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Our fine friend and colleague Len Morgan died on March 11 after a long illness. He was 82. In his late teens, Len went off to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. The United States had not yet entered World War II and Len and 11 other Americans earned their RCAF wings on […]

The November 2001 crash, shortly after takeoff from JFK, of American Airlines Flight 587 sent a tremor through the aviation community. It involved an extremely rare event: the structural failure, and complete separation, of one of the major flying surfaces-namely, the vertical stabilizer-of the airplane, an Airbus A300-600. In the ensuing loss of control, the […]

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened a new art exhibition entitled, “Generous Friends: Building an Art Collection for the National Air and Space Museum” that will run through the fall of 2006. The exhibit includes donor contributions of commissioned art pieces from special NASA projects. The 72 pieces of art, drawings, paintings, sculpture, […]

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Seiko Epson Corporation claims to have invented the world’s lightest flying micro robot, the Micro Flying Robot, introduced in Tokyo in August. The prototype robot was originally created as an aid to security, disaster rescue and space exploration. The robot, resembling a miniature helicopter, measures 3.4 inches by 5.3 inches, weighs 0.4 ounces with its […]

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