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NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “ Hidden Figures” were honored with Congressional Gold ...
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Rockford residents tell city planners what should be in a 5-year housing plan
The City of Rockford is making its five-year consolidated housing plan in hopes of receiving funding from the U.S. Department ...
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Danville plant had hand in NASA mission in 1964
A former member of the Danville Ironmen Band color guard, she performed a flag and dance routine in the talent portion ... were pictured with several NASA representatives at the site of the launch ...
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Two and a Half Hours Alone with Nixon, the Anti-Trump
No one would be more repelled by let-it-rip Trump than anal Nixon. Nixon, shrewd and sweaty, imploded behind closed doors.
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NASA admits tension with Boeing over space rescue plan
Boeing had publicly insisted it was confident in its spaceship, but the absence of its executives from recent NASA press briefings had fueled speculation of a rift. According to sources cited by ...
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NASA admits tension with Boeing over space rescue plan
NASA admitted on Wednesday there was "tension" during meetings with Boeing executives about how to bring home two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, but denied reports of ...
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The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched for its first crewed flight on 5 June, but hardware issues meant that once it arrived at the ISS, it was unclear if it would be safe for the two NASA ...
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Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctic ice shelf
Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate change is melting vast ice sheets ...
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Can Elon Musk rescue America’s failing space program?
The Starliner was launched on June 5 carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and ... and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom ...
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NASA sets return date for empty Starliner spacecraft, crew will remain in space until 2025
On Thursday, NASA said that, “pending weather and operational readiness,” the Starliner will undock from the International Space Station no earlier than 6:04 EDT on September 6. Following a ...
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Why are flags flying at half-staff in Dallas on Friday?
DALLAS — You'll notice on Friday, Aug. 30, both the Texas and U.S. flags in the City of Dallas are flying at half-staff. The flags are being lowered in honor of the Dallas police officer shot ...
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NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too
NASA’s record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work.” Frank Rubio knows firsthand about unexpectedly long spaceflights ...