As the Aero-News staff observes the US holiday of Thanksgiving
on Thursday, we wanted to let our readers know that ANN will still
be on the job, reporting breaking news in the aviation and
aerospace fields as it happens... in Real Time.
For the hundreds of researchers and support staff stationed at
the bottom of the earth, annual re-supply flights are a critical
necessity of life. Those flights, which bring much of the food,
clothing, and scientific supplies that South Pole researchers use
throughout the year, generally occur at the start of the Antarctic
summer -- late October to early November.
Welcome to Rare Aircraft, a family owned and operated aviation
company. Since it was founded in 1991 by Roy Redman, Rare Aircraft
has been dedicated to the restoration of the antique aircraft from
the golden years of aviation.
"It gives us a moment to pause and reflect just how
fortunate we are as a country and as global community. We're
thankful for that, in addition to the opportunity to fly in
space."
Source: Shuttle Endeavour commander Christopher
Ferguson. The STS-126 and Expedition 18 crews spent their last full
day together Wednesday in low-Earth orbit. Both crews on the
shuttle/station complex will have time off on Thursday to spend the
first part of the day as a team, and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal
including smoked turkey, green beans and yams. If that sounds
appetizing... well, consider those meals were also irradiated,
freeze dried and vacuum packed for the flight into orbit. But then
again, it's really not about the food.
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