Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history. The successful landing of Curiosity – the most sophisticated roving laboratory ever to land on another planet – marks an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far[Read More…]
Day: August 6, 2012
NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain
PASADENA, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried[Read More…]
ESA Spacecraft Records Crucial NASA Signals from Mars
Curiosity’s first view of Mars EU–(ENEWSPF)–6 August 2012. This morning at 7:14 CEST, ESA’s Mars Express acquired signals from NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory as it delivered the car-sized Curiosity rover onto the Red planet’s surface. ESA’s New Norcia tracking station also picked up signals directly from the NASA mission,[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Releases Video Showing Progress in Recovery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2012. United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released a video revealing the progress that he has made in his recovery after suffering an ischemic stroke in January. Sen. Kirk recently completed a 9-week mobility study at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he worked tirelessly[Read More…]
MN Court Rejects Organic Farmers’ Lawsuit Charging Pesticide Drift Is Trespass
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– August 6, 1012. The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a ruling that gave organic farmers clear redress and decided that pesticide drift from one farm to another is not trespass, but instead must, in litigation, be found to be negligence or a nuisance. The ruling, while still giving farmers[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Shooting in Wisconsin
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2012. Michelle and I were deeply saddened to learn of the shooting that tragically took so many lives in Wisconsin. At this difficult time, the people of Oak Creek must know that the American people have them in our thoughts and prayers, and our hearts go out[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, August 5, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 2, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. These Soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute[Read More…]