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San Fernando Valley roundup: Endeavour lands at Exposition Park, Police book auto theft suspect in Canoga Park, North Hollywood teachers go 'Gangnam Style'
Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, October 15. The space shuttle Endeavour finally completed its final mission on Sunday after a 15-hour delay. The space shuttle Endeavour reached the California Science Center in Exposition Park at around noon...
Tags: Technology, Adam Schiff, California Science Center, Science and Technology
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Burb's Eye View: Library photo exhibition tells many stories
The faces in the photo tell only part of the story. They are transfixed by something off to the right. The man has his hand to his mouth, wrinkles adding depth to the wonder and dread passing his face. A woman is near him and she is expecting something....Tags: Photography, Theodore Roosevelt, Manhattan (New York City), Arts, Space Programs
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Nautica, Fashion Shows, Disc Jockeys, Michelin Group, Archaeology
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Official: Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit
Autoblog.comFiled under: Truck, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Toyota The idea of lifting a full-size pickup truck completely off the ground by hand might seem as likely as, say, said pickup truck towing a 150,000-pound space shuttle, but... hurray, physics! The same... -
Giving Science Center parking to USC could hurt museum, some say
A proposal to guarantee USC most of the parking spaces in a state-owned garage during Trojan football games and other events could hurt the neighboring California Science Center by driving down attendance, some supporters of the Exposition Park museum...
Tags: Technology, Arts and Culture, Roderick Wright, California Science Center, Science and Technology
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Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing
A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...
Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Technology, Boeing Co., Science and Technology
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SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Richard Branson, Technology, Science and Technology
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Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams
julieg@herald-mail.comRetired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...Tags: NASA, Atlantic Ocean, Willard Hackerman, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Students
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Central Florida theme parks roll out new attractions for 2013
Special CorrespondentThe number “13” is considered unlucky by some, but certainly not for travelers heading for Central Florida in summer of 2013, as this year holds unprecedented expansions at theme parks, accommodations and dining in Orlando and surroundings....Tags: Universal Studios Orlando, Kennedy Space Center, Tourism and Leisure, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Naval Academy astronauts return to inspire next generation
The course is Human Space Flight. The subject for today: analogues — the scenarios found in the world or contrived in the laboratory that NASA uses to simulate work and life aboard a space ship. Naval Academy professor Ken Reightler leads the...
Tags: NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Vice (movie)
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Kennedy Space Center: Progress on Atlantis exhibit, inside and out
Kennedy Space Center Vistor Complex guests can now see parts of the entrance to the upcoming Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction peeking over construction walls. Work continues inside and out on the $100 million structure, set for its grand opening on...
Tags: Space Programs, Technology, Kennedy Space Center, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Shuttle rocket test
FrameworkNov. 17, 1981: The main engine in the space shuttle program undergoes a test firing at the Santa Susana Mountains field laboratory site of Rockwell International....
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