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NASA accomplishes smartphones' mission
Smartphone cameras are fine for snapping photos of your BFF, but NASA has officially taken that technology to new heights. The space agency has successfully tested smartphones as low-cost satellites, thanks to the recent launch of the Antares rocket from...Tags: Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, NASA, Entertainment
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Cargo ship launch from Wallops delayed
Orbital Sciences Corp. will delay the summer demonstration flight of its Cygnus cargo ship due to technical and scheduling factors, a spokesman said Tuesday. The ship, designed to ferry supplies to the International Space Station, had been scheduled...
Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Air Transportation Delays
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NASA, teens and hackers: this week's 'roses' and 'thorns'
Each week, the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of area citizens or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: •Walter Segaloff, named Virginian of the Year last weekend by...Tags: NASA, Hampton Roads
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Editorials: Isle of Wight schools, sequestration
Budget flip-flops Rumors were flying this week in Isle of Wight that schools would close in May, graduation ceremonies would be cancelled and food wouldn't be available in cafeterias if the Board of Supervisors didn't come up with additional funding....Tags: Unemployment, Apple iPad, Air Transportation Industry, NASA, Budget Control Act of 2011
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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: Google Inc., Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, NASA
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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: Science and Technology, Space Programs, NASA, Skype, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Rural Eastern Shore meets Buck Rogers
EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Aerospace Manufacturing, International Travel, Wildlife, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia)
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Can March make up for lost snows this season?
Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Blacksburg, National Weather Service, NASA
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NASA launch could be visible Tuesday night
NASA is launching a rocket from Wallops Island, Va., Tuesday to test technology for future missions, and it could be visible in the early evening sky. Scientists will fire a payload 80 miles above the Earth and, at two different points, release two...
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William B. Bundick, 79
William “Bill” Bryan Bundick of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Dec. 28, 2012, at the age of 79, in Winchester, Va. Bill was preceded in death by his grandparents, Oscar and Lillie Barnes; his mother, Theodosia Barnes Truitt; his father,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Shriners, Washington, DC
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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Splashes Down to Earth
CNNThe SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday. The unmanned capsule came down about 250 miles...Tags: Rocketry, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science
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NASA rockets launch Virginia Tech experiments into space
The third time was the charm for the RockSat-X launch at Wallop's Island this morning. Several science experiments designed by Virginia Tech students were on board today's flight, including a sensor to study the earth's upper atmosphere. The rocket...
Tags: Baylor University , Virginia Tech, Colleges and Universities, NASA, University of Colorado at Boulder
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