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May 18, 2010

ANN Special Feature: Virginia Regional Festival of Flight - 05.18.10

ANN's Paul Plack gets a preview of this weekend's Virginia Regional Festival of Flight from Dee Whittington, the event's Public Relations Chairman.

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'Speed Dating' Meetings Planned For Oklahoma Aerospace Summit

Attendees Can Get Eight Critical Minutes Of Face Time With Contractors

If it works for personal relationships, it just might work in business relationships as well. The 2010 Oklahoma Aerospace Summit & Expo is planning a "speed dating" format to give attendees a unique opportunity to meet one-on-one with OEMs/Primes Contractors and Government Agencies.

Former Chief Of Staff To Administrator Bolden

Virgin Galactic, the US based and regulated Space Tourism Company, is delighted to announce the appointment of George T. Whitesides as its first Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Whitesides will guide VG through its transition from a development project to a commercially operational business.

Poor Weather At Launch Site Forced Launch Cancellation

Japan's Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki, along with the solar sail demonstrator project IKAROS, were set to launched late Monday (US EDT) from the The Tanegashima Space Center in the southern portion of Kagoshima Prefecture, but poor weather at the launch site forced flight directors to scrub the mission.

Multiple Themes Announced

The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), in conjunction with A|D|S, is chatting up details for this year's airshow, 19-25 July 2010. Taking place over the first four days of the show, the aim of the program is to offer visitors and exhibitors greater focus to their visit and to give them the opportunity to network and discuss key issues affecting their business with fellow members of their industry and government officials.