NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
Posted by brandoniswrite on April 25, 2011
After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA‘s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed [...]
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Obama releases birth form, decries ‘silliness’
Posted by brandoniswrite on April 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he's releasing his long-form birth certificate because the country doesn't have time for the "distraction" and "silliness" of questions being persistently raised about where he was born. www2.wnct.com – National
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WISE Mission Spots ‘Horseshoe’ Asteroid
Posted by brandoniswrite on April 11, 2011
An asteroid recently discovered by NASA‘s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) may be a bit of an oddball. Most near-Earth asteroids — NEAs for short — have eccentric, or egg-shaped, orbits that take the asteroids right through the inner solar system. The new object, designated 2010 SO16, is different. Its orbit is almost circular such [...]
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Sign swiped at Ohio home where Superman created
Posted by brandoniswrite on April 7, 2011
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Man of Steel may have fallen victim to scrap metal thieves in Cleveland. www2.wnct.com – National
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