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Astronaut tosses junk from space station
Jul 23 2007 10:15PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammonia tank weighing more than half a ton. The outdated equipment was no longer needed and joined more than 9,000 pieces of orbital debris already being tracked from Earth.
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Astronaut tosses junk from space station
Jul 23 2007 10:15PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammonia tank weighing more than half a ton. The outdated equipment was no longer needed and joined more than 9,000 pieces of orbital debris already being tracked from Earth.
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Astronaut tosses junk from space station
Jul 23 2007 10:15PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammonia tank weighing more than half a ton. The outdated equipment was no longer needed and joined more than 9,000 pieces of orbital debris already being tracked from Earth.
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Astronaut tosses junk from space station
Jul 23 2007 10:15PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammonia tank weighing more than half a ton. The outdated equipment was no longer needed and joined more than 9,000 pieces of orbital debris already being tracked from Earth.
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Scientists say Snowy River flowing again
Jul 23 2007 5:15PM (CT)
FORT STANTON, N.M. (AP) - A sparkling subterranean crystalline calcite formation known as Snowy River is no longer a dry riverbed. Scientists say Snowy River, discovered in 2001, is now running with between a half-foot to a foot-and-a-half of water.
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Cincinnati Zoo inseminates Indian rhino
Jul 23 2007 5:07PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - The world's first Indian rhino baby to be conceived by artificial insemination is due during Christmas week at the Cincinnati Zoo. "I think it's a remarkable achievement, an incredibly important success," said Dr. Evan Blumer, a board member of the International Rhino Foundation. "The next step is where it becomes really important. The first is to be successful, the second is to be reliable and repeatable."
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Cincinnati Zoo inseminates Indian rhino
Jul 23 2007 5:07PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - The world's first Indian rhino baby to be conceived by artificial insemination is due during Christmas week at the Cincinnati Zoo. "I think it's a remarkable achievement, an incredibly important success," said Dr. Evan Blumer, a board member of the International Rhino Foundation. "The next step is where it becomes really important. The first is to be successful, the second is to be reliable and repeatable."
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Cincinnati Zoo inseminates Indian rhino
Jul 23 2007 5:07PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - The world's first Indian rhino baby to be conceived by artificial insemination is due during Christmas week at the Cincinnati Zoo. "I think it's a remarkable achievement, an incredibly important success," said Dr. Evan Blumer, a board member of the International Rhino Foundation. "The next step is where it becomes really important. The first is to be successful, the second is to be reliable and repeatable."
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Stem cell movement faces setbacks in Mo.
Jul 23 2007 5:02PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eight months ago, Missouri seemed well on its way to becoming a national leader in stem cell research. Voters amended the state's constitution to protect stem cell research _ even the controversial form using cells from human embryos. Actor Michael J. Fox appeared in TV ads, visibly shaking from Parkinson's disease as he sought votes for stem cell supporter Claire McCaskill in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Stem cell movement faces setbacks in Mo.
Jul 23 2007 5:02PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eight months ago, Missouri seemed well on its way to becoming a national leader in stem cell research. Voters amended the state's constitution to protect stem cell research _ even the controversial form using cells from human embryos. Actor Michael J. Fox appeared in TV ads, visibly shaking from Parkinson's disease as he sought votes for stem cell supporter Claire McCaskill in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Dust storms could cripple Mars rovers
Jul 23 2007 5:01PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Mission scientists worry that nearly a month's worth of storms could permanently damage or disable the Mars rovers exploring the Red Planet.
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