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    Jul 23, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  1. Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

    <span style="font-size: small;">LOS ANGELES (AP) &mdash; 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 heart: Shepard, Glenn, Armstrong and Aldrin.</span>
    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: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Barack Obama, Technology, Companies and Corporations, Space Programs

  2. Nov 12, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. Cain criticizes Obama on space exploration

    ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herman Cain is criticizing President Barack Obama for cancelling the space shuttle program. Cain, in a speech Saturday, praised President John F. Kennedy for his effort to put a man on the moon in the 1960s. The GOP...

    Tags: John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Satellite Technology, Herman Cain

  4. Mar 14, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV
  5. 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, Technology, Space Programs, NASA

  6. Mar 11, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV
  7. Doctors: Giffords was told by husband she was shot

    HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been told that she was shot. Her ability to walk and talk is improving. And there's "a good chance" she'll be able to attend her husband's space shuttle launch next month. Doctors provided the new details...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Jackson Browne, Technology, Human Interest, Space Programs

  8. Feb 24, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast
  9. 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: Science and Technology, Technology, Space Programs, NASA, Florida

  10. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  11. Florida Travel Tips & Deals

    Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in:
    Special Correspondent
    Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Disc Jockeys, Norwegian Cruise Line, Florida Mall, Mark Twain

  12. Jun 3, 2013 |Blog| Autoblog.com
  13. Official: Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit

    Autoblog.com
    Filed under: Truck, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Toyota The idea of lifting a full-size pickup truck completely off the ground by hand might seem as likely as, say, said pickup truck towing a 150,000-pound space shuttle, but... hurray, physics! The same...
  14. May 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Giving Science Center parking to USC could hurt museum, some say

    A proposal to guarantee USC most of the parking spaces in a state-owned garage during Trojan football games and other events could hurt the neighboring California Science Center by driving down attendance, some supporters of the Exposition Park museum say.
    A proposal to guarantee USC most of the parking spaces in a state-owned garage during Trojan football games and other events could hurt the neighboring California Science Center by driving down attendance, some supporters of the Exposition Park museum...

    Tags: Science and Technology, USC Trojans, Technology, Science, Arts and Culture

  16. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing

    A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day.
    A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Boeing Co., SpaceX, Satellite Technology, Technology

  18. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket

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    SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...

    Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Satellite Technology, Richard Branson, Technology

  20. May 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  21. Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams

    Retired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did.
    julieg@herald-mail.com
    Retired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...

    Tags: Technology, Willard Hackerman, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Space Programs, Science

  22. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  23. Central Florida theme parks roll out new attractions for 2013

    Special Correspondent
    The number “13” is considered unlucky by some, but certainly not for travelers heading for Central Florida in summer of 2013, as this year holds unprecedented expansions at theme parks, accommodations and dining in Orlando and surroundings....

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Antarctica, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel

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