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May 3 in History: First drop of the Apollo Manned Spacecraft test module
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — First drop of the Apollo Manned Spacecraft test module, utilizing all components of the craft’s intricate parachute system, was termed highly successful this morning by National Aeronautics and Space...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Former Petoskey resident receives national Eagle Scout award
GRAND RAPIDS -- Former Petoskey resident Patrick Parker was recently honored with the National Eagle Scout Association's National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, the highest Eagle Scout recognition a council can bestow. The award recognizes Eagle Scouts...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations
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Rush fan Marian Clayton of Newport News wins free tickets to Sunday's show
"I'm literally shaking right now," said Marian Clayton, a Newport News resident who works at NASA. "I'm such a big fan. You have no idea." That was Clayton's response when she learned that she'd won the Daily Press Rush trivia contest. Clayton was among...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars
The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....
Tags: NPR, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Poetry, Google+
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We asked you: Was UCF right to put instructor on leave for 'killing spree' comment?
We asked you: Was UCF right to put instructor on leave for 'killing spree' comment? YES 13% NO 87% Join the real world Insinuation and innuendo do not make [the comment] real. The students who got offended need to get off Facebook, chat rooms or...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Education, Students, Health and Safety at School
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Rocket launch scrubbed with 12 minutes to spare in NASA test flight
Orbital Sciences Corp.'s launch of its new Antares rocket has been put on hold due to a technical issue that popped up when countdown was about 12 minutes away. The 13-story rocket was expected to blast off from NASA’s little-known Wallops...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Space Programs, SpaceX, Science and Technology
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Bill deterring business shakedowns passes state Assembly panel
A bill that would deter small-business shakedowns for Proposition 65 signage violations has been approved by a state Assembly committee. AB 227 would give business owners who violate the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act 14 days to comply...
Tags: Punishment, Business, Mike Gatto, Lawyers, Fines
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'Oblivion' opening at Carmike on Friday
Opening Friday Oblivion Early in the sleek sci-fi thriller ‘‘Oblivion,’’ Tom Cruise, as a flyboy repairman living a removed, Jetsons-like existence above an invaded and deserted Earth, intones his home sickness. ‘&...
Tags: Olga Kurylenko, PG-13 Rated Movies, Bleep (euphemism), Major League Baseball, Science and Technology
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Education briefs
Parental guidance Crofton Elementary School parent Carol Streeter has been named a semifinalist for the Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award, a statewide honor recognizing parents who help their community schools. School officials said Streeter...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Fort Meade (military base), Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Education
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Antares rocket to blast off into space Wednesday: Watch it live
Free live streaming by Ustream Skip your afternoon coffee break Wednesday and watch a live rocket launch instead. On Wednesday afternoon, NASA will stream the first test flight of the 13-story Antares rocket, and you can watch it live right here....
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Air Transportation Industry
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Antares rocket launch to be visible from Md. Wednesday
A privately owned rocket that is part of efforts to grow the commercial space industry will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday evening, and it will be visible from Maryland. Orbital Sciences Corp., a Dulles, Va.-based...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Space Programs, Science and Technology, New Products, Media Industry
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Exploding giant star sent longest gamma-ray blast, scientists say
The most powerful stellar explosion since the big bang has been linked to a newly discovered class of ultra-long gamma ray burst, astronomers said Tuesday at the 2013 Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium in Nashville, Tenn. "We really think we’...
Tags: Astronomy, Emergency Incidents, Science and Technology, Science, Explosions
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