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Space Needle builder Howard S. Wright sold to UK giant The Seattle Times Howard S. Wright, the venerable Seattle construction firm that built the Space Needle, has been sold to a Texas unit of a London-based international infrastructure company. By Eric Pryne and Christine Harvey Dale Pellow, president, left, ... See all stories on this topic »

Space travel safer with shiraz Science a Gogo The report describes weightlessness simulations with rats in which the resveratrol-fed rodents failed to develop insulin resistance or a loss of bone mineral density, typical health problems encountered by astronauts in space. ... See all stories on this topic » Science a Gogo

Boeing spends $4.1M lobbying on space, defense Forbes AP , 06.30.11, 09:56 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- Airplane maker and defense contractor Boeing Co. spent almost $4.1 million in the first quarter lobbying the government on space issues, pilot training, and other aerospace and defense issues. ... See all stories on this topic »

Space cadet Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman By KT McKee WASILLA — Now that Valley educator Michelle Boyden has been to Honeywell's Space Academy in Alabama, she feels much more grounded in her quest to inspire young people. As a middle school science and math teacher for 12 years and a school ... See all stories on this topic »

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SearchLion makes use of the empty space on the side of your ... By George Wong If you've got a large monitor and wish you could make use of it more efficiently when you're browsing search [...] Ubergizmo

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Uncle Sam sues suburban Lake Worth astronaut for return of space camera Palm Beach Post During the moon mission era, he said he and other astronauts got permission to take mementoes from the space crafts. "We have dozens of pieces. All of us who flew to the moon," he said. Had they not brought them back, they would have been destroyed, ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's Next Move in the Games Space Lies With the Newly Launched Google+ 1UP.com We've known for some time that Google was making a move into the videogame space, it just wasn't clear in what capacity it would do so after its failure with Google Lively. Google made headlines recently with a job posting for a games product manager ... See all stories on this topic »

STAGE TUBE: Royal Shakespeare Company Moves Into Green Space Broadway World To celebrate this unprecedented repertory event, The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR will bring together the major partners - the Royal Shakespeare Company, Lincoln Center Festival, Park Avenue Armory and The Ohio State University - for a four-part ... See all stories on this topic »

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How the Space Shuttle Was Born Fox News By Mike Wall The shuttle Columbia lifts off on the first space shuttle mission ever, STS-1, on April 12, 1981. The last-ever space shuttle launch — that of Atlantis, scheduled for July 8 — will come just over three decades after the first one, ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Space is kinda trashy CNN (blog) But when it comes to trash in space, there is international consensus that it's an important problem. A near miss between the International Space Station and an unknown piece of debris has drawn renewed attention to the growing danger. ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas construction firm buys builder of Space Needle KOMO News By KOMO Staff Published: Jun 30, 2011 at 1:39 PM PDT The Space Needle is seen on April 17, 2011 - 50 years to the day after ground was broken for its construction. DALLAS - The West Coast construction company that built Seattle's iconic Space Needle in ... See all stories on this topic » KOMO News

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Now Renting Event Space for 2011-2012 Season San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), a nonprofit arts organization, has recently opened its events calendar for San Francisco event space rentals for the 2011-2012 season. YBCA's state-of-the-art facilities are now available for corporations, ... See all stories on this topic »

Fla.'s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's end Wink News (AP) - Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast. They just couldn't predict how much pain. Some 7000 jobs are being cut, and potential replacement positions ... See all stories on this topic »

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Reason to Serve Red Wine on the Space Station? By Nancy Atkinson Some new research may make NASA reconsider its "no alcohol in space" policy. A new study suggests that the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may prevent the negative effects that weightlessness has on muscle and bone ... Universe Today

Space Music: Top 10 Cosmic Album Covers – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks By Robert Lamb HowStuffWorks writer Robert Lamb blogs about spaced-out album art. The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

Artful Space Tools | Artful Science By Sarah Everts When cultural heritage scientists go on the road, one of the most useful tools they take with them is something developed for Mars exploration: a hand-held X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The Art Institute of Chicago's Francesca ... Artful Science

Umami Burger Snags Former Jovino Space on Union -- Grub Street San ... By Jay Barmann As the Scoop confirms, owner Adam Fleischman completed escrow this morning, after an earlier negotiation for a different space fell through, and the goal is now a September opening, following a remodel. Don't forget that the wildly ... Grub Street San Francisco

Using Open Space Technology to Organize Meetings and Unconferences ... By Prof. Hacker He most recently organized the International Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museums Summit, an Open Space-run meeting funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, hosted by the ... ProfHacker

