Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"When you look at where we are today, we are using a rocket-propelled engine to extract the parachute. Ultimately, we probably will look at some type of alternative to that rocket fuel. We may look at compressed air; we may look at just anything that is out there, but right now we think we are on the leading edge of how to do this particular technology. We don't think that there's a thing that we can come up within the short run that is going to make it better or safer. So I would say, at least from my perspective, that side of our technology we are going to be with for a while, but we are continuing to look at different ways of doing things."

Source: BRS Chairman and CEO Robert Nelson in an interview with The Wall Street Transcript, saying his company has never done better -- and looking forward to the next step in BRS technology.

FMI: www.twst.com/ceos.htm, www.brsparachutes.com