Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Native Will Command Next SpaceX Mission Long Island Native Will Command Next SpaceX Mission
Long Island Native Will Command Next SpaceX Mission NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission, which will relieve the current crew on the International Space Station for a six-month stint, will be commanded by one of Long Island’s own, the agency announced. Prepare for liftoff! Lieutenant Colonel Jasmin Moghbeli, age 40 from Baldwin, will be the commander of a four-person team dubbed Crew-7 for SpaceX’s next mission, which is scheduled to launch on Friday, Aug. 25. The mission will mark Moghbeli’s first space flight. According to NASA, Moghbeli will be leading a team of three other international astronauts — ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut And…

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by Sophie Grieser
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast Students from three Pennsylvania schools are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch, set for takeoff later this week. The experiments are part of NASA's RockOn and RockSat-C programs, which will take flight early Thursday morning, June 22, alongside experiments from students at more than two dozen other universities across the U.S. The PA schools participating in the program are University of Scranton, Lincoln University and Temple University. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. This is the 15th year…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast Students from one New Jersey school are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch, set for takeoff later this week. Students from Stevens Institute of Technology are part of NASA's RockSat-C program, which will take flight early Thursday morning, June 22, alongside experiments from students at more than two dozen other universities across the U.S. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. This is the 15th year that NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program has supported flight opportunities for the RockOn and RockSat-C p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
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NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From Virginia Students, Visible Across Northeast NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From Virginia Students, Visible Across Northeast
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From Virginia Students, Visible Across Northeast More than 30 university teams including many from the DMV are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch set for takeoff later this week. The RockOn and RockSat-C student flight programs will take flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, early Thursday morning, June 22. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. The following college teams from the DMV are participating in the programs: RockOn Shenandoah University, VA Laurel Ridge Community College, VA Morgan State University, MD University…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
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NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon
NASA Chooses Maryland Native For Upcoming Manned Flight To Moon It's going to be "to infinity and beyond," for a Maryland astronaut who got an assignment that is truly out of this world.  Baltimore native Gregory Reid Wiseman will be taking his second foray into space as he has been chosen to venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on “NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the moon for science and exploration.” Commander Wiseman will be joined on the scheduled 10-day flight by pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen in what NASA is calling “humanity’s…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
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NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend
NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend It’s a bird. … It’s a plane. …  It’s a NASA rocket that should be visible up and down the East Coast this weekend. Dubbed “Stronger Together,” NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will be launching a 59-foot-tall Electron rocket during a mission scheduled to lift off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, authorities announced. The rocket will take off from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. There is expected to be a two-hour launch window. This mission represents the second to launch at the Wallops Island Spaceport, following “V…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend
NASA Rocket Will Be Visible Across East Coast This Weekend It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a NASA rocket visible in parts of the East Coast. Dubbed “Stronger Together,” NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will be launching a 59-foot-tall Electron rocket during a mission scheduled to lift off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, authorities announced. The rocket will take off from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. There is expected to be a two-hour launch window on Saturday. This mission represents the second to launch at the Wallops Island Spaceport, following “Virginia is for Launch Lover…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
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Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work
Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work One of the country's best employers is a Massachusetts institution and one of the most prestigious universities in the world.  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was named "Best Large Employer" in a Forbes survey of more than 45,000 workers. The distinction is for companies with more than 5,000 workers. The Cambridge university employs 15,000 people.  MIT beat out Google, Microsoft, NASA, and Delta Airlines to claim the title. Fidelity Investments, a banking and investment firm with a Massachusetts headquarters, also made the top 10.   That list include…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfax, VA
Business
Forbes Ranks DMV Companies Among 'America’s Best Large Employers' Forbes Ranks DMV Companies Among 'America’s Best Large Employers'
Forbes Ranks DMV Companies Among 'America’s Best Large Employers' Forbes has compiled a list of the best large companies to work for in America, and six of them are in the DMV. The list was compiled as a partner project with market research firm Statista.  Forbes and Satista surveyed about 450,000 workers at US companies with at least 5,000 employees. They were asked if they'd recommend their employers to friends or family, and rate them on a scale from 0 to 10, Forbes explains. The results reflect the companies that were most highly recommended by their employees. 18. NASA: Washington, DC The National Aeronautics and Space Administration emp…

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by Annie DeVoe
White Plains, NY
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Here's Where To Look: Green Comet Will Appear In Night Sky For First Time In 50,000 Years Here's Where To Look: Green Comet Will Appear In Night Sky For First Time In 50,000 Years
Here's Where To Look: Green Comet Will Appear In Night Sky For First Time In 50,000 Years A rare comet last seen 50,000 years ago during the Stone Age is set to make an appearance and NASA is providing new guidance on where in the night sky you should look -- and when. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), known as the "green comet," was discovered by astronomers in early March of 2022 inside the orbit of Jupiter. It will pass closest to Earth on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 2 "With binoculars and clear skies, you may spot C/2022 E3 (ZTF) near the Big Dipper," NASA said in a tweet on Wednesday. A #comet that hasn't been in our cosmic neighborhood in 50,000 years is making its cl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments
Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments This story has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Santos. Just weeks after being appointed to two House committees, beleaguered New York Congressman George Santos is stepping down from those assignments amid investigations into his personal and campaign finances. In a statement Tuesday, Jan. 31, the freshman Republican lawmaker said he had submitted a request to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be "temporarily recused" from his assignments to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and the Small Business Committee "until I am cleared." "This was a decision that I take very…

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by Michael Mashburn
New Haven, CT
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Keep An Eye On The Sky: Rare Green Comet To Pass Near Earth This Week Keep An Eye On The Sky: Rare Green Comet To Pass Near Earth This Week
Keep An Eye On The Sky: Rare Green Comet To Pass Near Earth This Week A rare comet last seen more than 5,000 decades ago during the Stone Age is due to pass near earth this week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), known as the "green comet," was discovered by astronomers in early March of 2022 inside the orbit of Jupiter. "Since then the new long-period comet has brightened substantially and is now sweeping across the northern constellation Corona Borealis in predawn skies," according to NASA. It will pass closest to Earth on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 2, says EarthSky.org. "Comets are notoriously unpredictable, but if this one continues its current tre…

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by Joe Lombardi