400 Mature Trees Felled To Make Way For Retired Endeavor Space Shuttle

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Los Angeles officials say the long term benefits of having the Endeavour in town as a tourist attraction outweigh the costs of removing the trees. Read more →

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Meet The Deep Sea Version Of The Starship Enterprise

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Half sea-station, half sailing ship, the SeaOrbiter is designed to facilitate continuous observation of the underwater world without disrupting underwater ecosystems. Read more →

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Space Travel On The Cheap With A Tiny Motor

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Researchers say a motor weighing less than a pound and using minuscule amounts of ionic fuel could free small satellites to move about space. Read more →

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NASA Looking Into Growing Biofuel Crops In Outer Space

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The space shuttle Endeavour recently delivered plant cell cultures to the International Space Station in an experiment aimed at discovering the effects of microgravity in developing a bio-fuels supercrop. Read more →

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