"(W)e've yet to hear from even a single air show with
lower attendance than they had expected and nearly all of our
events are reporting that they are way up as compared to the last
time they held the show."
Source: John Cudahy, ICAS president.
Even though pre-season football is underway, this has nothing to
do with the gridiron. It is the first 3,000 feet of the runway
beginning at the threshold. The area is used for determination of
Touchdown Zone Elevation in the development of straight-in landing
minimums for instrument approaches.
STS-128
By the time you read this, Discovery may already be on her way
to ISS following a couple of delays. We'll be providing mission
updates, of course, but if you'd like to really get down into
the fine print, you can check out this website from NASA.
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