Golden Triangle students impress NASA engineers

A pair of experienced NASA engineers, both of whom are leaders of the current Curiosity rover mission to Mars, were impressed Tuesday at Mississippi State University with a showcase of robotic creations of Golden Triangle students at the Mississippi Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) program. Source: WTVA-TV [Tupelo-Columbus, Miss.] Jan. 29, 2013.

Columbus’ Aurora opens new aerospace facility

Aurora Flight Services of Columbus, Miss., officially opened its new 30,000 square foot commercial aerospace composites manufacturing operations Jan. 7 at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport. The new facility will allow AFS to increase operations and represents an investment of $17 million and 250 new jobs. The Mississippi Development Authority provided a loan to Lowndes County for the construction. Source: Mississippi Governor’s Office, Jan. 7, 2012.