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on the Square.

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staff writer theme for July 30 is the International
Space Station — Off the Earth, For the
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tion is taking part in Palmdale’s Thurs- study.

day Night on the Square at Aero Insti- On Aug. 6, the subject for the evening

tute through Aug. 18. is NASA’s Journey to Mars—The Pre-

While some people are enjoying mu- liminary Research Aerodynamic Design

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Square (Poncitlán Square located on 9th be conducted by student interns working

Street East between Ave. Q-9 and Ave. on the project.

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learning about science from the experts conduct a NASA aeronautics presenta-

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“We will be here for a total of eight “This is good for the community to

weeks with fun projects and learning come together and spend time in a fam-

activities for the entire family,” said ily environment,” said Palmdale Mayor

Sondra Geddes, outreach manager for Jim Ledford, “it’s a very nice atmo-

Aero Institute and NASA Armstrong sphere and the music is always good.”

volunteer coordinator. For more information about NASA’s

For July 23, the evening is dedicated Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ed-

to activities for NASA’s Earth Right ucation activities, visit www.nasa.gov/

Now highlighting airborne science mis- centers/armstrong/education/index.html.

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Bell Boeing, a strategic alliance between Bell The V-22 is currently in service with the United 3
Helicopter, a Textron company, and Boeing, was States Marine Corps and the Air Force Special
DZDUGHGD861DY\FRQWUDFWUHFHQWO\IRU¿YH Operations Command. This year, the United
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be States Navy announced their decision to procure
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aircraft through the U.S. government’s foreign
military sales program. “The Bell Boeing team is honored to have
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The contract for the Block C aircraft includes V-22 tiltrotor,” said Mitch Snyder, executive vice
support, training, and equipment. The versatile president of Military Business for Bell Helicopter.
V-22 tiltrotor will allow Japan’s Ground Self-De- “The distinct performance envelope of the V-22
fense Force greatly enhanced capabilities, while will provide Japan with an ideal solution when the
providing an ideal platform for relief efforts in need arises. When assets are required on-target in
response to natural disasters. a location without an airstrip, the self-deployable
Osprey provides customers with an unrivaled
“This is an important day for the Bell Boeing combination of speed, range, and payload to ex-
team in Japan and for the U.S.-Japan Alliance,” ecute a variety of missions.”
said Shelley Lavender, president of Boeing Mili-
WDU\$LUFUDIW³7KH9UHGH¿QHVZKDW¶VRSHUD- The Osprey’s mission capabilities include troop
tionally possible for a country, and we’re looking transport, disaster relief, personnel recovery, med-
forward to delivering this capability to Japan as ical evacuation, logistics support, and executive
we continue our enduring partnership there.” transport.

July 17, 2015 Aerotech News and Review

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