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FAA picks North Dakota as drone test site

FAA picks North Dakota as drone test site

North Dakota will host one of six unmanned aircraft test sites in the U.S. researching ways to safely fly drones in the national airspace.
by Dan Gunderson

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Fargo drone pilots fly missions with crew around the world

Fargo drone pilots fly missions with crew around the world

The Predator aircraft, about the size of a small, single-engine airplane, are based thousands of miles away from the pilots in Fargo.
by Dan Gunderson

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BBC: The return to Mawson's Antarctica, continued

BBC: The return to Mawson's Antarctica, continued

We continue to follow the scientists on the ongoing Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013.

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Minn. man discovers first new mammal in decades

Minn. man discovers first new mammal in decades

In August, scientists announced the discovery of a new mammal, the first in decades.

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Best science stories of 2013

Best science stories of 2013

Science journalist Maggie Koerth-Baker will also make some predictions about major science developments to come in 2014.

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Astronauts finish Christmas Eve spacewalk

Astronauts finish Christmas Eve spacewalk

It was the second spacewalk in four days for U.S. astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins, and only the second Christmas Eve spacewalk ever.
by The Associated Press

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Drone video analysis program is first of its kind

Drone video analysis program is first of its kind

A Minnesota school is training students to analyze photos and video captured by drones. The new program at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls is the first of its kind in the nation.
by Dan Gunderson

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NASA astronauts tackle urgent spacewalking repairs

NASA astronauts tackle urgent spacewalking repairs

The two Americans on the crew, Rick Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins, successfully pulled out the ammonia pump with a bad valve -- well ahead of schedule. That task had been planned for the next spacewalk on Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Astronauts ready for marathon spacewalks

Astronauts ready for marathon spacewalks

NASA astronauts will be heading out to conduct critical repairs on the International Space Station early Saturday morning. The 6 1/2-hour spacewalk, the first in a series, will replace a faulty piece of cooling equipment.

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