Aero-TV Chats With A USAF Thunderbird

This Guy Has The Best Seat At EVERY Airshow He Flies! When the USAF Thunderbirds performed at the Kennedy Space Center last fall for the World Space Expo (where ANN served as the event's primary news team), it was a coveted chance for some of the best aviators in the world to make a historic landing at the home of the NASA Space Shuttle program. Helping the Air Force celebrate their 60th anniversary as a military service, the Thunderbirds put ion a show to remember, while ANN had the chance to work behind the scenes, in areas normally quite restricted, to see the "behind the scenes" action associated with putting one of the most consistently precise airshow performances on/over the earth. ANN talked with Thunderbird 4, Major Scott Poteet, about the Thunderbirds, current opportunities in the Air Force and the talented crew that supports him each and every time he flies. The World Space Expo was conceived so that NASA and the US Air Force could jointly celebrate 50 years of space and the 60th anniversary of the Air Force. The event took place from Nov. 1st to Nov. 4th, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The World Space Expo commemorated humanity's first 50 years in space while looking forward to returning people to the moon and exploring beyond. The Expo also showcased various panels, presentations and educational programs and was a part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebrations. The agency was founded Oct. 1, 1958. Expo highlights included a 45th Anniversary of the Mercury Program celebration featuring original NASA astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter and the Pioneering Women of Aerospace forum featuring Eileen Collins and other prominent female space veterans. FMI: www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo, www.af.mil Copyright 2008, Aero-News Network, Inc., ALL Rights Reserved.