Thu, Jun 02, 2011
ANN TnG: STS-134 is Home, SAFE Plus Three, Questions About Air
Race Proposal, and Sad Info About Amanda Franklin's
Funeral...
ANN is on an abbreviated audio news schedule this week so that
Sr. E-Media Producer Paul Plack can take a break... our full slate
of Aero-Casts will resume on June 6th. In today's "Touch And Go"
format, you'll hear these stories:
Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-astronaut crew sailed
home for the final time, ending a 16-day journey of more than 6.5
million miles with a landing at 0234 EDT on Wednesday
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently
announced results of its annual election to fill three seats on its
Board of
Directors.
A new air racing event is already raising eyebrows throughout much
of the airshow, aero-association and warbird community --
especially as some of the major players in the event have recently
been named. Called the Ultimate Air Race Challenge (UARC), a
spokesman tried to describe the new event as "Mixed Martial Arts
with Airplanes"
The family and friends of Wing-Walker Amanda Franklin have
confirmed that the official farewell for one of the sweetest ladies
to grace the airshow world will come this Tuesday, June 7th.
... And more
ANN Daily Touch-And-Go:
06.02.11 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News
Program)
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