A cash assistance program providing funds to indigent residents of Norfolk for assistance with burials and cremations. Based on the qualifications of the deceased, a family member, friend or representative of a deceased citizen may receive a vendor payment paid directly to participating Funeral Homes to assist with final burial expenses. Tue, Apr.
NASA: Orion deep space exploration ship faces delays. An artist's concept of NASA's Orion deep space exploration vehicle. Based on a more realistic funding and test schedule, NASA now believes the first piloted flight of an Orion capsule likely will slip from August 2021 to as late as April 2023.
After the first 20 years of exploration, focus shifted from one-off flights to renewable hardware, such as the Space Shuttle program, and from competition to cooperation as with the International Space Station (ISS). With the substantial completion of the ISS following STS-133 in March 2011, plans for space exploration by the US remain in flux.