ANN TnG: STS-134 is Home, SAFE Plus Three, Questions About Air Race Proposal, and Sad Info About Amanda Franklin's Funeral...

ANN is on an abbreviated audio news schedule this week so that Sr. E-Media Producer Paul Plack can take a break... our full slate of Aero-Casts will resume on June 6th. In today's "Touch And Go" format, you'll hear these stories:

Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-astronaut crew sailed home for the final time, ending a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles with a landing at 0234 EDT on Wednesday

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently announced results of its annual election to fill three seats on its Board of
Directors.

A new air racing event is already raising eyebrows throughout much of the airshow, aero-association and warbird community -- especially as some of the major players in the event have recently been named. Called the Ultimate Air Race Challenge (UARC), a spokesman tried to describe the new event as "Mixed Martial Arts with Airplanes"

The family and friends of Wing-Walker Amanda Franklin have confirmed that the official farewell for one of the sweetest ladies to grace the airshow world will come this Tuesday, June 7th.

... And more

  ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 06.02.11 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)

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