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This is not a house… this is a lovely well built house near Costa Brava (Sils) – Video
This is not a house… this is a lovely well built house near Costa Brava (Sils) Lovely and well equipped house in the countryside of Girona (Catalunia) with all the services in town including shopping malls, pharmacies, schools, banks, restaurants, bars, etc… just 4 km from the house Continue reading
Soyuz capsule lands in Kazakhstan – Video
Soyuz capsule lands in Kazakhstan 19 November 2012 Russia's Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams of the US and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan touched down as scheduled just before 0200 GMT, the Russian Space Flight Control Centre announced. Continue reading
Springhill Suites Lancaster Palmdale – Lancaster, CA – Video
Springhill Suites Lancaster Palmdale – Lancaster, CA Overview of Springhill Suites Lancaster Palmdale in Lancaster, CA by WeGoPlaces Tourism (www.WeGoPlaces.com). The SpringHill Suites Lancaster Palmdale, with elegant facilities and attentive service, provides a refreshing stay for business and leisure travelers. Continue reading
NASA's Curiosity rover completes crucial course correction en route to Mars
NASA’s car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab fired its thrusters to set in on course for its scheduled touchdown in the Red Planet’sGale Crater, where, if the landing goes well, it will begin searching for signs of habitability. Now just 1 week out from landing beside a 3 mile high (5 km) layered Martian mountain in search of lifes ingredients, aiming thrusters aboard the cruise stage of NASAs car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab successfully fired to set the rover precisely on course for a touchdown on Mars at about 1:31 a.m. EDT (531 GMT) early on Aug. Continue reading
NASA's Curiosity rover completes crucial course correction en route to Mars (+video)
NASA’s car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab fired its thrusters to set in on course for its scheduled touchdown in the Red Planet’sGale Crater, where, if the landing goes well, it will begin searching for signs of habitability. Now just 1 week out from landing beside a 3 mile high (5 km) layered Martian mountain in search of lifes ingredients, aiming thrusters aboard the cruise stage of NASAs car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab successfully fired to set the rover precisely on course for a touchdown on Mars at about 1:31 a.m. Continue reading
Before Deep Space, NASA Heads Deep Under Water
Enlarge Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images Astronauts Shannon Walker and David Saint-Jacques test a probe in the waters off Key Largo, Fla. Their research may help NASA set foot on an asteroid someday. Astronauts Shannon Walker and David Saint-Jacques test a probe in the waters off Key Largo, Fla. Continue reading
Missing NASA equipment found
DALLAS, May 31 (UPI) — NASA says millions of dollars of science equipment missing for four days during shipment from Minneapolis to Texas has been located in Dallas. The equipment, part of a NASA-funded experiment, left the University of Minnesota’s School of Physics and Astronomy Friday by truck but never made it to its destination of Palestine, Texas, WFAA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth, reported. The university hired Copeland Trucking to haul the experiment to launch a balloon telescope to study the origins of the universe to NASA’s balloon operations headquarters in East Texas. Continue reading
Three Florida Beaches are in the US Top 10!
Dr Beach takes into account 50 different aspects when considering his list of best beaches. Sand quality, bathing safety, size of the waves, amenities, shade and how much the beach slopes are all taken into account along with a bonus point for Siesta Key being a non-smoking environment. Continue reading