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Space Florida says launchpad is like airport
WASHINGTON — In trying to sell the idea of building a new rocket pad in Central Florida, Frank DiBello doesn't make comparisons to "Star Wars," "Star Trek" or moon landings. Instead, the head of Space Florida relies on a more earthbound analogy:...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Explosions, Space Programs, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Cape Canaveral
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NSA leaks shift focus to intel contractors
An intelligence contractor's disclosure of covert National Security Agency surveillance programs reopened a debate Monday over how much the government relies on private companies for spy work and whether those firms must do more to vet employees and...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, Government, Fort Meade (military base), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
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Colorado, others vie with Oklahoma for drone test sites
Oklahoma may be at the nexus of violent tornadoes and scientific developments in unmanned aircraft, but the state faces stiff competition in its bid to become one of the first six federal sites allowed to test the technology. Fifty applications have...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Colleges and Universities, Engineering, Virginia Tech, Science
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Scientists hope to predict tornadoes by using little drones
With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Engineering
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James William Stark Jr.
Jim Stark, Jr. passed away November 23, 2012 in Marshall, Virginia. He was born in Torrance on July 6, 1966 and grew up in Glendale. He graduated from Crescenta Valley High school in 1984. He received his bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside in...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defense Intelligence Agency, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of California, Riverside, NASA
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Toll of Powerhouse fire raised to 24 homes
Authorities on Thursday significantly increased the number of homes destroyed by the Powerhouse fire to 24, more than double the previous estimate. Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Anthony Akins attributed the rise in damage to a survey by ground crews...
Tags: Fires, American Red Cross, Powerhouse Fire (2013), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Boeing shifting 300 engineering jobs to Long Beach
After years of downsizing in Southern California, Boeing Co. said it will shift at least 300 engineering jobs on commercial aircraft to its longtime facility in Long Beach. During the next six to nine months, company employees will relocate from the...
Tags: Boeing Co., Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Technology
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Boeing to open design, support sites outside Seattle
Boeing Co on Friday began to expand its commercial aircraft engineering talent and aircraft support staff outside its traditional epicenter in the Seattle area. The Chicago-based company said it will establish engineering design centers in Washington...
Tags: Boeing Co., United Technologies Corporation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Technology, Science and Technology
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Mars-bound astronauts would face huge radiation exposure
Astronauts heading to Mars would face exposure to a deluge of radiation, in some cases as much as NASA policy permits, according to new data from the Curiosity rover. The space agency limits astronauts to a 3% increased risk of fatal cancer. This...
Tags: Research, Space Programs, Trips and Vacations, Orion Space Mission, NASA Mars Exploration Program
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Shhhh! Pratt Competing To Make Quieter Jet Engines
The Hartford CourantThe latest engine to roll out of Pratt & Whitney just might deliver what the aerospace industry has sought in a commercial jet for more than a century — some peace and quiet. "The tremendous racket that is at present associated with the aeroplane...Tags: Middletown, General Electric Company, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., United Technologies Corporation
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READER SUBMITTED: New England Air Museum's First-Ever Great Aviation Adventure June 22 & June 23
StatewideAviation enthusiasts of all ages will have a rare opportunity to go "airside" at Bradley International Airport when the New England Air Museum presents its first-ever "Great Aviation Adventure." The two-day event will take place on Saturday, June 22 and...Tags: Transportation, Services and Shopping, Museums, Air Transportation, Bradley International Airport
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Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, Germany, Boeing Co., U.S. Congress
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