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Ways to say goodbye to space shuttle Endeavour
There's a lot of shuffling of space shuttles going on, and you can watch some of it in action through tours and other opportunities at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Right now, space shuttle Endeavour is parked inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly...Tags: California Science Center, NASA, Rocketry, Technology, Space Programs
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New tours go behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center
All my life, space travel has been mentally filed under "futuristic," but I'm learning to think of it in a historical context too.
New tours at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex give glimpses of NASA's past by allowing access to areas that have...Tags: NASA, Travel, Physiology, Tourism and Leisure, Science
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Get a clue at new CSI attraction
When the CBS television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was in expansion mode, it was fun to think about a potential "CSI: Orlando." Surely, the writers could work up murder mysteries using distinctive elements of The City Beautiful, such as the...Tags: Television, International Drive, The Good Wife (tv program), Health, Concerts
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Cashless toll roads, another hazard for car renters
Think of it as an invisible road hazard. Three months after Joan Cox rented a Ford Fusion in Orlando last summer, a surprise bill from Thrifty Car Rental landed in her mailbox. The company wanted 50 cents for a toll violation on the BeachLine Expressway,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Transportation, Companies and Corporations, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Incorporated, Automotive Equipment
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The challenges of managing our space
By Connie Sieh Groop, Farm Forum Editor With farming and ranching, we recognize the amazing opportunities in the spaces around us. We plant crops in precise rows with so many seeds per inch. We plan to run livestock on pasture based on how many acres...Tags: Schools, Caves and Caverns, Agriculture, Education, Rocketry
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Edward Bryant Jr. took his own giant leap in 1969
Five months before Neil Armstrong took that famous giant step, Edward Bryant Jr. made an impressive leap of his own.
Feb. 10, 1969, marked his first day on the job with Trans World Airlines. And the moment he first set foot in Kennedy Space Center, he...Tags: NASA, Jackie Robinson, Cultural Development, Culture, Arts and Culture
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New museum in Brevard celebrates space
"Who's the best pilot you ever saw?"
It's childish, sure, but on final approach to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station I can't resist uttering that line made famous by Dennis Quaid as astronaut Gordon Cooper in "The Right Stuff." The uncluttered stretch...Tags: Port Canaveral, Television, Cape Canaveral, Defense, Armed Forces
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The travels of tagged manatees
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelFlorida Power & Light Co. power-plant site at the Indian River north of Cocoa has become a manatee laboratory for researchers. The utility demolished an old plant there and is about to build a new facility. In the meantime, FPL is using a heater... -
Wednesday Morning Reads: Immigration, property insurance and squatters
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here's what we're reading this morning. * Orlando Sentinel writes that NASA is balking at state plans to build a commercial launch pad at Kennedy Space Center and the state is rushing to persuade... -
Kennedy Space Center: Columbia memorial service set for Feb. 1
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelA memorial serivce honoring the crew of the space shuttle Columbia will be held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at 10 a.m. on Feb. 1. Columbia broke apart during re-entry on Feb 1, 2003. All seven astronauts aboard — Rick D. Husband,... -
Shuttle Endeavour readied for voyage to final home in Los Angeles
L.A. NOWFinal preparations are under way in Florida for NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor to leave the East Coast on Monday and begin its voyage to its permanent home in Los Angeles.... -
Space shuttle Endeavour delayed by bad weather
L.A. NOWOne leg of the space shuttle Endeavour's final journey has been delayed because of bad weather, but the craft will still arrive in Los Angeles on schedule Thursday, NASA announced Sunday. Endeavour was to travel from NASA's Kennedy Space Center......
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