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First Monarch butterflies in space take flight

MSNBC - Wed Dec 9, 2:48 pm ET

The first-ever Monarch butterflies in space have taken flight on the international space station to the delight of astronauts aboard.

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Space Biologist Searches for Germs on Mars
Wired News - Wed Dec 9, 6:27 pm ET
Astrobiologist Adrienne Kish has turned an internship she spent dumpster-diving for microbes in astronauts' food scraps and vomit bags into a profession, and is now one of 35 scientists testing instruments and protocols for upcoming Mars missions.
NASA employees, others honored for safety contributions
The News Sun - Wed Dec 9, 5:45 pm ET
Employees at NASA Glenn Research Center in Brook Park and employees of contractors at Glenn won awards for contributions to safety in human space flight.
Rocket engineer boost St. Lucie County fifth-graders' interest in math, science
St. Lucie News Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 4:37 pm ET
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — It’s just newspaper crumpled into the top of a soda bottle to the untrained eye, but Eric Griffin knows it adds mass, increases inertia and will stabilize the flight of his team’s rocket.
First Monarch butterflies in space take flight
MSNBC - Wed Dec 9, 2:48 pm ET
The first-ever Monarch butterflies in space have taken flight on the international space station to the delight of astronauts aboard.
NASA tweaks its iPhone app
Network World - Wed Dec 9, 1:13 pm ET
NASA has updated its popular and free self-titled iPhone app. Version 1.1 of NASA App sports new features and enhancements, including tracking features and more detailed mission content.
Navy's Trident missile deal boosts Space Coast unit
Orlando Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 11:37 am ET
The Navy has signed off on a new $851 million deal with Lockheed Martin Corp. to produce and support the Trident II D5 ballistic missile program, the company said this week.
Marmite is more easily digested in book form
The Buffalo News - Wed Dec 9, 7:07 am ET
WASHINGTON--I arrived late to the book party launching Maggie Hall's new book about Marmite, an English condiment that is perhaps the foulest compound legally sold for human consumption. Late, but not late enough: There was still plenty of Marmite left.
Downey mayor: We got Tesla
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Wed Dec 9, 1:25 am ET
The Long Beach City Council sweetened the offer Tuesday to lure an electric-vehicle manufacturing plant here, but it may be too late.
Franklin Chang Díaz Elected to Cummins Board of Directors
The Auto Channel - Wed Dec 9, 1:22 am ET
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. announced today that Franklin Chang Díaz, Chairman and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company and former NASA astronaut, has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Disaster simulation builds teamwork
Warren Times Observer - Wed Dec 9, 12:12 am ET
Some eighth grade students at Youngsville Elementary/Middle School learned of the pressures of a time-sensitive, real life situations as they evaluated a volcano and hurricane and, in the end, saved the residents of Montserrat Tuesday morning.
Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
SpaceRef - Tue Dec 8, 4:32 pm ET
Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
Feasibility of Using Constellation Architecture or Robotic Missions for Servicing Existing and Future Spacecraft
SpaceRef - Tue Dec 8, 3:32 pm ET
NASA has undertaken a study to assess the feasibility, practicality, and cost of servicing satellites using elements of currently planned and future NASA human spaceflight systems and/or robotic technologies.
Transportation, technology lead school board issues today
Daily Sparks Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 3:12 pm ET
RENO - Today, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees has a change in venue for its regular board meeting.
Hubble looks deeper into the cosmos
Scientific American - Tue Dec 8, 2:33 pm ET
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Branson's New Spaceship Will Send Civilians Into Heavens
PC World - Tue Dec 8, 2:04 pm ET
Richard Branson's new venture, Virgin Galactic, plans to unveil a spaceship that will carry civilians into space -- for a hefty fee.