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Private craft makes history with space station docking
The Associated PressThe private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector. It marked the first time a business...Tags: Cape Canaveral, PayPal, Inc., Satellite Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, NASA
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Taken For Granted: One man's space junk is another's history
Lift off. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and I were pulling G’s and climbing toward the stars. And that’s the closest I ever got to space travel — sharing an elevator ride with this famous voyager to the moon. I was 15 when the Russians launched...Tags: United Nations, Science, Satellite Technology, NASA, Space Programs
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Awarding gold medals to astronauts is no small step for lawmakers
The Write Stuff - Orlando Sentinel[From Richard Simon of the Tribune Washington Bureau] WASHINGTON — It’s probably a good thing that Congress didn't plan the moonshot. The House on Monday is expected to authorize the use of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a Nov. 16 ceremony to... -
Cowabunga! 'The Simpsons' turns 500
Zap2ItOn Sunday, Feb. 19, "The Simpsons" marks an extraordinary feat -- its 500th episode. The characters, which began as droopier versions in 20-second cartoons on "The Tracey Ullman Show," have evolved, as creator Matt Groening and star Dan Castellaneta...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Paul Newman, Mick Jagger, Bill Cosby
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Rex Walheim goes from space to Colorado Boulevard
This year’s Rose Parade will include a brotherly duo unlike any other — one is an astronaut and the other a rose expert, and both will greet onlookers from the fifth float in the Tournament of Roses. Rex Walheim, 49, has five space walks under...Tags: Festive Events, Festive Events, NASA, Arts and Culture, Space Programs
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Inductees in California's Hall of Fame
!["I think what made it special tonight was the kids," Ervin "Magic" Johnson said. "This is just going to be icing on the cake. When those kids are hollering your name, they never saw me play basketball."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/142989480-08234619.jpg ""I think what made it special tonight was the kids,\" Ervin \"Magic\" Johnson said. \"This is just going to be icing on the cake. When those kids are hollering your name, they never saw me play basketball.\"")
FOX40 News"I think what made it special tonight was the kids," Ervin "Magic" Johnson said. "This is just going to be icing on the cake. When those kids are hollering your name, they never saw me play basketball." Johnson is talking about kids outside the Memorial...Tags: Magic Johnson, Local Government, The Beach Boys, Kevin Johnson, Sacramento Kings
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Go ahead, judge them by their covers
![When architect and design firm owner Steve Kadlec was asked recently whether bookshelves were becoming obsolete in the iPad age, he wisecracked: "Who reads books? We buy them for pretty!"](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66668619-09130448-187105.jpg "When architect and design firm owner Steve Kadlec was asked recently whether bookshelves were becoming obsolete in the iPad age, he wisecracked: "Who reads books? We buy them for pretty!\"")
Tribune NewspapersWhen architect and design firm owner Steve Kadlec was asked recently whether bookshelves were becoming obsolete in the iPad age, he wisecracked: "Who reads books? We buy them for pretty!" He was only half-joking. With digital competition, hardcover books...Tags: Apple iPad, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marilyn Monroe, Biography (genre), Led Zeppelin (music group)
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Best Translated Book Award finalists announced
Jacket CopyBest Translated Book Awards: 25 works of fiction are on the longlist for the 2012 Best Translated Book Awards.... -
'Dark of the Moon' transforms minutes into hours
It takes a long time to save the world in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." This special effects-driven, 3-D extravaganza does not know when to quit. Indeed, it's a lengthy summer blockbuster that will keep you in a dark movie theater for much of the...Tags: John Turturro, Entertainment, Shia LaBeouf, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (movie), Armed Forces
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He Had A Dream
KIAHBernard Harris saw his future when he watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon. He knew that he wanted to be like them, but it seemed like an impossible dream. He was an African American kid who says he didn't see any astronauts with his...Tags: Neil Armstrong, African Americans, Minority Groups
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Greer's OC: Sweet shop opens in Newport
Searching for sweets near the beach? Lollishop will take care of your candy fix. Owner Kim Keirstead grew up in Newport Beach and just opened the fantastic candy store across from City Hall in Newport Beach. But her mission is more than supplying...Tags: Daniel Craig, Physical Fitness and Exercise, George Clooney, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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A toast to NASA's space explorers
How fitting the crew of NASA's final space shuttle mission will end almost 42 years to the day men set foot on the moon. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to visit earth's closest neighbor in space. I'm fortunate to be...Tags: Politics, Technology, Elections, NASA, Rocketry
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