Following a flight of just over eight months, Curiosity landed on Mars in the very early morning hours -- Eastern time --- Monday near the foot of a mountain three miles tall and 96 miles in diameter inside Gale Crater. During a nearly two-year prime mission, the rover will investigate whether the region ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life. "The Seven Minutes of Terror has turned into the Seven Minutes of Triumph," said NASA Associate Administrator for Science John Grunsfeld. After 26 years of continuous service on the EAA Boa
Scud
Low fragments of clouds, usually stratus fractus, that are unattached and below a layer of higher clouds, either nimbostratus or cumulonimbus. They are often along and behind cold fronts and gust fronts, being associated with cool moist air, such as an outflow from a thunderstorm. When observed from a distance, they are sometimes mistaken for tornadoes.
Aero Linx: Aviation Fuel Club
Are you concerned about the future availability of fuels for sport aviation? We are. That's why we started the Aviation Fuel Club. As a nonprofit organization, we have one major goal: to reduce the cost of recreational flying by providing safe, environmentally friendly fuels and facilities. We unite those who like to fly for fun, and fight to keep the dream of flying alive for future generations.
"Over the course of my years in Congress, I have helped an untold number of pilots facing the pressure of dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This bill remedies many of the most serious deficiencies in the relationship between general aviation and the FAA, and ensures that pilots are, like everyone else, treated in a fair and equitable manner by the justice system.”
Source: Senator James Inhofe, in comments made after the passage of the Pilot's Bill of Rights.
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