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Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 Private enterprise to free NASA to concentrate on further exploration. Read More
Commercial rocket carries supplies to space station Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular middle-of-the-night blastoff. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and its unmanned... Read More
Groundwork laid for private space missions Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Two companies announced Thursday they plan to offer rides to orbiting Bigelow habitats, using SpaceX's Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft, which is designed to carry up to seven people. Read More
Excitement builds for next-to-last shuttle launch Updated: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — On the eve of the next-to-last space shuttle launch, thousands of people streamed to the region for a chance to watch Friday's fiery spectacle. Adding to the fever-pitch excitement: The first-ever visit by an entire presidential family. Also watching Endeavour's final liftoff will be... Read More
Giffords: A poignant presence, but out of view Updated: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — It's a sight many Americans would surely love to see: a recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords watching as her astronaut husband blasts off into space. But it's unlikely they will see it. Giffords will attend Friday's space shuttle launch in Florida but watch in private, and her staff says there are... Read More
Early Washstand Stands the Test of Time Updated: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 Q: Enclosed is a photo of a dry sink that I recently bought for $150. I knew it was not a bargain, but I wanted it anyway. It was painted, so I had it professionally stripped and refinished. Made out of walnut, it stands 35 inches tall and 35.5 inches wide. The leaf drawer pulls are also carved out of walnut. It... Read More
Spacecraft splashes into Pacific on demo flight Published: Wed, Dec 8, 2010 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company launched a spacecraft into orbit and then, in a historic first, guided it back to Earth on Wednesday in a bold test for NASA that could lead to the first commercial space station supply run next year and eventual astronaut rides. The capsule named Dragon, built... Read More
Shuttle has electrical problem; could delay launch Published: Tue, Nov 2, 2010 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An electrical problem cropped up aboard Discovery again Tuesday after engineers thought they had it licked, and threatened to delay the shuttle's final liftoff just one day away. The trouble appeared to be with a backup controller for one of the shuttle's three main engines. The... Read More
Chickasaw people in Oklahoma: John Herrington, astronaut and educator Updated: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 Shortly after being kicked out of college, John Herrington got his first real job ... If hanging off a cliff can be called a real job. At college, Herrington’s passion for climbing had eclipsed his desire to learn and lead to slipping grades. When he found a job climbing mountains for engineers planning a new... Read More
Astronaut will tweet from space in Spanish Updated: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new barrier. He will tweet from space in Spanish and English. Astronaut Jose Hernandez grew up in a migrant farming family and did not learn to speak English until he was 12. He is scheduled to fly aboard the space shuttle... Read More
Building a state of creativity for the future Updated: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 Creative Oklahoma Inc. is expected to draw 300 to 500 educational, business and community leaders from across the nation to downtown Oklahoma City Oct. 12-14 and another 1,200 to 1,500 international visitors Nov. 15-17, 2010. This fall’s creativity and education conference will be in conjunction with Apple... Read More
Parties Etc.: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 Updated: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 ‘A' list Royal treatment: Former kings of the Beaux Arts Ball met for a party in the home of John Bozalis. Buzz: The group had cocktails and speculated about the 63rd king, who will be revealed at the Nov. 29 ball at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. Engagement party Who: Jeaneen and Bob Naifeh and... Read More
Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship Updated: Fri, Jun 13, 2008 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make - a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home. Atlantis and... Read More
Astronauts take another spacewalk for tamer job Updated: Thu, Jul 10, 2008 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The space station's two Russian astronauts stepped outside for the second time in less than a week Tuesday, taking a spacewalk that promised to be tame compared to last week's work with explosives. Although Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko had a lengthy to-do list, none of... Read More
Russian news agency says Soyuz crew was in danger on descent Updated: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 MOSCOW (AP) -- The crew of the Soyuz space capsule that landed hundreds of miles off target in Kazakhstan was in serious danger during the descent, a Russian news agency reported Tuesday. Interfax quoted an unidentified Russian space official as saying the capsule entered Earth's atmosphere Saturday... Read More
Famous Oklahomans Updated: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 Sports •Troy Aikman, football, Henryetta •Johnny Bench, baseball, Binger, Oklahoma City •Joe Carter, baseball, Oklahoma City •Tony Casillas, football, Tulsa •Bart Conner, gymnast, Norman •Alvin Dark, baseball, Comanche •Jerome "Dizzy” Dean, baseball, Holdenville •Paul Dean, baseball, Holdenville... Read More
Evidence Against Former Astronaut Tossed Published: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A judge agreed Friday to toss much of the evidence against Lisa Nowak, a former astronaut accused of making a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot. Investigators took advantage of 44-year-old Nowak, who had... Read More
Explosion at Mojave Airport Kills 3 Updated: Fri, Jul 27, 2007 MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- A fatal explosion at a Mojave Desert airport during testing of a propellant system for a new space tourism vehicle has shaken a small community that prides itself as the hometown of the first private space launch. The blast Thursday at a remote test facility belonging to Scaled... Read More
NASA Shaken by Sabotage, Drinking Claims Updated: Fri, Jul 27, 2007 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- America's space agency was shaken Thursday by two startling and unrelated reports: One involved claims that astronauts were drunk before flying. The other was news from NASA itself that a worker had sabotaged a computer set for delivery to the international space station. It... Read More
Tour package Published: Tue, Aug 8, 2006 The only firm arranging private trips to the International Space Station has added an extra perk. For an additional $15 million (on top of the $20 million for a basic trip), the Virginia-based firm Space Adventures will set up a 90-minute spacewalk and extend the orbital trip by up to eight days.... Read More
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