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Climate change scientist to speak in Hampton
A climate scientist once targeted by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli over his research will be guest lecturer at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton on Tuesday. Michael E. Mann will speak at 7:30 p.m. on "The Hockey Stick and the Climate...Tags: Research, University of Virginia, Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Global Change
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Former NASA Langley scientist from China pleads guilty to misdemeanor
NEWPORT NEWS — A Chinese national and former NASA Langley Research Center contractor pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday — but not to spying, espionage or lying to federal investigators. Instead, Bo Jiang pleaded guilty to a...Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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NASA wants poets to send haikus on Mars MAVEN mission
NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you — yes, you! — might be just the poet for the job. The space agency plans to launch a spacecraft to study the upper layers of the Red Planet’s atmosphere in November. But before the Mars...
Tags: Media Industry, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA Voyager Program, NASA
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Commentary: Mission Hospital seeks flexibility for ICU space
Meeting the evolving healthcare needs of our community requires both flexibility and investment. In the tradition of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Mission Hospital - Laguna Beach is committed to ensuring everyone in our communities...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Human Interest
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Third-grader names asteroid that is focus of NASA mission
Asteroid (101955)1999 RQ36 doesn't really roll off the tongue, but asteroid Bennu? That's an asteroid that a person, a country and the world can get excited about. This week, NASA announced that 9-year-old Michael Toler Puzio of North Carolina had won...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Barack Obama
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May night sky happenings
May is a great month to see a lovely collection of constellations with your own eyes and view objects studied by NASA spacecraft and telecopes. Use the moon to help locate the constellations this month. Â - On May 13 the crescent moon is between the...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word
Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Ellicott City, Astronomy, Applied Physics
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Space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic goes supersonic in rocket test
British billionaire Richard Branson’s commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space when a test pilot cracked the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. For the first time, the company's SpaceShipTwo...Tags: Science and Technology, Virgin Group, Ltd., Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Boeing Co.
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Supersonic flight brings Virgin Galactic closer to space tourism
With a sonic boom that resounded above the Mojave Desert, a rocket plane belonging to British billionaire Richard Branson's commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space. On Monday the company's...Tags: Transportation, Science and Technology, Air Transportation, Explosions, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight
Reuters* Company selling tickets to ride for $200,000 * Fleet of five spaceships planned By Irene Klotz April 30 (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key...Tags: Paul Allen, Microsoft Corporation, Rocketry, Science and Technology, Marketing
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Suits in space? A North Las Vegas company is working with NASA to recruit executives for space missions
Las Vegas SunJust months after reaching a deal with NASA to build an inflatable space room, local entrepreneur Robert Bigelow is working with astronauts to find ways for business executives to take part in human space missions. His company, Bigelow Aerospace, signed...Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Washington, DC, Science, NASA
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Couple's encouragement drives daughter's career to the stars
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.Albert and Anna Marie DeLessio encouraged each of their seven children to reach for the stars. Daughter Amy (DeLessio) Pergosky took the advice to heart. The Hazleton native has spent most of her career working on out-of-this-world projects, including...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Rocketry, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Family
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