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Look for Full Snow Moon, International Space Station in night sky this week
The moon reaches its “fullest” phase at 3:26 p.m. today, so when it rises at about 6:05 p.m., it will be shining brightly, with clear skies expected. The International Space Station will meanwhile make a few passes over Maryland this week, but...
Tags: Lent, Winter Solstice, Science and Technology
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Kennedy Space Center: Discounts on annual passes
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering discounted annual passes in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center. Adults can get one year of access to the attraction for $50 (it's $46 for ages 3-11). In addition to its usual...Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, IMAX
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Elon’s loving Texas — bad news for Space Florida
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUpdated and revised 8:45 a.m. 3/12/13 with response from SpaceX spokeswoman: From Christina Ra, at SpaceX: “SpaceX has been considering multiple sites including Florida, Texas, Georgia and Puerto Rico for a future private launch facility. This... -
Hubble has 3 more years to make amazing discoveries, NASA says
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Scientists and space junkies got some good news from NASA on Friday: The space agency announced it would keep the Hubble Space Telescope's science operations going at least through April 30, 2016. The three-year extension will cost NASA $76 million,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Orion Space Mission, Adam Riess, Nobel Prize Awards, NASA
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‘Mission 26: The Big Endeavour’ at California Science Center
FrameworkThe space shuttle Endeavour's arrival and crosstown trek in Los Angeles was well-documented in photos. The California Science Center, where the orbiter now calls home, has curated a photographic exhibition of 80 images, “Mission 26: The Big... -
Space shuttle gives California Science Center an attendance boost
More than 1 million people have visited the California Science Center since space shuttle Endeavour made its debut just over four months ago, far surpassing officials' expectations for the Exposition Park museum. Science Center President Jeffrey Rudolph...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Amy Davis, California Science Center, Science and Technology
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Chances for early-morning International Space Station sightings arise this week
Several chances for early-morning sightings of the International Space Station will arise over the next week in Maryland. In each case, the space station appears brighter than a star but much further than a plane, zipping across the dark sky, so long as...
Tags: NASA, Science and Technology
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Deficit has grown at Hampton's Air and Space Center
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Press on Dec. 12, 2011. The troubled Virginia Air and Space Center in downtown Hampton has been racking up losses for the last four years and its deficit has now reached more than $3 million,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Virginia Air and Space Center, IMAX, Science and Technology
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What to do with Air Power Park
Do you want to see some of the marvels of flight that are ingrained in this city’s history? Because you’ll have options. This weekend, the family could head downtown, park nearby and peruse exhibits in the Virginia Air and Space Center. Or...Tags: Buckroe, Langley Air Force Base, NASA, Virginia Air and Space Center, Science and Technology
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SXSW: Elon Musk discusses hovering rocket, Mars and that NYT review
AUSTIN -- Elon Musk says if mankind doesn't make it to Mars by the time he dies, it'll be the biggest disappointment of his life. Speaking to a packed crowd of several thousand attendees at South by Southwest on Saturday, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Trips and Vacations, The New York Times, Science and Technology, SpaceX
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Future space explorers tour JPL
Thirty-two students in aerospace, engineering and science programs in 11 different countries descended on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory last week as part of a Caltech competition to design a mission to one of Mars' two moons, Phobos or Deimos. "Watching...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Students, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Teaching and Learning
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Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech
It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Google Inc., Students, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering
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