INDIANAPOLIS – We’re less than two weeks away from WTHR’s Inaugural Health and Fitness Expo. The title sponsor for this year’s event is Marian University. Continue reading
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Liberty wins Irish National at 50-1
Liberty Counsel triumphed in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse at odds of 50-1 for trainer Dot Love. The 10-year-old mare was well beaten at last month’s Cheltenham Festival but saw out the three mile and five furlongs well for jockey Ben Dalton Continue reading
First Canadian takes command of International Space Station
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield took the helm of the International Space Station on Wednesday, only the second time in the outpost’s 12-year history that command has been turned over to someone who is not American or Russian. “It’s a huge honor and a privilege for me, but also for all the people at the Canadian Space Agency and for my entire country,” Hadfield, 53, said during a change of command ceremony aboard the station broadcast on NASA Television. Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapy – Arthritis Therapy – Video
Stem Cell Therapy – Arthritis Therapy Stem cell therapy for dogs, cats, and horses has been around for a few years. But as companies compete, the technology keeps improving. And today, a Hillsborough County vet clinic became only the second in the Bay Area to offer same-day procedures. Continue reading
Record-Setting Female Astronaut Takes Command of Space Station
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, took charge of the International Space Station Saturday (Sept. 15), becoming only the second female commander in the orbiting lab's 14-year history. Continue reading
Freedom 7 capsule touches down
Freedom 7, NASA’s first spacecraft to launch an astronaut into space, has landed in Boston for display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The space capsule, which on May 5, 1961 lifted off with astronaut Alan Shepard for a 15 minute suborbital mission, arrived at the JFK Library on Aug Continue reading
Lockheed Martin To Authorize Canada's Cascade Aerospace As A C-130 Heavy Maintenance Center
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (LMT) announced today at the 50th anniversary Abbotsford International Air Show that Cascade Aerospace will be authorized as a C-130 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) only the second such center in the world Continue reading
NASA | Exoplanet Atmosphere Blasted by Stellar Flare – Video
28-06-2012 08:19 An international team of astronomers using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected significant changes in the atmosphere of a planet located beyond our solar system. The scientists conclude the atmospheric variations occurred in response to a powerful eruption on the planet’s host star, an event observed by NASA’s Swift satellite Continue reading
Bird’s head color determines its personality
UK researchers have shown that highly sociable Australian birds, called Gouldian finches, have different personalities according to the color of their heads. The team, led by Leah Williams and Dr. Continue reading