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NASA research pilot and aerospace artist/photographer Mark Pestana has been recognized by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine for his award winning painting, "The Quest for Mach 10," that was published in the magazine's annual photography and art issue in late December. The painting depicts the NASA X-43 aircraft, chased by an F/A-18, after launch on its record-setting hypersonic flight to mach 9.8 in November 2004. It took first place in the space category of the magazine's annual aviation art competition selected from paintings displayed at the American Society of Aviation Artists juried exhibit. The special issue also features Pestana's photograph of a hot air balloon, one of the participants in the July 4th celebration in Bear Valley Springs, hovering over Cub Lake in the Tehachapi Mountains. Pestana's artwork and photography have appeared as honorable mentions in previous Aviation Week photography/art issues. Several of his paintings are part of the Air...
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