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    Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  1. San Gabriel Valley roundup: Michael Feinstein ready to take on the role of conductor, Pacific Electric Railway exhibit opens

    Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 18. Pasadena Pops has found a replacement for Marvin Hamlisch, who died earlier this month.
    Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 18. Pasadena Pops has found a replacement for Marvin Hamlisch, who died earlier this month. Pianist and singer Michael Feinstein will take on the role of lead conductor. At first, he was hesitant to fill...

    Tags: NASA, Marvin Hamlisch, Google+

    2. Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  2. At JPL, it's all in a Martian day's work

    Monitoring the NASA rover Curiosity as it settles in on Mars is easy for Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. The hard part is living on Mars time.
    Monitoring the NASA rover Curiosity as it settles in on Mars is easy for Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. The hard part is living on Mars time. A day on Mars, called a sol, is about 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth. The orbiters that...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, NASA, Science, Google+

    3. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  3. Curiosity to get rolling in a few days

    The rover Curiosity survived a digital 'brain transplant' this weekend and is now preparing to take its first steps on the Red Planet, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists said Tuesday.
    The rover Curiosity survived a digital 'brain transplant' this weekend and is now preparing to take its first steps on the Red Planet, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists said Tuesday. “It came off pretty much without a hitch,” said...

    Tags: Mike Watkins, Google+, Science and Technology

    4. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  4. Feinstein meets 'Mohawk Guy,' tells JPL workers of budget uncertainty

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) toured NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Thursday afternoon, one day after Gov. Jerry Brown visited the La Cañada Flintridge campus.
    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) toured NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Thursday afternoon, one day after Gov. Jerry Brown visited the La Cañada Flintridge campus. One of her first questions for scientists was about Mars’ current climate....

    Tags: Executive Branch, Government, NASA, Google+, Science and Technology

    5. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  5. NASA awards Caltech $8.5B contract to run JPL

    NASA has renewed Caltech's contract to operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the next five years, the agency announced Friday. 
    NASA has renewed Caltech's contract to operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the next five years, the agency announced Friday.  The $8.5-billion contract will "ensure that JPL continues to be a national resource for space exploration, scientific...

    Tags: NASA, Science, Google+, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology

    6. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  6. San Gabriel Valley roundup: Brown plays scientist for a day at JPL, Quidditch in South Pasadena and Altadena becomes epicure Mecca

    Good morning, readers. Today is Thursday, August 23 and here are some of the latest local stories from around the Web.
    Good morning, readers. Today is Thursday, August 23 and here are some of the latest local stories from around the Web. Gov. Jerry Brown took a quick tour of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory campus on Wednesday afternoon, where he acknowledged his nickname, ...

    Tags: Local Elections, Garfield Park, Google+, Jerry Brown

    7. Aug 20, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. JPL to guide new vehicle to Mars in 2016

    The 2016 mission, dubbed InSight, will explore the interior of the planet, investigating Mars’ core, tracking seismic activity, monitoring the gravitational pull of Mars’ two moons and assessing why Mars does not have tectonic plates like those that compose Earth’s crust. The mission is expected to last two years and enrich knowledge of the formation of all the planets in the solar system.
    The 2016 mission, dubbed InSight, will explore the interior of the planet, investigating Mars’ core, tracking seismic activity, monitoring the gravitational pull of Mars’ two moons and assessing why Mars does not have tectonic plates like...

    Tags: Instrument Engineering, Adam Schiff, Manufacturing and Engineering, NASA, Science

    8. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  8. JPL names Curiosity's landing site after Ray Bradbury

    Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5, two months before the NASA rover Curiosity landed on Mars.
    Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5, two months before the NASA rover Curiosity landed on Mars. But the "Martian Chronicles" author, who visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech often, wasn't left out of the mission....

    Tags: NASA, Google+, Science and Technology, Ray Bradbury

    9. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  9. Governor visits JPL campus, calls Curiosity mission 'important for California'

    Gov. Jerry Brown got a glance at the life of a Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist during an afternoon tour of the La Cañada Flintridge campus on Wednesday.
    Gov. Jerry Brown got a glance at the life of a Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist during an afternoon tour of the La Cañada Flintridge campus on Wednesday. Flanked by Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau, JPL Director Charles Elachi and other science...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Politics, NASA, Science

    10. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Curiosity is new Mars star, but Opportunity's still knocking

    For more than eight years, an elite team of drivers has been maneuvering the most unusual of vehicles across treacherous and distant terrain.
    For more than eight years, an elite team of drivers has been maneuvering the most unusual of vehicles across treacherous and distant terrain. The drivers of the Opportunity rover, a 400-pound robot sent to scour the Martian surface for signs of water,...

    Tags: Amina Khan, Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times

    11. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  11. JPL plans out Curiosity's first trip on Mars

    The NASA rover Curiosity has a trip planned to Glenelg.
    The NASA rover Curiosity has a trip planned to Glenelg. The destination is about 400 meters away from where the rover is currently parked on Mars' Gale Crater. Scientists are interested in Glenelg because it has layered bedrock. It will be the rover's...

    Tags: NASA, Google+, Science and Technology

    12. Aug 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mars rover shoots rock with laser, set to drive to Glenelg soon

    <span>The Mars rover known as Curiosity zapped its first target with its laser eye this weekend, NASA officials announced.</span>
    The Mars rover known as Curiosity zapped its first target with its laser eye this weekend, NASA officials announced. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover has been stretching its limbs and testing its cameras since landing Aug. 5. Now, the rover has...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology

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