Shuttle Columbia moved to launch pad for second voyage
Aerospace workers rolled the space shuttle Columbia from the Vehicle Assembly Building to its launch pad in Cape Canaveral Florida for an October 9 lift off. The craft on a crawler transporter began the 32 mile crawl at 345 a.m. CDT and carries new boosters and an external tank. Officials aim to beat late day storms and lock down the shuttle after noon.
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Cape Canaveral
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Mark Hess
Kennedy Space Center
Record jump in college costs shocks students nationwide
New York AP reports a College Board survey shows a 13 percent rise to 6885 for private four year costs and 14 percent to 3873 at public four year colleges. The study of 1,160 institutions notes inflationary trends and Reagan loan cuts push families to cover more. Bennington College tops at 12030 in fees for a year.
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College Board
Joe Paul Case
College Scholarship Service
Case
Reagan
Bennington College
Vermont
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