Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

Recently, the ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: DragonCon

Rocket scientists and more. While mostly for sci-fi geeks, DragonCon has several science fact panels each day. Held during Labor Day weekend, you can learn about the space elevator, microgravity research in space, robots, lasers and nanotubes. How much more geek can you get? Many of the scientists got their start because of science fiction, so who can argue with success? The speakers are generally more than happy to speak to the audience after the talks as well. If you get tired of reality and need a dose of sci-fi, the Firefly/Serenity panel is probably right across the hall.

FMI: www.dragoncon.org