Astronaut turned Arizona senator tours Arizona History Museum s space exhibit
Sen. Mark Kellyâs items are among those displayed
Sen. Mark Kellyâs items are among those displayed
and last updated 2021-06-02 22:45:53-04
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) â Arizonaâs been a leader in space exploration for more than a hundred years. Wednesday, a space exhibit at a Tucson museum had a visit from an Arizona Senator who has actually been in space.
Arizonaâs history spans from the dusty days of the Old West to the still very new frontier of outer space and you can see the full span at the Arizona History Museumâs exhibit, âReady To Launch: Arizonaâs Place In Space .
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 29 Boeing Co AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Australia in a deal valued at up to $3.5 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The sale is one of a string of Australian purchases in April that included 12 MQ-9B drones and related equipment for about $1.6 billion, $1.6 billion in tanks and heavy armored combat vehicles and four CH-47F cargo helicopters for as much as $259 million. Thursday s package would include the choppers, 69 spare engines and night vision equipment, as well as munitions such as 85 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, support equipment, spares and technical support, the Pentagon said. The Pentagon s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale on Thursday. The State Department said, The proposed sale will improve Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats. Previously the State Department has called Australia one of our most impor
On Tuesday, a call from Estonia straight to the orbit was made where an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) answered questions from Estonian students, presented by their teachers.
(Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy supporters took to the streets on Tuesday in several districts, as fighting between the army and anti-junta militias raged in border areas, four months after the military ousted an elected government in a coup. Despite a ferocious crackdown by security forces, Myanmar s military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San Suu Kyi and senior leaders of her party, sparking nationwide protests and paralysing strikes. In the far south of Myanmar, anti-military protesters staged a march in Laung Lone, a photograph posted by the Irrawaddy newspaper on social media showed. Meanwhile, in the commercial hub of Yangon a group of mainly young protesters rallied in the district of Kamayut, photographs posted by the Myanmar Now news portal showed. This is not over yet. We still have our turn, read a sign written on a sheet carried by one protester. Demonstrators in urban areas have had to become more nimble to avoid security forces, often using fla