Forecasters Say Tropical Wave May Be Coming In Over Next Few
Days
Mission managers say that disorganized tropical weather may
threaten the planned Friday launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the
final scheduled mission of the shuttle program.
Evidence Suggests Conditions Are Similar To The Mojave
Desert
NASA scientists are seeing new evidence that suggests traces of
water on Mars are under a thin varnish of iron oxide, or rust,
similar to conditions found on desert rocks in California's Mojave
Desert.
Is There A Better way To Start Your Day (Aeronautically-Speaking???)
The Popular Rotorcraft Association (PRA), started in 1962 as a type club for owners of the original Bensen Gyrocopter, has achieved a distinction most larger aviation organizations have not - it owns its own airport. The Mentone, Indiana Airport (C92) is home to PRA's annual convention, typically scheduled the week after EAA AirVenture, and provides opportunities to fly homebuilt gyroplanes and helicopters without the distractions, tight time restrictions and crowded airspace of Oshkosh.
The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began today at
1300 EDT, beginning at the T-43 hour mark. However, the launch-day
weather forecast looks less than favorable for Friday's 1126 EDT
liftoff.
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