NASA’s new astronaut class marks changing of guard for US spaceflight (+video)

NASA named its first new astronauts in four years Monday. Of the eight new recruits, four are women, and all are members of the ‘space shuttle generation.’ If there ever was a changing of the guard within the US astronaut corps, perhaps it came Monday. Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS of The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital Edition NASA announced the selection of four men and four women as its newest astronaut candidates, the first newcomers to the corps in four years. Continue reading

The Future of Digital Marketing: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard Presentation in KL Malaysia – Video




The Future of Digital Marketing: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard Presentation in KL Malaysia From a recent presentation I did in KL Malaysia, for an EConsultancy event, see http://gerd.fm/11r2PZt and http://econsultancy.com/sg/events/fodm-malaysia-20… By: Gerd Leonhard Continue reading

WW2: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (31 Jan-4 Feb, 1944) – Video




WW2: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (31 Jan-4 Feb, 1944) Footage shows the invation and capture of Kwajalein Atoll during operation Flintlock. By: The Digital Implosion Continue reading

NASA Project Manager Julie Mitchell Talks Space With Students – Video




NASA Project Manager Julie Mitchell Talks Space With Students NASA/Johnson Space Center Project Manager Julie Mitchell answers questions during a NASA Digital Learning Network (DLN) interactive broadcast, from 11th Grad… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading

NHTSA asks for Liberty, Grand Cherokee recall. Jeep says ‘no.’

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked Jeep to recall 2.7 million vehicles due to a potentially dangerous design issue in some Grand Cherokee and Liberty models. But Jeep pushed back saying the risk of an incident was too small. Continue reading

With next manned mission, China edges closer to space station

Three Chinese astronauts are set to visit an experimental orbiting space module this week for 15 days, in the latest step toward a Chinese space station. If the weather is on their side, a trio Chinese astronauts will lift off on Tuesday, bound for an experimental space station. Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS of The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital Edition Perched atop a Long March 2F rocket, the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft whose name means “sacred vessel” is set to transport the three astronauts from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert to the Tiangong 1, a prototype for a much larger space station scheduled to be launched in 2020 Continue reading

Liberty Global Completes Acquisition of Virgin Media

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) today announced that, following shareholder approvals, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Virgin Media Inc. (Virgin Media) (NASDAQ: VMED; LSE: VMED) in a stock and cash merger valued at approximately $24 billion. Mike Fries, President and CEO of Liberty Global, said, This is a great day for customers, employees and shareholders of both Liberty Global and Virgin Media. Continue reading

NASA and LEGO launch design and build contest

NASA and LEGO partner for a “future of flight” design and build contest open to all ages this summer. License photo In addition to building a model from LEGO bricks or using the LEGO Digital Designer computer program, the “Inventing our Future of Flight” challenge asks participants to design and build an aircraft of the future based on real concepts and new technology NASA is studying to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions and noise. Participants in this category must also write a technical paper explaining how their design takes advantage of NASA’s ideas and potentially improves on them Continue reading

NASA Aerospace Engineer Talks Space with Students – Video




NASA Aerospace Engineer Talks Space with Students NASA Johnson Space Center Aerospace Engineer Jason Barbour answers questions from 5th grade students at Public School 174 Queens in Queens, New York during a NASA Digital Learning Network (DLN)… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading

Liberty Global to Hold Special Meeting of Stockholders

ENGLEWOOD,Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Global, Inc. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be holding a Special Meeting of its Stockholders on June 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time at The Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124 Continue reading

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Futurism No Nation Feat. Michelle Labelle No Tonight (Danny Better Remix) Buy this release online: http://www.djshop.de/Download/ex/s~details,u~10046277,p1~mp3/xe/details.html Distributed by http://www.feiyr.com Artist: Futurism … By: Feiyr – Digital Music Distribution Continue reading

Space station astronauts snap amazing photos of Alaskan volcanic eruption

Pavlof Volcano has been erupting for over a week, releasing a humongous plume of ash, steam, and smoke visible from the International Space Station. The eruption has quieted down, but seismic data suggests that it’s not over. Astronauts on the International Space Stationcaptured jaw-dropping pictures of a volcanic eruption last Saturday. Continue reading

Startup hires 'cyborg' Mann for Google Glass–killer project

Watch out, Sergey! A new startup is hard at work on a device that’s far more ambitious than Google Glass, and it has just signed on wearable-computing maven Steve Mann as its chief scientist. Meta, founded by Columbia University computer and neurological science student Meron Gribetz, has developed a prototype of a wearable device that Gribetz says goes beyond simple heads-up notification systems like Glass to become a full augmented-reality system Continue reading

Liberty Global to Present at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Global, Inc. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be presenting at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:10 p.m. EST at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York, New York. Continue reading

NASA satellite snaps spectacular images of volcanic eruption

Launched in February and now 438 miles above the Earth’s surface, NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite took several photos of an erupting Indonesian volcano. A NASA satellite has demonstrated that the best place to view an erupting volcano is from 438 miles straight up. Continue reading

How astronomy solved a Civil War mystery

Why did Confederate troops shoot their own general, ‘Stonewall’ Jackson? The position of the moon played a big role, an astronomer discovers. Thanks to astronomy, the 19th century mystery surrounding the death of Confederate general “Stonewall” Jackson during the Civil War may finally be solved. Continue reading

Space Foundation Student Art Headed for the International Space Station

TERRAHEART Project Once again Includes Winning Art in Launch to Space COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 30, 2013) — Digital images of artwork honored by the Space Foundation International Student Art Contest will travel to space this summer and take up residence aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Japanese program called TERRAHEART, which sends student art, poetry and writings into space. This is the second time TERRAHEART has invited the Space Foundation to send student art and the first time the art will travel to the ISS aboard a Japanese rocket Continue reading

Faith helped steer astronomy professor who made planet discovery

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