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NASA chief views prototype ion engine for asteroid-capture mission; meets with engineers
AP Science WriterPASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on...Tags: Space Programs, Orion Space Mission, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science and Technology
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Commercial human ventures planned for the moon - NASA study
ReutersBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. The study by...Tags: Space Programs, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Science
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Documentales en Cannes se fijan en Jackie Stewart, Pelé y Muhammad AlÃ
ReutersPor Mike Davidson CANNES (Reuters) - Tres años después de "Senna", el biopic de éxito sobre el fallecido piloto brasileño Ayrton Senna, unos documentales deportivos sobre Jackie Stewart, Muhammad Ali y Pelé compiten en el Festival de Cine de Cannes....Tags: Ayrton Senna, Christopher Plummer
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Pentagon sees doubled cost for rocket launch program
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress that a recent restructuring of its heavy rocket launch program to add 60 more launches and extend the schedule for a decade would more than double the program's projected cost to $70.7 billion....Tags: U.S. Air Force, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering, Satellite Technology
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NASA's JPL to 'lasso' an asteroid
A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bolden visited the La Cañada...
Tags: Space Programs, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Barack Obama, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Google Inc.
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Watch NASA's live chat with Chris Hadfield, ISS astronauts at noon
Streaming video by Ustream Three astronauts who recently returned to Earth after living aboard the International Space Station will answer questions from the public in a live Google Hangout on Thursday. The online chat starts at noon PDT, and you...
Tags: Space Programs, Google Inc., Medical Procedures and Tests, Twitter, Inc., Social Media
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Congressional committee concerned about the state of U.S. weather forecasting
WASHINGTON – With memories of Monday's deadly Oklahoma tornado still fresh, a U.S. House panel on Thursday debated the best ways to improve weather forecasting and reduce the number of weather-related deaths -- though firm answers proved elusive....
Tags: Politics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Satellite Technology, Weather, National Government
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Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali
Reuters* Polanski's Stewart documentary resurrected 40 years later * Frears focuses on Ali's court battle over Vietnam War * Pele plans film on his life to "inspire new generation" By Mike Davidson CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rashied Ali, Berlin International Film Festival, FIFA World Cup, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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JPL begins work on two new missions to Mars
Less than a year after the rover Curiosity's successful landing on Mars, scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are at work on two new missions to the Red Planet. The space agency last year announced that a new lander and rover...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Woman drives into Hampton creek; pulled to safety by residents
Daily PressHAMPTON — It has been 40 years since Bill Leath last worked as a lifeguard, but when he saw a car careen into Newmarket Creek on Wednesday morning, those life-saving instincts resurfaced. “The woman had gotten out of the vehicle and yelled...Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Transportation Accidents, Hypothermia, Motorvehicle Accidents
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NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts
Reuters* Texas firm wins NASA study contract * Aims to build, test synthetic food system for zero-gravity By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 22 (Reuters) - In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for...Tags: Space Programs, Nutrition, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Science
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Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...
Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Liberty Bell, Baltimore Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Engineering
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