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(1 diggs) Video: PopSci Floats in Zero Gravity, Along With A Batch of Middle School Science Projects
Ping-Pong Balls in Zero Gravity courtesy Northrop GrummanLadies and gentlemen, 2,016 ping-pong balls are floating in space
For an hour and a half or so earlier this month, 30 teachers from Ohio middle schools weighed nothing at all. The same went for me; for TV personality "Science Bob" Pflugfelder; and for 2,016 optic-orange ping-pong balls.
We were on G-Force One, a Boeing 727 modified to fly a special parabolic flight path in which its passengers experience zero gravity. We were guests of...
Ping-Pong Balls in Zero Gravity courtesy Northrop GrummanLadies and gentlemen, 2,016 ping-pong balls are floating in spaceFor an hour and a half or so earlier this month, 30 teachers from Ohio middle schools weighed nothing at all. The same went for me; for TV personality "Science Bob" Pflugfelder; and for 2,016 optic-orange ping-pong balls.
We were on G-Force One, a Boeing 727 modified to fly a special parabolic flight path in which its passengers experience zero gravity. We were guests of...
(1 diggs) On this day in History - Oct. 7
3761 BCE - The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar. 0336 - Pope Mark dies leaving the papacy vacant. 0929 - Charles the Simple dies (b. 0879). King of France.1072 - Sancho II de Castela, rei de Castela e Leo. 1368 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence dies (b. 1338). Son of Edward III of England.1425 - Treaty of Saumur. 1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark and Norway, was born (d. 1533). 1492 - Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he changes course. 1506 - Pope Julius II and...
3761 BCE - The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar. 0336 - Pope Mark dies leaving the papacy vacant. 0929 - Charles the Simple dies (b. 0879). King of France.1072 - Sancho II de Castela, rei de Castela e Leo. 1368 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence dies (b. 1338). Son of Edward III of England.1425 - Treaty of Saumur. 1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark and Norway, was born (d. 1533). 1492 - Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he changes course. 1506 - Pope Julius II and...
(3 diggs) honda rochester ny
Rochester Honda dealer John Holtz provides new Hondas, used Hondas and certified pre-owned Hondas
Rochester Honda dealer John Holtz provides new Hondas, used Hondas and certified pre-owned Hondas
(2 diggs) Honda Rochester NY
Rochester Honda dealer John Holtz provides new Hondas, used Hondas and certified pre-owned Hondas
Rochester Honda dealer John Holtz provides new Hondas, used Hondas and certified pre-owned Hondas
(1 diggs) FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Eight Companies
July 18, 2011 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $66,000 to $133,950 against eight companies for alleged violations of FAA regulations. They include the following:
Apollo Aviation of Fruitland Park, Fla.: $77,300 for allegedly operating a Cessna 172 on nine flights between July 21 and 24, 2010, when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations. The aircraft crashed near Waynesboro, Va., on July 24. The pilot was not injured.
The FAA...
July 18, 2011 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $66,000 to $133,950 against eight companies for alleged violations of FAA regulations. They include the following: Apollo Aviation of Fruitland Park, Fla.: $77,300 for allegedly operating a Cessna 172 on nine flights between July 21 and 24, 2010, when it was not in compliance with FAA regulations. The aircraft crashed near Waynesboro, Va., on July 24. The pilot was not injured.
The FAA...