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Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Popular Music (genre), Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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Worker found dead at Kennedy Center launch pad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A custodial worker has been found dead at a Kennedy Space Center launch pad. The male worker was found Tuesday afternoon in a building located under the liquid oxygen tank at the same pad used for the final shuttle... -
Giffords' astronaut husband awaiting doctors' OK
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle commander Mark Kelly is still awaiting doctors' final OK on whether his congresswoman wife can attend his launch in just under three weeks. Kelly is married to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She's recuperating...Tags: Mark Kelly, Science and Technology, Assault, NASA, Crime, Law and Justice
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Engineer's fall from launch pad still being probed
HOUSTON (AP) — NASA says there were no safety gear malfunctions in last week's death of a launch pad worker. The engineer fell to his death March 14 from the shuttle launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour was being prepped for...Tags: Science and Technology, Employees, Career and Workplace, NASA, Space Programs
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Space shuttle worker falls to death at launch pad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space shuttle worker has fallen to his death at the launch pad. Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space Center say the accident occurred at 7:40 a.m. Monday. The man fell while working. Medics rushed to the pad, but were...Tags: Science and Technology, Employees, Career and Workplace, NASA, Rocketry
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NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, seven astronauts died aboard space shuttle Challenger when it exploded shortly after liftoff.
NASA officials will gather at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning to mark the somber...Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Florida, Human Interest
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Fishing, Safety of Citizens, Marilyn Monroe, Ringo Starr, LPGA
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NASA to lease old KSC shuttle pad for commercial launches
WASHINGTON -- An old space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center soon could be home to commercial rockets under a plan announced Friday by NASA. The agency plans to lease what's known as Pad 39A to prospective tenants. Possible candidates include...Tags: NASA, SpaceX, Orion Space Mission
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Letters to the editor: Sex ed, debt, and pastors
First, sex education When I moved to Orlando in 1979, BETA was a small residential house for women with unplanned pregnancies. Today, it is a multimillion-dollar complex. Yes, it provides a fantastic service, as stated by president and CEO Ruth...Tags: Barack Obama, Shootings, Wildlife
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Titusville, U.S. Department of the Interior, Intracoastal Waterway, Brevard County
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Letters to the Editor: Death penalty, gun bill, Bill Clinton
Death penalty's meaning Terrorist operatives want the accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, to receive the death penalty. Why? It plays into their hands. History has proved repeatedly that, if anything, the death penalty encourages terrorists....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Barack Obama, Winter Springs, Parties and Movements, Death Penalty
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Posey: Space Coast needs new, diversified jobs
The Orlando Sentinel, Washington BureauWASHINGTON — It's been a rocky few years for the Space Coast district represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge — starting with NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle in 2011. The end of the 30-year program led to thousands of...Tags: Science and Technology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Cruise Line Ports, NASA, SpaceX
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