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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: Petroleum Industry, Photography Supplies and Services, Entertainment Events, The Associated Press, Wars and Interventions
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Private Funeral Held for Astronaut Neil Armstrong
KTLA News/CNNCINCINNATI, Ohio -- Neil Armstrong was buried Friday in a private service held by his family in Ohio. Memorials were also being held around the country, including events at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the US...Tags: John Boehner, Heart Surgery, Korean War (1950-1953), Satellite Technology, Science and Technology
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Human Voice Travels To Mars And Back
The voice of NASA's chief has boldly gone where no voice has gone before -- to another planet and back. Words uttered by Charles Bolden, the administrator of NASA, were radioed to the Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars, which in turn sent them back...
Tags: Neil Armstrong, Space Programs, Science and Technology, NASA
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New will.i.am Song Transmitted from Mars Curiosity Rover
Los Angeles TimesPASADENA -- The Curiosity rover transmitted the first-ever feature song from the surface of Mars on Tuesday -- a track penned by singer and producer will.i.am to celebrate the NASA robot's successful landing on the Red Planet. The song, called "Reach for...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Music, Science and Technology, Ray Bradbury, Entertainment
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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: Stanford University, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Awards and Prizes, Space Programs
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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, Pancreatic Cancer, Space Programs, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance
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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,...... -
Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by...
Tags: Stanford University, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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: Stanford University, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Colleges and Universities
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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: Technology, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations
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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: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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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....
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