Tag Archive | "NASA"

Elon Musk’s Risky Business

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Elon Musk’s Risky Business

How America’s boldest entrepreneur doubled down on his dreams — of rockets and electric cars — and nearly lost them all.

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Interview with Philippe Cousteau Junior: Saving the World with Wall Street

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Interview with Philippe Cousteau Junior: Saving the World with Wall Street

We sat down with the explorer to talk about financial markets, what it’s like to dive into oil, and what NASA can teach ocean advocates.

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The Human Missile

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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The Human Missile

“Fearless” Felix Baumgartner has free-fallen across the english channel and base jumped from only 95 feet. Now he’s trying to skydive from 120,000 feet — and he’s a bit worried.

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One Giant Tweet for Mankind

Monday, April 12, 2010

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One Giant Tweet for Mankind

NASA takes Twitter out of this world.

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A Mysterious Death at the South Pole

Monday, December 28, 2009

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A Mysterious Death at the South Pole

Fifty people. The most remote base on the planet. No way in or out for eight months. Then one of them dies under curious circumstances. A new look into one of Antarctica’s most enduring enigmas.

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Your Perfect Weekend September 4-6

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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Your Perfect Weekend September 4-6

Labor Day weekend is summer's last hurrah, so spend yours kayaking under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran, getting Jazzy in Chi Town, or beachin' it at a surf festival on Cocoa Beach.

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Fitness’s Final Frontier

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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NASA’s scientists looking to keep astronauts fitter during long missions to space have figured out how to keep us all younger.

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