Article Excerpt: "... some children don’t know the pledge because they do not regularly recite it. While the bill requires schools to conduct the pledge each morning, it does not force students to participate..."
Article Excerpt: "... NASA and Blue Origin formalize engine test deal. Under a new Commercial Space Launch Act agreement signed with NASA, Blue Origin will upgrade and refurbish Test Stand 4670 at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to support testing of its BE-3U and BE-4 rocket engines..."
Article Excerpt: "...Atari fan Elon Musk has been awarded a U.S. government contract to essentially play a real-life version of the arcade shooter game Asteroids with his rocket company, SpaceX. NASA awarded Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. a $..."
Article Excerpt: "...The additional development is significant for the Rocket City, which has seen steady growth over the years..."
Article Excerpt: "...(NASA) – Former astronaut and long-duration spaceflight pioneer Owen Garriott, 88, died on Monday at his home in Huntsville, Alabama. Garriott flew aboard the..."
Article Excerpt: "... The new and improved Falcon Heavy thundered into the early evening sky with a communication satellite called Arabsat, the rocket's first paying customer. The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket in use today, with 27 engines firing at liftoff — nine per booster..."
Article Excerpt: "... As we continue to push farther into our solar system, we'll need innovative new propulsion systems to get us there, including nuclear power," he said. "And the president and I know there's no place on Earth better equipped to lead the world in pioneering these new propulsion technologies than Rocket City, U.S.," invoking Huntsville's self-proclaimed nickname..."
Article Excerpt: "... NASA scientists have found that the International Space Station (ISS), home to six astronauts, is infested with disease-inducing bacteria. Many of the organisms breeding on the craft's surfaces are known to form both bacterial and fungal biofilms that promote resistance to antibiotics..."
Article Excerpt: "... The agency fired up its RS-25 engine at 3:35 p.m. EDT (2:25 p.m. local time CDT or 1935 GMT) today (Thursday) at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, near the Mississippi-Louisiana border. The test is part of a larger effort..."
Article Excerpt: "... Two seafood restaurants are gearing up to make their Alabama debut in the Rocket City..."
Article Excerpt: "... Investigators reviewed more than 600 reported inmate-on-inmate sexual assaults from late 2016 through April 2018, the report said, and “did not identify a single incident in which a correctional officer or other staff member observed or intervened” to stop it..."
Article Excerpt: "... After weeks of waiting and airspace closures over the SpaceX test facility in Boca Chica, Texas, the SpaceX CEO confirmed that the "hopper" version of his Starship (formerly known as "BFR") completed a "tethered hop" on Wednesday evening..."
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| Amazon |
Article Excerpt: "... India’s recent demonstration of its orbital defense capabilities scattered more than 400 pieces into various orbits, endangering the International Space Station and other emplacements, according to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. He called the test a “terrible, terrible thing..."
Article Excerpt: "... India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has put a military satellite and 28 secondary payloads into orbit, with Seattle-based Spaceflight and other commercial ventures playing supporting roles. The PSLV C45 mission lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at ..."
Article Excerpt: "... The state of Alabama is investigating the Floyd E. ‘Tut’ Fann Veterans home in Huntsville... allegations of physical abuse. WAFF 48 News published multiple stories in March about alleged mistreatment and abuse at the home. In response, the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs requested an independent investigation..."
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| Apollo 11 |
takes us straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names...."
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| Vice President Mike Pence |
Article Excerpt: "... it's important that we have a high clearance rate," Capt. Mike Izzo said of all crimes that happen in the city. Capt. Izzo leads the criminal investigations division of the department. He says his team cuts no corners when it comes to finding the person responsible for a crime, no matter the crime..."
Article Excerpt: "... Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser cargo space plane recently passed another milestone in its development to be the third commercial cargo freighter for the International Space Station. According to the Nevada-based company, Dream Chaser..."