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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. Kennedy Space Center in Florida continues to get busier with commercial space ventures, and the latest features a space plane that will ferry cargo to the International Space Station.
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A commercial spacecraft will soon use the former shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center
Sierra Space s Dream Chaser space plane is expected to be used for resupply missions to the ISS
Down the road, the Dream Chaser could ferry crewed missions into space I have great memories here. I landed here all three times. I love this place, said Janet Kavandi, who is leading Sierra Nevada s new division called Sierra Space.
CDC: U.S. birth and fertility rates drop to record low in 2020 By Spectrum News Staff & Associated Press Nationwide PUBLISHED 1:29 PM ET May. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:29 PM EDT May. 05, 2021
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Birth and fertility rates in the United States dropped in 2020 for the sixth straight year, plummeting to the lowest levels since 1979 and amounting for the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Birth and fertility rates in the United States dropped in 2020 for the sixth straight year, plummeting to the lowest levels since 1979, according to data from the CDC
At ChampionsGate retreat, GOP leadership strategizes 2022 resurgence PUBLISHED 6:10 PM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:10 PM EDT Apr. 26, 2021
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Almost 900 miles from the U.S. Capitol, Republican members of the House are settling into a series of ballrooms in Central Florida.
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Members of GOP s leadership are meeting at a retreat in ChampionsGate to talk strategy
They re focused on the 2022 midterms and how to win back control of half of Congress
Both parties point to the upcoming added Congressional district for Florida as a win
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney are among those leading a three-day retreat at ChampionsGate, an Orlando attractions-area resort community in Osceola County well away from the Beltway bubble.
Producers Peter Spears, from left, Frances McDormand, Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey, winners of the award for best picture for Nomadland, pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool) Nomadland wins Best Picture, Zhao makes history in COVID-altered Oscars By City News Service Los Angeles UPDATED 9:04 AM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:15 AM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:15 AM EDT Apr. 26, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) Nomadland, the gritty yet life-affirming tale of wandering van-dwellers, scored a triple crown at the 93rd Oscars Sunday evening, winning for best picture while Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director and Frances McDormand took home her thi