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MySpace is now their space – and so is all your MySpace data ITworld.com When Specific Media bought MySpace, they also acquired more than 50 million user profiles. What will they do with them? By Dan Tynan Add a new comment June 30, 2011, 1:40 PM — We've all had our youthful indiscretions. That time you "borrowed" dad's ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA completes mirror polishing for James Webb Space Telescope PhysOrg.com All of the mirrors that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have been polished so the observatory can see objects as far away as the first galaxies in the universe. The Webb telescope is comprised of four types of mirrors. ... See all stories on this topic » PhysOrg.com

Tool maker K-Space to double its space in Dexter research park, add jobs AnnArbor.com K-Space, which manufactures diagnostic tools for the semiconductor industry, plans to double its research lab space in Dexter. Earlier this week, the company was granted unanimous approval for a combined site plan in the village's research park by the ... See all stories on this topic »

ORBITAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES MINOTAUR I ROCKET CARRYING ORS-1 SATELLITE FOR ... MarketWatch (press release) (Dulles, VA 30 June 2011) -- Orbital Sciences Corporation /quotes/zigman/237285/quotes/nls/orb ORB +0.84% announced today that its Minotaur I rocket successfully launched the Department of Defense Operationally Responsive Space Office's ORS-1 satellite ... See all stories on this topic »

NASCAR plans tribute to space shuttle Atlantis' final flight at Coke Zero 400 Florida Today DAYTONA BEACH — Daytona International Speedway is planning a two-part tribute Saturday to the final flight in the space shuttle flight set for July 8 at Kennedy Space Center. The speedway announced Thursday that two-time shuttle astronaut Dominic ... See all stories on this topic »

Lockheed Martin Team Completes GeoEye-2 Design Phase Early PR Newswire (press release) The two-day space system CDR, conducted by Lockheed Martin and GeoEye at Lockheed Martin's Sunnyvale, Calif. facility, was completed seven months after the program's Preliminary Design Review in November 2010. The CDR phase included a series of ... See all stories on this topic »

Peter Cornwell Lands Adaptation of 'Heart of Darkness' Set in Space First Showing by Ethan Anderton After helming the generic supernatural horror flick The Haunting in Connecticut, director Peter Cornwell is heading into space. Variety reports the filmmaker is behind an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1902 novella Heart of Darkness. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Private companies hold the key to space travel's future CNN Such craft are manned space travel's future. Atlantis' journey to the International Space Station will be NASA's 135th and final mission in the space shuttle program, which began 30 years ago. Tune in at 8 and 11 pm ET Sunday for a documentary on the ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

New plan: Send humans into space, keep the robots on Earth Register But that's boring, according to bigwigs at the European Space Agency (ESA). Just for a change of pace, they've decided to send the humans into space and keep the robots here on Earth: but the humans will still control the robots, not the other way ... See all stories on this topic »

The secret life of white-space radio ZDNet UK By Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet UK, 30 June, 2011 14:00 At the Future of Wireless conference in Cambridge on Monday, Tim Newton of Neul, the company running the radio side of the white-space trials in Bute and Cambridge, gave a long and detailed talk about ... See all stories on this topic » ZDNet UK

NASA's Plan for Private Space Taxis Takes Step Forward Space.com by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Senior Writer NASA's plan to use commercial spaceships to carry astronauts to orbit after the space shuttles retire is coming along nicely, the agency announced today. The four private companies awarded funding under ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

ATK Spacecraft Bus Supports ORS-1 Satellite Launch PR Newswire (press release) ORS-1 is the first satellite in the DoD's Operationally Responsive Space program designed to support Combatant Command operations as an operational satellite. The ORS-1 mission focuses on the quick deployment of a small satellite with innovative sensor ... See all stories on this topic »

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum President to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market ... MarketWatch (press release) The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Susan Marenoff-Zausner, President will ring the Closing Bell. The entire Closing Bell is available from 3:50 pm to 4:05 pm ... See all stories on this topic »

China and UK strike space deal Mmegi Online CHINA: Chinese and UK companies have agreed on a deal that will result in a three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft being built to map China's extraordinary growth from orbit. The deal was penned between Guildford satellite imagery provider ... See all stories on this topic »

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Saving Space | Sean Percival's Blog By Sean Percival I think the year was 2006, or maybe it was 2007. In any case, Myspace was hot and on a ridiculous trajectory as it introduced social networking to the. Sean Percival's Blog

