Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

Recently, the ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: Team America Rocketry Challenge

The Aerospace Industries Association brings together manufacturers and suppliers of just about any aspect of the aviation/aerospace industry. The AIA meets to determine the top issues affecting the industry and what to do about it. They also have some fun, like being one of the sponsors of The Team America Rocketry Challenge which was scheduled for May 20. The competition was open to middle and high school students.

FMI: www.rocketcontest.org, www.aia-aerospace.org