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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...
Tags: Harvey, Winter Springs, West Point, U.S. Military, Neil Armstrong
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Letters to the editor: compassionate cruise line, student debt, and Kiera Wilmot
At a time when so many cruise lines are being villified — some deservedly — I would like to voice my experience with the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines. On April 28, on the first day of our planned cruise on the Caribbean, my...Tags: Jamaica, Orlando, Polk County, Science, Tour Operations Industry
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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: Culture, Space Programs, Arts and Culture, Neil Armstrong, NASA
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Rocket blasts off from Florida carrying new GPS satellite
ReutersBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 15 (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday to deliver an upgraded global positioning system satellite into orbit. The 189-foot (58-meter) tall rocket,...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Air Force, Aerospace Manufacturing, Satellite Technology, U.S. Military
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GPS satellite launched into space from Cape Canaveral; will help all with navigation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new GPS satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon. It was the fifth time since December that an unmanned Atlas V rocket has...Tags: Satellite Technology
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Free tours of Ponce de León's ship El Galeón sold out early Tuesday
UPDATE: A free tour of El Galeón is the hottest ticket in town. By Tuesday, history-hungry South Floridians had snapped up 20,000 free tickets to tour the 170-foot replica, according to Nicki Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention...
Tags: Broward County, Human Interest, Nicki Grossman, Tourism and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale
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275-mile bike trail would go from Cape Canaveral to St. Petersburg
OrlandoSentinel.comAs I mentioned in a recent post , the Florida Legislature allocated $50 million to link several Central Florida trails with 72 miles of connector trails to make one long Coast to Coast Trail . The already-paved segments that would be linked include,... -
Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Zoology, Brevard County, Titusville, Wildlife
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Letters to the Editor: Death penalty, gun bill, Bill Clinton
Death penalty's meaning Terrorist operatives want the accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, to receive the death penalty. Why? It plays into their hands. History has proved repeatedly that, if anything, the death penalty encourages terrorists....
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Politics, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Winter Springs
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NextEra to sell its oil-fired power plants in Maine
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. power company NextEra Energy Inc said on Tuesday its NextEra Energy Resources unit will sell its oil-fired power plants in Maine, which have a generating capacity of 796 megawatts (MW). The company decided...Tags: FPL Group, Economy, Business and Finance, Plant Openings, Riviera Beach, Companies and Corporations
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Brevard deputies shoot armed man, killing him
A man died Monday evening at a hospital after Brevard deputies shot him while responding to a domestic-disturbance call, authorities said. A caller to 911 reported that several shots had been fired about 4:30 p.m. at a home on Belair Avenue in Merritt...
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