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Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing
A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...
Tags: Boeing Co., Science and Technology, SpaceX, Technology, Rocketry
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My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts
Most people have seen videos of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon after taking manual control of the landing. But who led the way with many space-mission firsts? In May 1963, I was working at NASA Mission Control at Cape Canaveral...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Maitland, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, NASA
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New Texas senator is commercial space supporter
WASHINGTON -- The last time Congress wrote a blueprint for NASA policy, a major powerbroker in the 2010 proceedings was then-U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Aligned with traditional aerospace companies, Hutchison used the bill to force the White...Tags: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Politics, Science and Technology, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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'Star Trek' crew meets Space Station crew in live Google Hangout
Free live streaming by Ustream "Star Trek" fans, set your alarms. And fans of the astronauts who live and work on the International Space Station, set your alarms too. At 9 a.m. Pacific time Thursday, the filmmakers behind "Star Trek Into Darkness"...
Tags: Star Trek (movie, 2009), Alice Eve, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Chris Pine
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Aldrin buzzes about missions to Mars
NewsdayFormer astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin wasn't thinking about flying to the moon Saturday. Speaking at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Aldrin called for a national commitment to land astronauts on Mars, and eventually, the creation of a...Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, NASA
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Is Kepler dead? NASA to give update on planet-hunting telescope
Is NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting telescope dead? That was the rumor circulating Wednesday, nearly a week after the space telescope went into safe mode. NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. Pacific time “to discuss the status of the...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Science
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Astronauts fresh from space touch down in Bangor on their way home
Bangor Daily News, MaineTwo astronauts who returned Monday from the International Space Station touched down briefly in Bangor on Tuesday as they made their way from Kazakhstan to Houston. Canadian Chris Hadfield, who served as commander for the space station's Expedition 35,...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams
julieg@herald-mail.comRetired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...Tags: Willard Hackerman, Technology, Science, Teaching and Learning, Towson
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Board says no to annex
The Brunswick News, Ga.The big topic of discussion at Tuesday's Glynn County School Board meeting again turned to the fate of the Adult Literacy Center and GED Program. The center's current location at the Perry Building on Stonewall Street is set to be demolished in June,...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Dream Chaser leaves Louisville for critical tests in California
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.The Dream Chaser has left the building. After years of assembling and refining its next-generation spacecraft at its Louisville headquarters, Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Space Systems wrapped its winged baby up last weekend and sent it to California on a...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Boeing Co., Science and Technology, Technology, SpaceX
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BRIEF: Astronaut from Statesville returns to Earth
The Charlotte ObserverTom Marshburn, the NASA astronaut from Statesville, is back on earth with his family after spending nearly six months at the International Space Station. Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, he tweeted: "Unforgettable return to Earth. Am feeling good and very happy...Tags: Charlotte, Science and Technology, NASA
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Ground control to Major Tom: ISS commander sings David Bowie
This post has been corrected, as noted below.International Space Station Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield returns to Earth, and eventually Canada, on Monday. So, what better way to end the mission than doing a personalized rendition of David Bowie's classic "A Space Oddity," in the first music...Tags: Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Science, NASA
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