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Sun sets on 31-year Sun career
Maryland WeatherThis past August I marked 40 years in the newspaper business, including more than 31 years in Baltimore, first at The Evening Sun and, after 1993, at The Sun. This week will be my last. I am taking a buyout, extended by the......Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Boston, William Donald Schaefer, St. Mary's City, Space Programs
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Sonic boom drowns out even Tiger Woods' drive
WatchdogGood line from ESPN's Matt Winer on the late Saturday SportsCenter after video of Tiger Woods reacting to the sonic boom from the Space Shuttle Discovery, just before a tee shot: "Good thing it didn't happen during his backswing or......Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Tiger Woods, Technology, ESPN (tv network)
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Space station flyby tonight
Maryland WeatherSkies should be clear tonight, so Marylanders who are willing to step outside for a few minutes just after 9 p.m. will have a fine view of the International Space Station as it flies from high over northern Mississippi to......Tags: Maryland, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Mississippi, Technology
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Obama to Atlantis: 'Incredible journey'
The Swampby Mark Silva Ground control to Commander Altman. The president's on the line. President Barack Obama made a long-distance call to the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis today to congratulate them on repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle......Tags: Mike Massimino, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Government, Space Programs
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Will space shuttle -- and bucket list -- ever get off the ground?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsI???m still waiting to scratch off the first item from my Florida bucket list. The Space Shuttle Endeavour hasn???t been a willing accomplice. After living here 20 years, I want to write about some quintessential Florida things I???ve never done......Tags: Dania Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Services and Shopping, Science and Technology, Titusville
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Wallops to test crew escape system Wednesday A.M.
Maryland WeatherThere's an interesting launch planned for early Wednesday at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, down on Virginia's Eastern Shore. It's not one that will be visible for hundreds of miles around, but it does mark an important milestone for manned......Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Technology
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Stowaway on space shuttle likely perished
Maryland WeatherNASA says its ground crews discovered an apparent stowaway on the space shuttle Discovery (STS-119) before its launch on March 15, 2009. It was hoped the intruder would leave before the rockets ignited. But that didn't happen, and the hitchhiker is......Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Technology, NASA
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Lessons in risk and reality
On Feb. 11, 1986, as the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident was plowing through testimony on that January's shuttle disaster, a commission member asked for a glass of ice water. Richard Feynman, a theoretical physicist and...Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Services and Shopping, Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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'Courageous' to be shown
The Zion Baptist Church ministry will show the movie “Courageous” Saturday at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, 61 W. Bethel St. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission costs $2 per person and there will be free popcorn and drinks....Tags: Cornell University, Transportation Accidents, Science, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Retiring Field Museum, Adler Planetarium presidents give their final thoughts
This autumn and early winter will see the biggest change in Chicago's Museum Campus since Lake Shore Drive took a hard swing to the west to create the parkland connection of cultural institutions 14 years ago. This time, though, the alteration is not one...
Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, Science, Space Programs, Museums
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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, Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Technology
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'Star Trek' has lived long and prospered
Whether you are a devoted fan or have merely watched an episode or movie, “Star Trek” has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations of people across the globe. Here is why the “Star Trek” phenomenon can be, first and...Tags: Television, Science and Technology, Science, George Takei, Space Programs
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