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Thunder Over Louisville photos by Lt Lindsay Shipps for the Civil Air Patrol

Air-show delay does not deter fans (Thunder Over Louisville) - Courier-Journal | Tucker Hoffmann and Cal Relish, both 8, were enjoying the spectacular view from the Spirit Room at the KFC Yum! Center, shielded from the blowing wind and drizzling rain...

EAA 309 Young Eagles Program - EAA 309 | Ever look into the sky when an airplane flies overhead? Wonder what it would be like to be up there instead of down here? Quit wondering and schedule a free, introductory flight with EAA's Young Eagles program. You'll fly with a licensed, local pilot who will help you take the first steps to make your dream of flying come true...

Beaufort Air Show takes flight - in cyberspace - Island Packet | Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort want to give spectators a closer look at the base's upcoming air show. MCAS Beaufort and Marine Corps Community Services are using popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to provide live traffic updates...

Aero 2011 General Aviation Expo - Germany - Jet Careers | Flew out to Germany this week for the Aero 2011 General Aviation Expo in Friedrichshafen as I got some free tickets from a friend. It was a pretty good turnout with over 500 exhibitors from 26 countries...

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 28) - Cencio 4 | “We will not take part in the air strikes as Italy is a former colonial power in Libya”. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi words, backed by similar statements by both the Foreign and Defense Ministers, explained on Apr. 15 the attitude of Italy towards improving its contribution to Unified Protector, the NATO led mission in the North African country...

Flyboys - Joe Clark | OK, have you seen the movie, Flyboys? If not, why not? You call yourself an aviation aficionado, right? Well then, you have to see this movie...

Fly-in raises funds for Purdue Aviation - WLFI | Several Purdue Aviation students, friends, family and some out-of-towners were treated to a fly-in breakfast this Saturday morning...

Video: Collings Foundation F-100 Super Sabre With Bud Day - Wow! - AirPigz |  This video is fantastic on so many levels... but rather than talk about it, I just wanna encourage you to watch it and enjoy. And if you're anything like me, it'll also stir your emotions in a pretty powerful way. Great stuff all around - and wow, does that F-100 look awesome or what?!

Mining the Moon Gets Closer to Reality - Spaceports | Moon Express Inc or MoonEx, co-founded by Naveen Jain, is building the robotic rovers designed to search the lunar surface for precious metals and scarce metallic elements...

Spaceport America tour - Hobby Space | The NM Spaceport Authority is pleased to offer public tours of Spaceport America beginning May 13th, 2011...

Texas Space Alliance Seeks New Frontier - Spaceports | The Texas Space Alliance is a group of Texans who believe our frontier heritage and pioneering spirit makes the Lone Star State the obvious future home for the opening of the next frontier: space...

No retired shuttle for Houston? Not without a fight - Florida Today |  Cape Canaveral: Houston has a problem, and a bipartisan band of legislators -- including two representing Brevard -- is trying to reverse NASA's decision not to retire one of its shuttle orbiters at Johnson Space Center...