Today marks the start of the Thanksgiving travel season that’s the busiest time of the year at the nation’s airports, and passengers are up in arms about the safety of new full-body scanners being used for security checks. The Transportation Security Administration insists the scanners are safe, but pilots are being allowed to opt-out of the scans under a special security program. Source Link
Is the best plan for a manned spaceflight to Mars to make it a one-way trip? Some scientists believe the fastest way to begin interplanetary exploration would be to make colonists of the first Mars crew, with no expectation of their return. Proponents say the approach could save 80% of the cost of a Mars spaceflight and the crew could survive for the rest of their lives on the Red Planet. Source Link
The young wizard who captivated readers for over a decade begins to unreel his final chapter on movie screens today. Part One of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” opens with expectations of more box office gold for the movie franchise that was launched nine years ago. The Harry Potter film series will wrap up with “Deathly Hallows Part Two” that opens next summer. Source Link
Is the best plan for a manned spaceflight to Mars to make it a one-way trip? Some scientists believe the fastest way to begin interplanetary exploration would be to make colonists of the first Mars crew, with no expectation of their return. Proponents say the approach could save 80% of the cost of a Mars spaceflight and the crew could survive for the rest of their lives on the Red Planet. Source Link
The young wizard who captivated readers for over a decade begins to unreel his final chapter on movie screens today. Part One of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” opens with expectations of more box office gold for the movie franchise that was launched nine years ago. The Harry Potter film series will wrap up with “Deathly Hallows Part Two” that opens next summer. Source Link
