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Capture an asteroid? Piece of cake
“What could go wrong?” If you’re a woman, you’ve undoubtedly heard this phrase -- probably more than once -- from your father/grandfather/husband/boyfriend/male friends, shortly before the aforementioned types did something...
Tags: NASA, The Home Depot, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jesse James
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Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million
A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...
Tags: Auction Service, Holy Motors (movie), Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Richard Branson
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Boost Mobile rolls out virtual wallet for Android smartphones
Android smartphones on Boost Mobile’s network can now serve as a mobile wallet. Boost Mobile subscribers can head to any of the carrier’s stores to load cash into their virtual wallet. The approach differs from a long-rumored app —...
Tags: Politics, Personal Data Collection, Computer Hardware, Media Industry, Interior Policy
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Aircraft, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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As stocks hit new highs, is the market overheating?
NEW YORK -- Wall Street will be watching Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress on Wednesday, hoping the Federal Reserve chairman will offer clues as to when the central bank may begin turning off its spigot of easy money. Investors will also be...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, Credit Ratings
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Richard Branson, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Entertainment, New Products
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Virgin America lets you buy other passengers drinks, make pals
Virgin America is making it easier to befriend other passengers at 35,000 feet. The Burlingame, Calif.-based airline’s touch-screen entertainment units on every seat now have a feature that lets passengers buy drinks, meals and snacks for fellow...
Tags: Richard Branson, Entertainment, New Products
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The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more
Some answers to readers' airline questions: Question: I understand that London's Heathrow Airport has a horrendous arrival fee. Is the same true for Stansted and Gatwick, London's two other airports? Answer: I'm not sure if you're referring to the...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Trips and Vacations, United Air Lines, International Monetary Fund, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Airbus eyes new jet's maiden flight with Paris show a month away
With the Paris Air Show just one month away, European plane-maker Airbus got one step closer to the first flight of its new A350 XWB passenger jet, rolling out one of the aircraft from its paint shop in Toulouse, France. Company executives want the...
Tags: Physiology, Boeing Co.
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: Medical Research, Transportation, Military Equipment, George H.W. Bush, Air Transportation
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Boeing moves past 787 Dreamliner grounding, speeds up production
After months of headaches brought on by its 787 Dreamliner jet, Boeing Co. is now back on track and even speeding the production rate of the new airliner. The aerospace giant said it has increased the production rate of seven airplanes per month at...
Tags: Boeing Co., United Air Lines
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SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...Tags: NASA, SpaceX, Richard Branson, Satellite Technology, Technology
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