On its way to a stress test.
The promise of Nasa’s Appolo program to relalised after five decades.
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It’s possible at the end of the International Space station may be teplaced by a moon base…
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The beyond.

There are 5 pencil drawings by local Howard Baker in the newspaper area at the public library on Garcia Street. The 2012 works are of old derelict buildings in the area. On September 15th 2013 there is a token prize drawingย .To get in to the drawย you have to identify the buildings.
Howard Baker is a retired teacher.
The library has a list names you need to match them.
Howard Bakerย was a much appreciated part of the 100 year anniversary celebration of Merritt. In particular the play that dramatised a part of the local history, in particular characters about the historic Douglas lake cattle company. Howard wa s much involved in the stage dynamics for the play written bu local college librarian JIm Bruce.
Merritt has an interesting history short in the scheme of the world dynamic in the sence ofย a small population living in the tension of at least two empires. And trying to stay current with a big world.
Today in history: November 20 1998
The first module of the International Space Station is launched.
There is a poster in the window of the Baillie house inviting participation in a moms and stroller walking exercise. Meeting at rotary park 1:00ย March through Juneย for an hour of pushing strollers with others.
The adย is not gender neutral,ย June 1st is also the start of bicycleย month inย BC’s lower mainland.
Health and the environment should be the concern for the best interest of people. Opinion: we applaud all efforts to these ends and especially when they are inclusive.
Today in History, May 29th,1999
The space shuttle Discovery completes is first docking with the International Space Station.
A local councilor,Norm Brigdanย has resigned hisย seat and is moving to Vancouver Island to take a new job. Theย courseย for filling the seat is that there is not an unreasonableย delay.ย The electionย is 80 days after the appointment of a returning officer. The talk is for a September election.
Today in History: May 24, 1962
Mercury space projectย sees anย man orbit the earth in a space vehicle.
Opinion:ย
The world has changed in the last few decades and the need to have secrets abated. Shared security and its value to the planet ย with projects such as the international space station give pause to think. The whole concept of stolen ideas and patentย fraud as it were; on the back burner.
The interdependenceย ofย the business world and a mature attitudeย of the good business sence of an interdependentย outlook, means that thugs and mugs are not using angles to lever knowledge. Rather in our post war age people understand that their interest will be servedย better by a defined relationship ( our part in your discovery) as it comes to a market that consumers drive, the demise of the exclusive business relationship has a demonstrative effect as patent holders licence out and do not hold ransomย new technologies but try to realize reasonable profit margins on huge volumes serving many human beings.
We find it sad to see that thereย is a remainingย attitudeย with the RCMP in BCย and wish that Spy Vrs Spy would stay a cartoon spoof.
Today in history, January 16,2003
ย The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on the mission that will see its destruction on re-entryย 16 days later