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My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts
Most people have seen videos of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon after taking manual control of the landing. But who led the way with many space-mission firsts? In May 1963, I was working at NASA Mission Control at Cape Canaveral...Tags: NASA, Neil Armstrong, Space Programs, Maitland, Culture
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Free tours of Ponce de León's ship El Galeón sold out early Tuesday
UPDATE: A free tour of El Galeón is the hottest ticket in town. By Tuesday, history-hungry South Floridians had snapped up 20,000 free tickets to tour the 170-foot replica, according to Nicki Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention...Tags: Travel, Broward County, Tourism and Leisure, Human Interest, Fort Lauderdale
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Brevard County, NASA, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Kennedy Space Center
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275-mile bike trail would go from Cape Canaveral to St. Petersburg
OrlandoSentinel.comAs I mentioned in a recent post , the Florida Legislature allocated $50 million to link several Central Florida trails with 72 miles of connector trails to make one long Coast to Coast Trail . The already-paved segments that would be linked include,... -
Letters to the Editor: Death penalty, gun bill, Bill Clinton
Death penalty's meaning Terrorist operatives want the accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, to receive the death penalty. Why? It plays into their hands. History has proved repeatedly that, if anything, the death penalty encourages terrorists....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Bill Clinton, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Elections
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Brevard deputies shoot armed man, killing him
A man died Monday evening at a hospital after Brevard deputies shot him while responding to a domestic-disturbance call, authorities said. A caller to 911 reported that several shots had been fired about 4:30 p.m. at a home on Belair Avenue in Merritt...
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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: NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Technology, Satellite Technology, 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: NASA, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, SpaceX, 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...
Tags: NASA, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, SpaceX, Science and Technology
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The end of the shuttle era signals beginning of SpaceX
Orlando SentinelNASA's space shuttle Atlantis descended back to Earth from it's final mission to the International Space Station last week, bringing the 30-year government-run shuttle program to an end. NASA and the government will now rely upon private industry to...Tags: Mass Media, NASA, Florida, Nevada, Space Programs
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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: NASA, United Air Lines, Pacific Ocean, Satellite Technology, Space Programs
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Frederick Nyal "Fred" Herwig, 82, of Friedens
Frederick Nyal "Fred" Herwig, 82, of Friedens, passed on Feb. 26, 2013, at The Patriot. Born Oct. 6, 1930, in Somerset, he is the son of the late Dewey and Elizabeth (Kirchensteiner) Herwig. He is also preceded in death by his children Connie and Stephen...Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, American Cancer Society, Friedens, International Military Interventions
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