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Chicago Mayor Daley Gives Approval For Creation Of Meigs Spaceport

"What Do I Care -- As Long As They Launch Over The Lake"

ANN 04.01.07 SPECIAL EDITION: In a move heralded by space enthusiasts and land-use advocates alike, on Sunday -- the fourth anniversary of the bulldozing of Meigs Field -- Chicago mayor Richard Daley signed a bill authorizing the creation of a commercial spaceport on the land once occupied by the hallowed general aviation airport.

Virgin Galactic's 'Enterprise' Achieves Warp 1 In Early Trials

Private Spaceflight Company Raises Price For Passenger Flights

ANN 04.01.07 SPECIAL EDITION: "Whooo-wee!" With that pronouncement, Scaled Composites test pilot Mike Melville heralded in a new era of privately funded, commercial spaceflight for the masses last month... and he did so much faster than originally intended, Scaled founder Burt Rutan told ANN in an exclusive interview.

Dr. Zooch Rocket Kits Announces Full-Scale Saturn V Rocket 'Model'

Actor Billy Bob Thornton Places First Order

ANN 04.01.07 SPECIAL EDITION: Attention, NASA... you have some competition, and it ain't from the folks in Russia, China, or even the Mojave Desert.

NASA Adds Padded Airlock, Straight Jacket To Shuttle Equipment Complement

Agency Hopes To Mitigate Future Nowak-Factor Risk

ANN 04.01.07 SPECIAL EDITION: An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, to eliminate the possibility of an orbital mental breakdown calamity, and another Lisa Nowak-style public relations nightmare for NASA.

JFK, EWR Place Orders For Snowmobiles

To Be Used In Pax Evacuation From Frozen AA, JetBlue Aircraft

ANN 04.01.07 SPECIAL EDITION: Both American Airlines and JetBlue have raised their right hands, er, wings, to pledge that passengers who experienced interminable winter weather waits on the tarmac this winter will not have to sit for ten or more hours again next year. (Oy! The toilets!)