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Sourced: Wired.com By Ben Paynter – Wired  This spring NASA plans to test its first starshade—a disk-shaped screen that blocks light from the atmosphere to give astronomers a better view of distant planets.

Source: Asbury Park Press ‘Flying lab’ used for military research, testing By:  Kirk Moore | Staff Writer Just four months after its formal acceptance by the Navy, the MZ-3A airship at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is now to be deflated and … Continue reading →

Source: Naval Research Laboratory   The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Section has successfully completed flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. The final demonstration took place Sept. 1 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., and consisted … Continue reading →

Source: The Orange County Register By Elysse James / The Orange County Register Regional park plan includes a water polo and ice hockey rink on the former Tustin Marine base. TUSTIN – The Orange County Parks Commission has approved a … Continue reading →

Source: MSNBC News ‘Everyone was screaming’ WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A hot air balloon hit a power line, caught fire and crashed, killing all 11 people on board and devastating the town where it happened. The sightseeing balloon, carrying a pilot and five couples, came … Continue reading →