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Charles Atkeison

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Charles A Atkeison is a long time aerospace journalist having covered both military and civilian aviation, plus 30 space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral. He has produced multimedia aerospace content for CNN, London's Sky News, radio, print, and the web for twenty years. From flying with his father, a pilot, at age 5 to soaring as a VIP recently with the Navy's Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds, Charles continues to enjoy all aspects of flight.

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Performs Successful Launch Abort Test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX achieved a huge milestone in safely launching astronauts from America’s Space Coast this spring as they performed an uncrewed launch abort test of their spacecraft…

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A Journalist’s Flight Day with the Navy’s Blue Angels

ROBINS, AFB, Ga. — The thrust. The high G pulls. The spectacular views of our Earth from inside an incredible high performance military aircraft. The feeling of pure excitement as…

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SpaceX Launches 60 Internet-Relay Satellites into Orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new decade of rocket launches began Monday evening as a SpaceX Falcon 9 thundered away from America’s Space Coast to place 60 internet-relay satellites into orbit. This…

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Air Force, NORAD to Assist During Santa’s Christmas Voyage

The warmth of a bright red glow traveling across the evening sky will allow the U.S. and Canadian Air Force and NORAD to assist Santa Claus with his special delivery of gifts…

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NASA’s Quieter Supersonic X-59 Approved for Final Assembly

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An experimental NASA aircraft designed to perform supersonic commercial travel while reducing the sound generated by sonic booms was approved for final assembly on Thursday. The X-59, also…

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Five Air Force Demonstration Teams Announce 2020 Airshow Schedules

LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Air Force’s five hottest flight demonstration teams announced on Tuesday their individual air show schedules which will highlight a busy 2020 season. The Thunderbirds, the F-22 Raptor,…

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SpaceX Launches Dragon Supply Craft to the Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off into the blue skies over America’s Space Coast Thursday successfully placing a resupply craft on a course toward the International Space Station.…

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B-17 ‘Aluminum Overcast’ and EAA Inspiring Future Aviators

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and her crew are visiting Gwinnett County Airport this weekend to raise support for educational programs designed to inspire future aviators. The aircraft known…

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Six Biggest ‘Oh Wow!’ Moments of the 2019 Airshow Season

PENSACOLA, Fla — The North American air show season began with a star-spangled flyover salute above Super Bowl LIII and was followed by several jaw-dropping aviation moments during the year ahead. AvGeekery.com…

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X-37B Space Shuttle Returns from Record Breaking Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A secret military winged spacecraft glided out of Earth orbit on Sunday touching down at the Kennedy Space Center at the conclusion of a record breaking mission. The…

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GEICO Skytypers Airshow Team Honors Pilots of the Greatest Generation

ATLANTA — A squadron of six World War II aircraft will perform a series of tight formations and a dizzying array of high speed maneuvers during the Atlanta Airshow this weekend. The…

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Atlanta Airshow to Host Thunderbirds, Canadian Snowbirds this Weekend

HAMPTON, Ga. — North America’s top two Air Force demonstration teams will come together this weekend to perform above the only aerial stadium during the Atlanta Air Show. The thrust of…