Tag: NASA
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Old Bridge sophomore reaches for the stars through NASA internship
By ALAN KARMIN Correspondent While some students’ plans for summer break are up in the air at this time, one Old Bridge High School student’s plans may be up in the air, but quite unlike her classmates. Tamara Kasikovic, a sophomore at Old Bridge High School (OBHS), has been selected as one of a…
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Daughter of ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician speaks at library event
By ALYSSA BIEDERMAN The Sun Katherine Johnson took her last flight into space on Feb. 20. The S.S. Katherine Johnson, a supply satellite currently docked at the International Space Station, was named for the late NASA mathematician featured in the film “Hidden Figures.” On Earth, Johnson’s incredible life and career are celebrated by many, but…
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Edison Council supports renaming Dismal Swamp Conservation Area in honor of Peter J. Barnes III
EDISON – Peter J. Barnes III was instrumental in preserving hundreds of acres of land in the township including the approximately 660 acres of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. With that, the Edison Township Council approved a resolution recommending the renaming of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area (DSCA) to the Peter J. Barnes III Preservation…
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Middlesex College student earns NASA experience
Middlesex College student Izabella Burzynski of the Dayton section of South Brunswick participated in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar (NCAS) Program this spring. Because of her work in the program, she was invited to the one-week NCAS Onsite Experience, which is normally held at one of the NASA facilities but is now being done…
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Lawrenceville School junior researched sustainability, aces NASA-sponsored internship
By RYAN LAWRENCE The Sun Before her high school career is over, Mullica Hill’s Sabrina Yeung is destined to make a name for herself in New Jersey interscholastic athletics. A rising tennis talent, the junior at Lawrenceville School beat two of South Jersey’s top 12th graders last fall, a pair of student athletes two years…
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South Brunswick Library to celebrate 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing at a party for all ages from 2-4 p.m. on July 20 at the South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 was the first space mission that landed man on the moon. American astronauts Neil…
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NASA astronaut to discuss Apollo 11 moon landing during workshop at North Edison Public Library
The North Edison Public Library will hold a program about Apollo 11 landing on the moon at 7 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. Frank O’Brien, a NASA solar system ambassador, will describe the highlights of the mission, and the problems everyone involved overcame to safely return to the Earth.…
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NASA astronaut ‘finds space’ after series of challenges
The right stuff is the never-give-up-stuff. That was the name of astronaut, scientist and author Leland Melvin’s memoir that was presented during Melvin’s recent appearance in the Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. On the evening of Feb. 28, Brookdale students and faculty members, and members of the public, came to learn about…
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James McDivitt Elementary School celebrates 50 years with visit from astronaut
OLD BRIDGE — Students at James McDivitt Elementary School got a chance to meet a real-life astronaut, a longtime friend of their school’s namesake, in celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary. “I met James McDivitt in 1978,” Captain Jon A. McBride, a veteran National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut, said during a special visit on…
