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Shuttle 'Oversold'--Even According to Astronauts

Sunday's month-long delay of the launch of Atlantis was not that big a deal in itself, but it could become one if they can't get a handle on those troublesome Engine Cut-Off Sensors. They've been a problem on four of...

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December 10, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (20)

Moon 2.0

The latest version of the X Prize is backed by Google: $20 million to the first private enterprise that can land a robotic rover on the lunar surface, send back images and data, and travel at least 500 meters--with more...

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December 7, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

'Google's Not the Only Game in Town'

So you're curious to see what ever happened to your best friends from first grade, and you try Googling them, and you get a hundred false leads. Happens all the time. Gina Trapani, who edits Lifehacker.com, has posted a feature...

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December 6, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Stuck on the Runway

Depending on your point of view, carbon dioxide is a good thing (nourishing to plants), or excess carbon dioxide (helping warm the climate) is coming from everywhere--cars, factories, power plants that burn coal or oil or gas. Today the issue...

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December 5, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (12)