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Leonardo DiCaprio is taking a trip into space with one lucky bidder who won the spaceship seat next to him at a charity auction.
The prize was up for grabs at the 20th amfAR gala in Cannes, which raises money for Aids research, and was won with a bid of 1.2 million euros, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Leonardo and his seat mate will journey into orbit on Virgin Galactic, the space tourism fleet owned by Richard Branson.
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein had boasted earlier in the evening: "We're going to get someone to bid on a seat next to him," and joked that many in the film industry might like to see himself on board a space flight "but only on a one-way ticket".
Another bidder paid 1.8 million euros for a pair of seats on the same flight, after pledging another 1.2 million euros for an Oscars experience earlier in the night.
Other celebrities who joined the Great Gatsby star at the gala included Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz, Jessica Chastain, Paris Hilton and Kylie Minogue, with the event hosted by Sharon Stone.
Auction prizes on offer were a family portrait shot by Annie Leibowitz, a week in Donna Karan's Caribbean hideaway and a 53-carat diamond necklace.
amfAR raised 25 million dollars from the gala, a huge increase on last year's 11 million dollars.
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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) endorses California Senate Bill 19, The Space Flight Sales Tax Exemption Act. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve Knight (Rep. 21st Dist.), would give sale and use tax exemptions to equipment and materials used to construct facilities designed to launch and operate space vehicles.
AIAA President Mike Griffin stated: With threats growing daily to the vibrant aerospace sector of Californias economy, AIAA and its members endorse the passage of California State Senate Bill 19, The Space Flight Sales Tax Exemption. This bill promises to alleviate some of the conditions that have hampered growth in this vital sector of Californias economy, and will allow aerospace firms in California to keep their high-paying jobs in the state. The bill also promises to spur innovation throughout the state, as it creates the incentive for companies that have not yet entered the aerospace marketplace to get into the market. The California aerospace sector is one of the main pillars of both the California economy and our nations economy, and passage of Senate Bill 19 will ensure that that pillar is a strong one for years to come.
The Space Flight Sales Tax Exemption Act expands the current tax exemptions in the California code, which are extended to the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, qualified property for use in space flight, and expands those exemptions to also include equipment and materials used to construct, reconstruct, or improve new or existing facilities designed to operate, launch, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, or process equipment that facilitates the renovation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of commercial space launch sites.
AIAA is the worlds largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. With more than 35,000 individual members worldwide, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit http://www.aiaa.org, or follow us on Twitter @AIAA.
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A seat beside Leonardo DiCaprio on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flight has sold for almost one million pounds at a charity auction.
A trip into space with Leonardo Dicaprio has sold for almost one million pounds.
A seat beside the 'Great Gatsby' actor on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flight attracted the huge bid at amfAR's annual gala and auction at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Seats on similar flights - which Richard hopes will begin to launch from New Mexico by the end of 2013 - usually sell for 132,406 although a pair of tickets on Leonardo's shuttle sold for 1.19 million at the auction.
A bumper lot containing two tickets to the premiere and afterparty of Leonardo's 'Wolf on Wall Street' and an Oscar package including accommodation at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a Chopard watch, tickets to the Weinstein, Sir Elton John's and Vanity Fair's parties sold for 1.5 million, according to E! News.
Leonardo, 38, is currently partying in Cannes but was left disappointed this week when model Cara Delevingne rejected his invitation to attend a private celebration.
A source said: ''Normally all Leo has to do is look at a girl and they fall at his feet. Though Cara was having none of it.
''He spent the night chasing after her and essentially she blew him out.
''They spoke and he was pretty forward inviting her to a party back at his suite. They swapped numbers but that was it.''
The British beauty is said to have turned down Leonardo - who has previously dated models including Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton - because she felt the 18-year age gap between them was too much.
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A TRIP into space with Leonardo DiCaprio has sold for almost one million pounds.
