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Herman Bank dies at 96; engineer designed collapsible surfboard
As one of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory "rocket boys," engineer Herman Bank had already helped launch the Space Age when wobbly surfboards strapped atop his station wagon in the early 1960s led him to another design frontier. After securing his cargo...
Tags: Engineering, Surfing, Science and Technology, Heritage Foundation, University of California, Berkeley
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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Splashes Down to Earth
CNNThe SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday. The unmanned capsule came down about 250 miles...Tags: Science, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Defence Contracts, Space Programs, CNN (tv network)
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Residents warned to be prepared to lose electricity
Utility and emergency response officials prepared for the worst Friday as Hurricane Sandy churned northward, readying for nearly a foot of rain, hurricane- or tropical storm-force winds, and power outages that could number in the hundreds of thousands....
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Rolls Into New L.A. Home At Museum
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled into its retirement home at a museum early on Sunday, in the conclusion of a slow-motion parade through the narrow streets of Los Angeles. Endeavour arrived at about 10:45 a.m. at...Tags: California Science Center, Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Science, Los Angeles International Airport, Museums
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company successfully delivered a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station early Wednesday, the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA. The SpaceX cargo ship, called...
Tags: Science, Japan, Science and Technology, Space Programs, SpaceX
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The Interview: Bentley on a maritime promise lost
The Baltimore Sun's front page on July 22, 1959, carried the news accompanied by a six-column photo: The world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship had been launched at Camden, N.J.
The christening of the $47 million N/S Savannah was bigger than news about...Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Inner Harbor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arts and Culture, U.S. Postal Service
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3, 2, 1 ... Antares rocket rolls out
This week, the first stage of the biggest rocket ever to launch from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore rolled out onto its new $145 million launchpad … .. and Virginia is one step closer to the sky-high ambitions of many in...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Space Programs, SpaceX
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Free entrance to national parks on Saturday
South Florida Sun-SentinelGet in free at U.S. National Parks on Saturday, Sept. 29, as part of the park system's free entrance program. The park service is waiving fees to over 100 parks around the country to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Parks on the Florida list:...Tags: Travel, Social Media, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Titusville
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Florida travel calendar for September
Check out festivals and events in September across the state. Check out statewide events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Nov. 2 (Select Nights): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party,...Tags: Human Interest, Superchunk (music group), Aromatherapy, New Smyrna Beach, Robert Harris
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Bob Andrews, Dec. 4, 1930-Sept. 7, 2012
Bob Andrews, a 50 year resident of Burbank, CA, died at the age of 81 at his home on September 7, 2012. Bob was born on December 4, 1930 to George W. and Nola (Cantrell) Andrews in Waurika, Oklahoma. Bob graduated from Waurika High School in 1949 where he...
Tags: Cycling, Sports, U.S. Navy, Armed Forces
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Endeavour flight delayed, but arrival in L.A. remains on schedule
One 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 in Cape...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, California Science Center, Science, Los Angeles International Airport, United Air Lines
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Space shuttle Endeavour, on way to L.A., will do flyovers
WASHINGTON -- Sorry, Houston, you didn’t get a space shuttle, but at least you’ll get a glimpse of the last one to fly -- on its way to L.A. NASA’s plans for delivering the retired shuttle Endeavour to its permanent home in California...
Tags: California Science Center, Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Science, Los Angeles International Airport, Space Programs
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