLC; takeaways from SpaceX, PL, LUV, UAL, JBLU, RYAAY, AA

[Mifnet 🚀 72594] Re: Fw: Fw: SBU video of 6/1/2025 attack on Russian bases

2025-06-05 Thread Simon Brown via Mifnet
No, Rob. In those circumstances I’d be happy to move the tyres whilst the FO attracts fire from the drones. Simon From: Robert Mark via Mifnet Sent: 04 June 2025 23:50 To: mifnet@lists.mifnet.com Cc: Jack Keady ; Robert Mark Subject: [Mifnet 🚀 72588] Re: Fw: Fw: SBU video of 6/1/2025 at

[Mifnet 🚀 72593] How United Airlines Picks Its Future Flight Routes - WSJ

2025-06-05 Thread Michael Rurik Halaby via Mifnet
THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING | TRAVELMeet the United Airlines Executive Who Gets to Pick Its Hot New RoutesNetwork planning executive Patrick Quayle on plotting routes to Ulaanbaatar, Nuuk and more, using a mix of data and social-media buzz; the ‘White Lotus’ effectBy Alison SiderFollowJune 4, 2025 at

[Mifnet 🚀 72592] Re: Heard in the Hangar #289 Rocket Lab acquisition of Geost LLC; takeaways from SpaceX, PL, LUV, UAL, JBLU, RYAAY, AAL, SNCY, Azul, FLYY, FTAI, JOBY ACHR

2025-06-05 Thread Karl Swartz via Mifnet
Cheers, Simon! For flights to the surface of Sol, I’m under the impression than wings of feathers adhered with beeswax are inadvisable. It’s not a grate circle route and I’ve read that it’s actually a difficult problem, I suppose because it’s easy to get captured into a captive orbit unless yo