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Ban proposed on electronic cigarettes on planes
(AP) -- The Obama administration Wednesday proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes on airline flights, saying there is concern the smokeless cigarettes may be harmful.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Swine flu prompts EU warning on travel to US
(AP) -- The top EU health official urged Europeans on Monday to postpone nonessential travel to parts of the United States and Mexico because of the swine flu virus, and Spanish health officials confirmed ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Many fliers refuse to turn off electronic gadgets
Gadget-dependent fliers are turning a deaf ear to flight attendants' instructions to turn off their devices during takeoff and landing, despite decades of government warnings, a USA TODAY investigation shows.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Singapore family books $1 million Virgin space flight
A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Small but agile Proba-1 reaches 10 years in orbit
A good photographer needs agility. So it is with ESA microsatellite Proba-1, which turns in space to capture terrestrial targets. Celebrating its tenth birthday this week, Proba-1’s unique images are ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Branson and NM officials dedicate space terminal (Update)
With his usual flair, British billionaire Richard Branson rappelled from a balcony, shook up a big bottle of champagne and took a swig while christening the world's first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2011 |
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NASA books 1st flight from New Mexico spaceport
(AP) -- NASA has booked a charter suborbital flight from Virgin Galactic's spaceport operations in southern New Mexico.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2011 |
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iPads fuel flight of paperless planes
Tablet computers such as the iPad are revolutionizing aircraft cockpits as tens of thousands of private pilots bring the powerful mini-computers into planes. Several of the nation's largest airlines are poised to follow ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Solar panels, anti-freeze beetles in space
San Diego engineering students recently sent a weather balloon up 80,000 feet to near space to study the effects of solar power, climate change and even the survival rate of anti-freeze beetles. The launch, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Is oil spill also fouling the air?
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI researchers find disturbing amounts of certain gases above massive Gulf slick. More study is needed.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Asteroid space probe to return to Japan
A space capsule that scientists hope is carrying asteroid dust, potentially revealing secrets about the origins of the solar system, will be flown back to Japan this week, officials said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2010 |
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STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission
The STPSat-1, built for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) and operated by the DoD STP for the first year then transitioned to NRL for the last 16 months, was decommissioned on October ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2009 |
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