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NASA wants poets to send haikus on Mars MAVEN mission
NASA wants to send haikus to Mars, and you — yes, you! — might be just the poet for the job. The space agency plans to launch a spacecraft to study the upper layers of the Red Planet’s atmosphere in November. But before the Mars...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA, NASA Voyager Program, Media Industry, Science and Technology
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Commentary: Mission Hospital seeks flexibility for ICU space
Meeting the evolving healthcare needs of our community requires both flexibility and investment. In the tradition of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Mission Hospital - Laguna Beach is committed to ensuring everyone in our communities...Tags: Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology
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Third-grader names asteroid that is focus of NASA mission
Asteroid (101955)1999 RQ36 doesn't really roll off the tongue, but asteroid Bennu? That's an asteroid that a person, a country and the world can get excited about. This week, NASA announced that 9-year-old Michael Toler Puzio of North Carolina had won...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Barack Obama
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No E-ticket for JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Cañada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Budgets and Budgeting, Science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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NASA chief: Visiting an asteroid is all we can afford
WASHINGTON — A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Science, NASA, Bill Nelson, U.S. Senate
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JPL open house, felled by sequestration, costs about $400,000
Bracing for “significant impacts” to funding for public outreach programs next year, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory decided to cancel its hugely popular open house in June. The cost savings? Roughly $400,000 for the two-day event. The...
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Money and Monetary Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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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: Satellite Technology, NASA, Radio, Google Inc., Entertainment
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Hubble captures Comet ISON, headed to pass Earth this fall
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what space scientists called potentially the "comet of the century", Comet ISON, as it speeds toward Earth at 47,000 mph. The comet, technically known as C/2012 S1, will pass within 1.1 million miles of Earth...
Tags: NASA, 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: Skype, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology
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International Space Station to fly over Baltimore this week
Spot the International Space Station moving across the night sky this week. Chances arise the next three nights, but the best viewing opportunity Wednesday is possible to coincide with rain and thunderstorms. Look tonight at 8:59 p.m., Tuesday at 9:45...
Tags: Weather, Science, Weather Reports, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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JPL cancels open house because of federal budget cuts
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has canceled its popular annual open house at its La Cañada Flintridge facility because of federal spending cuts. The event, scheduled for June 8-9, typically attracts crowds of more than 15,000 each day. "Everyone here...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Travel, Satellite Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
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Antares rocket blasts into orbit for first time in test for NASA
In its maiden flight to space, a commercially built 13-story rocket blasted off from a launch pad off the coast of Virginia in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., roared into orbit after launching Sunday...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Satellite Technology, Science, SpaceX, NASA
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