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“I was as surprised as anybody else. I said, ‘Who’s playing the harmonica?’ Dave said, ‘You are!’” What happened when Be-Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson formed an improv trio with Soft Machine and Gong members

The prog polymath felt Orchestra Futura’s performances should be left as one-off experiences. But Theo Travis and Dave Sturt persuaded him to release Live At Nelsonica & Clothworkers Hall

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Can Senate Republicans buck midterm history again?

ANALYSIS — Eight years ago, President Donald Trump’s mediocre job approval rating created a difficult national political environment for Republicans, who lost more than 40 seats in the House. But GOP senators bucked the midterm backlash and gained two seats. Could they do it again? The April 20, 2018, edition…

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Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman: ‘Sitting on the sidelines was not an option’

Democratic Senate hopeful says experience of being key witness in Trump’s first impeachment makes him right choice for Florida

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We celebrate Keith Emerson on the cover of the new issue of Prog Magazine, which is on sale now!

Plus Francis Dunnery, Pat Metheny, Gong, Clive. Nolan, Soft Machine, Ulver, Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura, Godsticks, Magnus Martin and loads more...

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“If anything makes me regret not pursuing more of an artistic career, it’s looking at Brian Eno”: Still, BJ Cole didn’t do too badly with David Gilmour, The Orb, Bill Nelson, Scott Walker and others

He set out to confound expectations of pedal steel with post-country band Cochise. Thanks to Captain Beefheart, Love and Hank Marvin, the session hero is pleased to reflect that he got away with it

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Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura share trailer video for new live release

Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura will release Live At Nelsonica & Clothworkers Hall in February

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He’s been to space, ran NASA and can do 40 pushups at IHOP. Here’s why Bill Nelson thinks Musk must rethink his Mars plan

The former NASA astronaut and the agency’s 14th administrator says it’s not a matter of if we go to the Red Planet — but when

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Did NASA's Perseverance rover actually find evidence of life on Mars? We need to haul its samples home to find out, scientists say

We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the prospects of such a mission are cloudy at best.

Space

“Any package shining further light on the their singular brilliance is to be welcomed”: Be-Bop Deluxe’s The Albums – 1974-1976

Bill Nelson’s finest hours are revisited again in clamshell set, but the journey is always rewarding

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‘No safe seat’: could Democrats make Florida a swing state again?

Democratic candidates cutting in to GOP leads in local elections and protests against Trump provide faint path

The Guardian - US

How to watch Jared Isaacman's NASA chief confirmation hearing in the Senate today

Trump officially nominated Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut to lead NASA, shortly after taking office.

Space

“Any drug coming along, I’d take. It wasn’t a self-destruct thing. It either closed the door on my mind or opened one up”: The wild life and drunken times of cult rock’n’roll pirate king Tyla J Pallas

Musician, artist, poet – Tyla J Pallas is rock’n’roll’s answer to Charles Bukowski

Louder

Nasa announces shuttering of two departments and office of chief scientist

Office of technology, policy and strategy and one covering DEI initiatives were eliminated in line with ‘efficiency’ cuts

The Guardian - US

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration

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Musk and Trump repeat false 'stranded' Starliner astronauts narrative, but they are not stranded

Elon Musk and President Trump continue to advance the narrative that NASA astronauts from Boeing's Starliner mission were "abandoned" in space.

Space

Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

Space

Bill Nelson steps down as NASA chief as Trump begins 2nd term

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Janet Petro is now the agency's interim chief.

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'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.

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NASA Administrator Praises Spacex For Successful Starship Test Flight

NASA congratulates SpaceX on successful Starship test flight, highlighting progress towards lunar exploration and Mars goals through Artemis program.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight

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NASA Eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin To Cut Mars Rock Retrieval Costs

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth.

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NASA won't decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

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NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars

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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100, but his voice continues 'into the cosmos'

The longest-lived president in United States’ history, Jimmy Carter’s voice will continue to extend “into the cosmos” beyond his death at 100.

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