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Purdue band members to fly world's largest drum into Lake Michigan
Purdue News ServiceWEST LAFAYETTE — Members of Purdue University's "All-American" Marching Band are building a new version of the World's Largest Drum that will fly over and into Lake Michigan. The "Droppin the Bass" glider will be launched off a four-story lakefront...Tags: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Manufacturing and Engineering, Neil Armstrong, Big Ten Conference, Technology
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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, Health, Surgery, Los Angeles, Human Body
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Thomas Harvey: Aerospace engineer helped send men to the moon
In the early days of the nation's space program, when American astronauts were first launched into space from the scrublands of Cape Canaveral, Thomas Harvey was there to see it firsthand. As an aerospace engineer for Martin Marietta Corp., Harvey was...
Tags: Winter Springs, Heart Attack, Neil Armstrong, West Point, Harvey
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Letters to the editor: compassionate cruise line, student debt, and Kiera Wilmot
At a time when so many cruise lines are being villified — some deservedly — I would like to voice my experience with the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines. On April 28, on the first day of our planned cruise on the Caribbean, my...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Orlando, Heart Failure, Royal Caribbean International, Tour Operations Industry
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Report: Woman nearly drowns at Brevard beach
A woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition after nearly drowning at the beach in Brevard County, clickorlando.com is reporting. The 20-year-old was pulled from the water in Cape Canaveral, according to the website. To read the article, go...
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My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts
Most people have seen videos of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon after taking manual control of the landing. But who led the way with many space-mission firsts? In May 1963, I was working at NASA Mission Control at Cape Canaveral...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Neil Armstrong, Space Programs, NASA
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Rocket blasts off from Florida carrying new GPS satellite
ReutersBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 15 (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday to deliver an upgraded global positioning system satellite into orbit. The 189-foot (58-meter) tall rocket,...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Manufacturing and Engineering, Satellite Technology, U.S. Military, Aerospace Manufacturing
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GPS satellite launched into space from Cape Canaveral; will help all with navigation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new GPS satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon. It was the fifth time since December that an unmanned Atlas V rocket has...Tags: Satellite Technology
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Free tours of Ponce de León's ship El Galeón sold out early Tuesday
UPDATE: A free tour of El Galeón is the hottest ticket in town. By Tuesday, history-hungry South Floridians had snapped up 20,000 free tickets to tour the 170-foot replica, according to Nicki Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention...
Tags: Nicki Grossman, Broward County, Tourism and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale, Human Interest
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275-mile bike trail would go from Cape Canaveral to St. Petersburg
OrlandoSentinel.comAs I mentioned in a recent post , the Florida Legislature allocated $50 million to link several Central Florida trails with 72 miles of connector trails to make one long Coast to Coast Trail . The already-paved segments that would be linked include,... -
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: Zoology, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, SpaceX, Federal Aviation Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering
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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: Winter Springs, Politics, Republican Party, Harry Reid, Death Penalty
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