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NASA flights could startle Maryland drivers
If you're easily startled by big, low-flying airplanes, you'll need to get a good grip on the steering wheel Monday.
NASA will be starting a monthlong campaign of air pollution sampling, using a four-engine turboprop P-3B Orion to skim 1,000 feet over...Tags: Space Programs, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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A look at NASA's Orion P3 airplane
Maryland WeatherWe told you yesterday that NASA postponed their plans to send low-flying aircraft over the Baltimore-Washington area to measure air pollution levels so they can raise more awareness of the project. They held a media day today, and videographer Leann......Tags: Space Programs, NASA
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Low-level NASA flights today
Maryland WeatherNASA officials say they expect to be flying their P-3B Orion over Central Maryland today (Tuesday), part of their July air-pollution sampling campaign. The notice says the four-engine turbo-prop will be in the skies over the Baltimore-Washington region...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Maryland, Elections, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Space Station back in our evening skies
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Space Cadets! The International Space Station is back in our evening skies, with several viewing opportunities, weather permitting. The first is Sunday evening. Look to the south southwest at 6:42 p.m. as the ISS passes over...Tags: Rentals, Space Programs, NASA, Hatteras
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Int'l Space Station in flyover tonight
Maryland WeatherSky Watchers! (A reader told me she thought "Space Cadets!" was derogatory. What do you think?) The International Space Station will fly up the East Coast this evening under cold, but otherwise ideal conditions for viewing.On this pass the ISS will......Tags: Rentals, Space Programs, NASA, Outer Banks
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Look! Up in the sky! It's a year's worth of heavenly wonders
Sun reporterMarylanders will have plenty of reasons to step outdoors during 2008 and find a dark spot where they can gaze into the night sky. The new year brings the first total eclipse of the moon, visible here from start to finish during evening hours, since...Tags: Winter Solstice, Space Programs, Astronomy, NASA, Halloween
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Newest technologies improve prediction
Sun StaffFor decades Americans have flocked to the cities and beaches of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, setting up homes, resorts and businesses like pins in a bowling alley. Hurricanes such as Isabel are the bowling balls, and scientists such as Jeffrey B....Tags: Space Programs, Weather Reports, Outer Banks, Weather Radar, Satellite Technology
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NASA official headlining TNCC graduation
The deputy director of NASA Langley Research Center will serve as the keynote speaker at Thomas Nelson Community College's commencement ceremony this year. Stephen Jurczyk will address graduates at the May 16 event, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the...Tags: Space Programs, High Schools, Thomas Nelson Community College, Panera Bread Company, Colleges and Universities
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Shuttle rocket-builder vying for NASA space taxi work
Reuters* ATK pairs shuttle boosters with NASA-developed capsule * Partners include Astrium, Lockheed Martin * NASA plans to award new design contracts this summer By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 9 (Reuters) - Two of NASA's prime contractors are...Tags: Space Programs, Russia, Aerospace Manufacturing, Satellite Technology, Jeff Bezos
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NASA's No. 2 backs budget at Langley
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, the agency’s number two in command, visited Langley Research Center in Hampton on Thursday. Speaking to Langley employees about NASA’s proposed 2013 budget, Garver said the spending plan reflects the...Tags: Space Programs, NASA
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NASA's Michoud plant in New Orleans East may have a bright future
WGNO NewsIf you thought the Michoud plant essentially closed down when the space shuttle program ended last year, guess again. Inside the sprawling facility, engineers are busily building America's next two space projects: the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft,...Tags: Space Programs, Plant Openings, NASA, Labor Legislation
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10 things you might now know about space
Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, a Mars probe that malfunctioned, is expected to fall back into Earth's atmosphere as early as this weekend. It will crash to our planet's surface, but is unlikely to hurt anyone on the ground. These 10 facts won't hurt...Tags: Bodies of Water, Space Programs, Timothy Leary, Transportation Accidents, CBS Corp.
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