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Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dies at 82
Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) - Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. The modest man, who had people on Earth entranced and awed from almost...Tags: Entertainment Events, Space Programs, Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing, Wars and Interventions
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More images from Mars rover Curiosity coming soon
L.A. NOWNASA on Monday is expected to release more image from the Mars rover Curiosity as well as provide new details on the rover's movements on the Red Planet surface. NASA administrator Charles Bolden is expected to make statements during a...... -
NASA passes over two Md.-based projects for new Mars mission
NASA announced plans Tuesday for a mission to explore the interior of Mars, passing over two finalist proposals from Maryland institutions for the space agency's next relatively low-cost space mission. InSight, a project of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in...Tags: Education, Space Programs, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), University of Maryland, College Park, Science
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Curiosity rover sticks the landing
They called it the "seven minutes or terror" for the complex maneuverings and rocket blasts conducted in the final moments of a 354 million mile journey from home, but the Curiosity rover executed its landing flawlessly. Those who doubted U.S. preeminence...Tags: Technology, Track and Field, Michael Phelps, Harvard University, Science
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Politicians cheer Curiosity's successful landing on Mars
Some of the celebration surrounding the Mars Science Laboratory's successful landing Sunday night on the Red Planet had a political tone. The touchdown of the over-budget $2.5-billion Mars rover mission comes as tax dollars for planetary exploration...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Space Programs, Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Science
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Mars rover: Curiosity's landing, as told through Twitter
L.A. NOWAfter successfully sticking its highly anticipated landing on Mars Sunday night, Curiosity will begin a two-year, $2.5-billion mission to look for the building blocks of life on the Red Planet.... -
All eyes are on the rover Curiosity
The rover Curiosity is expected to transmit a huge scientific payload from Mars, and the mission may also heavily influence how lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decide to spend money on the space race. Supporters hope a successful landing Sunday night...
Tags: Elections, Space Programs, Budgets and Budgeting, Science, Politics
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Boeing, SpaceX big winners in NASA competition for new spacecraft
Los Angeles TimesNow that NASA has mothballed its fleet of space shuttles, the space agency needs a new ride to the International Space Station. On Friday, NASA handed out $1.1 billion to three companies to privately develop rockets and spacecraft for what could be the...Tags: Space Programs, Technology, Science, Google+, Kennedy Space Center
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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies
CNNSAN DIEGO -- Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion,...Tags: Space Programs, Technology, Colleges and Universities, Science, Health and Safety at School
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Sally Ride dies at 61; first American woman in space
In the early days of the space program, astronauts were ex-Marines, Air Force officers and hot-shot pilots. Sally Ride got there a little differently: She answered a want ad. In the late 1970s, NASA decided that, in addition to pilots, it needed some...
Tags: Space Programs, Colleges and Universities, Science, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Science and Technology
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Sally Ride, first American woman to fly in space, dies at 61
L.A. NOWSally Ride, who became the first American woman to fly in space when she rode in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, has died. She was 61. Ride died Monday at her home in La Jolla after battling pancreatic cancer,...... -
Pioneering astronaut Sally Ride dies
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion, commitment, and...
Tags: Stanford University, Space Programs, Barack Obama, University of California, San Diego, Pancreatic Cancer
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