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McDonnell outlines agenda for economic development
(AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell is hoping nearly $37 million in additional funding in his proposed two-year state budget will help spur economic development and create jobs.
McDonnell outlined several initiatives Wednesday in Virginia's biennial spending...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Agricultural Research and Technology, Business, Economic Policy
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Proposed tax break could launch new business for Virginia spaceport
ReporterNASA has launched thousands of rockets from Wallops Island over the last 60 years. And the state is hoping to capitalize on commercial space opportunities with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport there. Soon, state lawmakers will consider a tax break...Tags: Income Tax, Religion and Belief, Space Programs, Cults and Sects, NASA
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Buried in space? Virginia may help pay for it
Want to be buried in space?
Virginia will help pay for it, according to proposed legislation that aims to boost the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island.
The bill, which the Virginia state legislature will debate next year, would provide...Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Cape Canaveral, Economy, Business and Finance, James Doohan, Space Programs
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McDonnell wants to send $4M to Wallops Island
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to spend $4 million to help finish building a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Announced Monday with the release of McDonnell’s two-year budget for Virginia, the funding is subject to debate. But state...Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Government, Executive Branch, National Government, Space Programs
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Successful rocket launch at Wallops after delay
After a one day delay due to the weather, and another brief delay Wednesday night, the ORS-1 satellite was launched into orbit from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Virginia's Wallops Island. The Air Force launched the battlefield imaging satellite...Tags: West Virginia, New York, Satellite Technology, South Carolina, NASA
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Rocket launch set for Tuesday at Wallops will be visible for most of Mid-Atlantic
If skies are clear and all goes well Tuesday evening, observers throughout Maryland and much of the Mid-Atlantic region should be able to watch a big rocket launch from Virginia's Wallops Island. The Air Force will attempt to launch a battlefield imaging...Tags: West Virginia, Radio, Ocean City, Twitter, Inc., Media Industry
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Did you see last night's rocket launch?
Maryland WeatherThe Sun's Jessica Anderson reported that the satellite launch went off Wednesday night just after 11 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. A couple of people commented on the article as well as on this blog,...... -
Irene's rain finally reaches downtown B'more
Maryland WeatherThe rain has finally started in downtown Baltimore. There is a whopping 0.01 inch in the bucket at The Sun's weather station at Calvert and Centre streets at 12:40 p.m. Winds are averaging 7 mph, but our anemometer is pretty...... -
Satellite launch from Wallops this summer
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is preparing for another Minotaur rocket launch down on Wallops Island, Va., the fourth since 2006. The 70-foot rocket will carry an ORS-1 satellite for the Pentagon. It’s designed to...Tags: Satellite Technology, NASA
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Mojave: Edge of the final frontier
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStuart Witt, a former test pilot who runs the airport in this weathered desert town, was working at his desk when he heard the explosion. "I turned and looked out the window," said Witt, 54. "There was a trace of dust in the air over by the east-side...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Science and Technology, Emergency Incidents, Natural Resources, Railway Transportation
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Workers celebrate 'return to flight'
Sun StaffGREENBELT -- It happened again. A NASA space shuttle lifted off from Cape Canaveral yesterday morning, and tears pooled in Bruce Schneck's eyes. "Every time we fly, I well up," confessed Schneck, 52, a Baltimore native and Honeywell Technology...Tags: Technology Solutions Company, Kennedy Space Center, Honeywell International Incorporated, Science and Technology, Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975)
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More rain ... again
Maryland WeatherIf it seems like it's been raining all month, that's because it has. BWI has clocked more than two inches already since the first of the month. And there's more to come as winds across the continent remain largely west-to-east.......Tags: United States, Calendars, Days, and Months, Defense, Floods, Bodies of Water
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