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Merritt Island
(Encyclopedia) Merritt Island, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.6 mi (10 km) wide, E Fla., separated from the mainland by Indian River (a lagoon) and from the Canaveral peninsula on the east by Banana…Columbia, U.S. space shuttle
(Encyclopedia) Columbia, U.S. space shuttle. On its 28th flight, on Feb. 1, 2003, after completing a 16-day scientific mission, the spacecraft disintegrated during reentry, killing its seven-person…May 2017 Current Events: Science & Technology News
Top of Page Disaster News | US News | World News As sciences marches on, you can sometimes feel like you're getting left in the dust. Infoplease has what you need to stay in the know. Here are the…2011 Science News: Mission Accomplished
The final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of NASA's space shuttle program by Catherine McNiff Atlantis lifts off! Source: NASA. Related…National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(Encyclopedia) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the…Florida Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Florida, commonly referred to as the Sunshine State, is situated in the southeastern region of the United States. Covering an area of over 65,000 square miles, it is the 22nd largest state in the U.S…July 2011 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of July 2011…Space Accidents
1967Jan. 27, Apollo 1: a fire aboard the space capsule on the ground at Cape Kennedy, Fla., killed astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger Chaffee. April 23–24, Soyuz 1:…So How's the Europan Seafood?
Related Links: SpaceAstronomyEncyclopedia: Space ExplorationU.S. Unmanned Planetary & Lunar ProgramsNASA Home PageProject Galileo Home PageCassini Mission Home PageStudents for the…May 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldFormer Premier Admits to Rwanda Massacres (May 1): Jean Kambanda pleads guilty to genocide charges before U.N. tribunal. He faces life in prison.Europeans Agree…