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High in the sky, curtains of light flicker, dip, and wave. Stories of the Aurora partners the science of why auroras occur, with the ancient myths cultures around the world first told to explain the mysterious northern lights. Enjoy stories from the Inuit, Norse, Romans, Mi’kmaq, Wabanaki, and other peoples. Find out more here- www.joangalat.com Children, teachers, science

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company the prime contract for Phase 2 of the Agency’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program. VTOL X-Plane seeks to develop a technology demonstrator that could: • Achieve a top sustained flight speed of 300 kt-400 kt • Raise aircraft hover efficiency from 60 percent to at least 75 percent • Present a more favorable cruise lift-to-drag ratio of at least 10, up from 5-6 • Carry a useful load of at least 40 percent of the vehicle’s projected gross weight of 10,000-12,000 pounds The Aurora team’s design for its unmanned aircraft, named LightningStrike, seeks to provide an approximately 50-percent increase in speed over existing VTOL aircraft designed for comparable mission applications. To view the multimedia release go to: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7617851-aurora-flight-sciences-vtol-xplane-darpa/