A seat beside the 'Great Gatsby' actor on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flight attracted the huge bid at amfAR's annual gala and auction at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Seats on similar flights - which Richard hopes will begin to launch from New Mexico by the end of 2013 - usually sell for 132,406 although a pair of tickets on Leonardo's shuttle sold for 1.19 million at the auction.
A bumper lot containing two tickets to the premiere and afterparty of Leonardo's 'Wolf on Wall Street' and an Oscar package including accommodation at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a Chopard watch, tickets to the Weinstein, Sir Elton John's and Vanity Fair's parties sold for 1.5 million, according to E! News.
Leonardo, 38, is currently partying in Cannes but was left disappointed this week when model Cara Delevingne rejected his invitation to attend a private celebration.
A source said: "Normally all Leo has to do is look at a girl and they fall at his feet. Though Cara was having none of it.
"He spent the night chasing after her and essentially she blew him out.
"They spoke and he was pretty forward inviting her to a party back at his suite. They swapped numbers but that was it."
The British beauty is said to have turned down Leonardo - who has previously dated models including Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton - because she felt the 18-year age gap between them was too much.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot will visit the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Wednesday, May 22, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the critical role of the Space Launch System and the Marshall Center in those efforts.
Media representatives are invited to join Lightfoot from 9-9:30 a.m. CDT in Building 4705, where master machinists are using one of the world's largest multi-axis milling machines to craft the nearly 20-foot-diameter aluminum rings that will join the Orion spacecraft to the rockets that will carry it to Earth orbit and beyond.
Lightfoot was director of the Marshall Center from August 2009 through September 2012, when he became NASA's associate administrator, the agency's highest-ranking civil service position.
News media interested in attending should contact Jennifer Stanfield in the Marshall Center's Public & Employee Communications Office at 256-544-0034 no later than 5 p.m. CDT Tuesday, May 21.
On May 22, media must report to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center at Gate 9, Interstate 565 interchange at Rideout Road/Research Park Boulevard by 8:15 a.m. Vehicles are subject to a security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance.
For a bio of NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/lightfoot_bio.html
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center has named Irma C. Burden director of the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity. In the position, which she assumed April 1, she is responsible for managing, planning, directing and implementing a comprehensive equal opportunity program for the Marshall Center.
Burden comes to Marshall after a 31-year career with the Department of the Navy, during which she held a number of positions. Most recently, she served as command deputy for the Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Officer for the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., directing a program that included more than 55,000 employees in 37 field activities throughout the United States.
Burden's wide range of experience with equal employment matters also includes 12 years as deputy Equal Employment Officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla.
"We are pleased and fortunate that Irma Burden will be bringing her wealth of experience advancing diversity and equal opportunity to our program," said Marshall Space Flight Center Director Patrick Scheuerman.
Throughout her career, Burden has promoted equal employment within the government. She expanded the Naval Surface Warfare Center's black employment program into the African American Leadership Council and, as the council's founding president, established an awards recognition program for African Americans in pioneering careers at the center. Burden also established a process for ensuring diversity in senior-level positions at the Naval Sea Systems Command.
Burden earned a master's degree in counseling and psychology from Troy University in Troy, Ala., and a bachelor's degree in human services from Alabama State University in Montgomery. She grew up in Salitpa, Ala., and is a graduate of Jackson High School in Jackson, Ala.
Burden has completed the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Executive Leadership Program, programs at the Brookings Institution, the Leadership Development Program at the University of Maryland, the Dale Carnegie Course and other leadership programs.
She is the author of a number of articles promoting equality of opportunity and the value of human service, and served on the 103rd Congressional Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee chaired by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. During that special assignment, Burden also supported a health care reform conference at Tufts University in Boston.
Burden received numerous awards for her Department of the Navy service, including the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. She also received special recognition at the 14th Annual Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Conference in 2009 for her support of STEM efforts.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 29425-29426] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-11964]
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Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The FAA uses the information collected related to public safety to ensure that a launch or reentry operation involving a human on board a vehicle will meet the risk criteria and requirements with regard to ensuring public safety.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.
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