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Fantastic Flight: The Orion III Spaceplane from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Karl’s association with SPACE.com goes back to 2000, when he was hired to produce interactive Flash graphics. Starting in 2010, Karl has been TechMediaNetwork’s infographics specialist across all editorial properties.  Before joining SPACE.com, Karl spent 11 years at the New York … Continue reading →

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An Inevitable March Correction – Accumulating Snow North of MSP

The Definition of Raw – Plowable Snow Up North I have a sudden, inexplicable urge to ski Duluth. The same storm responsible for windswept rain in the Twin Cities will mix with a fresh surge of Canadian air to whip … Continue reading →

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More from Tasha Kheiriddin available here. Is the Party over? The 2016 U.S. presidential election has become a contest not between Republicans and Democrats, but between the establishment and the independent voter. On both sides of the aisle, candidates representing … Continue reading →

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‘Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA’ (2015): Book Excerpt

Credit: Bloomsbury We know them as the forefathers of rocketry and the giants of NASA, but before that, they were just experimenters, military engineers and enthusiasts — and they had no idea what they were doing. “Breaking the Chains of … Continue reading →

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March Flash Flood Risk: 1-3" Rain – 40 MPH Gusts – Ending as Slush

Beware the (Rainy) Ides of March: 1-3″ Rain, Ending as Slush Beware the Ides of March. With a rapidly rising sun angle and huge north-south temperature extremes March can brew up wicked extremes: blizzards, floods, even tornadoes. Any other March … Continue reading →

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HP’s 15-inch Spectre x360 is a huge 2-in-1 that is mighty impressive

15-inch 2-in-1 The Spectre x360 looks a lot like a MacBook at first glance, but the 2-in-1 has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. All premium The metal body is super slick. Lean and mean It’s beefy by tablet standards, … Continue reading →

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Museum gives public look at flying history

The C-123 Thunderpig undergoing its annual inspection at the Air Heritage Museum at the Beaver County, Pennsylvania, airport. (Sam Moore photo) In 1952 and 1953 there were a bunch of young guys who hung around Harry Yokel’s Sunoco station in … Continue reading →

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