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NASA's Michoud plant in New Orleans East may have a bright future
WGNO NewsIf you thought the Michoud plant essentially closed down when the space shuttle program ended last year, guess again. Inside the sprawling facility, engineers are busily building America's next two space projects: the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft,...Tags: Orion Space Mission, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, NASA, Plant Openings
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The Next Generation of Space Flight at Stennis Space Center
WGNO NewsNASA is testing the next generation of space exploration about 50 miles northeast of New Orleans. Vanessa Bolano made the drive to give us an inside look at what's going on at the Stennis Space Center.Tags: Satellite Technology, NASA
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Real New Orleans: Testing The Next Generation Of Human Space Flight
WGNO NewsNASA is testing the next generation of space exploration about 60 miles Northeast of New Orleans. Vanessa Bolano made the drive to give us an inside look at what's going on at Stennis Space Center. Astronauts have walked on the moon, yet today NASA...Tags: Orion Space Mission, Rocketry, Satellite Technology, Technology, NASA
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Michoud's Past, Present, & Future
Back on Friday the last Space Shuttle mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center. It was the 135th Shuttle launch and not only ended the Space Shuttle era but ended an era here in New Orleans as well. For over 35 years, the Michoud manufacturing...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Rocketry, Technology, NASA, Chrysler Group LLC
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NASA's new rocket has New Orleans East written all over it
Earlier this week, NASA announced ambitious plans to build an entirely new rocket that would bring man eventually to Mars. The massive launch vehicle will be more powerful than the shuttle and have much greater range than the old Saturn 5 rockets of the...Tags: NASA
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NASA: Muslim world, here we come
Now that the space shuttle program has been retired, NASA can start focusing on its primary mission: reaching out to the Muslim world.
In 1961, John F. Kennedy promised that America would be the first country to land a man on the moon. It was an exciting...Tags: PBS (tv network), Technology, Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), Companies and Corporations, Metal and Mineral
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Apollo 13 Astronaut Reflects on Final Shuttle Mission
With the touchdown of space shuttle Atlantis, it's the end of an era for NASA. As the shuttle program draws to a close, at least one astronaut says we've accomplished much to be proud of and there's plenty of hope for the future.
Between lunar orbit and...Tags: Orion Space Mission, Rocketry, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Movies
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What's Next for Michoud?
Susan Roesgen ReportsThe next big step in space exploration is being developed right here in New Orleans! While the Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its way on its last mission, something new is happening at Michoud. It's "goodbye" to the external fuel tank and "hello" to...Tags: Science and Technology, Satellite Technology
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Spacewalk company looks to bounce back from fire
WGNO NewsThursday's fire in Kenner has a spacewalk company working to bounce back. Worker Skip Long says his company, Spacewalk and Inflatable Zoo, lost 350 brand new inflatables in the fire as well as the warehouse they were in. He places the total cost of the...Tags: Science and Technology, WGNO, Companies and Corporations
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Louisiana, Mississippi Economic Competition
Associated PressIn the view of many economists, the national economy is headed for a more upbeat performance in 2011, albeit jobs are expected to grow at a slow rate and unemployment is likely to remain at uncomfortably high levels. Into this scenario step Louisiana...Tags: Mississippi, Nucor Corporation, California, Florida, ConAgra Foods Incorporated
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Preservation Hall To Get Space-traveling CD
ABC26 NewsTalk about far-out jazz. The Times-Picayune reports that astronaut Richard R. Arnold II is giving Preservation Hall a copy of a CD that orbited the earth 202 times after being recorded at the living jazz museum. Arnold says that while he was working...Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Music
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Many Questions For La. Economy In 2011
ABC26 NewsUncertain could be the perfect word to describe Louisiana's economy entering the new year. The state took a wild ride in 2010 with major successes - such as nabbing a major steel plant - and chilling setbacks, including a sharp slowdown in petroleum...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Science and Technology, Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Pollution
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