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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fellow Rocketeers and NRVR Brethren,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For those that braved the cold, thanks for attending VAST's Sport Launch this past weekend! I hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as I did. The cold, wind, and intermittent snow showers sure made things interesting, but all in all I think it was a resounding success (especially considering that it’s February)! Of course in order to improve our events, I would like any feedback you could provide, both good and bad. As you are aware, there are many things beyond the control of our club (such as the weather!), but if you have ideas that can help us enhance the operations of our launches, I would very much appreciate the input.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I will post photos/video’s to VAST’s web site as I receive them. Unfortunately I was fairly busy operating the range so didn’t get to take many myself. I will also be working on a launch report of the event and hope to have that posted soon, though it won’t be as detailed as some of the past events. If you have any images or comments you’d like added to the gallery/launch report, please feel free to email them to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>VAST’s next launch will be held at its Jack Mountain Village site near Monterey, Virginia (Highland County) the weekend of March 16<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup> (Sunday tentative). On April 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>, VAST will once again return to Kentland Farms near Blacksburg, Virginia. This will more than likely be the last launch at the site until the fall due to crops. As with most of our launches, both Saturday events will be NAR Sport Launches open to all and Sunday’s will be a Tripoli Research Launches. You can monitor the status of any upcoming activity at <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://www.valleyaerospace.com">www.valleyaerospace.com</a></span>.<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I look forward to seeing you all again at a future event!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks again,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chuck Neff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Valley AeroSpace Team - President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>