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Top online searches show political and social attitude of 2011 Updated: Thu, Dec 29, 2011 Notorious trials, political scandals and social uprisings drew people online, but the death of Osama bin Laden and the dominance of the iPhone — fueled by the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs - topped online searches and news in 2011. For 10 years, Yahoo! has analyzed its aggregate search data to gauge the... Read More
Even more Internet absurdities Published: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 I am about to give up, dear readers! No sooner did I finish a couple of recent columns that dealt with silly Internet rumors and lies about Social Security, when I opened my email and found three more! Q: I am forwarding something I found on the Internet. You'll see that it proves the Social Security Administration... 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
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
The Slinky Springs On Updated: Wed, Dec 23, 2009 I'm not saying it would rank very high on the list of the world's most popular collectibles, but the Slinky actually does have its aficionados and it also has a most interesting back story: The Little Spring that Could could and did become one of the top-selling toys in the country for more than six decades. The... Read More
Astronauta se comunicará vía Twitter en español Updated: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — La NASA ya ha enviado mensajes a la tierra vía Twitter con anterioridad, pero ahora uno de sus astronautas romperá una nueva barrera, twiteando desde el espacio tanto en inglés como en español. El astronauta José Hernández creció en una familia de trabajadores migrantes y aprendió inglés... 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
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
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
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
Space Station Sighting Updated: Wed, Jul 12, 2006 July 6, one could see the International Space Station with Discovery pass over Oklahoma. It appeared as a bright white dot moving through the early night sky from our North to our ESE during a three-minute time window (9:21-9:24 p.m.). If you missed it during this viewing window, you can find out other Space... Read More
A little duct tape works wonders Updated: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Even in space, a little duct tape may work wonders. Astronaut Piers Sellers suggested using some multipurpose sticky material to fix a safety-jet backpack used during spacewalks after it almost came loose from him while he repaired the international space station. "Right now, is there... Read More
Space shuttle crew prepares to dock with space station Updated: Thu, Jul 6, 2006 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery fired maneuvering jets and began its final approach to the international space station today, winding down a two-day journey from Earth. Cmdr. Steve Lindsey fired the jets about nine miles from the space station. Radar from the shuttle began tracking the... Read More
Shuttle Discovery’s team eager to return despite continued risks Updated: Tue, Jun 27, 2006 Stephanie Wilson gazed into the dark sky above the rural town of Pittsfield, Mass., and stared at the stars. Those nights in her back yard inspired Wilson’s love of space and astronomy, and after attending a career day at age 13, Wilson knew what she wanted to be: an astronaut. Wilson will get the chance... Read More
NASA conducts mock countdown Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 _DASH_DASH_ CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery's seven crew members put on their bright orange spacesuits and were strapped into the space shuttle for a practice countdown on the launch pad Thursday. The mock countdown was a practice for the astronauts' expected launch in July. Discovery's launch will be the... Read More
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