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Bob PennGetty Images Ground troops trained for space operations are too expensive to maintain. Space Marines would also require specialized transports to ferry them into space. Space Marines aren’t happening—not now, and not in the foreseeable future. That’s the disappointing news from a recent conference on science fiction and naval warfare. During last week’s NavyCon 2021, the U.S. Naval Academy-sponsored conference in which speakers discuss the intersection of present-day military matters and sci-fi, an aerospace expert determined that ground troops aren’t just limited in space...

Listen • 2:52 The "Space Dawgs" at Burnet High School are a culinary team trying to make the best meals for NASA astronauts to eat aboard the International Space Station. A culinary arts team from a Texas Hill Country high school is one of only 10 in the nation to compete in a NASA contest to create an out-of-this-world dish for astronauts to eat aboard the International Space Station. Students in Chef Mike Erickson's culinary arts class at Burnet High School had to create a dish that was tasty and meets NASA requirements. They call their culinary team the Space Dawgs, ...

Credit Courtesy of Whitworth University Whitworth University President Beck Taylor is taking another job at a private Christian School in Alabama. Taylor will become president of Samford University in Homewood, Alabama in July. Taylor has led Whitworth since 2010 and is its 18th president. According to a university news release, he will resign May 31. Before becoming Whitworth’s president, Taylor was the dean of the School of Business at Samford. In a statement, Taylor said he was honored to serve as Whitworth's president. “The honor of being considered for the Samford presidency can o...

March 3, 2021, 4:51 PM) H-E-B shoppers loading groceries into a car on 6055 S. Freeway, on Feb. 22, 2021. Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced he was lifting a statewide COVID-19 order mandating people wear face coverings inside of businesses across the state of Texas. That means beginning Wednesday, March 10, you may see more maskless people than usual out shopping for groceries and other supplies. But while some companies have already signaled new policies to allow customers to go without face coverings, others are adhering to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

Lee esta historia en español. Some San Antonians lost water Monday night, hours after rolling power outages left residents without heat or electricity in one of the worst winter storms the state has ever seen. Officials with CPS energy say most households without power in San Antonio are experiencing rolling blackouts to reduce strain on the state’s electrical grid. Power out 16 hours and counting. Water pipes frozen too. Had to brave icy roads to find heat at a family members house that at least had a fireplace.— Liz Reed (@LizEReed) February 16, 2021 Some residents report that outage...