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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: SpaceX, John F. Kennedy, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Business Enterprises, Science and Technology
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Thomas Harvey: Aerospace engineer helped send men to the moon
In the early days of the nation's space program, when American astronauts were first launched into space from the scrublands of Cape Canaveral, Thomas Harvey was there to see it firsthand. As an aerospace engineer for Martin Marietta Corp., Harvey was...
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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: Maitland, Science and Technology, Ceremonies, Space Programs, Arts and Culture
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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: Trips and Vacations, NASA Voyager Program, Travel, Engineering, Science and Technology
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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: Fiction, Robert Heinlein, Engineering, Science and Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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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: Science and Technology, Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), Space Programs, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Petroleum Industry
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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: Russia, John F. Kennedy, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Congress, Science and Technology
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Daniels to co-chair panel reviewing space program
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels has joined a panel that will make recommendations about the future of the nation's space program. The Committee on Human Spaceflight is part of the 2010 NASA Authorization Act....Tags: Science and Technology, NASA
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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: Jeremy Scott, Entertainment, Tory Burch, Entertainment Events, Barbara Tfank
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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: Buzz Aldrin, Education, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students
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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 ...... -
Got $1.5 billion to spare? How about a trip to the moon?
I know, I know: It's so hard to find just the right holiday gift for some people. So how about a trip to the moon? All you'll need is $750 million per ticket. But you'll have to book two tickets at a time, meaning that you'll be writing a check for...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Rocketry, Larry Ellison, Science and Technology, Travel
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