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First Monarch butterflies in space take flight

MSNBC - 2 hours 44 minutes ago

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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Rocket engineer boost St. Lucie County fifth-graders' interest in math, science
St. Lucie News Tribune - 13 minutes ago
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.
Florida's space economy threatened by shuttle's end
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 11:39 am ET
At El Leoncita Cuban & Mexican Restaurant near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "space" coast, a bar sign says it all:
Navy's latest Trident missile deal boosts Lockheed Space Coast unit
Orlando Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 11:16 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.
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.
What Would NASA Do with an Added Shuttle Flight?
Universe Today - Tue Dec 8, 12:28 pm ET
Space Shuttle Atlantis sits poised for the STS 129 launch from Pad 39 A on 16 November 2009. Atlantis would likely fly a proposed new flight as STS-135. Credit: Ken Kremer The end of the Space Shuttle Era is rapidly approaching and with it some urgent questions including, “How will the US support continued [...]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hubble looks deeper into the cosmos
Scientific American - Tue Dec 8, 2:33 pm ET
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Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
SpaceRef - Tue Dec 8, 4:32 pm ET
Challenger Center Live Webcast about Comets and Asteroids
Virgin Galactic Unveils First Tourist Spaceship
National Geographic - Tue Dec 8, 1:07 pm ET
Aspiring space tourists got a first look at their future ride late Monday, when Virgin Galactic debuted the first of its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo planes—christening it, with a sci-fi flourish, V.S.S. Enterprise.
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.
Astronauts, Space Workers Offer Designs for NASA Shuttle Patch Contest
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 5:01 pm ET
Two months ago, NASA put out the call to its past and present employees: design a patch to symbolize the end of the space shuttle program coming to a close in 2010, and the chosen artwork will fly to orbit on one of the final flights.
First Tourist Spaceship to Be Unveiled by Virgin Monday
National Geographic - Tue Dec 8, 10:07 am ET
Aspiring space tourists will get a glimpse of their future ride late Monday, when Virgin Galactic takes the wraps off the first of its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo planes.