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5 apps for the armchair astronaut & the final Space Shuttle launch

by Lisa Hoover (Jul 8th, 2011)

Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you know that today's launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-135, signals the end of the shuttle program as we know it and the closing of a chapter in American human spaceflight. Weather and ten trillion other mechanical considerations ...

iPads help perform surgery, capture history

by Michael Rose (Jun 2nd, 2010)

Not satisfied that the magical and revolutionary Apple tablet is helping marine mammals communicate their displeasure with the despoilage of the majestic oceans? Fortunately, the iPad is no unitasker; it's being put to good use in both inner and outer space. First up, CrunchGear points to this ...