He was in NASA’s fifth astronaut class, chosen in 1966, retired from NASA in 1975 and went to work for a few aerospace companies.
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History buff helps Las Vegas visitors, residents learn about the blasts from our past at the National Atomic Testing Museum.
The company did not say when the new set of seats would be released or the actual cost. The initial seats were sold at $250,000 apiece.
MGM Resorts International has released a statement confirming the company was hacked last summer, with certain information — including some guests’ drivers license and passport information — stolen from a cloud server.
Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
It was discovered on Feb. 18, 1930, by self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, some 250 miles from Las Vegas.
Though the upper basin snowpack is about 14 percent above average so far, dry soils have experts forecasting that flows to Lake Powell will fall 20 percent below average.
When counting bald eagles, technology takes a back seat to old-fashioned fieldwork. At Lake Mead National Recreation Area, that means biologists, binoculars and boats.
Amit Yoran, CEO of security firm Tenable, said it is “exceptionally rare if not unprecedented” for the U.S. government to share its discovery of such a critical vulnerability with a company.
But critics question whether these programs can narrow the early education gap between well-to-do urban residents and low-income families and rural residents.
CES 2020 offers a peek into virtual and augmented reality, which open a window into science-fiction like innovations such as controlling a computer with only your mind.
Mieron VR is one of five winners of the CES 2020 Eureka Park Accessibility contest, which recognizes startups designing technology to benefit older adults and people with disabilities.
With 5G service a major topic at this week’s CES trade show, some conventiongoers will have the technology right at their fingertips as the service has already started to roll out in Las Vegas.
Intel showcased its concept foldable PC with the code name “Horseshoe Bend” at a pre-CES news conference Monday.
Hyundai and Uber on Monday announced a partnership for the ride-hailing company’s Uber Air vision.