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November 01, 2009

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.01.09): Crater

Crater A bowl-shaped depression caused by a comet or meteorite colliding with the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid. On geologically active moons and planets (like Earth), craters can result from volcanic activity.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.01.09)

Aero-Linx: Unreasonable Rocket Unreasonable Rocket developed two vehicles to compete in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Unreasonable Rocket is a small father and son team located in Solana Beach, CA. The team tests their vehicles in the Cohen dry lake bed or the F.A.R. Rocket Test Facilities near Cantil, CA.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (11.01.09)

"Despite the challenges presented by near-record rainfall in October, the runway is reopening according to schedule... This was the last significant project in the $3.1 billion MSP 2010 expansion program. With the completion of that program, all pre-existing runway pavement has been replaced and a new 8,000-foot runway developed, providing ample airfield capacity for decades to come." Source: Jeff Hamiel, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns and operates MSP and six general aviation airports.

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