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Girls take wing at annual flying festival in Frederick
"I flew a mother and two young daughters, probably 4 and 7 years old, and as we took off I heard this shrieking from the back of the plane," said Lin Caywood, a 12-year pilot.
A mother and recent grandmother herself, Caywood thought the kids were upset...Tags: Rocketry, Air Transportation Industry, Technology, Entertainment Events, Museums
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Sequester cuts hurt, but slashing waste shouldn't be hard
A week into the dreaded sequester, all sorts of doom are being predicted. As threats of service cuts grow, political fingers remain pointed in partisan blame. All of the politicians are responsible, yet none will take responsibility, though many agree the...
Tags: Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government, Internal Revenue Service, National Government
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Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech
It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...
Tags: Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Dark matter hints spied in antimatter particles? [NASA video]
Has an instrument aboard the International Space Station detected a sign of dark matter? Scientists have been on pins and needles since Samuel Ting, an MIT physicist and Nobel laureate who leads the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment, coyly...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA
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Aweeeeeeeeeeee! Angry Birds to hit Kennedy Space Center on March 22
Angry Birds will land as part of a new attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex later this month. Angry Birds Space Encounter will open at 11 a.m. on March 22 with astronaut Donald Pettit on hand for the grand opening. The attraction,...
Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Satellite Technology
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Kennedy Space Center: Atlantis exhibit to open June 29
The Kennedy Space Center Vistor Complex will unveil its exhibit that showcases the space shuttle Atlantis on June 29, it was announced Thursday. The $100 million project is under construction around the orbiter, which has been lifted off the ground and...
Tags: Science and Technology, Rocketry, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Technology
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Bright Minds: Danielle Hilliard, air and missile defense
“The combat system is the brain that helps you fire ‘the bullet,’ which is actually an extremely complex missile,” Danielle Hilliard says of her highly technical job in air and missile defense. She uses simple visual images to...
Tags: Clarksville, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science and Technology, Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Four Board of Education members leaning toward the purchase of former Allegheny Energy
julieg@herald-mail.comRecalling his first tour of the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike, Washington County Board of Education member Wayne D. Ridenour said he thought of the possibility the office building could house the school system’s...Tags: Energy, Politics, Renovation, Allegheny Energy Inc., Government
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SXSW: Elon Musk discusses hovering rocket, Mars and that NYT review
AUSTIN -- Elon Musk says if mankind doesn't make it to Mars by the time he dies, it'll be the biggest disappointment of his life. Speaking to a packed crowd of several thousand attendees at South by Southwest on Saturday, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX...
Tags: News Media, Steve Jobs, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Washington, DC, SpaceX
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Look to the stars at area planetariums
Lehigh Valley ParentingThere’s a lot to see in the sky — Jupiter and its moons, a comet that has just appeared above the horizon and the hazy spiral of the Andromeda galaxy. And two area planetariums are offering a great deal: public shows to encourage people to... -
FAU to host events for Women's History Month
FAU is hosting a series of events celebrating Women's History Month in March. Events will run through the month of April. See below for a list of events. ‘Our Stories, Our Strength’ Art Show Celebrating Women’s History Month...Tags: The Happiest News!, Katie Couric, History (tv network), Feminism, Colleges and Universities
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Watch SpaceX launch rocket from Cape Canaveral on resupply mission
Hawthorne-based SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is on the launch pad ready to blast off at 7:10 a.m. Pacific time from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin a resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. If you want to watch the launch, check...
Tags: Cape Canaveral, Science and Technology, NASA, SpaceX, Satellite Technology
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