NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope detected tiny green crystals, called olivine, thought to be raining down on a developing star. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Toledo Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama at a Memorial Service in Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 2:40 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Please, please be seated. AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you, Obama! THE PRESIDENT: I love Joplin! (Applause.) I love Joplin. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love Joplin! THE PRESIDENT: We love Joplin. (Applause.) Thank you, Governor, for[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Touring Tornado Damage in Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 1:16 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Obviously the scene speaks for itself. When we were in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago, I talked about how I had not seen devastation like that in my lifetime. You come here to Joplin and it is just as heartbreaking[Read More…]
Juno Solar Panels Complete Testing
Technicians at Astrotech’s payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. stow solar array #2 against the body of NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- The three massive solar panels that will provide power for NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its mission to Jupiter have seen their last photons of light[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 29, 2011
En route Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 12:16 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Okay, you guys ready? All right, well, good day, everyone, as we make our way to Joplin, Missouri. The President, as I think you know, will — upon arrival we will travel to and he will visit one[Read More…]
New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli Supports Marriage Equality
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has joined with the Human Rights Campaign to support marriage equality in the Empire State. In a new video for HRC’s New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign, DiNapoli says, “I believe in equal opportunity and a level playing field—and that includes being[Read More…]
Navy Names Next Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier will be named the USS John F. Kennedy. The selection John F. Kennedy, designated CVN 79, honors the 35th President of the United States and pays tribute to his service in[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Praises New Federal Guidance on Protecting Transgender Federal Workers
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, praised the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing guidance regarding transgender federal employees. Pursuant to a June 2009 presidential memorandum regarding federal employees, OPM added gender identity to the categories protected under the equal employment opportunity[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Endorses President Barack Obama for Reelection
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today announced its endorsement of President Barack Obama for reelection. The decision was made based on the President’s demonstrated commitment to LGBT equality and his record of accomplishment, from major legislative victories to critical[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, May 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. John C. Johnson, 28, of Phoenix, Ariz., died May 27 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was[Read More…]
