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Mars or bust, Buzz Aldrin says
Dancer, rapper, and, oh yeah, Man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin is talking, but are the right people listening? One of the original moonwalkers (“Michael Jackson always did it backwards!” Aldrin complained) challenged the United States to pick...
Tags: Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), West Point, Richard Nixon, Satellite Technology, NASA
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Boy Scouts' gay policy change is one small step
When Neil Armstrong said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," he actually screwed up. He meant to say, "One small step for A man," which makes more sense. Armstrong later tried to correct his mistake, but his original...
Tags: Peace Corps, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Clubs and Associations
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Black List Discovery Richard Cordiner Will Adapt 'Spacesuit' for Warner Bros.
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Richard Cordiner will adapt "Spacesuit" for Warner Bros., his first script in a two-film blind deal, according to two individuals with knowledge of the deal. Cordiner is a U.K. transplant that moved to the United States a couple of...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Leo Burnett, Steven Spielberg, Buzz Aldrin
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Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA
While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...Tags: Elon Musk, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Science, John F. Kennedy, NASA
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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: Science, NASA Voyager Program, Stanford University, Travel, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Naval Academy astronauts return to inspire next generation
The course is Human Space Flight. The subject for today: analogues — the scenarios found in the world or contrived in the laboratory that NASA uses to simulate work and life aboard a space ship. Naval Academy professor Ken Reightler leads the...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Science, Robert Heinlein, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos hails recovery of some Apollo F-1 engines
Jeff Bezos: founder and CEO of Amazon.com, and now, bona fide ocean explorer. A year after vowing to send a team into the ocean to find F-1 engines from the historic Apollo 11 moon launch, Bezos announced Wednesday that the team had recovered F-1 engine...
Tags: Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), Science and Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA, Space Programs
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Shouldn't heroes last forever?
In late February, the House cast a 394-0 vote to rename NASA's cutting-edge flight research center in Southern California after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong. What could possibly be wrong with that? In their advocacy, the bill's sponsors pointed out...
Tags: Human Interest, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Congress, NASA, Science and Technology
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New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Mark McNairy New Amsterdam
NEW YORK -- Although we first got to know the surly seeming Mark McNairy when he succeeded Daiki Suzuki as creative director of Woolrich Woolen Mills in 2010, his fashion-related curriculum vitae stretches back a bit further and includes a four-year stint...
Tags: Barbara Tfank, Adidas AG, Lincoln Center, New Products, Entertainment
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Buzz Aldrin Spreads Inspirational Message at UAA
Channel 2 NewsIn 1969, the world watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin make history by taking the first human steps on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. These days, Aldrin embarks on speaking engagements and continues to inspire student across the country...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Buzz Aldrin, Students
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Fine vintage paperweights fetch highest prices
The Smart CollectorQ: My grandfather has two antique glass paperweights he wants to know about. He says the maker is Stanhope. I can't find any info on the maker. Can you help? A: Images sent show two ball-shaped glass paperweights. One has a green ground topped by a...Tags: Genres, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Auction Service, Michigan Avenue
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Life on Mars? Dutch company to offer one-way trips to the Red Planet
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comIn 1990′s “Total Recall,” Arnold Schwarzenegger had a simple directive to himself: “Get your ass to Mars.” Now a nonprofit ......
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