Steve Gleason is fighting. In this week’s MMQB, he discusses his life with ALS, the meaning and mission he’s found in it, the role of football in where he is now and much more. SI.com
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Guest MMQB: Steve Gleason on his life with ALS, mission for a cure
By admin on Monday, June 17th, 2013 | Comments Off
50 Years Ago, 1st Woman to Fly in Space Wore World’s 1st Mission Patch
By admin on Sunday, June 16th, 2013 | Comments Off
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago this Sunday (June 16) launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. But her gender wasn't the only contribution that Tereshkova made to the cultural history of space exploration — she was also the first person to [...]
Read More...China’s latest ‘sacred’ manned space mission blasts off
By admin on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft was launched from a remote site in the Gobi desert in China's [...]
Read More...China’s latest manned space mission to launch June 11
By admin on Monday, June 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will launch its next manned space flight on Tuesday, carrying three astronauts on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab, the National Space Administration said, in the latest step towards the development of a space station. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will launch from a remote site in the Gobi desert [...]
Read More...China’s latest manned space mission to launch this month
By admin on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will launch its next manned rocket in the middle of this month, carrying three astronauts to an experimental space module, state media said on Monday, the latest stage of an ambitious plan to build a space station. The Shenzhou 10 space ship and its rocket had already been moved to the [...]
Read More...IRS Chief Tells Panel ‘Primary Mission’ Is Restoring Trust
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In the wake of reports that conservative groups’ requests for tax-exempt status got extra scrutiny, new IRS acting Commissioner Danny Werfel tells a House panel the agency must earn Americans’ trust. The panel questioned Werfel about his agency’s scandals at an oversight hearing Monday. Politics
Read More...Paterno estate, several others to sue, alleging NCAA ‘has lost all sense of its mission’
By admin on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 | Comments Off
The family of the late Joe Paterno says any money from its suit against the NCAA will go to charity. NFL Football News
Read More...Crew set for space station mission
By admin on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 | Comments Off
Europe’s newest astronaut, Luca Parmitano, gets ready for a six-month stay on the International Space Station. BBC News – Science & Environment
Read More...‘Star Wars’ Casting Rumors Begin With ‘Mission: Impossible’ Alum
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
There had to come a day when “Star Wars” casting rumors would concern someone besides Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher eventually, and it looks like today is that day. The usually trustworthy folks over at Latino Review have taken the first crack at reporting which actor will be some of the new blood [...]
Read More...Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) – Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival – to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood. The largest Indian contingent to date is on the French Riviera at the world's leading [...]
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