In the vastness of space, how far is far? That question has simmered in G. Fritz Benedict’s mind since he was 8, when a family friend took him into the backyard and pointed to the constellation Orion.
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After several hiccups, including damage to the space shuttle Atlantis’ heat shield, Williams returned to Earth safely on June 22, as family members, friends and others waited nervously with the images of the 2003 Columbia disaster in which another Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla persihed still vivid in their minds.
Later this week the first official contest of the 2008 presidential campaign will finally take place when the Iowa caucuses are held on Thursday, followed next Tuesday by the New Hampshire primaries.
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The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans — and it couldn’t come at a better time in the city’s struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.
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NEW ORLEANS — The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans — and the detour couldn’t come at a better time in the city’s struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina. … - By ALAN SAYRE The Associated Press
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Sent into overdrive by the 2005 hurricanes, Baton Rouge’s economy cooled a bit in 2007 from the red-hot growth rates seen last year in various sectors.
A construction boom, 16 rocket launches and ambitious goals await the space program in 2008. The size of the International Space Station will be tripled, and there will be missions to Mercury, the moon and Mars.
The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans — and the detour couldn’t come at a better time in the city’s struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.
It’s been a busy year for spaceflight in the U.S. and around the world, with an even more ambitious slate ahead for 2008.
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A 43-acre plant on 832 acres in eastern New Orleans, Michoud includes a deep-water port for ships to load large structures. Tenants include U.S. Coast Guard, National Finance Center and the University of New Orleans National Biodynamics Laboratory.
