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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: NASA, Technology, Space Programs, Satellite Technology, Orion Space Mission
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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), NASA, Technology, Space Programs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: NASA, Science and Technology, Family, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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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: Bill Paxton, Louisiana, Movies, NASA, Technology
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Last Shuttle Fuel Tank Leaves Michoud Facility
ABC26 NewsThe very last external fuel tank made at the NASA Michoud facility is now on it's way to the Kennedy Space Center. Thousands of former and current NASA employees gathered at the plant Thursday morning to say goodbye to that tank that took years to make....Tags: Florida, NASA, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Last Space Shuttle Tank Built In New Orleans Reaches Milestone
ABC26 NewsWork on the last external fuel tank for the space shuttle to be built in New Orleans has reached a major milestone, according to Lockheed Martin Space Systems, the company building the tank. Engineers and technicians at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility...Tags: NASA, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Nagin and Others Travel To NASA Kennedy Space Center
Mayor C. Ray Nagin, State Legislative officials and Michael Hecht, President of GNO Inc., traveled to the NASA Space Shuttle Launch Center in Coco Beach, Florida to lobby for the NASA Michoud facility in New Orleans. The NASA Michoud facility is a key...Tags: Louisiana, Florida, NASA, Technology, Science and Technology
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External tank for next shuttle delivered
ABC26 NewsLockheed Martin Corp. has delivered the external fuel tank for the next space shuttle mission to NASA. The 15-story-tall tank was placed on an enclosed barge late Wednesday and started on a six-day, 900-mile trip that was to take about six days....Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., NASA, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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Stennis Space Center Year-in-Review
ABC26 NewsSTENNIS IN 2009 - A CONVERGENCE OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE For NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, 2009 marked a convergence of the past, present and future of American space exploration as the rocket engine testing facility celebrated a key...Tags: General Contracting, Mississippi, Neil Armstrong, NASA, Technology
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Will Carry Commemorative Katrina Bell
ABC26 NewsWhen the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday, it was carrying a commemorative bell from the 2009 observance of Hurricane Katrina and a photographic representation of the One New Orleans city brand, and Mayor C. Ray Nagin was be present to watch....Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Regional Authority, Florida, NASA, Technology
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Lockheed Martin to implement loaned labor program
Staff reporterNEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in New Orleans will implement a loaned labor program to keep workers on the job as NASA shuts down its space shuttle program. Lockheed Martin, which has just over 2,000 employees at its...Tags: NASA, Technology, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Employees
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
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