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• Rick Exoplanet System Discovered:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11070991 (August 24, 2010)
  
  
• Aircraft Completes First Solar-Powered Night Flight:  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6671WK20100708 (July 8, 2010)
  Solar Impulse website (includes video and details):  http://www.solarimpulse.com/nightFlights/ 
  
  
• Terrafugia's Flying Car:  Fly In, Fold Up, and Drive Home:  http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/autos/terrafugias-flying-car-fly-in-fold-up-your-wings-and-drive-h/19535880/?icid=main|htmlws-sb-n|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfinance.com%2Fstory%2Fautos%2Fterrafugias-flying-car-fly-in-fold-up-your-wings-and-drive-h%2F19535880%2F (June 30, 2010)
  
  
• New Boeing Spaceship Targets Commercial Missions:  http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/boeing-new-capsule-concept-100625.html   (June 25, 2010)
   
• Paratroopers Land at Kenwood Elementary School in FL (the 2009-2010 ACE School of the Year): 
  http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/paratroopers-29018-beach-photo.html  (May 14, 2010)
  
  
• Solar-powered Plane Makes Successful Maiden Flight:  
  http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/april/07/solar-powered-plane-makes-successful-maiden-flight.html (April 7, 2010)  
  Swiss Solar-energy Plane Passess First Flight Test: 
  http://news.globaltv.com/entertainment/Swiss+solar+energy+plane+passes+first+flight+test/2773190/story.html 
  (April 7, 2010)
  More info and video:  http://www.sandrosalsi.com/blog/3243/amazing-solar-impulse-aircraft-first-flight/ 
        
• Felix Baumgartner Tests Next-Generation Pressure Suit: http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Article/Felix-Baumgartner-Tests-Next-Generation-Pressure-021242829111511 and http://newslite.tv/2010/03/31/daredevil-reveals-his-freefall.html.  (March 30, 2010)   Be sure to click the "Redbull Stratos" link on the second article to view a wonderful video featuring Joe Kittinger and Felix Baumgartner.
  
  
• Teachers Discover Joy of Flying: http://www.svherald.com/print/85720 (January 17, 2010)
  

Visit other links to stay up to date on aerospace news:

• CAP's Georgia Aerospace Education DAE Newsletter
• http://www.space.com/
• http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/index.jsp 
• http://www.floridatoday.com/space
• http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/default.htm 
• http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/archive/
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033063/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 
• http://www.aerospacenewsarticles.com/

2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html (November 6, 2009)

David Morrison, NASA Astrobiology Institute Senior Scientist, provides answers to questions regarding December 2012 in the article "Doomsday 2012, the Planet Nibiru, and Cosmophobia"  http://www.astrosociety.org/2012/ (September 21, 2009)

Russia Reveals Vision for Manned Spaceflight:  http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/russia-reveals-vision-for-manned (August 2009)

The largest model rocket ever assembled was launched successfully. The 1:10 scale model of the Saturn V was done as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of the moon landings.  (May 1, 2009)
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/05/celebrating-the-40th-anniversary-of-apollo-11-in-style.ars 

*Fly-a-Teacher Program:  An Uplifting Experience for Teachers (April 2009)
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090429teacher.html?WT.mc_id=090501epilot&WT.mc_sect=ast
*Fly-a-Teacher Program is now titled TOP Flights, which stands for Teacher Orientation Program Flights

January 2009 - NASA -Top Science, Exploration and Discovery Stories of 2008

January 2008 - Top 10 most fascinating space news for 2007 according to The Planetary Times.

NASA JPL video shows 2007 major milestones for Jet Propulsion Laboratory studying earth, our solar system and distant galaxies.