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    Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. SpaceX set to launch supply rocket to space station on Friday

    Hawthorne-based rocket maker SpaceX is targeting Friday as the launch date for the next NASA cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station.
    Hawthorne-based rocket maker SpaceX is targeting Friday as the launch date for the next NASA cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., performed a successful resupply...

    Tags: Space Programs, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral, NASA, Science and Technology

    2. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. North Korea tested miniature nuclear device, state media says

    BEIJING – North Korea tested a nuclear device Tuesday, state media said, defying international pressure to stop such activities and drawing quick condemnation from the White House.
    BEIJING – North Korea tested a nuclear device Tuesday, state media said, defying international pressure to stop such activities and drawing quick condemnation from the White House. State media said North Korea successfully detonated a miniature...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Military Equipment, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    3. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. NASA observation satellite blasts into orbit from Vandenberg

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE -- A 19-story white rocket successfully lifted a NASA science satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located northwest of Santa Barbara.
    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE -- A 19-story white rocket successfully lifted a NASA science satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located northwest of Santa Barbara. The picture-perfect launch, which took place Monday at 10:02 a.m. PST,...

    Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Medical Procedures and Tests, NASA, Ecosystems, U.S. Geological Survey

    4. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. North Korea appears to conduct nuclear test, defying world powers

    BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said, following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats.
    BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said, following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats. South Korea said it had detected a man-made seismic event...

    Tags: Beijing (China), Weaponry, Seoul (South Korea), South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    5. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Monkey welcomed back to Iran, but U.S. not thrilled by space shot

    BEIRUT — U.S. officials are not exactly welcoming Iran’s revelation this week that the Islamic Republic has sent a monkey into space and brought the creature back to Earth safely.
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    BEIRUT — U.S. officials are not exactly welcoming Iran’s revelation this week that the Islamic Republic has sent a monkey into space and brought the creature back to Earth safely. The report by Iranian media recalled for many the early...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Space Programs, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Missile Systems, Military Equipment

    6. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. China calls for talks after North Korean threat

    BEIJING -- With North Korea openly threatening the United States with nuclear weapons, China called Thursday for a new round of diplomacy and appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with its longtime ally.
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    BEIJING -- With North Korea openly threatening the United States with nuclear weapons, China called Thursday for a new round of diplomacy and appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with its longtime ally. Beijing’s calls for intervention...

    Tags: Jay Carney, Pyongyang (North Korea), Civil Rights, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    7. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Asteroid mining firm aims to raise $20 million in funding

    A group of private entrepreneurs is raising $20 million to fund the first stage of a mission to identify asteroids close to Earth and mine them for valuable materials.
    A group of private entrepreneurs is raising $20 million to fund the first stage of a mission to identify asteroids close to Earth and mine them for valuable materials. Deep Space Industries plans to launch three small crafts armed with cameras, called...

    Tags: Space Programs, Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, NASA, Science and Technology

    8. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The White House strikes back: No Death Star in the works

    The White House may have crushed the dreams of many a "Star Wars" fan by officially turning down a petition to start working on a Death Star. The silver lining? It did it awesomely.
    The White House may have crushed the dreams of many a "Star Wars" fan by officially turning down a petition to start working on a Death Star. The silver lining? It did it awesomely. "The administration does not support blowing up planets," according...

    Tags: Space Programs, Barack Obama, Technology, Engineering, NASA

    9. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. NASA to launch new Landsat earth observation satellite

    NASA is preparing to launch the eighth observation satellite in the Landsat remote sensing program that has chronicled changes in the Earth’s land cover for four decades.
    NASA is preparing to launch the eighth observation satellite in the Landsat remote sensing program that has chronicled changes in the Earth’s land cover for four decades. Landsat 8, set for a Feb. 11 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

    Tags: NASA, U.S. Geological Survey

    10. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Turn the channel to Al Jazeera

    AMMAN, JORDAN — The Arab world's best-known satellite TV network purchased the American cable channel Current TV last week. That means you may soon be able to add "Al Jazeera America" to your remote control favorites. If you're a news junkie like me, you should tune in. The network, founded 15 years ago in the Qatari capital of Doha, has forever improved TV news, especially in the Middle East.
    AMMAN, JORDAN — The Arab world's best-known satellite TV network purchased the American cable channel Current TV last week. That means you may soon be able to add "Al Jazeera America" to your remote control favorites. If you're a news junkie like...

    Tags: Doha (Qatar), Television Industry, Ted Koppel, This Week (tv program), CNN (tv network)

    11. Dec 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Quentin Tarantino discusses the music of 'Django Unchained'

    The music in any Quentin Tarantino film is an adventure unto itself, a tradition that continues with <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-django-unchained-review20121224,0,2901748.story">&ldquo;Django Unchained,&rdquo;</a> Tarantino&rsquo;s movie opening on Christmas Day.
    The music in any Quentin Tarantino film is an adventure unto itself, a tradition that continues with “Django Unchained,” Tarantino’s movie opening on Christmas Day. The soundtrack album was released a week ahead of the film itself, and...

    Tags: Music, Radio Industry, Apple iTunes, Radio, John Legend

    12. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. SpaceX's newest rocket hovers above launch pad in test flight

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    Outside of a science fiction movie, it’s a little strange to see a rocket fire up its engines, blast off, and then hover in the air. But that’s exactly what Hawthorne rocket maker SpaceX pulled off with its 10-story Grasshopper test vehicle....

    Tags: Space Programs, SpaceX, Technology, NASA, Science and Technology

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