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.

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: Arthur C. Clarke Foundation

We've had a couple of stories recently about The Arthur C. Clarke Awards, named in honor of a man who was arguably one of the best, and certainly one of the most prolific, science fiction writers of the 20th century. The awards are presented by the foundation that carries Clarke's name, and which has as part of its mission statement a commitment to "(d)eepen public understanding of science and technology, and their impact on humanity and all the other components of our universe."

FMI: http://www.clarkefoundation.org/index.htm