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Lawmakers on Wednesday said NASA must continue to improve astronaut crew safety on its new shuttle-replacing rocket, as well as on promising commercial vehicles that could ferry crews to orbit.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. -- Kevin Ford knows what it's like to fail. Three times NASA rejected his application to join the nation's elite club of astronauts, Ford told students Monday at his alma mater, Blackford High School. Frustrated, he wasn't going to try again, but a friend persuaded him to give it another shot.
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.
During a time when most businesses are cutting jobs, the SpaceX Rocket Development Facility near McGregor has been adding them.
Following today’s departure of the three man crew of Expedition 21 aboard the Soyuz TMA 15 capsule, staffing on the International Space Station (ISS) is now temporarily reduced to a skeleton crew of just 2 men for the first time since July 2006. The ISS had hosted a complete 6 person and truly [...]
A Canadian, a Russian and a Belgian astronaut have left the International Space Station to land aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Before he began ensuring safe flights for astronauts and airline passengers, Robert Treadwell did the same thing during World War II for a famous general on a top-secret mission.
Kevin Ford to speak at Blackford High school about his experience aboard space shuttle Discovery
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.
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.
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 and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
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.
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.
Aero-Linx: Military Helicopter Gunships This site loves helicopter gunships - everything from Apache Longbows to Mil-24 Hinds. What is a helicopter gunship? The site reports that, "As far as we're concerned any chopper with a weapon stuck on it qualifies and will be featured here. New armed helicopters and related photos and videos will be added frequently so please check back often."
We're Not Exactly Sure What Klyde Is Up To... This Time FMI: www.klydemorris.com
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