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Sea breezes aid fight to curb Southwest wildfires
ReutersBy Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, May 24 (Reuters) - Winds bringing a blast of damp Pacific Ocean air cut firefighters a break on Thursday as they battled to stamp out several dangerous forest and brush fires burning in five Southwestern U.S. states. Blazes in...Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber, Wildfires, Natural Resources
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UPDATE 1-SpaceX capsule zips through practice drive by space station
Reuters* Smooth maneuvers and flashing strobe lights signal success * Astronauts will use crane to capture Dragon capsule Friday * SpaceX is one of two firms with NASA cargo contracts By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) - Space...Tags: Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Russia
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SpaceX capsule zips through practice drive by space station
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies' unmanned Dragon spaceship flew smoothly in a practice drive by the International Space Station on Thursday, clearing the way for it to become the first private vessel to reach the orbital...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, NASA, Aerospace Manufacturing, Elections
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Golf: Former Sailor transferring to UC Irvine
Travis Russell was on familiar territory, at least this side of the Pacific Ocean, as he followed Estancia High's Jake Knapp during the U.S. Open local qualifying round at Newport Beach Country Club last week. Russell, who twice earned all-league...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, U.S. Open (golf), Landforms, College Sports
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Dragon cleared to dock with space station
CAPE CANAVERAL -- After its Dragon capsule passed maneuvering tests early Thursday morning, SpaceX has tentative permission from NASA to dock its spacecraft with the International Space Station Friday morning, marking the world's first private cargo...
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Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
Reuters* SpaceX Dragon to fly in formation with space station * If successful, capsule will dock with station on Friday * Mission is a test run for public-private space ventures By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - A pioneering...Tags: Science and Technology, Neil Armstrong, Heavy Engineering, NASA, Dana Rohrabacher
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Enter The 'Dragon': Hartford Science Experiment Aboard First Commercial Flight To Space Station
The Hartford Courant— The rat cells have been launched into space. SpaceX's Dragon blasted off early Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying aboard roughly 1,200 pounds of cargo — and a Hartford science project — in the first commercial flight aiming...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, NASA, Science, Colleges and Universities
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SpaceX rocket blasts Dragon into space in historic launch
CAPE CANAVERAL – The SpaceX Dragon capsule is on its way to a rendezvous with the International Space Station and possibly heralding a new era of space transportation. At 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at last from Cape...
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Mailbag: Privatizing TeWinkle fields will hurt Mesa del Mar
The community of Mesa del Mar, located between the Orange County Fairgrounds and Baker Street in Costa Mesa, has been a great place to live for many years, 34 in my case. I've raised three sons here and spent many idyllic hours with my grandson, age 5...Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, Baseball, Company Privatization
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Climate models indicate likely El Nino return: Australia
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said the climate models it monitors indicate a possible return of the El Nino weather pattern, often linked to heavy rainfall and droughts, in the second half of 2012. The last severe El Nino in 1998...Tags: Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, India, Weather, Malaysia
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Tiger Woods puts California condo on the market
The Downswing Golf BlogThough Tiger Woods still hasn’t done anything with the Isleworth spread he left for the blue waters of Jupiter Island, it apparently isn’t highest on the golfer’s list of properties to move. An ocean-view condo Woods owns in Corona del... -
Obituary: Billy Carter Moss
LANCASTER — Former Lancaster Mayor Billy Carter Moss, 87, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th, at Lancaster Christian Care Center. Billy was born on July 6, 1924, and was the first of eight children of the late William Ball Moss Jr. and Anna...
Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Marine Corps, Fort Lauderdale, Easter, World War II (1939-1945)
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