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July 11, 2008

ANN Special Feature: DPE Wayne Ouelette, Sport Pilot Check Rides - 07.11.08

ANN's Paul Plack talks with veteran flight instructor and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner Wayne Oulette. Wayne conducts SportPilot practical tests in Maine, Florida and elsewhere, and tells us about

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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Uses Soil Probe And Swiss Scope

Microscope Physically Examines Soil Particles

NASA said Thursday the agency's Phoenix Mars Lander has touched Martian soil with a fork-like probe for the first time and begun using a microscope that examines shapes of tiny particles by touching them.

New 12,000 Sq Ft. Headquarters Near Lee's Summit Regional Airport

To meet the growing demands of a larger staff and the addition of more services and benefits to its members, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has moved to a new headquarters offices. The new 12,000-square-foot facility is close to the Lee’s Summit Regional Airport in Lee’s Summit, MO, a suburb of Kansas City.

Aims To Spur Renewable Aviation Fuels And Technologies

US Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced Thursday the FAA has selected the X Prize Foundation to develop a strategy to create monetary incentives for developing renewable aviation fuels and technologies to stem the effect of pollutants from air travel.

Cosmonauts Remove Explosive Bolt From Soyuz Capsule

Even though mission controllers repeatedly asserted there was no danger... we're pretty sure everyone involved in a somewhat daring spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, including the two cosmonauts who performed the extravehicular excursion, are quite relieved it's over.

Space Agencies Look At Possible Joint Operations On Moon

Over the last six months, representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, have been engaged in a detailed assessment of potential programs and technologies that when conducted cooperatively could one day support a human outpost on the moon.