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Space shuttle Discovery fueled for final flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Discovery is poised to make its last flight. NASA began fueling its most traveled shuttle shortly after sunrise Thursday. The weather outlook has improved to 90 percent "go" for the 4:50 p.m. liftoff....Tags: Florida, Technology, Rocketry, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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U.S. official: growing threat from solar storms
GENEVA (AP) — A senior official at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says solar storms pose a growing threat to criticial infrastructure such as satellite communications, navigation systems and electrical transmission...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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'Gorgeous Gabby' sheds helmet after skull surgery
HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' new look without a helmet has earned her another nickname.
"I started calling her Gorgeous Gabby today," neurosurgeon Dr. Dong Kim said Thursday, a day after performing the successful surgery to repair her...Tags: Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, Science and Technology, Skull, Human Interest
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Last shuttle spacewalkers make history above Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts made history Friday as the final spacewalkers of NASA's 30-year shuttle program, completing construction of the International Space Station with the smooth addition of an extension boom.
"This space...Tags: California, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Space Programs
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Director of academics-focused nonprofit in Pasadena announces departure
The executive director of a nonprofit that operates a number of tutoring programs and a summer school in Pasadena is stepping down after eight years. Randy Jurado Ertll, executive director of El Centro de Accion Social – which also offers...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Dental clinic for HIV-positive, low income patients opens in Pasadena
Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley. A new dental clinic that recently opened in Pasadena fills a major health care gap for those who have HIV, but lack insurance. That’...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Dentistry and Dental Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV
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Estudio de la NASA prevé iniciativas comerciales en la Luna
ReutersPor Irene Klotz CABO CAÑAVERAL, EEUU, 24 mayo (Reuters) - Investigadores corporativos podrían estar viviendo en la Luna para el momento en que los astronautas de la NASA salgan a visitar un asteroide en su órbita en la década de 2020, dijo el...Tags: Barack Obama
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Shipbuilding, Rentals, Starbucks Corp., Kennedy Space Center, New Orleans Saints
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Asteroid capture: NASA plans to drag space rock into lunar orbit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon. NASA...
Tags: Science and Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Barack Obama, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Planetary alignment peaks with celestial show this weekend
ReutersBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this weekend. Typically, Venus, the second-closest planet to the sun,...Tags: Jupiter
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Capture an asteroid? Piece of cake
“What could go wrong?” If you’re a woman, you’ve undoubtedly heard this phrase -- probably more than once -- from your father/grandfather/husband/boyfriend/male friends, shortly before the aforementioned types did something...Tags: Jesse James, Virgin Group, Ltd., The Home Depot, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Youth Organizations, Religious Events, Politics
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