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My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts
Most people have seen videos of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon after taking manual control of the landing. But who led the way with many space-mission firsts? In May 1963, I was working at NASA Mission Control at Cape Canaveral...Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Space Programs, Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology
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New Texas senator is commercial space supporter
WASHINGTON -- The last time Congress wrote a blueprint for NASA policy, a major powerbroker in the 2010 proceedings was then-U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Aligned with traditional aerospace companies, Hutchison used the bill to force the White...Tags: Science, Ted Cruz, Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senate, Space Programs
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NASA: New pump vanquishes space station ammonia "gusher," jury still out on little leak
AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. The "gusher" erupted a week ago, prompting the hastiest repair job ever by...Tags: Space Programs, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Science and Technology, Movies, Entertainment
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Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. "Star Trek into Darkness" opened in the United States...Tags: Alice Eve, Space Programs, Google+, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Science and Technology
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Beijing (China), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military
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All Together Now at Howard library branches
Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •English Conversation Club. Mondays, 10 a.m.; and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Practice speaking and...Tags: Libraries, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, NPR, Ellicott City
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'Star Trek' crew meets Space Station crew in live Google Hangout
Free live streaming by Ustream "Star Trek" fans, set your alarms. And fans of the astronauts who live and work on the International Space Station, set your alarms too. At 9 a.m. Pacific time Thursday, the filmmakers behind "Star Trek Into Darkness"...
Tags: Science, Alice Eve, Space Programs, Google Inc., Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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'Selfies,' a social media term the world could do without
Social media allow people to broadcast where they are, what they're doing, whom they're doing it with and why they're doing it in the first place. That's crucial information we're fortunate to receive several times a day from everyone we've ever met,...
Tags: Fenway Park, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., NASA Mars Exploration Program, Apple iPhone
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Future of planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft uncertain after malfunction; NASA trying to fix
AP Science WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. If engineers can't find a fix, the failure could mean an end to the $600...Tags: Science, Space Programs, Astronomy, Science and Technology
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle - source
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one U.S. defense official told Reuters on...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Defense
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Is Kepler dead? NASA to give update on planet-hunting telescope
Is NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting telescope dead? That was the rumor circulating Wednesday, nearly a week after the space telescope went into safe mode. NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. Pacific time “to discuss the status of the...
Tags: Science, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Sun fires off fourth major solar flare of the week--more expected
There she goes again! The same region of the sun that brought you three powerful solar flares in a 24-hour span from Sunday night to Monday evening let loose Tuesday night with another explosive flash of ultraviolet radiation and sent tons of its own...
Tags: Astronomy, Solar Storms (2012), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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