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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: Michigan Wolverines, Science and Technology, Technology, Neil Armstrong, Manufacturing and Engineering
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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, Human Interest, Los Angeles, Gabrielle Giffords
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Penn State commit Geno Thorpe leaves West Oaks
Varsity the Blog - OrlandoSentinel.comGeno Thorpe, the Penn State basketball commit who transferred to West Oaks Academy in July, has gone back home to Pennsylvania without ever playing a game for the Flame. Thorpe, who averaged 21.5 points as a junior at Pittsburgh Shaler, was in the process... -
Feds bust manatee killer
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelFederal wildlife cops, working with their Florida partners, get a Merritt Island man sentenced for killing a manatee while speeding through a manatee-slow zone. It’s interesting and here's the press release: JOINT U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE... -
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: Heart Attack, Winter Springs, Science and Technology, Neil Armstrong, U.S. Military
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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: Human Interest, Polk County, Hospitals and Clinics, Tour Operations Industry, Jamaica
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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: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Neil Armstrong, 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: Manufacturing and Engineering, Satellite Technology, U.S. Military, U.S. Air Force, 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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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,... -
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: Human Interest, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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