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NASA

• NASA Selects Alaska Company For Technical Information Support
NASA has selected Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska, to support the agency-wide Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program.
—Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST • NASA Administrator Bolden's Statement On Today's International Space Summit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement after participating in today's Head of Space Agencies Summit in Washington:
—Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST • Scientist Recognized For Work On Natural Resources Remote Sensing
NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources.
—Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST • NASA Awards Test Operations Contract At Stennis Space Center
NASA Awards Test Operations Contract At Stennis Space Center
—Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST • NASA Financials Get Clean Bill Of Health
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration received a much-improved financial statement audit opinion for the 2010 fiscal year.
—Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST

EAA

• Curtiss-Ely Pusher Replica Confirmed for Naval Celebration at EAA
A 1911 Curtiss-Ely Pusher replica is the first confirmation in what is expected to be a feature-filled aircraft lineup celebrating the 100th anniversary of naval aviation at EAA AirVenture 2011.
—Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:42 GMT • Jetman Flies Again
Donning a new, improved, jet-powered wing, Swiss Yves Rossy, aka Jetman, successfully made two loops for the first time on November 5 after leaping off a hot air balloon in Switzerland. After strapping on a new wing design, he went up in the Esprit Breitling Orbiter balloon to about 7,900 feet altitude, dove off a platform, and started soaring through the sky, propelled by four Jet-Cat P200 engines, each producing 22 kilograms of thrust.
—Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:42 GMT • Robust Aircraft Contrail Fuels Missile Launch Speculation
The Pentagon is closing the book on a long, thin cloud formation that could be seen for hundreds of miles to the far horizon at sunset over Southern California Monday (November 8), according to the Associated Press.
—Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:42 GMT • Hints for Homebuilders - Rejuvenating a Canopy
Canopies are expensive, so rejuvenating a canopy is an important option. Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation Services demonstrates how to remove scratches in a canopy with Micro-mesh.
—Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:42 GMT • Trent 900 Oil Leaks Prompt More A380 Groundings, Engine Swaps
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that requires Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to be inspected every 20 cycles for oil leaks. Following the recent in-flight failure of an engine on QF32 Nancy, a Qantas A380, Singapore and Lufthansa airlines have begun swapping out engines on A380s in which oil staining has been found inside a key section of the engine.
—Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:42 GMT

Scott with Walter Cronkite Scott and Alice Scott with J. Doolittle Scott and family
Scott in his youth Scott with son Tom Scott honored by Regan Scott with Bill Lear
Speaking at NASA Dryden Scott with Chuck Yeager Riding Dooley On Airplane
with daughter, Sally Scott with JFK and sons Tom and Paul X-15 Pilots Arlington Cemetary
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