Space Construction Marathon Ready

Update: June 13"CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) - NASA delayed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Saturday by at least four days because of a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak similar to one that cropped up...

Sri Lanka Stops Aids Despite Confirming No Dangerous Intentions

"Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its cargo."This order was given despite accepting there was no ill-intention."Sri...

“Food From Heaven” Saved Millions of Dutch

64th Anniversary of WWII Test Food Drop Flight, April 29, 2009 Early morning, April 29, 1945 Delayed by horrendous weather for two days, a Lancaster bomber finally rumbled down the runway to begin a dangerous...

The race for the First Manned Mission to Mars has begun.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Race for the first manned mission to Mars has begun.  The six volunteers from Russia, France and Germany chosen  out of some 6000 candidates have started the first simulated trip to mars in...

Afghanistan's Karzai about to legalize rape

Opinion OK.  This guy seemd friendly and somewhat understanding of the struggle for human rights that is at the cenre of Canada's efforts to free Afganistan from the Taliban.  Now he gets behind legislation that would make him no better than a Taliban leader. ...

Canada Helicopter Crash off Eastern Coast

 See recent news on this Canadian helicopter tragedy - Newfoundland Helicopter Crash - Update. Update March 14th:Flags of provincial government buildings now fly at half-mast as the province mourns the 17...

NASA launches planet-hunting telescope Friday March 6

NASA will launch their planet-hunting telescope tomorrow, Friday March 6, which will look for Earth-like planets to see if there are other places in the solar system that could potentially support human life. The...

Boy, 8, in "serious condition" following shooting

"An eight-year-old boy has been injured in a shooting at a travellers' site in South Tyneside, police have confirmed.A ten-year-old boy has also been arrested on suspicion of wounding in relation to the incident at the site in Boldon.Northumbria Police have confirmed the...

Prince Harry to be trained in diversity

After video surfaced in which Prince Harry was caught making racist remarks about a few of his fellow combatants, the 24-year-old prince who served in Afghanistan was put into a diversity and equality training...

Pakistan peace mission travels to India

After terrorist attack in Mumbai, relations between two south Asian neighbour hit lowest ebb. The relations between two countries have remained tense and they have even fought wars. India blames the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks on Pakistan-based groups and wants Islamabad to...

Meteorologists: Global Warming and Cold Weather Go Hand-In-Hand

“You know, to think that we could affect weather all that much is pretty arrogant,” “Mother Nature is so big, the world is so big, the oceans are so big – I think we’re going to die from a lack of...

India's manned moon mission by 2020

After successfully launching its first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan satellite into space, Indian aspiration in lunar have grown rapidly. Now India is mulling of launching a manned moon mission by 2020. ...

Mission man found dead after new years eve party

This story makes me worried because I have family that lives around there." Mission, B.C. - A 21-year-old Mission man is dead after violence erupted at a New Year’s Eve party Wednesday night, the third child of a local family who has died under suspicious circumstances. ...

40th anniversary of Apollo 8

"Washington, Dec 22: The US space agency marked the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 8 mission that brought three astronauts to orbit the moon for the first time. On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 blasted...

Astronauts ready, but weather questionable for Endeavour landing

With only 24 hours left before space shuttle Endeavour comes back to earth, Mission Control is saying the weather may be a bit questionable for the main landing site, and as a result they could be kept up for one...

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