ROCKETS
THE NEW FORTY Travel is a state of mind...
Today I report back on the 3rd Annual Cosmopolitan Soiree hosted by the STEM Center's 7th grade team.It was a long and busy dayand I bet those kids will sleep well tonight. I wasn't therequite as long...
Posted on 5/24/12 at 11:25 PM
Supply ship meets space station after shaky start 
A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical difficulty and delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse.
By Marcia Dunn , March 03, 2013
Israel assassinates Hamas military chief in Gaza
Israel carried out a blistering offensive of more than 20 airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, assassinating Hamas' military commander and targeting the armed group's training facilities and rocket launchers in Israel's most intense attack on the territory in nearly four years.
By Ibrahim Barzak and Josef Federman , November 14, 2012
Officials: North Korea prepares for launch of long-range rocket
North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing long-range missiles.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , March 25, 2012
North Korea rejects criticism, plans to launch long-range rocket
North Korea vowed Sunday to go ahead with plans to launch a long-range rocket, rejecting criticism in the West that it would scuttle recent diplomacy. North Korea said Friday that it would fire an observation satellite into space on a new rocket as part of celebrations next month of the 100th anniversary of late President Kim Il Sung's birth.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2012
North Korea plans to launch long-range rocket next month
North Korea plans to blast a satellite into space next month to mark the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il Sung, which the U.S. quickly called a "deal-breaker" for a new agreement where the U.S. would exchange food aid for nuclear concessions.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2012
China launches module for own space station
China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station today, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power.
By Christopher Bodeen , September 29, 2011
Area prep notebook: Pitching sparks unbeaten Minto to 8-0 start
Shane Robinson doesn’t consider any of the pitchers on his Minto baseball team to be overpowering types.
The numbers indicate otherwise, however.
By Greg DeVillers , May 11, 2011
New Mideast flareup possible after Hamas fires 50-plus rockets at Israel
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 mortar shells into Israel Saturday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said, raising the prospect of a new Mideast flareup.
By Ian Deitch , March 19, 2011
Rare sight at Cape Canaveral: New rocket prepared for launch
It's the first time in 34 years that a rocket other than the space shuttle has stood at Launch Pad 39-B. NASA modified the pad for this experimental Ares rocket.
By Marcia Dunn , October 20, 2009
NASA makes as-yet unseen hit on moon with probes
NASA bulldozed two spacecraft into the lunar south pole this morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures of the first crash.
By Seth Borenstein , October 09, 2009
South Korea launches 1st rocket into space (UPDATED)
UPDATED 7:54 A.M.South Korea launched its first rocket today, just months after rival North Korea's launch drew international anger, but space officials said the satellite it carried failed to enter its intended orbit.
By Jin-Man Lee , August 25, 2009
Egypt installs U.S. tunnel detection equipment
The officials say the new equipment would help stop the smuggling in the area, which has been the main entrance for weapons and explosives used by the Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel.
February 01, 2009
Israel sends more troops to Gaza Strip border
Ground offensive could be next
By Ibrahim Barzak and Jason Keyser , January 01, 2009
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