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February 04, 2011

NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly Resumes Training For STS-134 Mission

Kelly's Wife Gabrielle Giffords Was Critically Wounded During A Political Event

NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training as commander of the STS-134 space shuttle mission on Monday, Feb. 7. Kelly has been on personal leave since Jan. 8 to care for his wife, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded in a Tucson, AZ, shooting.

Despite Having To Cease The PiperSport Program, Piper Still Thinks Highly Of Light Sport Aircraft

You have to hand it to Piper, even though they had to kill the PiperSport program after their dealings with the off-shore manufacturer started getting too flaky, they showed up at Sebring and acted like the pros that they are. They answered questions, continued the process of helping the PiperSport dealers band together to support the remaining aircraft, and showed the LSA industry what a serious aircraft manufacturer does... even when things don't go as planned.

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NASA Deputy Administrator Meets With Commercial Space Innovators

Two Companies Discuss Potential NASA Partnerships

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is traveling to Las Vegas and Boulder, CO, this week to meet with leaders of two commercial space companies, Bigelow Aerospace and Sierra Nevada Corp., and tour their facilities.