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Florida's space economy threatened by shuttle's end

Reuters - 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:

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Thanksgiving Day revelers flock to parades
Asbury Park Press - Mon Nov 30, 11:14 pm ET
NEW YORK — Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to thousands of revelers Thursday eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.
Ex-British tabloid scribe's latest: A tell-all on Marmite
Washington Post - Mon Nov 30, 12:00 am ET
I arrived late to the book party launching Maggie Hall's new paperback 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.
Space Station Crew Will Shrink to Two
SPACE.com - Mon Nov 30, 12:49 pm ET
The International Space Station, which was crowded last week with 12 astronauts onboard, is set to go down to a crew of two Tuesday.
Slidell resident receives Snoopy award
St. Tammany News - Tue Dec 1, 2:02 am ET
NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center employee Justin Junell of Slidell received the prestigious Silver Snoopy award Oct. 22 during a special ceremony held in conjunction with the Stennis Health and Safety Day.
NASA pilot speaks at Indiana alma mater
WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Mon Nov 30, 2:51 pm ET
From Indiana, to outer space, and back to Indiana again. Monday morning, Kevin Ford returned to his alma mater, Blackford High School to give students a behind-the-scenes look at his adventures.
Central Fla. Battles To Keep Shuttle In Town
WFTV 9 Orlando - Mon Nov 30, 4:14 pm ET
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Monday was the last chance to apply to NASA for space shuttle mission memorabilia. Only five missions away from retirement, the three shuttles are the biggest prizes and Eyewitness News took at a look at the local efforts to keep a shuttle in Central Florida.
Where next? Debating the future of manned space flight
EETimes - Mon Nov 30, 1:07 pm ET
The future of U.S. manned spaceflight and exploration of the solar system looks bleak unless political and budget barriers can be overcome.
Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 4:53 pm ET
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Ford Motor Company/
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 2, 1:54 pm ET
Dec-2009 by Ford Motor Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the third bullet, should read "8:30 p.m. PST" rather than "9:30 p.m. PST" and that the fourth to last paragraph, should read "8:30 p.m.
Butterflies survive developing in space
MSNBC - Tue Dec 1, 3:03 pm ET
For the first time in history, two butterflies have survived the chrysalis stage of development and spread their wings as fully grown Painted Lady butterflies in microgravity.
Yahoo!'s 2009 Year in Review Reflects America's Need to Escape and to Cope
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 12:00 am ET
SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Today Yahoo! Inc. announced its 2009 Year in Review , which highlights the top Searches and trends on Yahoo!. The annual review, which accounts for billions of Searches, is a distinct way to look at people’s interests and to identify the ways they use the Web to find information and breaking news as it happens.
'Fiesta Movement' Awards Ceremony Recognizes Terrific Mission Videos, Photos
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 2, 11:20 am ET
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in Florida
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 10:00 am ET
Space shuttle Atlantis landed safely in Florida early Friday, gliding in under sunny skies to wrap up a successful 11-day delivery mission to the International Space Station.
Colorado teacher has the right stuff for NASA mission
Denver Post - Mon Nov 30, 3:25 am ET
Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger can swim 75 meters dressed in a spacesuit and tennies. She can navigate a jet and survive in the wilderness.
John Kelly: Prized shuttle 'relics' will be tough to come by
Florida Today - Mon Nov 30, 7:32 am ET
Today is the deadline for schools, museums and other organizations to get in their proposals to get some priceless artifacts from the soon-to-end space shuttle program.