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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean
CNNThe unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California on Thursday, completing the first commercial flight to the International Space Station, NASA and company controllers reported. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed at...Tags: Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, Oceans, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance
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SpaceX completes historic docking with the space station
SpaceX's cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station in a historic first for spaceflight. The unmanned, cone-shaped capsule became the first privately built and operated vehicle to ever dock to the orbiting outpost at 9:...
Tags: Space Programs, SpaceX, Science and Technology, NASA, Los Angeles Times
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250 gather at Naval Academy to remember first African-American graduate
When Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was ostracized, his classmates once trashing his room ahead of an inspection. But the Navy embraced him as a trailblazer in Wednesday funeral services, part of which were held...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Military, Cancer, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis
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Parking spot for Mars rover is picked for convenience
The rover being sent to Mars in search of extraterrestrial life has found its parking spot, and like many humans, its getting one as close to its destination as possible. Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caņada Flintridge said this...Tags: Science, Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Congress looks at boosting JPL budget
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s missions to Mars have gotten a boost from congressional leaders, who this week found up to $100 million more for NASA’s planetary science program. The White House’s initial proposal for the 2013 NASA budget...
Tags: Science, Space Programs, Science and Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Astronomy
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Private supply SpaceX rockets toward space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. The SpaceX company made history...
Tags: James Doohan, Russia, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says launch 'a giant weight ... off my back'
Billionaire Elon Musk, founder and chief executive of SpaceX, sent his Falcon 9 rocket into space early Tuesday morning with an unmanned Dragon capsule after an original mission was aborted over the weekend. How’s he feeling? Extremely relieved....
Tags: Google+, Tesla Motors, Inc., Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Business Enterprises
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Schiff: Cutting Mars program a 'major step backwards'
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) grilled NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a House budget hearing Wednesday on proposed funding cuts to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars program, calling them a major step backward for the nation.
Schiff, whose district...Tags: Science, Space Programs, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Schiff sees red over JPL cuts
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) provoked a tense exchange with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a House budget hearing Wednesday on proposed cuts to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars program. Schiff grilled Bolden for nearly 17 minutes about NASA's...
Tags: Science, Space Programs, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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NASA cuts threaten employees, Mars exploration
Proposed cuts to next year’s NASA budget would drastically scale back the agency’s efforts to explore Mars, likely costing hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers their jobs. In the scope of a more than $17.7-billion proposed 2013...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Astronomy
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Schiff pledges NASA budget support
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week announced his opposition to any budget cuts at NASA that would threaten the agency's planetary science programs, including missions to Mars and Jupiter's icy moon. In a statement, Schiff said he met with NASA...Tags: Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Satellite Technology, Budgets and Budgeting
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NASA chief pledges Mars program help
With proposed federal budget cuts threatening to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caņada Flintridge, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden this week said he would try to keep scientists and engineers working on Mars...Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Satellite Technology
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