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Wednesday's launch marked the first time in more than 40 years that NASA has tested a prototype of a new rocket system to take passengers beyond Earth orbit. Ares I is part of a family of new rockets in NASA's Constellation program, which was propelled by former President George W. Bush's 2005 space initiative to go to Mars or back to the moon. Ares would be equipped to fill in for the aging space shuttle - which is planned for retirement in 2010, although scheduled shuttle flights are likely to extend into 2011 - on missions to the International...
...People who were very involved as undergraduates in theater are now having the opportunity to take the next step after graduation and work at the A.R.T. as part of their training and profession,” said Paulus...
Rama said a lesson could be drawn from the incident. “This is a good opportunity for us to remind individuals that these things that people take as souvenirs are potentially dangerous,” she said...
University Provost Steven E. Hyman, who chairs the task force charged with recommending changes for Harvard’s libraries, sat in the front row at the Faculty meeting and was forced at one point to take the microphone in a departure from his usual silence...
...it’s not because I am a huge fan of the football team or because I can’t wait to see the Dance Step team in action. In fact, I don’t have any specific reasons for being so eager to take part in this celebration of school pride—I just happen to enjoy the experience of being at a pep rally...