The latest AOSS news is in the Spring issue of the Daily Planet.  Some of the articles in this issue include:

Drake director of new $17M Center
Colene Haffke receives first Claudia Alexander Scholarship
AOSS Students travel to AMS Conference
SPRL at 60 — Universities and Space Exploration; October 16-17, 2008

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