NASA to honor fallen astronauts on Day of Remembrance ahead of Columbia 20th Anniversary
NASA will honor its astronauts who died during mission, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia leading up to and during the agencyโs annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 26, according to a news release.
Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threat
A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said Friday the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is โvery low.โ Most of the 5,400-pound (2,450-kilogram) satellite will burn up upon reentry, according to NASA.
news.yahoo.comDocumentary film crew looking for WWII plane discovers piece of space shuttle Challenger off Florida coast
Part of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, NASA announced Thursday. The buried part is believed to be from the shuttleโs belly.
foxnews.comJustice Department Settles With Nationwide Soccer Instruction Company To Resolve Finding of Citizenship Status Discrimination
The Department of Justice announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with Challenger Sports Corporation (Challenger), a soccer instruction company based in Lenexa, Kansas, which runs soccer programs nationwide. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), employers cannot generally discriminate based on citizenship, immigration status, or national origin at any stage of the hiring process. The statute prohibits, among other things, citizenship status and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, or recruitment or referral for a fee; unfair documentary practices; retaliation and intimidation. Learn more about prohibitions against citizenship status discrimination. The public also can contact IERโs worker hotline at 1-800-255-7688; call IERโs employer hotline at 1-800-255-8155 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for hearing impaired); email IER@usdoj.gov; sign up for a free webinar; or visit IERโs English and Spanish websites.
justice.govBiden push to vaccinate feds forces uncomfortable questions
President Joe Bidenโs requirement for federal workers to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status is likely to force uncomfortable questions not only at government agencies but at private companies as well. Getting the policy right will take time, and vary across government agencies. The same holds for private companies, for which the White House is trying to provide a guide.
news.yahoo.comCommander's cover: An envelope's flight through space, time and eBay
The last time that Richard Truly saw it, it was on board the space shuttle Challenger 38 years ago. The small envelope, bearing a special postmark identifying it as "Space Mail Orbited Via STS-8," was then newly-signed by Truly and his STS-8 crewmates.
space.com35 years since Challenger launch disaster: โNever forgottenโ
Barely 100 people โ all masked and seated or standing far apart โ gathered in front of Kennedy Space Centerโs Space Mirror Memorial. The widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee quietly observed the anniversary from her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In a recent interview, June Scobee Rodgers said the presence of teacher Christa McAuliffe on the flight added to the crewโs lasting legacy. Scobee Rodgers helped establish the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in the wake of the accident, along with the other Challenger families. This year's observance focused on the Challenger crew โ McAuliffe, Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair and Gregory Jarvis.
35 years since Challenger launch disaster: 'Never forgotten'
Barely 100 people โ all masked and seated or standing far apart โ gathered in front of Kennedy Space Centerโs Space Mirror Memorial. The widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee quietly observed the anniversary from her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In a recent interview, June Scobee Rodgers said the presence of teacher Christa McAuliffe on the flight added to the crewโs lasting legacy. Scobee Rodgers helped establish the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in the wake of the accident, along with the other Challenger families. This year's observance focused on the Challenger crew โ McAuliffe, Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair and Gregory Jarvis.
US Mint marks 35 years since Challenger with 'Teacher in Space' coin
Orders for the 2021 Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar Commemorative Coin begin Jan. 28, 2021, on the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy, via the U.S. Mint website. (Image credit: U.S. Mint)A new U.S. coin honoring Christa McAuliffe , NASA's first "Teacher in Space," will help continue her educational mission 35 years after she and her six astronaut crewmates were tragically lost in flight. The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2021 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Silver Dollar at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) on Wednesday (Jan. 28), the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy. She and her STS-51L crewmates were tragically killed when a faulty rocket booster led to the space shuttle Challenger breaking apart 73 seconds into its launch on Jan. 28, 1986. Infographic: The Challenger shuttle disaster: What happened?
space.comAstronaut William Thornton, who invented space shuttle treadmill, dies at 91
NASA astronaut William Thornton, STS-8 mission specialist, takes part in physiological studies on the space shuttle Challenger during his first of two spaceflights in 1983. (Image credit: NASA)As a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger, Thornton and his four STS-8 crewmates became the first shuttle astronauts to launch and land at night. NASA astronaut Bill Thornton working with the treadmill he invented for use aboard the space shuttle. NASA astronaut William Thornton, STS-51B mission specialist, works inside the Spacelab module aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1985. When not flying in space, Thornton also worked on devising procedures and new techniques to maintain crew conditioning and health in space.
space.comMen who tried to rob a Naperville bank Monday suspected in two other bank robberies on same day
When officers saw the neon green Dodge Challenger believed to be the getaway car leaving the parking lot, they pursued it down Naperville Road and then onto eastbound Interstate 88, police said. The chase ended when they lost sight of the car as near Interstate 294, reports said.
chicagotribune.comThe Latest: International observers see no fraud in US vote
President-elect Joe Biden listens during a meeting with his COVID-19 advisory council, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):9 p.m.International observers from the Organization of American States say they saw no instances of fraud or voting irregularities in the U.S. presidential election. Some Republicans are renewing their attacks on President-elect Joe Bidenโs lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with Sens. Political appointees who are looking for job opportunities after President Donald Trumpโs election defeat to President-elect Joe Biden should think twice. Carson is the first member of President Donald Trumpโs cabinet known to have tested positive.
The Latest: Md. allowing up to 10% capacity at NFL stadiums
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Maryland will allow up to 10% capacity at the two stadiums in the state that are home to NFL teams, Gov. The announcement affects M&T Bank Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens play, and FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, where the Washington Football Team plays. M&T Bank Stadium has a total capacity of 71,008 and FedEx Field has a capacity of 82,000. ___Toronto FC will play before fans at its Nov. 1 game against Inter Miami CF in East Hartford, Connecticut. That group was limited to staff, family members and friends and was a test for State Farm Stadiumโs COVID-19 protocols.
