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New will.i.am Song Transmitted from Mars Curiosity Rover
Los Angeles TimesPASADENA -- The Curiosity rover transmitted the first-ever feature song from the surface of Mars on Tuesday -- a track penned by singer and producer will.i.am to celebrate the NASA robot's successful landing on the Red Planet. The song, called "Reach for...Tags: Black Eyed Peas (music group), Ray Bradbury, Music, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology
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Pioneering astronaut Sally Ride dies
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion, commitment, and...
Tags: Space Programs, Stanford University, Economy, Business and Finance, Pancreatic Cancer, Science and Technology
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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies
CNNSAN DIEGO -- Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Pancreatic Cancer, University of California, San Diego, Colleges and Universities
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Boeing, SpaceX big winners in NASA competition for new spacecraft
Los Angeles TimesNow that NASA has mothballed its fleet of space shuttles, the space agency needs a new ride to the International Space Station. On Friday, NASA handed out $1.1 billion to three companies to privately develop rockets and spacecraft for what could be the...Tags: Satellite Technology, Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, Virgin Group, Ltd., Space Programs
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All eyes are on the rover Curiosity
The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race. Supporters hope a successful landing Sunday night...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Science and Technology, Elections
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Politicians cheer Curiosity's successful landing on Mars
Some of the celebration surrounding the Mars Science Laboratory's successful landing Sunday night on the Red Planet had a political tone. The touchdown of the over-budget $2.5-billion Mars rover mission comes as tax dollars for planetary exploration...
Tags: Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, SpaceX
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SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific. The unmanned capsule parachuted...
Tags: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science and Technology, Russia, Space Programs, Port of Los Angeles
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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean
CNNThe unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California on Thursday, completing the first commercial flight to the International Space Station, NASA and company controllers reported. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed at...Tags: Science and Technology, Bodies of Water, Space Programs, PayPal, Inc., Oceans
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250 gather at Naval Academy to remember first African-American graduate
When Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was ostracized, his classmates once trashing his room ahead of an inspection. But the Navy embraced him as a trailblazer in Wednesday funeral services, part of which were held...Tags: Jimmy Carter, U.S. Army, West Point, Human Interest, Annapolis
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Parking spot for Mars rover is picked for convenience
The rover being sent to Mars in search of extraterrestrial life has found its parking spot, and like many humans, its getting one as close to its destination as possible. Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La CaƱada Flintridge said this...Tags: Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, NASA
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Congress looks at boosting JPL budget
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s missions to Mars have gotten a boost from congressional leaders, who this week found up to $100 million more for NASA’s planetary science program. The White House’s initial proposal for the 2013 NASA budget...
Tags: Space Programs, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Private supply SpaceX rockets toward space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. The SpaceX company made history...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Russia, White House, James Doohan
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