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5:31 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

The Techsperts: Apple V. Samsung, NASA Rover On Mars & The Return Of Myspace (Seriously?)

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This artist's concept depicts a sky crane lowering NASA's Curiosity rover onto the Martian surface.
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While Apple, Samsung, and their attorneys are focusing on a patent infringement lawsuit, consumers are wondering how such legal wrangling benefits them: What's my new iPhone going to look like!?

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6:10 am
Tue April 17, 2012

Space Shuttle Discovery Is On Its Last Flight

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Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies by the Washington Monument during a flyover of the nation's capital.
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Max Sigrest, 6; Rachel Teufert, 16; Jason Kuhns; Samuel Sigrest, 4; and Piper Sigrest, 15, watch as Discovery passes.
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Kim Liss and her 10-month-old son, Henry, watch Discovery do its final voyage over the National Mall.
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The longest-serving orbiter in the shuttle fleet was flown from Florida to the Washington, D.C., area to be transferred to the Smithsonian.
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Schoolchildren on a tour watch as the shuttle flies over the U.S. Capitol.
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Discovery, tethered to the back of a 747 jet, passes over the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va.
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Scores of people took time out of their day to watch Discovery fly over the National Mall.
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Space Shuttle Discovery, riding atop a jumbo jet, as it passed over Chevy Chase, Md., this morning.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:51 am

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9:01 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

50 Years Of Manned Space Flight

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The Project Mercury astronauts
A Mercury capsule
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50 years ago, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, making a brief suborbital mission that marked the first manned launch of Project Mercury.

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