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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight

    Reuters
    * Company selling tickets to ride for $200,000 * Fleet of five spaceships planned By Irene Klotz April 30 (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key...

    Tags: Rocketry, Technology, Richard Branson, Paul Allen, NASA

    2. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Supersonic flight brings Virgin Galactic closer to space tourism

    With a sonic boom that resounded above the Mojave Desert, a rocket plane belonging to British billionaire Richard Branson's commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space. On Monday the company's...

    Tags: Explosions, Transportation, Richard Branson, Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure

    3. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| AP West Virginia

  3. Marshall medical school acquires additional space for research, development

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University's medical school is acquiring more space for research and development. The university announced Monday that the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine will sublease 2,100 square feet of space in the...

    Tags: Marshall University, Medical Research, Science, Kidney Disease, High Blood Pressure

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"

    PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.
    PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...

    Tags: Hurricanes, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science, NASA, Hampton University

    5. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. ESA: Herschel space telescope blinded by heat, retires for good

    Astronomers knew this day would come. The Herschel Space Observatory has run out of coolant and ceased looking into the cold, distant universe. Without liquid helium to keep the instruments chilled to minus 456 degrees Fahrenheit, the European Space Agency telescope began to run a fever and went blind, leading scientists on Monday to shutter this floating window into space.
    Astronomers knew this day would come. The Herschel Space Observatory has run out of coolant and ceased looking into the cold, distant universe. Without liquid helium to keep the instruments chilled to minus 456 degrees Fahrenheit, the European Space...

    Tags: Science and Technology

    6. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word

    Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well.
    Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...

    Tags: NASA, Ellicott City, Science, Applied Physics, Astronomy

    7. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic goes supersonic in rocket test

    British billionaire Richard Branson’s commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space when a test pilot cracked the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. For the first time, the company's SpaceShipTwo...

    Tags: Explosions, Richard Branson, Boeing Co., Emergency Incidents, Virgin Group, Ltd.

    8. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. NASA tests flower-based biofuel for jets

    In Hampton Roads, a jet engine may be the sound of freedom, but the contrail it leaves behind is nothing to salute.
    In Hampton Roads, a jet engine may be the sound of freedom, but the contrail it leaves behind is nothing to salute. The cloud-like contrail is composed of ice crystals, soot, sulfur and other harmful elements that riddle the emissions of jet engines and...

    Tags: Military Equipment, Environmental Issues, NASA, Research, Biofuels

    9. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Posey: Space Coast needs new, diversified jobs

    WASHINGTON — It's been a rocky few years for the Space Coast district represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge — starting with NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle in 2011.
    The Orlando Sentinel, Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON — It's been a rocky few years for the Space Coast district represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge — starting with NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle in 2011. The end of the 30-year program led to thousands of...

    Tags: Cruise Line Ports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX

    10. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Ellicott City astrophysicist works on Hubble's succesor

    Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so as well.
    Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so as well. Kalirai, 35, is an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. For two years,...

    Tags: Science, Immigration, NASA, Ellicott City, Applied Physics

    11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| La Caņada

  11. 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.
    The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Caņada Flintridge facility. But the popular event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, has been canceled because of...

    Tags: Adam Schiff, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Budgets and Budgeting, Science

    12. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. 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.
    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. Senate, Mo Brooks, Orion Space Mission, Science, White House

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