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Lisle Rec Center making room for special needs
Lisle area residents with disabilities will soon have more recreational opportunities, thanks to a new agreement for space in the Lisle Recreation Center. The South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation, or SEASPAR, which includes the...
Tags: Autism, Conservation, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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The wife stuff
They were hounded by reporters sicced on them by NASA. Forced to lay their lives open to Life magazine. Panted after by every newspaper in the country. It got so bad that the vaunted wives of the astronauts in the American space program — which...
Tags: NASA, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Cape Canaveral, White House, Bars and Clubs
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China's latest manned space mission to launch June 11
ReutersBEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) - China will launch its next manned space flight on Tuesday, carrying three astronauts on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab, the National Space Administration said, in the latest step towards the development of a...Tags: China, Science and Technology
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State agency move hits Crownsville businesses
When the state Department of Housing and Community Development's 380 employees pack up and move from Crownsville to New Carrollton in 2015, fewer women will work out on their lunch break at Curves. It also may mean fewer people getting their cars...
Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Annapolis, Business, Politics, Government
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NASA's tiny 'PhoneSats' from smartphones show promise
WASHINGTON — NASA is an agency known for going big: big missions, big rockets, big budgets. But nestled in California's Silicon Valley is one NASA unit headed in the opposite direction. Its latest mission is tiny but has led to big expectations...Tags: NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology
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Space Florida says launchpad is like airport
WASHINGTON — In trying to sell the idea of building a new rocket pad in Central Florida, Frank DiBello doesn't make comparisons to "Star Wars," "Star Trek" or moon landings. Instead, the head of Space Florida relies on a more earthbound analogy:...
Tags: Brevard County, Atlantic Ocean, NASA, Brownsville, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Mars or bust, Buzz Aldrin says
Dancer, rapper, and, oh yeah, Man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin is talking, but are the right people listening? One of the original moonwalkers (“Michael Jackson always did it backwards!” Aldrin complained) challenged the United States to pick...Tags: West Point, Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), NASA, Michael Jackson, Buzz Aldrin
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Family Fun Day with KWCH 12
Family Fun Day with KWCH 12 Make Saturday, June 29 a family fun day and meet your favorite KWCH 12 personality. Participating museums and zoos are taking 60% off admission from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Plus, we are giving away a gift basket at each...Tags: Wichita State University, Culture, Cultural Development, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Museums
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NASA: Astronauts could face dangerous radiation levels on trek to Mars
An instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover found during its deep-space cruise that a mission to a place like Mars could expose humans to potentially dangerous radiation levels, scientists announced Thursday. Currently, NASA allows astronauts to be...
Tags: NASA, Google Inc., Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Washington, DC
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Mars-bound astronauts would face huge radiation exposure
Astronauts heading to Mars would face exposure to a deluge of radiation, in some cases as much as NASA policy permits, according to new data from the Curiosity rover. The space agency limits astronauts to a 3% increased risk of fatal cancer. This...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, NASA, Orion Space Mission, Science
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The Front Burner: Return to moon will better advance planetary missions
A human mission to Mars is routinely described as the "ultimate objective" for the U.S. space program, but it is too distant in time and too costly to serve as a guide for near-term, manned space activities. Currently, we continue to use and learn from...Tags: U.S. Congress, NASA, Science, Conservation, Constellation Program
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The Front Burner: Plan shows agency still turns obstacles into opportunities
The concept of identifying and capturing an asteroid that keenly interests us, then moving it out of its existing orbit to near the moon for hands-on research, is quirky, brilliant and exactly what we need to do at this point in our nation's history....Tags: U.S. Congress, NASA, New Products, Conservation, Kennedy Space Center
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