NASA shuttle replacement grounded amid delays and losses
NASA has spent four years and about $1 billion on a replacement for the space shuttle, the X-33, which sits incomplete in a Palmdale hangar. Engineering problems sparked by a hydrogen tank rupture, delays, and a funding standoff with Lockheed Martin threaten the project, while NASA seeks $4.5 billion more for broader Space Launch Initiative options.
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Dot-coms Hit Sour Notes Evict SF Musicians from Downtown Rehearsal
San Francisco musicians protested eviction notices after JMA Properties bought Downtown Rehearsal, the city’s largest practice space. Barry and Melissa Ward, with their seven week old son Tyler, spoke of being displaced as rents rise and dot-com demand swallows warehouse space. The Koch family, new owners, offered a relief fund and alternative spaces while tenants face relocation deadlines.
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Rear tire failures more common on Ford Explorers study
The AP reports Firestone tires on Ford Explorers show rear tire tread separations more often than fronts. Investigations cite left rear failures and rear rollovers. Ford and experts note the issue may be a tire problem, not a vehicle flaw, as Ford tests at its Arizona proving grounds continue.
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Shooting at Virginia gay bar spurs hate crime probe
In Roanoke, Ronald Edward Gay 53 opened fire at the Backstreet Cafe after asking for directions to a gay bar. He killed 43 year old Danny Lee Overstreet and wounded six others. Police say the suspect stated he wanted to shoot gay people.
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Driver who hit author Stephen King found dead at home
Bryan Edwin Smith, 43, the driver in last year’s crash that seriously injured Stephen King, was found dead in his Fryeburg Maine mobile home after three days of disappearance. Police found no signs of violence or foul play and cited his health issues and medications as factors.
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