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October 31, 2011

ANN Special Feature: When Are Sport Pilots Really Legal? - 10.31.11

ANN's Paul Plack talks with CFI Bob Miller of Over The Airwaves about why the advice to pilots to avoid getting an aeromedical exam if planning to fly as Sport Pilots may not always be smart.

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NASA Awards $412,000 For Space Weather Exhibition

Chabot Space & Science Center Plans To Open Exhibit In 2013

Chabot Space & Science Center has been awarded a $412,000 grant from NASA to create an innovative solar astronomy exhibition showcasing stunning images of the Sun, and examining "space weather" created by solar activity and its influences on the Earth. The exhibition is scheduled to open in the fall of 2013.

Progress 45 Cargo Craft Launches From Baikonur

An unpiloted ISS Progress 45 cargo craft launched, successfully, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0611 EDT Sunday. Less than nine minutes later, the Progress reached its preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas. The Russian cargo craft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Wednesday at 0740. It contains 2.8 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 29 crew, including 1,653 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen and air, 926 pounds of water and 3,108 pounds of spare parts, experiment hardware and other supplies.