Summary
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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Eustis High grad, now an astronaut, is honored
On Sept. 12, the Eustis Historical Museum and organizers of the 125th City of Eustis Event Committee will honor David Walker, a Eustis High graduate who became a NASA astronaut. The committee is seeking contact with family and friends to share in this...Tags: Pediatrics, Leesburg, Florida Hospital, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Health and Safety at School
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4 Lyman High students win NASA competition
Four Lyman High School students won first place and $1,000 for their school in the No Boundaries National Competition, a career research project run by NASA. During the 2007-08 school year, two of Bill Yucuis' freshmen aerospace classes worked on the...Tags: Florida, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Government
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Ellington Water Company Sold; Escape Foiled
Big water company buys small water company in Ellington. Town seeks to become more user friendly for developers. Another effort to revitalize Thompsonville section of Enfield. E. Coli outbreak investigated at farm in Simsbury. Stafford man quickly...Tags: Northrop Grumman Corp., Illnesses, Mental Illness, Government, Small Businesses
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Fighting California Wildfires Gets Costlier
Los Angeles TimesSANTA BARBARA COUNTY -- It was day 42 of the Zaca fire. A tower of white smoke reached miles into the blue sky above the undulating ridges of Santa Barbara's backcountry. Helicopters ferried firefighters across the saw-toothed terrain and bombed fiery...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Forests, Santa Ana, Agricultural Research and Technology, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California)
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A Bill of Rights for Central Floridians
If you asked me to name three endangered species in Florida, I would probably name the Key deer, the manatee and the local Orlando resident. We're becoming harder and harder to spot in our natural habitat. We're being squeezed out by Northerners and...Tags: Mount Dora, Ocoee, Wildlife, New Jersey, Winter Park
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Professor who gave 'last lecture' dies at 47
Randy Pausch, a terminally ill professor whose earnest farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University became an Internet phenomenon and best-selling book that turned him into a symbol for living and dying well, died yesterday. He was 47. Mr. Pausch, who...Tags: Books and Magazines, Diseases, Sales, Colleges and Universities, Newspapers
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Weekend Talk Shows
TODAY Good Morning America 7 a.m. KABC 48862 McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET 52607 SUNDAY Today Relieving office stress; P. Allen Smith. 6 a.m. KNBC 87398 Good Morning America 6 a.m. KABC 59878 CBS News Sunday Morning Richard Branson; Jim Dine; a...Tags: Jack Reed, Bruce Springsteen, CBS Corp., Political Candidates, John McCain
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Prof whose 'last lecture' moved many dies
Randy Pausch said obstacles serve a purpose: They "give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Confronted with incurable cancer, he devised a last lecture that became an Internet sensation, a best-selling book and a celebration of a life...Tags: Books and Magazines, Diseases, Colleges and Universities, Fiction, National Football League
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Rocket rivals?
NASA plans to replace the shuttle with its Constellation spacecraft—an Orion crew capsule boosted by Ares rockets. But retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin and others have proposed looking at an alternative—the Direct 2.0. It's a relatively simple...Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Space Programs
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07/25: Fishing forecast
Sentinel Staff WriterFRESHWATER: Try the Winter Park Chain for bass. Fish are in shallow waters at first light and just past sunset hitting topwater lures, buzzbaits and prop baits. Try deeper waters in the middle of the day with crankbaits, jigging spoons and plastic worms....Tags: Winter Park
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