Still, Over 3,000 Employees Will Need To Find Work After
2010
It's hardly good news for Florida's famed "Space Coast," but it
could also be a lot worse. NASA said Monday between 3,000 and 4,000
jobs will be eliminated at Kennedy Space Center once the space
shuttle fleet is retired in late 2010.
'The Hardest Working Guy In GA Talks About Life At The Helm Of AOPA'
As part of our end-of-year wrap-up, ANN posited that if AOPA, as the world's largest pilot's association, is the 600 pound gorilla of aero-organizations; then there should be little question that AOPA President, Phil Boyer, ranks as 'King Kong.' Humorous as that title might be, the description is pretty much on target when you measure the man against the job he has done for the 415,000++ members of the AOPA -- and aviators, in general.
Organization Focused On Development Of Space Data Systems
The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
announced Monday the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has
been accepted as the eleventh full member agency of the
organization -- and the first addition to the group since 1997.
We really thought this weekend's story about
the 1/25th-scale Airbus A380 might be the
ultimate aerospace-related LEGO model. Turns out we were wrong --
by a factor of 10.
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