Last Shuttle Launch Date: Space Shuttle Atlantis To Blast Off July ... By The Huffington Post News Editors (MARCIA DUNN, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The last space shuttle launch ever is set for July 8. NASA managers met at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday and confirmed Friday, July 8, as the launch date for Atlantis. The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Further musings on prioritizing street space :: Second Ave. Sagas By Benjamin Kabak I am an unabashed fan of New York's burgeoning food truck scene. From the Wafels & Dinges stalwart to the cookies from the Treats Truck to Mexicue's sliders and beyond, I find the food trucks to be a breath of fresh air amidst New ... Second Ave. Sagas

My Space Sold and New Owners Reveal Surprise: Justin Timberlake ... By Chuck Ross Not expected was Specific's announcement about My Space saying that "Justiin Timberlake will take an ownership stake [percentage not released] in the social-media site 'and play a major role in developing the creative direction and ... TVBizwire

Instapundit » Blog Archive » WANT A SPACE SUIT? You might just ... By Glenn Reynolds June 29, 2011. WANT A SPACE SUIT? You might just find one at auction. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 4:21 pm. Tweet · RSS Feed · Podcast RSS Feed · Email Instapundit. Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc! Making even the dumbest sh** ... Instapundit

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Marysville eyeing Caltrans sign yard for park space Appeal-Democrat He most often used open space between Kynoch Elementary and McKenney Intermed ate schools in east Marysville. "But that has filled up over the last 25 years," he said. "The idea here is to try and make up for that." Caltrans recently issued paperwork ... See all stories on this topic »

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After $35 million sale, MySpace is now an advertiser's space Christian Science Monitor MySpace, once the king of the social media heap, has been sold for a price unthinkable just a few years ago. MySpace is being sold to Specific Media for $35 million, marking the lowest point in a long slide for the once-reigning social media king. ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Eminem's 'Space Bound' Video Is 'Tricky,' Jim Jonsin Says MTV.com By Rob Markman Everyone seems to have their own take on Eminem's new "Space Bound" video, in which the Detroit MC commits suicide after finding out that his girlfriend is cheating on him. The song's producer, Jim Jonsin, likened the clip to a movie, ... See all stories on this topic » MTV.com

Closet Space Metro Weekly by Sean Bugg For many of us, the issues that touch our daily lives are the issues about which we care the most. It's certainly a reason that I've spent more than two decades working in and around the LGBT community — as a gay man who grew up in the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Space and Astronomy News Headlines - Yahoo! News Moon & Venus to Shine Together at Dawn Thursday SPACE.com - Wed, Jun 29, 2011 ... Best Time to See Summer Star Clusters Is Now SPACE.com - Wed, Jun 29, 2011 ... news.yahoo.com/astronomy/

NASA - NASA Sets Launch Date For Final Space Shuttle Mission Space shuttle Atlantis' Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are scheduled to begin a 12-day mission to the International Space Station with a ... www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/.../HQ_11-193_Launch_Date.ht...

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Take an orbit around the Kennedy Space Center Palm Beach Post Email us: travelsmart@pbpost.com By Barbara Marshall CAPE CANAVERAL — What's it like to be in the Space Shuttle during a launch? "You're on your back, bouncing around inside this 4.5 million-pound vehicle that reaches 17000 mph in eight minutes," said ... See all stories on this topic »

3 projects to boost the value of your garage San Jose Mercury News But for those looking to sell their home in today's tough real estate market, or who are just looking to get the most out of the space, a garage facelift may be the way to go. There's no dispute among realtors and design experts: The worst condition a ... See all stories on this topic »

An Auld Lang Syne Kicks Off an Artistic Diaspora New York Times Saturday night brought one such blow: the final show at Performance Space 122 before it vacates its storied East Village home, a former schoolhouse, for a city-financed multiyear renovation. When PS 122 returns, it will be to an utterly transformed ... See all stories on this topic »

Kennedy Space Center makes cameo appearances in 'Transformers 3' Central Florida News 13 By Allison Walker, Entertainment Reporter/Anchor Of the following movies filmed in part at the Kennedy Space Center, which is the best one? Movie-goers may recognize some of the scenes in "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon," which came out Wednesday in ... See all stories on this topic » Central Florida News 13

Private Space Industry Works to Replace the Shuttle MIT Technology Review (blog) The first newsletter is devoted to the progress made in the commercial crew development program, which recently awarded four companies money to develop spacecraft that can carry astronauts to space. The progress made by these companies--SpaceX, Boeing, ... See all stories on this topic »

