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3 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

US launches broadband communications spacecraft

An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday to put a multi-use, broadband communications satellite into orbit for the US military.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories

7 hrs ago | Official Wire News

Communications satellite launched into space

An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Social Security, Personal Finance

16 hrs ago | Click Orlando

Delta IV rocket set for launch

A Delta IV rocket is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday night after a one-day delay to troubleshoot a technical problem.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Thu May 23, 2013

Florida Today

ULA engineer's goal: Quicker, safer rocket launches

Deb Huleatt is in the midst of a high-risk balancing act. She's leading an effort to reduce the time it takes to prep United Launch Alliance Atlas and Delta rockets for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Merritt Island, FL

Wed May 22, 2013

Space.com

Launch Pad 39A Artist's Conception

The historic NASA launch pad from where astronauts blasted off for the moon and space shuttles departed for Earth orbit is now in need of a new rocket to launch.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, US Military, US Air Force

Click Orlando

NWS: Funnel cloud spotted over Merritt Island, more possible

A funnel cloud was spotted over Merritt Island Tuesday afternoon, and forecasters at the National Weather Service in Melbourne say additional funnel formations are possible in Central Brevard.

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Related Topix: Merritt Island, FL, Weather, Port St. John, FL, Titusville, FL, US Military, US Air Force

Mon May 20, 2013

Government Computer News

Agencies can reap real benefits from virtual infrastructures

Keeping up with software and security patches in traditional desktop PC network can be a daunting task - especially if you have to manage 6,000 desktops across a distributed environment.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, US Military, US Air Force

Sun May 19, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

GPS satellite launched into space from Florida

An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Thu May 16, 2013

Wireless Design & Development

GPS Satellite Launched into Space from Florida

An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Wed May 15, 2013

The Miami Herald

GPS satellite launched into space from Florida

An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Business Journal

Atlas V rocket ready for today's launch

The Atlas V rocket is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5: 38 p.m. Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Tue May 14, 2013

Florida Today

KSC director: NASA would consider making land available for Shiloh

CAPE CANAVERAL - Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana on Tuesday argued forcefully that the center is changing to attract commercial operations, possibly including the development of a state-run launch complex on NASA property that SpaceX is eyeing.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Cape Canaveral, FL, Space, US Military, US Air Force

WAFF-TV Huntsville

NTSB to name cause of ship striking Ky. bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to reveal what caused a cargo ship to slam into a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Decatur, AL

Mon May 13, 2013

Florida Today

Weather looks good for Wednesday's Atlas V launch from Cape

An Atlas V rocket is scheduled to roll out to its launch pad Tuesday in advance of the planned Wednesday evening launch of an advanced GPS navigation satellite.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

Fri May 10, 2013

The Decatur Daily

Hearing to discuss mishap by ship carrying Decatur-built rocket

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing Tuesday about the collapse of a western Kentucky bridge over the Tennessee River after it was struck by a cargo ship carrying a Decatur-built rocket.

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Related Topix: Decatur, AL, US Military, US Air Force

Thu May 09, 2013

Florida Today

Is there hope for NASA's Hangar S?

Before NASA's first astronauts rocketed into space, they trained, slept, received medical exams and donned spacesuits in Hangar S. Their Mercury capsules were processed in the same facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which was built to support the nation's first satellite program.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, US Military, US Air Force, NASA, Gary, IN

Wed May 08, 2013

News24

SpaceX signs lease at US spaceport

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will no doubt sell in excess of 100 million units, but it has to answer a critical question: Is it better than its biggest competition, the SIII? The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Cape Canaveral, FL, Susana Martinez, US Governors

Tue May 07, 2013

USA Today

3 states vie for SpaceXa s commercial rocket launches 3 states vie for ...

A multi-state competition to win SpaceX's commercial rocket launches takes another step Tuesday as the spotlight turns to Texas' bid.

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Related Topix: Texas, US Military, US Air Force, Brownsville, TX, Science / Technology, Space, NASA

Mon May 06, 2013

Florida Today

Two Mars rovers are back in action

Two robotic U.S. rovers are back in business on Mars after a month-long solar blackout that blocked communications with engineers back on Earth.

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Related Topix: Pasadena, CA, US Military, US Air Force

Thu May 02, 2013

WJLA-TV Arlington

Cassini Mission: Newest Saturn Developments

NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn began on October 15, 1997 when the spaceship launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force