MAIL ONLINE - Galactic is go! Richard Branson's tourist spaceship makes it first powered flight, Apr 29, 2013

"The jet released SpaceShipTwo, which ignited its engine for 16 seconds, then glided to a safe landing. Until now, SpaceShipTwo has only performed unpowered glide flights. Several powered flights are planned this summer, culminating with a dash into space targeted toward the end of the year. 'The first powered flight of Virgin Spaceship Enterprise was without any doubt, our single most important flight test to date,' said Virgin Galactic Founder Sir Richard Branson, who was on the ground in Mojave to witness the occasion. 'For the first time, we were able to prove the key components of the system, fully integrated and in flight. "
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The Press Association: Dozens hurt in Czech street blast, Apr 29, 2013

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Houston Chronicle - Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight, Apr 29, 2013

: "MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying paying passengers on brief hops into space. "It couldn't have gone more smoothly," said Sir Richard Branson, who owns the spaceline with Aabar Investments PJC of Abu Dhabi."
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Canadian company helps World Trade Center's ascent to new heights, Apr 29, 2013

"NEW YORK, N.Y. - One World Trade Center, the skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers in New York City, is about to receive the last pieces of its crowning spire, a 124-metre structure built in part in Canada. Officials had hoped that would happen Monday, but the weather did not co-operate and it was postponed due to high winds. The event will be rescheduled when conditions permit. The new tower's crowning spire is a joint venture between the Montreal-based ADF Group Inc. engineering firm and New York-based DCM Erectors Inc., a steel contractor. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the spire pieces and a steel beacon will be lifted at a later date from the rooftop to cap the building at 541 metres. Installation of the 800-ton spire began in December, after 18 pieces were shipped from Canada and New Jersey. Once the spire is installed, the 104-story highrise, already New York's tallest building, will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere."
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FOX NEWS - Samsung Unveils Galaxy 3 As Newest Mini-Tablet, Apr 29, 2013

"Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab 3 on Monday as the market's newest mini-tablet. The newest Galaxy tablet is 7 inches and will be available for WiFi and 3G versions. The WiFi version will be released in the beginning of May, followed by the 3G version in June. Samsung has not released a price point for the self-described "sleek" tablet. The Galaxy Tab 3 comes in white and is lighter than its immediate predecessor the Tab 2 7.0 but has more memory. It also has a thinner bezel than the Tab 2 and will include Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software."
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HUBBLE snaps image of ‘comet of century’, Apr 29, 2013

 "BALTIMORE — The operators of the Hubble Space Telescope say the orbiting observatory has snapped photos of an approaching comet. The Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute says the Comet Ison is being called the “comet of the century” because it could be brighter than the full moon when it makes its closest pass by the sun in late November. The institute says the pictures taken earlier this month show the comet slightly inside Jupiter’s orbit, about 621.18 million kilometres from the sun. The institute serves as the science operations centre for the Hubble."
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