New Haven folk singer/songwriter Heather Fay wasn’t quite ready to give up on music altogether, but some of life’s other priorities began to make her feel as though her dream was beginning to slip away—until she became one of the first users of Google’s new social media platform, Google+.

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Space shuttle Discovery departed the Kennedy Space Center for space 39 times over the course of her 27 years of service, but Tuesday the retired spacecraft departed on the back of a specialized 747 beginning her quiet rest as a museum display dedicated to the 30 year shuttle program.

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Workers at the Kennedy Space Center attached Space Shuttle Discovery to a specialized 747 carrier aircraft for her final journey. The shuttle will be delivered to the Smithsonian in Washington DC later this week. Work was delayed yesterday due to high winds but resumed this morning. Check out our galleries from Day 1 and Day 2 & 3.

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A former NASA astronaut may soon be shuttling wealthy passengers to space four times a day for upstart aerospace firm Xcor, taking on not only a challenging technical feat but also billionaire Richard Branson.

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The next big Internet music company that becomes a regular part of our lives — think Pandora, Grooveshark, and Spotify — may not come out of the tech hubs of Silicon Valley like Palo Alto.

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WINDSOR LOCKS — Connecticut led much of the aerospace industry’s rapid development throughout the second half of the 20th century, so it’s fitting that New England’s largest aerospace museum is located here.

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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur conducted a 5 hour “interface test” with a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule scheduled to launch to the International Space Station April 30.

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Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, will talk about his role in the space race between the United States and Soviet Union at the New England Air Museum on April 28.

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The secret to Apple’s success (and its nearly $600 share price) is that they always leave their customers wanting more. They’ve mastered the art of incrementally upgrading their most popular products, but leaving out just one little feature that becomes a must-have in the next version.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—There’s still no official launch date set, but upstart SpaceX took one more step towards becoming the first commercial company to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) by completing a “Wet Dress Rehearsal” of their Falcon 9 Rocket Thursday.

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