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.
Why We Explore. Editor's Note: This is the 29th in a series of essays on exploration by NASA's Chief Historian, Steven J. Dick. It may well be argued that NASA has become the world's premier agent for exploration, carrying on in the new ocean of outer space a long tradition of expanding the physical and mental boundaries of humanity.