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NASA launches three smartphones into orbit
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: Radio, Satellite Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Entertainment
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Mojave: Edge of the final frontier
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStuart Witt, a former test pilot who runs the airport in this weathered desert town, was working at his desk when he heard the explosion. "I turned and looked out the window," said Witt, 54. "There was a trace of dust in the air over by the east-side...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Kitty Hawk, Trips and Vacations, Television, Disasters and Accidents
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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: Radio, Satellite Technology, Antarctica, NASA, Space Programs
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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. The ship, designed to ferry supplies to the International Space Station, had been scheduled...
Tags: Space Programs, Air Transportation Delays, Science and Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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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
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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: Budget Control Act of 2011, Hampton Roads, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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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. It also carried three smart...
Tags: Radio, Satellite Technology, NASA, Science, Space Programs
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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. "Because we signed non-disclosures with organizations, we're not at liberty to...
Tags: SpaceX, NASA, Space Programs, Technology, Science and Technology
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Successful launch from Wallops Island opens new gateway to space
ReporterA 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: NASA, Space Programs, Skype, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Science and Technology
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EDITORIAL: LIFTOFF
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.PONIES, the beach, oysters, vacation: Those are what most people associate with Chincoteague. Now it's clear "rockets" should be added to the list. Not that rockets are newcomers to Virginia's Eastern Shore. In fact, Wallops Island, just five miles east...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), NASA, Science, Space Programs, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia)
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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...
Tags: SpaceX, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), NASA, Fashion Shows, Space Programs
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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. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Space Programs, Old Dominion University, Tyson Foods Incorporated, Business
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