Awarding gold medals to astronauts is no small step for lawmakers
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 26, 2011
[From Richard Simon of the Tribune Washington Bureau] WASHINGTON — It’s probably a good thing that Congress didn’t plan the moonshot. The House on Monday is expected to authorize the use of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a Nov. 16 ceremony to present congressional gold medals to Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and John [...]
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AMC Renews ‘Walking Dead’ For A Third Series
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 25, 2011
AMC RENEWS “THE WALKING DEAD” FOR THIRD SEASON AMC announced today the renewal of “The Walking Dead” for a third season. Season two continues to deliver the strongest telecasts for any [...] SciFi Pulse
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Holiday Cottages- Your Friends for Vacations
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Vacations are one of the things we enjoyed while we go with our parents during our school/college days. Now we don’t find time for ourselves and find our lives to be stale, so it’s about time we considered going for a vacation. There are number of things to do on a vacation based on the [...]
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Florida Cabinet members seeking greater Congressional support for Kennedy Space Center
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 24, 2011
CAPE CANAVERAL – Facing the prospects of predatory competition from other states, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam pressed Tuesday for Florida and its Congressional delegation to unite to protect funding and future operations at Kennedy Space Center. Putnam’s call came as the Florida Cabinet met at the KSC Visitor Complex, and followed presentations by Florida’s [...]
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Survey: US gas prices up 5 cents in past 2 weeks
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Survey: US gas prices up 5 cents in past 2 weeks www2.wnct.com – National
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Former NASA science chief Alan Stern to run UCF Space Institute
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 23, 2011
NASA’s former associate administrator for Science, S. Alan Stern, has been named director of the Florida Space Institute at Kennedy Space Center. Stern will help the institute, a part of the University of Central Florida, develop projects that align UCF and Florida with the new emphasis in the space industry – unmanned flights, commercial flight, science [...]
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Space Shuttle Program: Spanning 30 Years of Discovery
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Image above: Space shuttles Endeavour and Discovery meet in a “nose-to-nose” photo opportunity as the vehicles switch locations Aug. 11 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Now in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1), Discovery will go through more preparations for public display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in [...]
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Arianespace moves toward Ariane 5 and Soyuz 2 launches
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 22, 2011
The 60th Ariane 5 prepares for it’s Tuesday launch. (arianespace)Europe’s heavy lift launcher will make it’s final flight of the year from French Guiana on Tuesday as the launch team steers toward flying two Russian Soyuz rockets from the jungles of South America before the New Year.Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket will deliver two communications satellites [...]
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Solar power vents attics benefits
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Solar powered attic vents can be used to control heat and moisture. Today there are alternatives to roof louvers that are smart and effective. The solar varieties work of the principle of solar energy. These collect the energy from the rays of the sun during your day when your attic is at its warmest. Using [...]
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Dark Matter is now more mysterious
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 21, 2011
Like all galaxies, our Milky Way is home to a strange substance called dark matter. Dark matter is invisible, betraying its presence only through its gravitational pull. Without dark matter holding them together, our galaxy’s speedy stars would fly off in all directions. The nature of dark matter is a mystery — a mystery that [...]
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