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August 11, 2010

AIA Mourns Senator Ted Stevens

Statement by AIA President & CEO Marion C. Blakey on the death of former Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)

Today we mourn the loss of Senator Ted Stevens. The Senator passed while engaged with several of his dearest friends in two of his greatest passions: flying and fishing. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who were on board the airplane.

ANN Special Feature: Ron Herron's Little Wing Autogyro - 08.11.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Ron Herron about his plans-built Little Wing Autogyro, a tractor design which brings back a vintage look with its tube-and-fabric fuselage and Rotec radial engine.

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ISS Crew Wraps Up Preparations for Wednesday Spacewalk

Tough Repair Job Continues

Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson spent Tuesday completing preparations for their second spacewalk Wednesday out of the Quest airlock to replace the failed ammonia coolant Pump Module on the S1 truss of the complex while the International Space Station Mission Management Team gave its final approval to proceed with the spacewalk.

Can You Feel The Increased Accuracy Yet?

Officials from the Air Space command's Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning Systems Wing announced the first GPS IIF satellite (SVN-62) arrived on-station, 1 August. This indicates the satellite is in its designated orbital position and ready for its final phase of on-orbit checkout and testing, to be completed before September. Then the satellite will be cleared to serve navigation and timing users as part of the operational GPS constellation.

Expands Unmanned Aircraft Systems Capability

L-3 Communications has acquired Airborne Technologies, Incorporated (ATI). ATI provides highly specialized aeronautical engineering expertise, manufacturing and operations support for a true growth indsutry -- unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Headquartered in Ashburn, Va., ATI’s products are applicable to the intelligence, defense and commercial aerospace communities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.