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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. NASA launches three smartphones into orbit

    Talk about roaming charges.
    Talk about roaming charges. NASA has launched three smartphones into orbit as part of a low-budget, experimental satellite program that uses off-the-shelf components. The three Google-HTC Nexus One smartphones are circling Earth at an altitude of...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Google Inc., Space Programs, Satellite Technology, Radio

    2. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Successful launch from Wallops Island opens new gateway to space

    A successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry.
    Reporter
    A successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry.   The unmanned rocket blasted off from Wallops Island Sunday afternoon. With the test flight, Orbital Sciences Corporation...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Skype, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation

    3. Jul 18, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Family travel five: Camping experiences bring families together

    Camp-style activities bring families together in nature. Here are five opportunities.
    Camp-style activities bring families together in nature. Here are five opportunities. 1. Surf Camp, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Travel to the warm waters and sandy beaches of the Cape Fear coast for a five-day adventure. Family members 8 and older will surf...

    Tags: Hawaii, Conservation, Trips and Vacations, Science, Human Interest

    4. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Can March make up for lost snows this season?

    Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March.
    Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...

    Tags: Ash Wednesday, Snow Storms, Blacksburg, Natural Disasters, Floods

    5. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. NASA launch could be visible Tuesday night

    NASA is launching a rocket from Wallops Island, Va., Tuesday to test technology for future missions, and it could be visible in the early evening sky.
    NASA is launching a rocket from Wallops Island, Va., Tuesday to test technology for future missions, and it could be visible in the early evening sky. Scientists will fire a payload 80 miles above the Earth and, at two different points, release two...

    Tags: NASA

    6. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. William B. Bundick, 79

    William “Bill” Bryan Bundick of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Dec. 28, 2012, at the age of 79, in Winchester, Va.
    William “Bill” Bryan Bundick of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Dec. 28, 2012, at the age of 79, in Winchester, Va. Bill was preceded in death by his grandparents, Oscar and Lillie Barnes; his mother, Theodosia Barnes Truitt; his father,...

    Tags: Shriners, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), U.S. Department of Defense, American Legion, Radio

    7. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Splashes Down to Earth

    The SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday.
    CNN
    The SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday. The unmanned capsule came down about 250 miles...

    Tags: Rocketry, CNN (tv network), Defence Contracts, Science, Cape Canaveral

    8. Oct 2, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Mojave: Edge of the final frontier

    Stuart Witt, a former test pilot who runs the airport in this weathered desert town, was working at his desk when he heard the explosion.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Stuart Witt, a former test pilot who runs the airport in this weathered desert town, was working at his desk when he heard the explosion. "I turned and looked out the window," said Witt, 54. "There was a trace of dust in the air over by the east-side...

    Tags: Employees, Burt Rutan, Texas, World War II (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)

    9. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. NASA rockets launch Virginia Tech experiments into space

    The third time was the charm for the RockSat-X launch at Wallop's Island this morning.
    The third time was the charm for the RockSat-X launch at Wallop's Island this morning. Several science experiments designed by Virginia Tech students were on board today's flight, including a sensor to study the earth's upper atmosphere. The rocket...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Atlantic Ocean, Baylor University , Education, University of Colorado at Boulder

    10. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. NASA flies unmanned aircraft into Hurricane Leslie

    NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission, NASA for the first time will be flying Global Hawks from the U.S. East Coast.
    NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)...

    Tags: Hurricane Leslie (2012), Science and Technology, Tropical Storms, Space Programs, Natural Disasters

    11. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Virginia NASA Launch Postponed Until Thursday

    It's a no-go for rocket launch on the east coast of our state.
    It's a no-go for rocket launch on the east coast of our state. NASA is postponing the launch until Thursday morning. NASA planned to test a sub-orbital sounding rocket from Wallops Island Wednesday morning. It's delayed for more testing of its cargo....

    Tags: NASA

    12. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| KTUU

  12. Kodiak Launch Center: First Class But Too Quiet!

    The Kodiak Launch Center has been quiet this year. Too quiet.
    Channel 2 News
    The Kodiak Launch Center has been quiet this year. Too quiet. The facility, which is considered one of the finest anywhere in the world for for "small-lift" polar launches, has -- ironically -- not seen a launch since September 2011. Part of the...

    Tags: Public Finance, Atlantic Ocean, Kennedy Space Center, Satellite Technology, Cape Canaveral

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Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia) Photos
Handout photo of the Global Hawk at the aircraft hangar...
(May 16, 2013)
Handout photo of the Global Hawk at the aircraft hangar of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia
Closer than Space Camp but just as exotic, Wallops Isla...
(April 16, 2013)
NASA Wallops Center, Wallops Island, Va.
Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares (space launch vehicle) I...
(September 19, 2012)
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