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Orbital Sciences prepares rocket for closely watched NASA mission
On a little-known launch pad off the coast of Virginia, a team of about 200 engineers and technicians is readying a 13-story rocket for its maiden flight to space in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., is...
Tags: Technology, Science, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX, Space Programs
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SpaceX capsule set to return from orbit, splash down in Pacific
After spending more than three weeks docked with the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon space capsule is ready to return to Earth and splash down Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean. NASA Television will provide coverage of Dragon's departure...
Tags: Science, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX, Space Programs, Satellite Technology
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SpaceX splashdown: Capsule returns 2,668 pounds of science samples
Less than 250 miles west of Baja California, SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully splashed down Tuesday after spending more than three weeks in outer space on a NASA mission. When the cone-shaped unmanned capsule hit the water at 9:34 a.m. PDT, it...
Tags: Port of Long Beach, Science, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX, Space Programs
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SpaceX launches to space station, but experiences problem in orbit
On an overcast morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and sped through the clouds Friday on its way to the International Space Station. However, about 12 minutes into the NASA resupply...
Tags: SpaceX, Space Programs, Satellite Technology, NASA, Science and Technology
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Watch SpaceX launch rocket from Cape Canaveral on resupply mission
Hawthorne-based SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is on the launch pad ready to blast off at 7:10 a.m. Pacific time from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin a resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. If you want to watch the launch, check...
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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. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., performed a successful resupply...
Tags: SpaceX, Space Programs, Satellite Technology, NASA, Science and Technology
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VES Awards 2013 winners & nominees
Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" | Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Eric Saindon, Kevin L. Sherwood "Prometheus" | Paul Butterworth, Charley Henley, Allen Maris, Richard Stammers "Life of...
Tags: Mark Andrews , Arts, Falling Skies (tv program), Game of Thrones (tv program), Boardwalk Empire (tv program)
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Dr. William F. House dies at 89; championed cochlear implant
Dr. William F. House, a dentist-turned-ear specialist who 50 years ago defied the medical establishment and many advocates for the hearing impaired to champion an implantable device, now widely accepted, that made everyday sounds audible to the profoundly...
Tags: Ear, Nose, and Throat, Brigham Young University , Food and Drug Administration, 3M Co., Skin Cancer
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Air Force set to blast off another secretive space drone
An experimental robotic space plane developed for the Air Force is slated to launch Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, fueling an ongoing mystery about its hush-hush payload and overall mission. Air Force officials offered few details about the mission....
Tags: The Pentagon, Military Equipment, Landforms, Rocketry, Technology
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Cleanliness is key for robotic space explorers
WATERTON CANYON, Colo. — The concrete-floored room looks, at first glance, like little more than a garage. There is a red tool chest, its drawers labeled: "Hacksaws." "Allen wrenches." There are stepladders and vise grips. There is also, at one...
Tags: Sneezing, Satellite Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Nuclear Power, United Nations
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Shuttle Endeavour readied for voyage to final home in Los Angeles
L.A. NOWFinal preparations are under way in Florida for NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor to leave the East Coast on Monday and begin its voyage to its permanent home in Los Angeles.... -
Weather pushes space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. arrival to Friday
L.A. NOWSpace shuttle Endeavour will arrive in Los Angeles a day later than originally intended after the threat of thunderstorms again delayed the start of the retired orbiter's cross-country trip from Florida....
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