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    Jul 24, 2012 |Story| KTUU

  1. Kodiak Launch Center: First Class But Too Quiet!

    The Kodiak Launch Center has been quiet this year. Too quiet.
    Channel 2 News
    The Kodiak Launch Center has been quiet this year. Too quiet. The facility, which is considered one of the finest anywhere in the world for for "small-lift" polar launches, has -- ironically -- not seen a launch since September 2011. Part of the...

    Tags: Public Finance, Satellite Technology, NASA, Cape Canaveral, Politics

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  2. NASA accomplishes smartphones' mission

    Smartphone cameras are fine for snapping photos of your BFF, but NASA has officially taken that technology to new heights. The space agency has successfully tested smartphones as low-cost satellites, thanks to the recent launch of the Antares rocket from...

    Tags: Satellite Technology, Radio, NASA, Antarctica, Science and Technology

    3. May 7, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  3. Cargo ship launch from Wallops delayed

    Orbital Sciences Corp. will delay the summer demonstration flight of its Cygnus cargo ship due to technical and scheduling factors, a spokesman said Tuesday.
    Orbital Sciences Corp. will delay the summer demonstration flight of its Cygnus cargo ship due to technical and scheduling factors, a spokesman said Tuesday. The ship, designed to ferry supplies to the International Space Station, had been scheduled...

    Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science and Technology, Space Programs

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  4. NASA, teens and hackers: this week's 'roses' and 'thorns'

    Each week, the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of area citizens or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: •Walter Segaloff, named Virginian of the Year last weekend by...

    Tags: NASA, Hampton Roads

    5. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. Editorials: Isle of Wight schools, sequestration

    Budget flip-flops Rumors were flying this week in Isle of Wight that schools would close in May, graduation ceremonies would be cancelled and food wouldn't be available in cafeterias if the Board of Supervisors didn't come up with additional funding....

    Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Job Layoffs, Budget Control Act of 2011, Apple iPad, Career and Workplace

    6. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. NASA sends cell phones into space on Antares

    When the Antares rocket roared skyward from Wallops Island on Sunday, it carried more than the ambitions of state leaders to turn the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, or MARS, into a major hub for commercial space business.
    When the Antares rocket roared skyward from Wallops Island on Sunday, it carried more than the ambitions of state leaders to turn the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, or MARS, into a major hub for commercial space business. It also carried three smart...

    Tags: Satellite Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Technology, Radio, NASA

    7. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. MARS plans more launches, seeks more space customers

    With the Antares rocket successfully launched, Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island is busy drumming up more commercial space customers — they just can't say who.
    With the Antares rocket successfully launched, Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island is busy drumming up more commercial space customers — they just can't say who. "Because we signed non-disclosures with organizations, we're not at liberty to...

    Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Technology, NASA, SpaceX, Science and Technology

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. NASA launches three smartphones into orbit

    Talk about roaming charges.
    Talk about roaming charges. NASA has launched three smartphones into orbit as part of a low-budget, experimental satellite program that uses off-the-shelf components. The three Google-HTC Nexus One smartphones are circling Earth at an altitude of...

    Tags: Satellite Technology, NASA, Radio, Science and Technology, Entertainment

    9. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Successful launch from Wallops Island opens new gateway to space

    A successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry.
    Reporter
    A successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry.   The unmanned rocket blasted off from Wallops Island Sunday afternoon. With the test flight, Orbital Sciences Corporation...

    Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, NASA, Skype, Science and Technology, Space Programs

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  10. Successful launch for rocket Antares at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

    WALLOPS ISLAND — With a gut-rumbling growl, the Antares rocket vaulted from the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Sunday afternoon, finally completing the test flight of a prototype booster designed to ship cargo to the International Space Station.
    WALLOPS ISLAND — With a gut-rumbling growl, the Antares rocket vaulted from the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Sunday afternoon, finally completing the test flight of a prototype booster designed to ship cargo to the International...

    Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, NASA, Fashion Shows, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), SpaceX

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  11. Rural Eastern Shore meets Buck Rogers

    EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades.
    EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...

    Tags: Research, SpaceX, Tasley (Accomack, Virginia), Arable Farming, Tyson Foods Incorporated

    12. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Can March make up for lost snows this season?

    Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March.
    Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...

    Tags: Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), NASA, Floods, National Weather Service, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)

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