Reagan's age, Mitt's binders: Presidential debate highlights
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 1960 file photo taken a television in New York displays a debate between Republican presidential candidate Vice President Richard M. Nixon, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Mass. The 1960 presidential election offered the country's first televised debates. Here are some of the most memorable moments in presidential debate history:THE FIRST TELEVISED DEBATEThe 1960 presidential election offered the country's first televised debate. THE KIDS ARE OFF-LIMITSDemocrat John Kerry's response to a question about homosexuality during a 2004 presidential debate against Republican incumbent George W. Bush caused a fight between him and Vice President Dick Cheney. The women detailed their allegations against the former president as Trump watched, his hands folded in front of him.
Smithsonian seeks public's help with Sally Ride's astronaut training notes
The National Air and Space Museum, working with the Smithsonian Transcription Center, is seeking the public's help to expand access to the extensive, handwritten astronaut training notes by Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly into space. Before she became the first American woman to fly into space, Sally Ride needed to learn how to be an astronaut. Now, 30 years later, the public can help expand access to Ride's training experience by volunteering to transcribe her extensive handwritten notes. The museum has now added to the Smithsonian Transcription Center's website Ride's 1979 and 1980 NASA notebooks, as well as some of her flying instructions and training schedules. "When my friend and colleague Ellen Stofan mentioned she's spending some of Women's History Month transcribing astronaut Sally Ride's materials , I was eager to dig in," Bunch wrote on Twitter.
space.comU.S. companies announced 633 job cuts from coronavirus so far -Challenger, Gray and Christmas
(Reuters) - U.S. companies have announced 633 layoffs related to the coronavirus outbreak so far, global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas said on Thursday, providing the first tally of American job losses from what has mushroomed into a global pandemic. We are indeed seeing job cuts from companies that are grappling with Supply Shock. The entertainment and leisure sector is the most affected so far, Challenger said, with 300 job cuts largely resulting from event cancellations. Weekly government data on new claims for unemployment benefits out earlier on Thursday showed no impact from coronavirus, but Challenger and others expect layoffs to soon become more widespread. [nL1N2B4217]These will not be the last job cuts we see from this outbreak, Challenger said.
feeds.reuters.comMarried couple killed in 6-vehicle crash in N. Harris County, sheriffโs deputies say
HOUSTON โ A young married couple was killed in a six-vehicle crash in north Harris County Sunday night, sheriffโs deputies said. It happened in the 2900 block of West Mount Houston Road and West Montgomery Road at around 7:30 p.m.Investigators said they believe an orange Challenger was speeding and cutting cars off when one of the cars it cut off clipped the Challengerโs back end, causing the Challenger to spin out of control into oncoming traffic. The two occupants of the Challenger -- the young couple -- were pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said. A father and his 12-year-old son were also injured, but they are expected to survive.
Australia's intense bushfires are creating their own dangerous weather systems, experts say
Thick plumes of smoke rise from bushfires at the coast of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia January 4, 2020 in this aerial picture taken from AMSA Challenger jet. The rising heat from the intense bushfires creates massive, powerful clouds called pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb. The bushfires in Australia are creating violent weather systems that can spark new fires, conjure fire tornadoes and make fighting existing fires much more challenging, experts say. About 20 "pyroCb pulses" have occurred over Victoria and New South Wales in the past week or so, Fromm said. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service also tweeted out on Saturday a video of the "pyrocumulous clouds forming" above the Currowan fire.
cnbc.com2019 had the most CEO departures on record with more than 1,600
The firm started tracking CEO departures in 2002. "The number of chief executives who announced their departures in 2019 was staggering," said Andrew Challenger, Vice President of Challenger in a press release. Perhaps the most notable CEO news in December was the firing of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg. Challenger tracks CEO changes at companies that have been in business for at least two years, with a minimum of 10 employees. The "Government and Non-Profit" sector leads all industries in CEO turnover in 2019 with 339 exits.
cnbc.comBad time to be a CEO: 170 top executives left last month
Those companies, and plenty more, saw their chief executives walk out the door just in the past few months, part of a record-breaking trend. That is up 14% compared to September and 15% more than the 149 CEO departures in October 2018. The report said most the CEO departures through October of this year -- 281 -- were from companies in the government and non-profit sector. The changes were prompted by "new legislation or political changes that influence leadership," the report said. The telecommunications and electronics sector was the second highest, with 188 departures, and financial companies had the third-highest number of CEO changes at 104.
Review: The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is a big, brash, intoxicating supercar worth the $90,000
The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Mack Hogan | CNBCIn a straight line, the Challenger is unstoppable. The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Mack Hogan | CNBCThat accessibility of power is what makes the Redeye special. The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Mack Hogan | CNBCBecause the Challenger is gigantic, you also get five seats and a big trunk. The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Mack Hogan | CNBCFirst off, the Redeye is heavy. Final thoughtsThe Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is big, brash and frankly has no reason to exist.
cnbc.comChrista McAuliffe to be honored with silver dollar
(CNN) - The United States Mint is to memorialize Christa McAuliffe, the teacher and astronaut who died in the Challenger disaster in 1986, with a commemorative silver dollar coin. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 was passed by Congress, and the bill will go to the President to be signed into law. The act calls for the Department of Treasury to "issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe." If the President signs the act, the coins will be minted in 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the tragedy. FIRST uses robotic competitions to encourage children to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Flashback: "Face the Nation" covers the Challenger space shuttle disaster
On February 2, 1986, just days after the space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, "Face the Nation" spoke with the acting NASA administrator and the brother of one of the pilots on the shuttle, among other guests.
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