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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. - 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: Astronomy, Science and Technology, NASA, Research, Ellicott City
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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, Richard Branson, Explosions, Boeing Co., Emergency Incidents
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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: Air Transportation, Science and Technology, Richard Branson, Travel, Transportation
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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: Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Science and Technology, Richard Branson, NASA
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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: SpaceX, Science and Technology, NASA, Science, Washington, DC
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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: Technology, U.S. Army, Manufacturing and Engineering, NASA, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland)
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hurricanes, NASA
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ESA: Herschel space telescope blinded by heat, retires for good
Astronomers knew this day would come. The Herschel Space Observatory has run out of coolant and ceased looking into the cold, distant universe. Without liquid helium to keep the instruments chilled to minus 456 degrees Fahrenheit, the European Space...
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Dream of flying lands Curt Brown in U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Star TribuneAloft in space, Curt Brown looked down on Earth with the pioneer of orbit himself, astronaut John Glenn, riding beside him. It was a childhood dream come true for Brown, who now lives in western Wisconsin, to command the space shuttle Discovery with his...Tags: Technology, Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, NASA, Buzz Aldrin
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China joins rush for Mars
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkSHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- More than 600 applications from China have been made to join a Dutch aerospace project that plans to send humans to Mars for permanent settlement. The project, while triggering enthusiasm to explore outer space, is also...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, China, Trips and Vacations, Olympic Games, Science and Technology
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NASA tests flower-based biofuel for jets
In Hampton Roads, a jet engine may be the sound of freedom, but the contrail it leaves behind is nothing to salute. The cloud-like contrail is composed of ice crystals, soot, sulfur and other harmful elements that riddle the emissions of jet engines and...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology, Biofuels, Environmental Issues
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