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2009 Top Newsmakers

2009 Top Newsmakers We are nearing the end of the year, the year that was, it was a challenging year for all of us because in one way or another we are affected by the economic crisis which also affected...

26 comments    global warming country music
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How many satellites orbit the Earth?

Space is big, but it can still get crowded up there. The recent collision between two orbiting satellites, including one Iridium satellite, was just an accident waiting to happen, according to debris...

4 comments    satellites hubble telescope
SpaceShipOne test pilot Mike Melvill after the launch in pursuit of the Ansari X Prize on September 29, 2004. Photo taken by RenegadeAven during Civil Air Patrol duties.80

Space Tourism & Space Travel - How Far Off Are We?

There was very little known about space tourism until the late 1900s with a major impact on the media developing about five years ago. Space shuttle launches have always caued a media frenzy, however, and...

4 comments    technology travel space
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Nugget Family Robinson Welcomes New Writers!

Lost In Space was really one of a series of take-offs on Robinson Crusoe - you know, Disney's Swiss Family Robinson, etc. The TV futuristic series...

28 comments    writing hubpages hubchallenge
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Manufacturing Industry

At this time of celebration of the achievements of Apollo 11, in fact of all 12 men who walked on the Moon, we shouldn't feel guilty about asking some questions about some of the other big projects...

0 comments    manufacturing apollo
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Space Shuttle Launch and the Benefits of Space Technology

  The scientific community has developed manned and robotic flights into space.  Because of the difficulty for humans to survive in the harsh conditions in outer space the robotic missions have gone as...

0 comments    america benefits space
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Astronauts Watch The New Star Trek Movie From Space

Star Trek 2009. Photo: Freewebs. NASA officials fulfilled the wishes of a Star Trek fan, who didn’t want to miss the premiere because of his space journey by beaming the movie to the International Space...

2 comments    entertainment technology movies
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Julie Payette: Canadian astronaut aboard the STS-127 mission

It was just amazing to see 2 Canadian astronauts in direct from space. Fantastic moment. I am very grateful for Julie Payette to show up in front of the Canadian flag with his colleague, Robert Thirsk, also a...

0 comments    canada astronaut david wolf
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Space Tourism

If you can't find anything interesting left to explore here on Earth, your only resort is to look beyond the planet for a travel adventure. Ok, that's a little extreme when you consider all the things that Earth has to offer. Regardless, the new field of space tourism is starting to heat up

1 comment    travel space rocket
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SPACE DEBRIES - the Danger from Space

Last month there was a near tragedy when a live commercial satellite of the United State based Iridium group crashed with a disused Russian military satellite (This first main space debris accident was...

3 comments    space satellite nasa
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