by Sara J. Martinez | Nov 2, 2011 | Science + Technology
Watch the second in a series of six Phase 1 water landing tests for NASA’s Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle. The data collected from these tests will be implemented in the final design of the spacecraft that will someday take astronauts to Mars.
by Ja'Nel Johnson | Nov 2, 2011 | Science + Technology
Protesters from around the country want the Food and Drug Administration to lift laws that criminalize people who transport raw milk across state lines.
by Medill News Service | Nov 1, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
With social progams like food stamps facing big budget cuts, members of congress and religious leaders are campaigning to keep the program alive with the 4th Annual Food Stamp Challenge. Through a joint organization of congress members and religious leaders called...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Oct 31, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Army Reserve 1st Lt. Charles Ware breezed past the field Sunday at the Marine Corps Marathon, but he never was certain he’d win. “People said I had it in the bag,” he said, “but it wasn’t until halfway through the race when I thought, ‘Hey, I might...
by Medill News Service | Oct 26, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Government investment in commercial space transportation will be a good investment because it will be cost-effective and end NASA’s reliance on Russian spacecraft to get crews to low-Earth orbit, executives of private space companies told a House...
by Sara J. Martinez | Oct 25, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — At an event Saturday in Puerto Rico, Walmart announced a $500,000 grant to support a new program aimed at fighting obesity among Hispanic Americans. The Walmart Foundation’s money will help fund the League of United Latin American Citizens’ initiative,...
