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October 12, 2010

Aero-TV: Powered Parachutes -- PRA Reaches Out to PPCs at 2010 Event

ALL That Flies Over Mentone Need Not Always Have Rotors

ANN and Aero-TV have had a ball bringing you the very best of the rotary sites, sounds and concepts that literally revolve around Mentone once a year... but we need to mention one of the more intriguing variants that typified this year's event -- as this year, a large contingent of Powered Parachutes joined the fun and added a decided sporty element to the festivities otherwise known as the PRA Fly-In.

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Aero-TV: Phil Boyer At Oshkosh 2010 -- Crafting A Better Future For GA

GA's Most Effective Leader Offers Advice For The Future

We had a good time with a wide-ranging interview with Phil Boyer at Oshkosh 2010 and began to realize just how much we missed seeing him at the helm of that organization. To those of us who watched aviation work its way through several decades of various trials and tribulations, Phil Boyer proved himself to be the real deal... a solid leader with some serious smarts and a true passion for the world of aviation. When he decided to retire after nearly two decades of challenging leadership, we all felt poorer for the loss of his participation but could not deny the that the guy deserved to retire and enjoy his life the way that he wanted... free of the pressures that he lived 24/7 for all those years.

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President Obama Signs The NASA Authorization Act Of 2010

Obama Signed The NASA Authorization Act Of 2010 Monday

President Barack Obama signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 into law on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, setting spending levels for the space agency, and setting the stage for greater commercial participation in space. Following the signing, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement: "Earlier today, President Obama signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010. It is important bipartisan legislation that charts a new course for space exploration, science, technology development, and aeronautics. We are grateful for the President's forward-thinking plan and the hard work members of Congress put into this

Event Raised $210K For X Prize Foundation

"Avatar" Producer/Director and self-avowed "avid explorer" James Cameron took flight aboard the Zero-G Experience on Saturday to raise funds for the X Prize Foundation.

Verifies Flight Design For Space Observatory

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to make significant progress, successfully completing a series of sunshield vent tests that validate the telescope's sunshield design.