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May 21, 2012
SpaceX set to try again for 2:44 am launch
After replacing a faulty valve in one of the Falcon 9 rocket's engines, the company is counting down to a Tuesday morning liftoff.
Read MoreMay 18, 2012
SpaceX launch liveblog
Live coverage of the 3:55 a.m. launch from Florida of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship starts at 2:30 a.m.
Read MoreMay 17, 2012
New crew members arrive at space station
The arrival of one American and two Russians brings the station up to its full six-person crew just in time for the expected arrival of SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship.
Read MoreMay 14, 2012
New space station crew reaches orbit
An American and two Russians launched at 10:01 p.m. Waco time Monday from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan.
Read MoreMay 04, 2012
SpaceX now aiming for May 19 launch
The test flight to the International Space Station would now come after the arrival of three new crew members to bring the station back up to full staffing.
Read MoreMay 02, 2012
SpaceX launch likely delayed again
Continuing software issues have again forced the company to push back its launch to the International Space Station.
Read MoreApril 30, 2012
UPDATE: SpaceX tests rocket at Florida launch site
The so-called "static fire" was part of the preparation for next week's scheduled launch to the International Space Station.
Read MoreApril 28, 2012
Waco gets year's 1st 90-degree day
Saturday's high of 90 at Waco Regional Airport was the first since Oct. 8.
Read MoreApril 26, 2012
Half of space station's crew homeward bound tonight
Hatch closure is set for midnight, with undocking at 3:18 a.m. and landing set for 6:45 a.m.
Read MoreApril 24, 2012
Asteroid mining for fun and profit
A team of high-powered investors — including the founder of the X Prize — is getting ready to unveil a new front in the commercialization of space.
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Series
BAYLOR 2012
THE PLAN: Baylor leaders say new strategy is ambitious, but provides flexibility
• Part 1: '2012' plan still in progress
• Part 2: Still aiming at $2B endowment
• Part 3: A decade of construction
• Part 4: Top-tier research goal
• Part 5: Economic energizer for Waco
• Part 6: Next plan: Aspirations, not goals
Comment here: Did Baylor's 2012 plan meet its objectives?
Big 12 baseball tournament: To move or not to move?
SpaceX set to try again for 2:44 a.m. launch
Mart native in "Battleship," and more local movie news
Waco restaurant group's golf tourney raises over $11,000
Leo's Mexican Restaurant relocates in West
Waco Community Band plays Gershwin
A tribute to two departing Waco community builders
State House primary becomes five-man race
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