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In yet another demonstration of why they are the top GA Manufacturer Cessna has recently addressed the challenges and realities of the global aviation market place. Drawing on the history of Detroit and the automotive industry Cessna has called attention to the fundamentals of Aircraft Manufacture. The problems of Globalisation and costs invite broad input and consideration. Despite the advances of robots and technology aircraft are still very labor intensive to manufacture and any manufacture who ignores this does so at their peril. The new strategy is to optimize the research, design, resourcing, manufacture, assembly and development cycle. Cessna looks to stay on the leading edge by grasping the nettle. Read more…

To no one’s great surprise, on Monday President Obama canceled the Man on the Moon program started by his predecessor Present Bush the younger. It always looked like a forlorn hope. Common comments were that it was under funded and motivated by the wrong impulses. Some very uncharitable persons suggested it was more about getting some good vibes by appealing to public pride in past achievements to counter adverse vibes from other directions.
In its place President Obama has directed NASA to develop a more focused and creative cost effective interplanetary explorations strategy.
Some have said the decision is long over due and that the previous plan was sub optimal. It has for instance been recently suggested that a better plan would be to aim for the colonization of one of the moons of Mars as a first step in the extensive exploration of Mars which seems generally regarded as the next major step in man’s further exploration of the solar system.
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