Rid of MySpace, Murdoch should focus on his space Reuters Blogs (blog) By Jeffrey Goldfarb Rupert Murdoch's experience with MySpace should inspire him to focus on his space. Mercifully for shareholders, the octogenarian media mogul's failed six-year experiment in social networking ended on Wednesday, with his News Corp ... See all stories on this topic »

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Around Azeroth: Space chicken By (Elizabeth Wachowski) Around Azeroth: Space chicken. by Elizabeth Wachowski Jun 29th 2011 at 10:00AM. If you spend enough time hanging around in the new Azeroth, what with the dragons and kings and beautifully rendered cutscenes, you can be tricked into ... WoW Insider

International Space Station Narrowly Avoids Collision With Space ... By The Huffington Post News Editors International Space Station Narrowly Avoids Collision With Space Debris (VIDEO) - The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Space boat to cruise for extraterrestrial life | SmartPlanet By Christie Nicholson Earlier this year NASA announced the concept of a spacecraft powered by electric-field sails riding the solar wind, cruising at unthinkable speeds of. Thinking Tech | SmartPlanet

Futurity.org – Filling space: No cubes required By Cass Cliatt-Princeton Greater understanding of how such structures efficiently fill three-dimensional space could have a broad impact on materials science. (Credit: Ruggero Gabbrielli). PRINCETON (US) — Chemists have solved a conundrum that has baffled ... Futurity.org

International Space Station Astronauts Take Shelter From Space Junk By Catharine Smith (MARCIA DUNN, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The six space station astronauts took shelter in lifeboats Tuesday when a piece of orbiting junk came dangerously close. The unidentified object came within 1100 feet of the ... Green on HuffingtonPost.com

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NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers to Final Space Shuttle Launch Sacramento Bee By NASA WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The final launch of the space shuttle program is scheduled for 11:26 am EDT on July 8, and NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to be there. ... See all stories on this topic »

Air Force To Launch Tactical Spy Satellite InformationWeek The ORS-1 satellite is the first in a new program aimed at getting reconnaissance images and data to warfighters from space more quickly. By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek The Air Force is preparing to launch the first spy satellite for a new ... See all stories on this topic »

Breathing space for Greece as reforms pass Sydney Morning Herald Observers warned that implementing the austerity program would be difficult, meaning the vote has bought breathing space but an eventual Greek default remains likely. The measures garnered 155 votes to 138 despite a second consecutive day of violent ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

NASA: Commercial space projects heating up Network World NASA's role as commercial space entrepreneur is going well and the four companies it is funding to build future spacecraft that could take astronauts to and from the International Space Station and other destinations are moving forward. ... See all stories on this topic »

Photographer captures Kennedy Space Center in waning moments of shuttle program CNN TV) -- Vincent Fournier's photography captures a longing for the space age that lives somewhere between the recently made-possible and the science fiction of the 70s and 80s. Inspired by trips to the Paris museum of science, Vincent has been fascinated ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

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ISS Nearly Clobbered By Space Debris - Slashdot erice writes "A chuck of space debris came within 335 meters of the space station, forcing the crews to head to their escape capsules and prepare for ... science.slashdot.org/.../ISS-Nearly-Clobbered-By-Space-Debri...

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NASA formally sets July 8 for final space shuttle launch Spaceflight Now BY JUSTIN RAY Senior NASA officials held the final space shuttle flight readiness review at the Kennedy Space Center today and affirms plans to launch Atlantis next week as scheduled. "We set July 8 for the launch," said Bill Gerstenmaier, ... See all stories on this topic » Spaceflight Now

Space Station's Brush with Space Junk Highlights Growing Threat Space.com by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer The near-miss yesterday (June 28) between the International Space Station and a piece of space junk highlights the growing threat posed by the huge cloud of debris whizzing around Earth. The piece of space debris ... See all stories on this topic »

White Space Start Up Secures £8 Million Wall Street Journal (blog) By Ben Rooney A Cambridge hi-tech start up founded to exploit the airwaves being freed up by the global switch over to digital TV, known as "white space", has today secured £8 million ($12.8 million) in VC funding. Neul, founded by executives from ... See all stories on this topic »

Eutelsat Joins Space Data Association: as Executive Member PR Newswire (press release) The Space Data Association (SDA), established by commercial satellite operators to improve the safety and efficiency of space operations, today announced that Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) will join its board as an Executive Member. ... See all stories on this topic »

Tiny Cannibal Star Blasts Out Four-Hour Superflare Space.com The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space observatory detected the outburst. The neutron star, known as IGR J18410-0535, is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) wide. It flared up after being swamped by a huge cloud of matter emitted by its blue supergiant ... See all stories on this topic »

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