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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is headed by administrator Michael Griffin. The agency has a budget of $17.3 billion and operates 10 centers, including the Kennedy Space Center about 45 minutes east of Orlando. The agency plans to mothball the current space shuttle program after the last launch in 2010. Then it will begin work on the Constellation program, with the first launch scheduled for 2015.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is headed by administrator Michael Griffin. The agency has a budget of $17.3 billion and operates 10 centers, including the Kennedy Space Center about 45 minutes east of Orlando. The agency plans to mothball the current space shuttle program after the last launch in 2010. Then it will begin work on the Constellation program, with the first launch scheduled for 2015.
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Brooks H. Grimme excelled as inventor, scholar, businessman
Sentinel Staff WriterBrooks H. Grimme found success in every stage of his career: As a college student, he graduated magna cum laude; as an engineer, he was a part of the NASA space team, with several patents to his credit; and in his retirement, he became a business broker...Tags: Huntsville, Death and Dying, Memphis, Invention and Innovation, Defense
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Bright House adds Magic, keeps Dora, SpongeBob
Sentinel Staff WritersDora can stop crying, SpongeBob is no longer freaking out and Orlando Magic fans have a new reason to celebrate the new year. Orlando-area cable provider Bright House Networks agreed early Thursday to add Fox Sports Network Florida to its standard-...Tags: National Basketball Association, New York Times, Florida Marlins, Viacom Inc., Jon Stewart
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Some Orlando Magic fans may need digital-tuner boxes to get FSN Florida
Sentinel Staff WriterSme Central Florida Bright House customers are a bit confused this morning about why they may not be able to view the new Fox Sports Florida (Channel 50) that recently was added to Bright House's programming lineup. Just to reiterate, Bright House...Tags: Florida State University, Orlando Magic, Baseball, Bright House Networks, Florida Marlins
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Some Magic fans might need more digital-tuner boxes for TVs
OrlandoSentinel.comSpongeBob is crying in an ad in this morning's Orlando Sentinel (Page A8), but so are some Orlando Magic fans. SpongeBob tears have stopped because Viacom and Bright House Networks reached an agreement over a fee dispute. But for Magic fans, there's...Tags: Florida State University, Orlando Magic, Baseball, Bright House Networks, Florida Marlins
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A hand at light therapy machines
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Mars rover mission reaches 5th anniversary
Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job. Expectations were far lower when Spirit made a bouncing landing in a cocoon of air bags on Jan. 3, 2004, followed 21...Tags: Space Programs
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Keefe, Genuario, Thabeet Are Names To Watch In 2009
The Hartford CourantMost would agree that it's good to have 2008 in our rear-view mirror. But the accompanying belief that 2009 and its grim economic prospects will be just as bad may be far too pessimistic. America, that great engine of contradiction, often surprises us,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, National Basketball Association, New York Yankees, Parliament
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Why Obama's green jobs plan might work
While Detroit's automakers struggle to rebuild their sputtering operations, the key to jump-starting Michigan's economy may lie 80 miles northwest of the Motor City.
This is the home of Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. It makes a material crucial for...Tags: National Government, Henry Ford, Energy, Metal and Mineral, Computing and Information Technology
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NASA's Mars rovers still on the job after 5 years on surface of red planet
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job. Expectations were far lower when Spirit made a bouncing landing in a cocoon of air bags on...Tags: Space Programs
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Breves
Los vehículos de exploración en Marte "Spirit" y "Opportunity" cumplen este mes cinco años de trabajo ininterrumpido, luego que les hubiera sido dado una vida útil de sólo tres meses. En enero de 2004 los científicos de la NASA se alegraron cuando...Tags: Toyota Motor Corp., Automotive Equipment, El Paso, National or Ethnic Minorities, Ford Motor Co.
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The ABCs Of NPR Podcasts
National Public Radio has hundreds of great podcasts on music, technology, news, politics and lots of other topics. But those are broad categories that might not always have stories you want to hear. Now you can create your own custom podcast of stories...Tags: Space Programs, Radio
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Nesconset man rescued after climbing Antarctic mountain
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