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- SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit at 3:44 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The launch is the company's second demonstration test flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, or COTS, Program. During the flight, there will be a series of check-out procedures to test and prove Dragon's systems, including rendezvous and berthing with the International Space Station. If the capsule performs as planned, the cargo and experiments it is carrying will be transferred to the station. Image Credit: NASA/Alan Ault
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Daily Archives: August 4, 2008
Solar Breakthrough
This week there was an article in Science Daily that hearlds a breakthorough in storing energy prdocued by solar heat and radiation. Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source, because storing extra solar energy for later use … Continue reading
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Contrasts
House #1 A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Politics, Uncategorized
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Reagan tells Soviet jokes
This is some classic Reagan. Just watching him deliver this and comparing his prescence compared to the politicians of today is a lesson.
Posted in Humor
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