Shuttle Discovery Crew Glad To Be Back On Ground
- June
- 16
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Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab.
Kelly and his crew accomplished everything they set out to do in orbit. They delivered and installed Japan’s Kibo lab, now [...]
Stroll historic cemetery by light of moon
- April
- 21
Greenwood Cemetery, established in 1880, is the final resting place of several of Orlando’s founding families, including Joseph Bumby, Mayor Mahlon Gore, Cassius Boone (great-grandson of Daniel Boone), Mayor James Parramore, Mayor Bob Carr, Mayor William Beardall, T.G. Lee, David Mayor Braxton Beacham, Elijah Hand, Carey Hand and Joe Tinker. [...]
WORLD amp; NATION AT HOME
- March
- 18
Spacewalking astronauts stepped outside last night to give
the space station’s new robot some eyes and a set of tools. It was the third spacewalk of shuttle Endeavour’s visit to the station, each one aimed at putting together Dextre, the giant robot. The last time astronauts floated out, Dextre got arms. This time, the robot was [...]
Spacewalkers Add Hands to Space Station
- March
- 14
But Pierre Jean, Canada’s acting space station program manager, said experts now believe the problem stems from a design flaw in the temporary cable that is supposed to provide power to Dextre until it is fully assembled.If that’s the case, Jean said, Dextre should have no trouble powering up once the astronauts finish putting it [...]
Spacewalk proceeds despite robot trouble
- March
- 14
But Pierre Jean, Canada’s acting space station program manager, said experts now believe the problem stems from a design flaw in the temporary cable that is supposed to provide power to Dextre until it is fully assembled.
If that’s the case, Jean said, Dextre should have no trouble powering up once the astronauts finish putting it [...]
Spacewalkers Add Hands to Space Station
- March
- 14
HOUSTON - Spacewalking astronauts added hands to a robot outside the international space station early Friday as experts on the ground devised a plan they hope will fix a problem getting power to the giant machine.The Canadian robot, named Dextre, needs to have power to heat its joints, limbs and electronics. The $200 million machine [...]
Kids play grow at camp
- March
- 6
Don’t think of camp as just a way to keep kids occupied during the long days of summer.
The right summer camp can accelerate a child’s development and provide lifelong skills, psychologists say.
At camp, kids get to live communally, engage in a variety of recreational activities and spend time away from home and family. [...]
SPACEAstronauts Prep Space Lab for ISS Installation Maneuver
- February
- 12
Staying Inside
German astronaut Hans Schlegel was supposed to be Walheim’s spacewalking partner, but he was pulled from the job Saturday because of an undisclosed illness. Schlegel looked and sounded well Sunday and was expected to take part in the second spacewalk of the mission on Wednesday. On Monday, however, he was helping choreograph the outing [...]
What to watch
- February
- 12
Everyone knows about the 1960s race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union. Tonight’s NOVA tells the story of how at the same time, the superpowers - desperate for intelligence on each other’s nuclear capabilities - conducted covert programs to launch military astronauts on spying missions during this Cold War period. [...]
Shuttle Disaster Memories Linger in Town
- February
- 1
It’s that way all over Nacogdoches, which proudly bills itself as “The Oldest Town in Texas” and where quaint brick streets mimic the red clay dirt found in this part of the state. Inside hotels, homes and offices — everywhere that pieces of the shuttle rained down from the heavens — reminders of that day [...]
