Station Crew Opens Dragon Hatch
Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide opened the hatch to the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship at 1:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 10, marking a milestone for the first commercial resupply mission to reach the International Space Station.
Dragon Captured and Berthed to Station
Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams used the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to install the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship to its docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node at 9:03 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Earlier, working from the robotics workstation inside the cupola, Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide, with the assistance of Williams, captured the commercial cargo ship with the Canadian Space Agency-provided robotic arm at 6:56 a.m. as the spacecraft flew within
Breakingviews: Cooking the books?
Oct 10 - Rob Cox and Breakingviews columnists discuss the blowback over former GE boss Jack Welch's jobs report suspicions.
IMF's Lagarde calls for action
Oct. 11 - IMF managing director Christine Lagarde urged "courageous and cooperative" action from its members to quell economic uncertainty ahead of their twice-yearly meetings in Tokyo. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
Celebrated writer, journalist and playwright Wajahat Ali spoke at Google about his unlikely (and by turns hilarious and inspiring) journey as a Pakistani American attorney who became a writer and torchbearer for a generation of American Muslims.
2012 MIT Game Lab Symposium Part Four: Panel-Games For Learning Part Four: The 2012 MIT Game Lab Symposium: "Games In Everyday Life and Why That Matters To You" An annual symposium to discuss the role of games throughout our lives today and the potential for collaboration and development with games research at the MIT Game Lab . Part Four is a panel entitled "Games For Leaning" a discussion about games and their role in education and learning. The panel features moderator: Scott Nicholson an Associate Professor at the
Small Earthquakes in North Texas
Brian W. Stump, SMU's Albritton Professor of Earth Sciences, provides expertise for news media on two small earthquakes that struck North Texas the weekend of September 29, 2012.
State of the University Town Hall Meeting - Northeastern 2012
President Joseph E. Aoun said on Wednesday at the annual State of the University Town Hall Meeting that Northeastern is well positioned to lead in higher education's rapidly changing landscape.
Performing Arts at Notre Dame
A look at some of the people and performances that shaped the 2011-12 season at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The center facilitates learning reflective of the University of Notre Dame's distinctive liberal arts tradition through the informed exploration of universal truths and beauty. We serve to encourage and celebrate the human spirit through the performing and cinematic arts, which connect, stimulate and enrich our communities. Learn More: http://performingarts.nd.edu
MSUToday: Spartan Marching Band drumline
See what it takes to be a member of the MSU Spartan Marching Band drum line, the heart beat of the band.
Gapminder Agriculture Start
Gapminder Agriculture is a collection of 700 indicators from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on production of fruits, livestock (animals), oil crops and more.
ISS Update - Oct. 11, 2012
The International Space Station video update for Oct. 11, 2012.
Sports Spread: World Cup Qualifiers
Oct. 11 - The Road to Rio continues with a World Cup qualifying double-header. We look at England's chances plus other key European ties.
Asia Week Ahead: Brace for weak China GDP data
Oct. 12 - A Q3 GDP growth reading of below 7.5 percent next week could indicate serious trouble for China's economy, while India inflation numbers will also be eyed, says Reuters Breakingviews.
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